1.  Any person who violates or proposes to violate the provisions of NRS 440.773 may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 440.775

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • State Registrar: means the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.060

2.  Actions for injunction under this section may be prosecuted:

(a) By the Attorney General or any district attorney in this State; or

(b) Upon the complaint of the State Registrar or any county recorder or any county clerk that is authorized to file certificates of marriage.