Nevada § 440.700 - Fees for services and copies of certificates; certificates available without fee to certain persons
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§ 440.700. Fees for services and copies of certificates; certificates available without fee to certain persons
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the State Registrar shall charge
and collect a fee in an amount established by the State Registrar by regulation: (a) For searching the files for one name, if no copy is made. (b) For verifying a vital record. (c) For establishing and filing a record of paternity, other than a hospital-based
paternity, and providing a certified copy of the new record. (d) For a certified copy of a record of birth. (e) For a certified copy of a record of death originating in a county in which the
board of county commissioners has not created an account for the support of the office
of the county coroner pursuant to NRS 259.025 . (f) For a certified copy of a record of death originating in a county in which the
board of county commissioners has created an account for the support of the office
of the county coroner pursuant to NRS 259.025 . (g) For correcting a record on file with the State Registrar and providing a certified
copy of the corrected record. (h) For replacing a record on file with the State Registrar and providing a certified
copy of the new record. (i) For filing a delayed certificate of birth and providing a certified copy of the
certificate. (j) For the services of a notary public, provided by the State Registrar. (k) For an index of records of marriage provided on microfiche to a person other than
a county clerk or a county recorder of a county of this State. (l) For an index of records of divorce provided on microfiche to a person other than
a county clerk or a county recorder of a county in this State. (m) For compiling data files which require specific changes in computer programming. 2. The fee collected for furnishing a copy of a certificate of birth or death must
include the sum of $3 for credit to the Children's Trust Account created by NRS 432.131 . 3. The fee collected for furnishing a copy of a certificate of death must include
the sum of $1 for credit to the Review of Death of Children Account created by NRS 432B.409 . 4. The fee collected for furnishing a copy of a certificate of death must include
the sum of 50 cents for credit to the Grief Support Trust Account created by NRS 439.5132 . 5. The State Registrar shall not charge a fee for furnishing a certified copy of a
record of birth to: (a) A homeless person, including, without limitation, a homeless child or youth, who
submits on a form prescribed by the State Registrar a statement signed under penalty
of perjury that the person is homeless. The State Registrar shall not require such a statement to be notarized. (b) A person who submits documentation from the Department of Corrections verifying
that the person is imprisoned or was released from prison within the immediately preceding
90 days. (c) A staff person of a local educational agency who has been designated pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. § 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) for a certified copy of a record of birth of a homeless child or youth who is enrolled
in the local educational agency. (d) A social worker licensed to practice in this State, for a certified copy of a
record of birth of a homeless child or youth who is a client of the social worker. 6. The fee collected for furnishing a copy of a certificate of death originating in
a county in which the board of county commissioners has created an account for the
support of the office of the county coroner pursuant to NRS 259.025 must include the sum of $4 for credit to the account for the support of the office
of the county coroner of the county in which the certificate originates. 7. Upon the request of any parent or guardian or an unaccompanied youth, the State
Registrar shall supply, without the payment of a fee, a certificate limited to a statement
as to the date of birth of any child or of the unaccompanied youth as disclosed by
the record of such birth when the certificate is necessary for admission to school
or for securing employment. 8. The United States Bureau of the Census may obtain, without expense to the State,
transcripts or certified copies of births and deaths without payment of a fee. 9. As used in this section: (a) “Homeless child or youth” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a . (b) “Local educational agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a . (c) “Unaccompanied youth” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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