Nevada § 440.670 - Abstracted birth certificate: Issuance; contents; form; use as evidence
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 440.670 — Abstracted birth certificate: Issuance; contents; form; use as evidence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 440.670. Abstracted birth certificate: Issuance; contents; form; use as evidence
1. Upon request, the State Registrar shall supply to any applicant a certificate reciting
the birth date, sex, race and birthplace of any person whose birth is registered under
the provisions of this chapter. The certificate must show that the data therein contained is as disclosed by the record
of the birth. 2. The Board may, by regulation, authorize county health officers to issue such certificates.
The Board shall determine the standard form for the abstracted certificates. 3. Every such certificate is prima facie evidence in all courts and places of the
facts therein stated.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 440.670 ("Abstracted birth certificate: Issuance; contents; form; use as evidence") 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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