122A.500 - Recognition of similar legal unions of persons from other jurisdictions as domestic partnerships in Nevada; registration required for recognition.

122A.500  Recognition of similar legal unions of persons from other jurisdictions as domestic partnerships in Nevada; registration required for recognition.  A legal union of two persons, other than a marriage as recognized by the Nevada Constitution, that was validly formed in another jurisdiction, and that is substantially equivalent to a domestic partnership as defined in this chapter, must be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this State regardless of whether the union bears the name of a domestic partnership. For a legal union that was validly formed in another jurisdiction to be recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this State, the parties desiring such recognition must comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 122A.100.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2186)

      NRS 122A.510  Domestic partnership not marriage for purposes of certain provisions of Nevada Constitution.  A domestic partnership is not a marriage for the purposes of Section 21 of Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2186)