Any physician or midwife in attendance upon a case of confinement or any person charged with responsibility for reporting births who neglects or refuses to file a proper certificate of birth with the local health officer within the time required by law shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 440.740

  • midwife: means :

    1. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.035

  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040