NV Assembly Bill 518
- Jul 7
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Legislation
State: Nevada
Signed: May 30, 2025
Effective: May 30, 2025
Chapter: 149
Summary
Nevada enacts the Revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, which requires a notarized certification for certain child placements involving a private adoption agency.
Affects
Adds as yet uncodified sections to Chapter 127 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Changes
Defines "certification" to mean to attest, declare or swear to before a judge or Notary Public.
Requires a request for approval for placement of a child by a private child placing agency to contain a certification by a licensed attorney or authorized agent of a private adoption agency that the consent or relinquishment is in compliance with the applicable laws of the sending state, or where permitted the laws of the state where finalization of the adoption will occur.
Takes effect upon passage and approval but implementation is not final until 35 states adopt the Compact.
Analysis
Assembly Bill 518 enacts the most recent changes to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC). The ICPC governs the placement of abused, neglected, dependent, delinquent, or unmanageable children and children for possible adoption between all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and certain U.S. territories that have signed onto the Compact. The new compact has a provision requiring a notarized “certification” for placements by a private adoption agency. The new Compact takes effect when 35 states have enacted the provisions of the new Compact. According to the American Public Human Services Association that tracks enactments, as of May 31, 18 states had enacted the ICPC. Until then, the prior version governs interstate placements.
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