Nevada Code § 122.170

Marriages between Indians consummated in accordance with tribal customs valid: Certificate of marriage; contents; recording
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1. Marriages between Indians heretofore or
hereafter consummated in accordance with tribal custom have the same validity as
marriages performed in any other manner provided for by the laws of the State
of Nevada.
2. A certificate of any such marriage may
be signed by:
(a) An official of the tribe of which at least
one of the parties is a member;
(b) An official of the reservation or colony in
or upon which at least one of the parties shall at the time reside; or
(c) The superintendent of an Indian agency
legally established in this State by the United States.
3. The certificate may be:
(a) If the board of county commissioners has
adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100 ,
filed in the office of the county clerk of the county where such marriage took
place, and within 30 days thereafter; or
(b) If the board of county commissioners has not
adopted an ordinance pursuant to NRS 246.100 ,
recorded in the office of the recorder of the county where such marriage took place,
and within 30 days thereafter,
and such
certificate or a certified copy thereof is prima facie evidence of the facts
therein recited.
4. The certificate must give the names of
the parties married, their ages, tribe, and the place and date of the marriage,
and must show the official status of the person signing the same.
5. Any certificate, affidavit or other
type of proof recognized by the United States, or any department thereof, as
proof of a valid tribal marriage, regardless of when or where the tribal
marriage was entered into, is proof of the validity of the tribal marriage in
the State of Nevada.

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