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Nevada court records

Who holds it: State judiciary headed by the Supreme Court of Nevada; trial courts of general jurisdiction are district courts in 11 judicial districts (some multi-county); the county clerk is ex officio clerk of the district court (in Clark County, records are kept by the Eighth Judicial District Court Clerk of the Court)1

Last checked against official sources on .

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  1. What is public and what is sealed
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Nevada
  4. How Nevada handles it
  5. Court records in Nevada counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fees

Statutory district court clerk fees (NRS 19.013): copies $0.50 per page; clerk's certificate under seal $3; certifying a copy prepared by another $5; record search $0.50 per year searched; Clark EJDC: copies $0.50/page, certification +$3.00, exemplification +$6.00, pre-1990 search $0.50 per year per name2

Statewide case search

None: no statewide trial-court case search; records must be requested from the court where the case was filed. The AOC holds only administrative records. Appellate opinions are searchable at acis.nvcourts.gov3

What is public and what is sealed

What is public
Court case files are open except sealed records; Clark County requires a case number or full party names and filing year; records from September 1909 onward held by the Clark Clerk of the Court; Clark records before 1909 must be obtained from Lincoln County4
Sealed and confidential records
Sealed domestic records are not open to the public (parties/attorneys of record may view with ID, except adoptions); sealed civil and criminal cases require a court order; criminal record sealing is by petition to the court (DPS provides petition forms)4

More details

Appellate opinions
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals advance opinions searchable at acis.nvcourts.gov5
Criminal history checks: state repository
Nevada Criminal History Repository, Department of Public Safety Records, Communications and Compliance Division (RCCD), 333 West Nye Lane, Suite 100, Carson City6
Criminal history checks: fee
$27.00 per applicant for own record (DPS-006); fingerprint-based submissions effective Oct 1, 2026: FBI $13.00 + State $27.00 = $40.00 total6
Divorce records: who holds it
District court where the divorce was granted (county clerk / clerk of the court; Clark County: Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division)7
Probate: who holds it
District court (clerk of the district court) of the county; anyone holding a will must deliver it to the clerk within 30 days after learning of the death; a delivered will becomes part of the clerk's permanent record and is open to inspection unless sealed8

How Nevada handles it

  • Carson City is a consolidated municipality treated as a county: its Clerk is ex officio Recorder (Clerk-Recorder holds both deeds and clerk records), and with Storey County it forms the First Judicial District.9
  • Marriage certificate custodian differs by county: in Clark County (population 700,000+, ordinance under NRS 246.100) certificates are filed with and copied by the County Clerk; elsewhere they are recorded by the County Recorder (e.g. Washoe).9
  • Clark County district court records are kept by the Eighth Judicial District Court Clerk of the Court (not the County Clerk's office, which handles marriage and business services).10

Court records in Nevada counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Clark County—Eighth Judicial District Court11
Justice Courts12		Copies $0.50 per page (NRS 19.013); certification +$3.00 per document; exemplification +$6.0011
Washoe County—Second Judicial District Court13Copies $0.50 per page; certification $3.00 per document; certified divorce decree flat $6.0013

For any other county, see the county list on the Nevada guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Nevada office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: court records in every state. Everything else in Nevada: Nevada public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 13 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. NRS Chapter 003 - District CourtsNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  2. NRS Chapter 019 - Fees of ClerksNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  3. Record Request Quick Guide (AOC administrative records)Supreme Court of Nevada, Administrative Office of the Courtsarchived copy
  4. Records Search and Viewing (Clerk of the Court)Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County
  5. Supreme Court of Nevada / Nevada Judiciary home pageSupreme Court of Nevadaarchived copy
  6. To Obtain a Copy of Nevada Criminal History Records (DPS-006)Nevada DPS Records, Communications and Compliance Division
  7. Birth/Death Vital Records - FAQsNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health
  8. NRS Chapter 136 - Probate of WillsNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  9. NRS Chapter 247 - County RecordersNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
  10. County ClerkClark County, Nevada
  11. Records Search and Viewing – Eighth Judicial District CourtEighth Judicial District Court
  12. Justice CourtsClark County, Nevada
  13. Obtaining Copies of Court RecordsSecond Judicial District Court of Nevada