Located in downtown Las Vegas, the Clark County court is the primary judicial court providing more than two million citizens with 43 district court judges. These Clark County courts host criminal, civil, probate and family cases. Each year the Clark County courts process more than 90,000 criminal and civil cases. The Las Vegas Justice Court Clerk keeps all the records of these cases. In addition to civil and criminal records, the clerk schedules daily calendars for the courts. For convenience, attorneys, plaintiffs and defendants can access Las Vegas Court Records Online.
Through the order of the court, there is no Internet access to sealed records. Files are sealed to defend private records from the general public. Certain case types such as juvenile abuse, adoption and paternity cases are automatically sealed by statute. Furthermore, the court may order individual civil, temporary protective orders, domestic or guardianship cases to be sealed. Las Vegas Court Records Online will not be available for these circumstances. Parties involved, including the plaintiff, defendant or counsel may access sealed cases by submitting a request to the Clerk of the Court.
Records from the court dating from 1990 to the present can be researched online. Records dating from 1909 to 1990 must be submitted personally or mail. Las Vegas Court Records Online include an index of pleadings filed, court dates for the past, present and future hearings, official court minutes, judgement records, compete name search, and parties involved in cases, including attorneys. Family related matters such as divorce filings records are not available online.
Because of the confined availability of Las Vegas Court Records Online, court records may also be researched and reviewed in person as long as the proper requests and forms are completed before the document viewing. For in person viewing, the files may only be viewed in the Clerk’s office and no documents may be removed from the file. Food and drinks are not permitted near the records. If research is required, the Clerk will need a request form submitted and two business days to complete the research. Document files can be reproduced by the Clerk as well. Entire fees for research or reproduction must be paid in advance.