Nevada Code § 246.140

Duties of county clerk concerning certificate presented for filing; when certificate is considered filed
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1. When a certificate of marriage is
required by law to be filed in the office of the county clerk, the county clerk
shall:
(a) Endorse upon the certificate of marriage the
time when it was received, noting:
(1) The year, month, day, hour and minute
of its reception;
(2) The document number; and
(3) The amount of fees collected for
filing the certificate of marriage.
(b) File the certificate of marriage without
delay.
(c) Note at the upper right corner of the
certificate of marriage the exact time of its reception and the name of the
person at whose request it was filed.
(d) Upon request, place a stamp or other notation
upon one copy of the certificate of marriage presented at the time of filing to
reflect the information endorsed upon the original pursuant to subparagraphs
(1) and (2) of paragraph (a) and as evidence that the county clerk received the
original, and return the copy to the person who presented it.
2. A certificate of marriage is filed when
the information required pursuant to this section is placed on the document and
is entered in the record of the county clerk.

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