How To Get Married In Nevada

[TNC]

This is a direct link to the guidlines the Department of Corrections has set for getting married in Nevada. If you have a question or story please post it here. If you have any problems with this link then please post that as well and I will get back to you

http://www.doc.nv.gov/ar/pdf/AR815.pdf


1. Did you have any counsling
2. How long did the whole process take
3. Did you have to find your own minister
4. Were you allowed any flowers or disposable camera
5. How many guests were allowed to be there
6. What was the process to get the marriage license
7. What were the costs you had to pay
8. What were the two of you allowed to wear
9. Were you allowed to bring a wedding band in for him or did it have to be mailed and what was the value limit

[TNC]

Here's what to do... First you need a NOTORIZED affidavit from him, with his signature from the prison stating that he is incarcerated. That can be obtained, by mail from the County ( in Nevada ) Marriage License Bureau. You will also need HIS birth certificate, Yours, If either divorced, the date and court the divorce was final. You will also need the date of the wedding set up in advance. You send him the affidavit to sign and get notorized and return to you. You then will take all of that to the license bureau in Nevada .. a day or two before is fine, the license is issued on the spot and is good for a year. It is also good to call that bureau, talk to a "supervisor" and "verify" you have everything done correctly, just so you have a "name" when you get there. Just in case yo get a new person who doesn't know the proceedure, you can ask for that Supervisor. As well, you may want to aggange to be there on a day when that Supervisor is there ... just in case as well. Let them know you're coming on a certain day and you're coming from out of town so you can't "go back" for more forms. It's not hard to do, just a bit time consuming and you DO need to have everything in order. Also, don't forget a "little cash" for the Reverand, or whoever will perform the ceremony. I gave $100 and they thought that was WAY to much, but I didn't care. I told them to take it and if they thought it was excessive, do the right thing for someone else . If you need any more info, just ask!! My name is Vic and I can be Emailed at email address delted by Moderator - please see PTO rules/policies



This information was provided by PTO member NYImangeCenter. If you have any questions about this info then you may contact her

[Mrs.Official05]

Congradulations!

How long does it take? My fiance spoke to his caseworker and CO and they said it's an extremely long process that by the time it takes us to get married it's the same lenght of time it's gonna take him to get out. And he probably has 2 yrs or less.
We're still trying to do it. But I just wanted to know in advance.

[brk103]

Originally Posted by TNC

Here's what to do... First you need a NOTORIZED affidavit from him, with his signature from the prison stating that he is incarcerated. That can be obtained, by mail from the County ( in Nevada ) Marriage License Bureau. You will also need HIS birth certificate, Yours, If either divorced, the date and court the divorce was final. You will also need the date of the wedding set up in advance. You send him the affidavit to sign and get notorized and return to you. You then will take all of that to the license bureau in Nevada .. a day or two before is fine, the license is issued on the spot and is good for a year. It is also good to call that bureau, talk to a "supervisor" and "verify" you have everything done correctly, just so you have a "name" when you get there. Just in case yo get a new person who doesn't know the proceedure, you can ask for that Supervisor. As well, you may want to aggange to be there on a day when that Supervisor is there ... just in case as well. Let them know you're coming on a certain day and you're coming from out of town so you can't "go back" for more forms. It's not hard to do, just a bit time consuming and you DO need to have everything in order. Also, don't forget a "little cash" for the Reverand, or whoever will perform the ceremony. I gave $100 and they thought that was WAY to much, but I didn't care. I told them to take it and if they thought it was excessive, do the right thing for someone else . If you need any more info, just ask!! My name is Vic and I can be Emailed at email address delted by Moderator - please see PTO rules/policies



This information was provided by PTO member NYImangeCenter. If you have any questions about this info then you may contact her

I was married at Nevada State Prison last September. The whole process takes very little time if you plan it well. We worked out when I would be over and it only took a couple of weeks to sort out from there. Believe it or not, the prison is actually very accomodating. The Chaplain asked my husband what date he would like and my husband told him and it was all ok. (I was at visit a few weeks ago and there were 4 weddings that day!)
I came from the UK but contacted the Marriage Bureau in Carson City before I flew over to check what paperwork I needed. I spoke to a woman called Elizabeth Phelps who works there as a Supervisor and she was really nice and helpful.
My husband got the marriage packet from the prison Chaplain and filled it in. Then he sent it to me and I filled out my part and sent it back to my husband. He then gave it to the Chaplain who sent me out the paprwork I would need to take to the marriage bureau.
When I arrived in Carson I went to the Marriage Bureau and spoke to Elizabeth who works the front desk there. I was widowed and divorced, so I gave her the paperwork pertaining to that and my birth certificate with the paperwork the Chaplian gave me, I paid her $65 cash and she gave me the licence. I did not have to produce any paperwork (birth certificate etc) of my husband's as the paperwork the Chaplain gave me covered all that. He just stated that he had seen it etc. He was allowed a plain (no stones) wedding band which I had to produce a receipt for saying that it cost under $50. The reason the prison does that is because if it is lost or stolen they only have to pay that value back to you. Ultimately they don't really care how much it cost but they have to limit their liability. When I bought the ring I paid almost 8 x that amount but the jeweller very kindly gave me a receipt for $44.95!!!!! On the day of the wedding I met the Chaplain at the gate and he took the my husband's ring and paperwork from me and went to property to register it and give them the receipt. Then we met up again at visit (it's usually a visit Friday when you get married) and had a chat - the 3 of us together - and then we went over to the coffe machine in the corner of the visiting room and got married. It was all over in 5 minutes but was the best day of my life.
Photos are taken, via photo dockets, by the visiting room photographer. We were married by the actual prison Chaplain and there was no charge at all. You cannot have flowers or take your own camera and you can only wear normal visit clothes. You are allowed to kiss at the wedding and then you just carry on with visit.
He is allowed an inmate witness if he wishes or someone from outside. You are also allowed someone from outside. They do not have to be approved visitors but if they are not then they cannot stay for visit and must leave straight after the wedding. You can also get married even if you are not an approved visitor but if that's the case you have to leave straight after the wedding - you cannot stay for visit. If his witness is an inmate then the inmate is usually allowed to stay for about an hour afterwards and have a drink and something from the machines if they want to.
After the wedding the Chaplain takes the paperwork back to the Marriage Bureau and signs it all up etc and you can pick it up at the Bureau after visit or they will send it out to you - whichever you prefer.
I think that about covers it - for NSP anyway. If anyone would like to know anything else then please just ask.

[MVLRR]

Hi there,

First of all I'd like to congratulate you on your marriage. Thank you for providing the information you did here. I do however have a few questions to ask pertaining to prison marriage. I am a foreigner from South Africa and my fiance and I want to get married sometime next year when I return to the US. I am confident that I will be able to get all the right paperwork in order and plan timeously and in advance to ensure a smooth procedure. However, we have not yet gone through the process of being scrutinized by US Homeland Security or Immigration Services as yet and we are not sure what to expect. We are also not sure whether our application for marriage will be denied or approved. Under what conditions would it be denied and/or approved anyway. He has been incarcerated for almost 18 years and we have only known each other for 5. We met for the first time last year when I visited the US on my 6th tour. I am now back in SA to round up all my affairs, we want to apply for marriage when I return next year. What can we expect from the interviews we will go through with US Immigration officials? Does the marriage have to be spontaneous? How well do we have to know each other or are we not supposed to know much about each other? I'm totally confused because I am not sure what kinds of responsesto expect from the auhorities? I just want to make sure that I do everything properly and in a legal manner as I don't want to be putting my fiance through any implications because he is incarcerated.

I would appreciate all the advice you could give me.... thanks you so much!