License required to place or arrange placement of child for adoption; exceptions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 127A.300
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person or entity may not place, arrange the placement of, or assist in placing or in arranging the placement of, any child for adoption without securing and having in full force a license to operate a child-placing agency issued by the Division. This subsection applies to agents, servants, physicians and attorneys of parents or guardians, as well as to other persons and entities.
2. This section does not prohibit a parent or guardian from placing, arranging the placement of, or assisting in placing or in arranging the placement of, any child for adoption if the placement is made pursuant to NRS 127B.730 , 127C.830 , 127C.840 or 127C.860 .
3. This section does not prohibit an agency which provides child welfare services from placing, arranging the placement of, or assisting in placing or in arranging the placement of, any child for adoption.
4. This section does not prohibit a person or entity, including a person acting in the professional capacity of the person, from sharing information regarding an adoption if money or other valuable consideration is not paid:
(a) For such information; or
(b) For any other service related to the adoption that is performed after sharing the information.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-127A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026