Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.270 (2026)

Verified petition

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NRS 41.270  Verified petition.  Any natural person, except an unemancipated minor, desiring to have his or her name changed may file a verified petition with the clerk of the district court of the district in which the person resides. The petition must be addressed to the court and must 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 include a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the applicant is not changing his or her name for a fraudulent purpose. If the applicant has a criminal record, the petition must be accompanied by a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints taken in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department of Public Safety.

      [1:16:1869; B § 4036; BH § 4944; C § 5001; RL § 5835; NCL § 9457]—(NRS A 1989, 488; 2005, 2207; 2017, 257, 607, 733)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: In re Change of Name: Salazar, 2022 NV 69 (Nev. 2022).
In re Change of Name: Salazar, 2022 NV 69 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “NRS 41.270 allows "[a]ny natural person, except an unemancipated minor, desiring to have his or her name SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 1.”
In Re: Application for Change of Name (lowry), 549 P.3d 483 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 3× “” NRS 41.270. The statutes do not SupREME COURT OF NevaDA (O) 19474 EBD Sa ee Supreme Court OF Nevapa (2) 19474 se exclude convicted felons, and “omissions of subject matters from statutory provisions are presumed to have been intentional.”
In Re: Application of Huddle (Nev. 2017). “305 and NRS 41.270, which govern name changes for birth certificates.”
In Re: Application for Change of Name (lowry), 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 38 (Nev. 2024). “" NRS 41.270. The statutes do not SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0) 1447A ADJ.”
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