AB 482 — Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 11-1111)

To determine the qualifications of any minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant who has filed an application for a certificate of permission, the county clerk with whom the application has been filed may require:

(a) The church or religious organization of the minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage to helpful.anyfurnish any evidence which the county clerk considers necessary or (b)helpful. An investigation of the background and present activities of solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant.

(b) An investigation of the background and present activities of the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, notary public or person who desires to be a marriage officiant.

(a) If the applicant is a minister or other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage, the applicant’s ministry is one of service to his or her church or religious organization or, in the case of a retired minister or other church or religious official authorizedwas toof solemnizesuch a nature.ze a marriage, that his or her active ministry was(b) ofNo suchcertificate previously issued to the applicant has been cancelled for a nature.knowing violation of the laws of this State or of the United States.

(b)(c) NoThe certificate previously issued to the applicant has not been cancelledconvicted forof a knowingfelony, violationreleased offrom theconfinement lawsor ofcompleted thishis Stateor her parole or ofprobation, whichever occurs later, within 10 years before the Uniteddate States.of the application.

(c) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony, released from confinement or completed his or her parole or probation, - *AB482_R1* – 6 – whichever occurs later, within 10 years before the date of the application.

9- 80th Session (2019) – 6 – AFFIDAVIT OF AUTHORITY TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES FOR CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS State of Nevada } }ss.

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Address ................................................................City, State and Zip Code........................................

City, State and Zip Code - *AB482_R1* – 7 – ................................................................

Telephone Number 4- 80th Session (2019) – 7 – Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this..........

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6.of permission to perform marriages to a notary public, the countyicate clerk must submit to the Secretary of State the name of the notary public to whom the certificate has been issued.

Not later than 30 days after issuing or renewing a certificate of permission to perform marriages to a notary public, the county clerk must submit to the Secretary of State the name of the notary public to whom the certificate has been issued.

If a licensed, ordained or appointed minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or marriage officiant who holds a certificate of permission to perform marriages changes his or her mailing address, the minister, other church or religious official authorized to solemnize a marriage or marriage officiant must notify the county clerk who issued the certificate of his or her new mailing address not later than 30 days after the certificate of permission to perform marriages of a licensed,e ordained or appointed minister, other church or religious official to notify the county clerk of his or her new mailing address within 30 days after the change.

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8.If a notary public who holds a certificate of permission to perform marriages changes his or her mailing address, the notary public must submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment pursuant to NRS8.

A board of county commissioners - *AB482_R1* – 8 – may, at the request of the county clerk, enact an ordinance - 80th Session (2019) – 8 – delegating to a hearing officer the authority to determine violations of this section and to levy civil penalties for such violations.

A board of county commissioners may enact an ordinance delegating to a hearing officer the authority to determine violations of this section and to levy civil penalties for those violations.

On the commencement of any action or proceeding in the district court, or on the transfer of any action or proceeding from a district court of another county, except probate or guardianship proceedings, to be paid by the party commencing the action, proceeding or transfer .......$56.00 On an appeal to the district court of any case from a...$56.00a justice court or a municipal court, or on the transfer of any case from a justice court or a municipal court...........................................................42.00 On the filing of a petition for letters testamentary, letters of administration or setting aside an estate without administration, which fee includes the court fee prescribed by NRS 19.020, to be paid by the petitioner:

Where the stated value of the estate is more than $2,500 ........................................................5.00 - 80th Session (2019) – 9 – Where the stated value of the estate is $2,500 or less, no fee may be charged or collected.

- *AB482_R1* – 9 – On the filing of a petition to contest any will or codicil, to be paid by the petitioner..........................$44.00 On the filing of an objection or cross-petition to the appointment of an executor or administrator, or an objection to the settlement of account or any answer in an estate matter ..........................................44.00 On the appearance of any defendant or any number of defendants answering jointly, to be paid upon the filing of the first paper in the action by the defendant or defendants .............................................44.00 For filing a notice of appeal.............................................24.00 For issuing a transcript of judgment and certifying thereto...........................................................................3.00 For preparing any copy of any record, proceeding or paper, for each page, unless such fee is waived by the county clerk or clerk of the court ......................0.50 For each certificate of the clerk, under the seal of the court........................................................................3.00 For examining and certifying to a copy of any paper, record or proceeding prepared by another and presented for a certificate of the county clerk or clerk of the court......................................................5.00 For filing all papers not otherwise provided for, other than papers filed in actions and proceedings in court and papers filed by public officers in their official capacity ................................15.00 Forprovided for..................................................................6.00 For searching records or files in the office of the county clerk or clerk of the court, for each year, unless such fee is waived by the county clerk or clerk of the court, as applicable....................................0.50 For filing and recording a bond of a notary public, per name.....................................................................15.00 For entering the name of a firm or corporation in the register of the county clerk...................................20.00 2.

[A] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 246.180 or by specific statute, a county clerk may charge and collect, in addition to any fee that a county clerk is otherwise - 80th Session (2019) – 10 – authorized to charge and collect, an additional fee not to exceed $5 for filing and recording or issuing a [bond] :

- *AB482_R1* – 10 – (c) Certificate of assumed or fictitious name or renewal thereof as required pursuant to NRS 602.020;

Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, all fees prescribed in this section are payable in advance if demanded by the[4.] county5. clerk or clerk of the court, as applicable.

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