Title 125 · NRS Chapter 125

Void marriages.

Citation: NRS 125.290

Section: 125.125.290

NRS

125.290

Void marriages.

All marriages which are prohibited by law because of:

1. Consanguinity between the parties; or

2. Either of the parties having a former spouse then living, if solemnized within this State,

Ê are void without any decree of divorce or annulment or other legal proceedings. A marriage void under this section shall not bar prosecution for the crime of bigamy pursuant to NRS 201.160 .

[18:33:1861; B § 211; BH § 487; C § 498; RL § 2354; NCL § 4066]—(NRS A 1959, 195 ; 1967, 531 ; 1973, 201 ; 2017, 769 )