Nevada secretary of state’s office to start taking domestic partnership applications next week

Nevada office to take partnership applications

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada secretary of state’s office will take applications starting next week from couples who wish to register as domestic partners.

Same- and opposite-sex couples who apply soon will receive their certificates of domestic partnership on Oct. 1.

That’s the day a new state law goes into effect extending rights similar to those held by married couples to cohabitating couples, whether gay or straight, who register with the secretary of state’s office.

Applications will be accepted at Secretary of State Ross Miller’s office starting Monday. There is a $50 fee, and the applications must be notarized.

On the Net:

Nevada Secretary of State: www.nvsos.gov

Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, www.lvrj.com