Nevada Code § 122.135

Preparation of affidavit of correction to correct information in certificate of marriage; fees
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1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, if any information in a certificate of marriage is incorrect, the
county clerk or the county recorder may charge and collect from a person a fee
of not more than $25 for the preparation of an affidavit of correction.
2. Neither the county clerk nor the county
recorder may charge and collect from a person any fee for the preparation of an
affidavit of correction pursuant to subsection 1 if the only errors to be
corrected in the certificate of marriage are clerical errors that were made by
the county clerk.
3. Whether or not a person is required to
pay any fee for the preparation of an affidavit of correction pursuant to
subsection 1:
(a) The county clerk shall charge and collect
from the person a fee in an amount equal to:
(1) If the board of county commissioners
has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS
246.100 , the amount that the county clerk is required to charge and collect
pursuant to NRS 246.180 for filing the
corrected certificate of marriage; or
(2) If the board of county commissioners
has not adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS
246.100 , the amount that the county recorder is required to charge and
collect pursuant to NRS 247.305 , and the
county clerk shall pay the fee over to the county recorder as his or her fee
for recording the corrected certificate of marriage; or
(b) The county recorder shall charge and collect
from the person a fee in an amount equal to:
(1) If the board of county commissioners
has adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS
246.100 , the amount that the county clerk is required to charge and collect
pursuant to NRS 246.180 , and the county
recorder shall pay the fee over to the county clerk as his or her fee for
recording the corrected certificate of marriage; or
(2) If the board of county commissioners
has not adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS
246.100 , the amount that the county recorder is required to charge and
collect pursuant to NRS 247.305 for
recording the corrected certificate of marriage.
4. All fees collected pursuant to this
section must be deposited in the county general fund.

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