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Nevada court records online access to local, county, state and federal judicial information including criminal.

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Official Nevada court record sources

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PACER, Find a Case

Explore the various options for locating federal court case records electronically, including logging into PACER.

Court recordspacer.uscourts.gov
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Divorce files in Nevada: contents and access

Nevada divorces are district court cases filed by verified complaint under NRS 125.020 and kept by the county clerk. Since 2025 access is governed by NRS 121.110, which replaced the repealed NRS 125.110: the summons, proof of service, pleadings, decrees, orders and judgments in a family law proceeding must be open to public inspection, while financial disclosure forms, sealed documents, confidential exhibits, custody evaluations and medical records are closed except by court order for good cause, and everything else is presumptively open. The General Financial Disclosure Form is therefore withheld, but the complaint, the decree and any merged settlement agreement are public.

Each county is searched on its own, and Clark County's Court Case Lookup covers most records from 1990 forward, with in person viewing at the Clerk's Office and copies at 50 cents a page. Sealing a presumptively open record requires a compelling interest that outweighs public access under NRS 121.110(3), and the Supreme Court's general sealing rules do not apply to dissolution matters. The Nevada asset search page explains what the open documents still reveal.

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Federal & National Authoritative Sources

These federal and national sources complement Nevada's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when Nevada state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.

PACER, Public Access to Court Electronic Records
The U.S. federal judiciary's unified electronic records system. Every federal district, bankruptcy, and appellate case docket is here.
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ (pacer.uscourts.gov) U.S. Courts, Federal Court Finder
The official directory of every federal district, bankruptcy, and circuit court. Use it to identify the correct Nevada district(s) before searching PACER.
https://www.uscourts.gov/federal-court-finder (uscourts.gov) National Center for State Courts
The NCSC's directory of state court websites, technology standards, and public-access policies.
https://www.ncsc.org/information-and-resources/browse-by-state (ncsc.org)  Frequently Asked Questions Nevada Court Records, FAQ  Last reviewed: April 2026  Updated: October 2026

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About Nevada court record sources

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Nevada Court Records

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Using these court record sources

Use these statewide and official court resources for case information, court structure, forms, clerk access, or public search tools. Legacy directory content has been retained inside the updated layout so county-level links, clerk references, and older court research notes remain available in one place.

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Nevada court record questions

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Are court records free?

State court records are usually free to view at the courthouse and often free online, with per-page fees for certified copies. PACER charges $0.10 per page (capped at $3.00 per document), waived under $30 per quarter.

Do sealed cases show up?

No. A sealed case is hidden from the public docket index by court order. Its existence may still be confirmable by number, but documents are not accessible.

What's the difference between civil and criminal court records?

Civil cases involve disputes between parties (contracts, torts, family). Criminal cases are brought by the government. Both are indexed by the same court clerks but tracked in separate sub-dockets.

Can I search every court at once?

Not in one search. PACER covers all federal courts. Most states have a statewide judiciary portal that covers their state courts, but a few require per-county lookups. This page links to Nevada's official portal.