Nevada City Public Records Information

As per the rules of the Nevada Open Records Act, chapter 239.030, all Nevada officers and state agencies holding public records, must furnish certified copies of these to all who request them and pay the requisite service charges. This law applies to all records that are not sealed or declared confidential by the court or whose disclosure will not threaten domestic security. The various cities of Nevada like Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson, Carson City, Boulder City, and Winchester too have to conform to the guidelines of this Act and make public records, available to all.

Nevada city public records are vital records related to birth, marriage, divorce, adoption and death, driving history records, prison inmate information, drunk driving offense records, past and present court cases, various occupational permits and licenses, sex offender and arrest warrant information.

Sources of Nevada City Public Records

You can search for a Nevada city public record either in the official website of the government agency holding it or visit the office of the respective government department or the city municipality in person to submit your request.

There are also numerous commercial websites that house Nevada public records. They source it either from government resources or from third-party information providers. But you cannot always vouch for the authenticity of these records. So it is a wise idea to rely on a government agency.

Laws of the state decree that you cannot use information extracted from a Nevada city public records search for commercial purposes. You cannot use this information to threaten or harass an offender or his/her family. Failure to do so will result in criminal lawsuits being filed against you.

Nevada City Public Records Search Procedure

The court case records originating at the various city courts of Nevada are efficiently catalogued by the court case management systems of the respective county court official websites. You can acquire information on cases ongoing at the family law, domestic violence, marriage, and juvenile as well as the criminal courts at these sites.

You can also visit the state government websites to search public records of the many Nevada cities. The search results can be sorted by the name of the city or the county it belongs to. You will thus be spared hours of sifting through voluminous information.

For instance, the Nevada Department of Corrections website lets you search inmate records through their Offender Tracking Information System at http://www.doc.nv.gov/notis/search.php.  You will have to provide the full name, the date, month and year of birth of the inmate or his/her Department of Corrections identification number. You can also direct your queries regarding offender records to Offender Management at info@doc.nv.gov.

Megan’s Law dictates that all cities in Nevada must make public information on sex offenders registered and residing within their geographical boundaries. Information about sex offenders residing in the state of Nevada can be acquired at the state Department of Public Safety official website, http://www.nvsexoffenders.gov/Search.aspx. You can carry out person, address, and vehicle searches here.

Information about a person’s driving history, the status of his/her driving license, and whether or not s/he had ever been convicted of a drunk driving offense are often required by employers and these are stored at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. You can obtain the records for a Nevada driver registered in any city by submitting your request at the department office situated in 555 Wright Way, Carson City, NV 89711-0725.

Specific City Public Records Information:

Las Vegas Public Records