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Nevada marriage records

Who holds it: Marriage license issued by the County Clerk; the original marriage certificate is recorded by the County Recorder, except in a county of 700,000+ (Clark) whose commissioners adopted an ordinance under NRS 246.100, where it is filed with the County Clerk. Copies: Clark County Clerk; Washoe County Recorder; other counties generally the Recorder1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. Who may order and what is restricted
  4. Older records and indexes
  5. Related records in Nevada
  6. How Nevada handles it
  7. Marriage records in Nevada counties with a full guide
  8. Official warnings
  9. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  10. Sources

Copy fee

Statutory recorder fee: $10 for a certified copy of a marriage certificate plus $5 for the domestic/sexual violence victims account; posted: Washoe Recorder $15.00 certified, $1.00 plain; Clark County Clerk $20.00 certified marriage certificate2

How to search and order

Waiting period
No waiting period and no blood test3

Fees

Marriage license fee
Statutory components: $21 clerk fee + $10 certificate filing/recording + $4 State + $50 domestic violence victims account, plus optional county add-ons; posted totals: Clark $102.00, Washoe $85.004

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Marriage records are public and cannot be made confidential or sealed; applicants must be at least 18, show government-issued ID proving name and age, not be currently married and not be nearer of kin than second cousins or cousins of half-blood; the only exception (Clark County page) is a 17-year-old Clark County resident, who must obtain a Nevada district court judge's order5

Older records and indexes

State index
State Office of Vital Records can only verify (not certify) Nevada marriages from after 1968 until September 2005 and from 2015 to current; $10.00 per name searched6
Divorce records: who holds it
District court where the divorce was granted (county clerk / clerk of the court; Clark County: Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division)6
Older records: vital records for genealogy
Office of Vital Records genealogical searches by appointment, $10 per name or variant per 30-minute appointment6

How Nevada handles it

  • Marriage certificate custodian differs by county: in Clark County (population 700,000+, ordinance under NRS 246.100) certificates are filed with and copied by the County Clerk; elsewhere they are recorded by the County Recorder (e.g. Washoe).2
  • Clark County district court records are kept by the Eighth Judicial District Court Clerk of the Court (not the County Clerk's office, which handles marriage and business services).7

Marriage records in Nevada counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Clark CountyClark County Clerk8Search8Certified copy fee: $20.00 certified marriage certificate9
Washoe CountyWashoe County Recorder's Office10——

For any other county, see the county list on the Nevada guide.

Official warnings

  • DPBH Office of Vital Records: fraudulent third-party websites charge high fees to 'process' birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; VitalChek is the only online vendor; complaints to AG Bureau of Consumer Protection (702) 486-3132.11

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Nevada office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: marriage records in every state. Everything else in Nevada: Nevada public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 11 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. NRS Chapter 246 - County ClerksNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  2. NRS Chapter 247 - County RecordersNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  3. County Clerk - Frequently Asked QuestionsClark County, Nevada
  4. NRS Chapter 122 - MarriageNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  5. Marriage License RequirementsClark County Clerk
  6. Birth/Death Vital Records - FAQsNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health
  7. County ClerkClark County, Nevada
  8. County ClerkClark County, Nevada
  9. Welcome to Clark County, NVClark County, Nevada
  10. Office of the County RecorderWashoe County Recorder
  11. Office of Vital Statistics - Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce RecordsNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health