Issuance of certified copy of certificate; limitation; notification concerning documents missing from application.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 440.650
in effect1. Upon request, the State Registrar shall furnish any applicant a certified copy of the record of any birth or death registered under the provisions of this chapter.
2. The State Registrar shall not issue a certified copy of a certificate or parts thereof unless the State Registrar is satisfied that the applicant therefor has a direct and tangible interest in the matter recorded, subject, however, to review by the Board or a court of competent jurisdiction under the limitations of NRS 440.170 .
3. The State Registrar shall, upon determining that required documents are missing from an application for a certified copy of a certificate of birth, notify the applicant of the deficiency. Such notice must include, without limitation, notice of the additional documents that the applicant must submit. If the applicant is a homeless person who submits on a form prescribed by the State Registrar a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the person is homeless, the State Registrar shall allow the applicant at least 30 days after the date of the notice to submit the missing documents. The State Registrar shall not require the signed statement to be notarized.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-440.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026