Nev. Const. art. 1, § 21
Recognition of marriage
[Added in 2002, amended in 2020. Proposed by initiative petition and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2000 and 2002 General Elections.]—(Amendment proposed and passed by the 2017 Legislature; agreed to and passed by the 2019 Legislature; and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2020 General Election. See: Statutes of Nevada 2017, p. 4558; Statutes of Nevada 2019, p. 4604.)State of Nevada
- 1. The State of Nevada and its political subdivisions shall recognize marriages and issue marriage licenses to couples regardless of gender.
- 2. Religious organizations and members of the clergy have the right to refuse to solemnize a marriage, and no person has the right to make any claim against a religious organization or member of the clergy for such a refusal.
- 3. All legally valid marriages must be treated equally under the law.
[Added in 2002, amended in 2020. Proposed by initiative petition and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2000 and 2002 General Elections.]—(Amendment proposed and passed by the 2017 Legislature; agreed to and passed by the 2019 Legislature; and approved and ratified by the voters at the 2020 General Election. See: Statutes of Nevada 2017, p. 4558; Statutes of Nevada 2019, p. 4604.)