NRS
41.280 When publication of notice is required.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 2 and 3, upon the filing of the petition, the applicant shall make
out and procure a notice that must:
(a) State the fact of the filing of the petition,
its object, the applicant’s present name, 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 applicant is not changing his or her
name for a fraudulent purpose; and
(b) Be published in some newspaper of general
circulation in the county at least one time.
2. 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.
3. If the petition filed by the applicant
states that the reason for desiring the change is to conform the applicant’s
name to his or her gender identity, the court shall not require the applicant
to comply with the provisions of subsection 1.
[2:16:1869; A 1941,
12; 1943,
87; 1943 NCL § 9458]—(NRS A 2003,
1755; 2017,
472, 607)
Notes of Decisions
In re Change of Name: Salazar, 2022 NV 69 (Nev. 2022).
· cites it 4× “Publication of notice of the petition is required in some circumstances, NRS 41.280, and if no written objection to the petition is filed within ten days, NRS 41.”
In Re: Petition for Change of Name (fleek) c/w 88016/88190, 563 P.3d 293 (Nev. 2025).
“NRS 41.280(1); NRS 41.290(1). While appellants do not dispute that they failed to comply with the notice publication or proof of publication requirements, they contend that the district court abused its discretion by denying the petitions "with prejudice" because the name-change…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.280(1) — 1 case
In Re: Petition for Change of Name (fleek) c/w 88016/88190, 563 P.3d 293 (Nev. 2025).
“NRS 41.280(1); NRS 41.290(1). While appellants do not dispute that they failed to comply with the notice publication or proof of publication requirements, they contend that the district court abused its discretion by denying the petitions "with prejudice" because the name-change…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.280(3) — 1 case
In re Change of Name: Salazar, 2022 NV 69 (Nev. 2022).
“Publication of notice of the petition is required in some circumstances, NRS 41.280, and if no written objection to the petition is filed within ten days, NRS 41.”
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