AB 173 — Revises provisions governing the process for a change of name. (BDR 3-586)

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JAUREGUI , TOLLES AND Y EAGER PREFILED F EBRUARY 13, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the process for a change of name.

(BDR 3-586) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s authorizesDigest: a person to change his or her name by filing a petition in the district court of the district in which the person resides.

TheExisting petitionlaw fromauthorizes an applicant for a nameperson change must be addressed to thechange courthis andor musther state the applicant’s present name, the name whichby thefiling applicanta desirespetition to bear in the future,district thecourt reasonof for desiring the changedistrict andin whetherwhich the applicantperson hasresides. been convicted of a felony.

(NRSThe 41.270)petition Sectionfrom 1 of this bill requires an applicant for a name thechange applicantmust isbe notaddressed changingto histhe orcourt herand namemust forstate athe fraudulent purpose.perjury that Existing law also requires the applicantreason tofor publishdesiring a notice of the name change inand awhether newspaperthe ofapplicant generalhas circulationbeen inconvicted theofre, county once a weekfelony. for 3 successive weeks.

(NRS 41.270) Section 1 of this bill requires an applicant for a name change to submit with the petition a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the applicant is not changing his or her name for a fraudulent purpose.

in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for 3 successivege weeks.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The petition shall be - *AB173_R1* – 2 – addressed to the court and shall state the applicant’s present name, the name which the applicant desires to bear in the future, the reason for desiring the change , [and] whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony [.] and a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the applicant is not changing his or her name for a fraudulent purpose.

(a) State the fact of the filing of the petition, its object, the applicant’s present name , [and] the name which the applicant desires to bear in the future [;] and the fact that the applicant submitted a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the - 79th Session (2017) – 2 – applicant is not changing his or her name for a fraudulent purpose;

2.publication of the change of name would place the applicant’surt that personal safety at risk, the court shall not require the applicant to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 and shall order the records concerning the petition and any proceedings concerning the petition to be sealed and to be opened for inspection only upon an order of the court for good cause shown or upon the request of the applicant.

If the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the court that publication of the change of name would place the applicant’s personal safety at risk, the court shall not require the applicant to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 and shall order the records concerning the petition and any proceedings concerning the petition to be sealed and to be opened for inspection only upon an order of the court for good cause shown or upon the request of the applicant.

Upon the making of an order either granting or denying the prayer of the applicant, the order must be recorded as a judgment of the court.

If the petition is granted, the name of the applicant must - *AB173_R1* – 3 – thereupon be as stated in the order and the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the order to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics.

If an order grants a change of name to a person who has a criminal record, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the order to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for inclusion in that person’s record of criminal history.istoryhistory. 4.

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- 79th Session (2017) – 3 – (a) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics for inclusion in the State Registrar’s records.

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