NRS 122.137 Amended certificate of marriage: Issuance for name change; requirements; fee.

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1. If a marriage was solemnized in this State and a party to the marriage receives a certified copy of a court order from a court of this State or another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States changing the name of the party, the county clerk of the county where the original marriage license was issued to the party shall issue an amended certificate of marriage to that party that sets forth the new name of the party, upon receipt by the county clerk of:

(a)A certified copy of the original certificate of marriage;

(b)A certified copy of the court order;

(c)A notarized affidavit of amendment prepared by the county clerk and executed by the parties to the marriage; and

(d)The fees required pursuant to subsection 2.

2. The county clerk may charge and collect a fee of not more than $25 for the preparation of the affidavit of amendment pursuant to paragraph

(c)of subsection 1. The party requesting the amended certificate of marriage must also pay any fee required pursuant to NRS 246.180 or NRS 247.305 , as applicable, for the filing or recording of the amended certificate of marriage.

3. Upon compliance with subsection 1, the county clerk shall issue the amended certificate of marriage to the parties to the marriage.

4. The county clerk or county recorder, as applicable, shall maintain as a public record the original certificate of marriage and the amended certificate of marriage issued pursuant to this section.