Nevada § 440.319 - Certificate of birth: Effect of gestational agreement
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 440.319 — Certificate of birth: Effect of gestational agreement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 440.319. Certificate of birth: Effect of gestational agreement
1. Whenever the State Registrar receives an order issued by a district court in this
State pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 126.720 validating a gestational agreement and declaring the intended parent or parents to
be the parent or parents of the resulting child, the State Registrar shall prepare
and file a certificate of birth in the name of the child which shows the intended
parent or parents as the parent or parents of the child and seal and file the order
and the original certificate of birth, if any. Unless the court order is issued by a district court in this State for an action
which was originally commenced in this State, a court order concerning a gestational
agreement is not valid for any purpose in this State as it relates to a child born
in this State, including, without limitation, the preparation and filing of a certificate
of birth by the State Registrar. 2. As used in this section: (a) “Gestational agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 126.570 . (b) “Intended parent” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 126.590 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 440.319 ("Certificate of birth: Effect of gestational agreement") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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