Current through October 11, 2024
Section 440.120 - Preparation of new birth certificate where child adopted1. In preparing a new certificate of birth pursuant to NRS 440.310, the items specified by the certified adoption decree and the certified report of adoption must be completed as specified. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if any of the information needed to complete the new certificate is not specified by the adoption decree or the report of adoption form, the information must be transcribed directly from the original certificate.2. The information needed to complete the "Parent or Mother" and "Parent or Father" sections of the new certificate of birth must be collected from the report of adoption form devised for that purpose by the State Registrar or the equivalent officer of another jurisdiction. If the report of adoption form does not contain the information required to complete those sections of the new certificate, the information may be obtained from the certified court order. Except for a last name obtained through marriage or domestic partnership, the name of each parent on the report of adoption form must be identical to that on the adoption decree.Nev. Admin. Code § 440.120
Bd. of Health, Births and Deaths Art. 6 § 6.5, eff. 7-3-76; A 2-24-78; A by R066-16A, eff. 11/2/2016; A by R150-18A, eff. 1/30/2019; A by R111-22A, eff. 7/26/2023