§ 122.173 Commissioner of civil marriages: County clerk is ex officio in larger counties; appointment of county clerk in smaller counties; solemnization of marriages; no additional compensation
§ 122.175 Deputy commissioners of civil marriages: Appointment; powers and duties; compensation; limitation on number on duty
§ 122.177 Area for solemnizing marriages
§ 122.179 Clerical personnel, supplies and equipment to be provided by county
§ 122.181 Fees for solemnizing marriages: Amounts; disposition
§ 122.183 Hours of operation for office
§ 122.185 Signs required in office and rooms; contents
§ 122.187 Receipt of additional fees prohibited
§ 122.189 Prohibited acts
§ 122.191 Display and contents of signs indicating location of office
§ 122.193 Penalty

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 122 > Authentication of Marriage > Commissioner of Civil Marriages

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.