NRS 122.290 Certificate of vow renewal: Establishment of program; form; fee.

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1. A county clerk may, in his or her discretion, establish a program to provide for the issuance of a certificate of vow renewal. If a county clerk establishes such a program, upon the request of a couple who desires to renew their marriage vows, the county clerk shall issue a certificate of vow renewal.

2. The request for a certificate of vow renewal must be made on a form prescribed by the county clerk and must include the date of the vow renewal and the county in which the vow renewal occurred.

3. The certificate of vow renewal must contain:

(a)The date of the vow renewal;

(b)The county in which the vow renewal occurred;

(c)The name of the persons to whom the certificate of vow renewal is issued; and

(d)A statement that the certificate of vow renewal is not a record of marriage.

4. This section may not be used to establish a record of marriage.

5. A county clerk may charge and collect a fee in the same amount as the fee collected for the issuance of a marriage license pursuant to NRS 122.060 to cover the cost of preparing the certificate furnished pursuant to this section.

6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a certificate of vow renewal is exempt from any schedule for the retention of records that applies to records in the office of the county clerk.