Guide
How to Search County Records
Select Your County
Choose a county from the grid below to access that county's official public records portal, court system, and government offices.
Identify the Record Type
Decide what you need: court records, property deeds, vital records, business filings, or tax assessment records, each is held by a different county office.
Search Online or In Person
The district courts in Clark and Washoe counties and the Supreme Court run their own online case portals, every county recorder offers online document search, and vital records are ordered from the state office in Carson City or a county office.
Pay Any Required Fees
A Nevada birth certificate costs $25 and a death certificate $25 in Carson City, Clark, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral and Washoe counties or $22 elsewhere, with a $10 index search when the date or county is unknown; Public Records Act copies may not exceed 50 cents a page.
Verify Identity if Required
Open records need no ID. Vital records applications require a copy of a valid government-issued photo ID and proof of relationship, and births stay confidential for 125 years and deaths for 50.
Guide
What Records Are Available
- Court RecordsCivil, criminal, family court, probate, traffic cases
- Property RecordsDeeds, mortgages, tax assessments, liens, transfers
- Vital RecordsBirth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates
- Business RecordsBusiness licenses, DBAs, UCC filings, permits
- Voter RegistrationRegistered voters, party affiliation, districts
- Tax RecordsProperty tax assessments, payment history, exemptions
Guide
Select a County in Nevada
On This Page
State Directory
Popular Searches
Straight answers
Nevada County Public Records, questions
Are county records public information?
Yes. The Nevada Public Records Act, NRS Chapter 239, requires a written response within five business days, and court, recorder and assessor records are open. Under NRS Chapter 440 birth certificates become public 125 years after the birth and death certificates 50 years after the death; newer ones go only to the registrant, immediate family and legal representatives. Juvenile and sealed court files are closed.
How much do certified copies cost?
A certified Nevada birth certificate costs $25 from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, and a death certificate $25 when the death occurred in Carson City, Clark, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral or Washoe County or $22 for any other county; an index search when the county or date is unknown is $10. Copies under the Public Records Act may not exceed 50 cents a page, and county recorders charge statutory fees for copies and certifications.
Can I search county records online?
Nevada has no statewide trial court portal; the district courts in Clark and Washoe counties run their own case search sites, and the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals offer a free public portal. Every county recorder, Douglas County for example, provides online search of deeds, deeds of trust and liens, and assessors post parcel data. Vital records are ordered from the state office in Carson City or a county office, not searched.
What identification do I need?
Open records need no ID. Nevada vital records applications require a copy of a valid government-issued photo ID and proof of a qualifying relationship when you are not the person named; eligible applicants are the registrant, parents, children, spouses, siblings, grandparents and legal representatives.
How long does it take to receive records?
County vital records offices in Clark and Washoe counties issue certificates in person, and mailed orders to the state office in Carson City are processed in the order received. District court portals and county recorder searches are immediate.