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DMV Policy on Gay Married Names

Zechariah Hillyard

Kevin Malone, Public Information Officer, NV DMV

... on a recent newlywed's three failed attempts at the DMV to change the last name on his driver's license to his new married name. The agency at first would not recognize his marriage certificate from California, basing their decision on Nevada's Defense of Marriage Act.

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