Section 440.026 - Alteration or correction of certificate: Filing of affidavit with State Registrar or local registrar1. A person who requests that the State Registrar alter or correct a certificate of birth, death or fetal death must prepare an affidavit in support of the request and file it with the State Registrar if:(a) Except as otherwise authorized by NAC 440.040, the certificate has been assigned a state file number; or(b) The proposed alteration does not require a court order.2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 440.035, if the State Registrar finds that the submitted evidence supporting a request for an alteration is satisfactory, the State Registrar shall alter the original certificate and send a copy of it to the local registrar.3. A local registrar who receives such an affidavit:(a) Shall not alter his or her copy of the certificate; and(b) Shall replace the existing copy in his or her files with a copy of the certificate after alteration by the State Registrar.Nev. Admin. Code § 440.026
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 12-3-84; A by R066-16A, eff. 11/2/2016; A by R150-18A, eff. 1/30/2019