Research Guides

• Nevada State Documents Bibliography: Legal Publications and Related Material (Ann S. Jarrell and G. LeGrande Fletcher) KFN675 .H46 2000
• G. LeGrande Fletcher, Nevada Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, 91 Law Libr. J. 313 (1999).

Statutes & Legislation

Constitution

• Nevada Constitution (Nevada Legislature)
• Nevada Historical Documents (Nevada Legislature)
  Original constitution, constitutional convention proceedings, and more.

Statutes/Code

• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NV-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: NV - Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated
  • Internet: Nevada Revised Statutes (Nevada Legislature)
  Print:
  • Revised Statutes of Nebraska (official) KFN30 1943 .A2 (Library cancelled subscription in 2012)
  • Revised Statutes of Nevada Annotated (unofficial) KFN30 1943 .A4 1995 (Library cancelled subscription in 2012)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • Electronic
    • HeinOnline (1861 - )
    • LLMC Digital (1887-1985)
    • Statutes of Nevada (1999 - ) (Nevada Legislature)
  • Microfiche
    • Laws of Nevada KFN625 .A213 Micro (1861-2005, subscription cancelled in 2006)
• Session Information (Nevada Legislature)
  Bills, journals, calendars, and more starting in 1985 (more material available in later years).
• Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library
  This site provides links to legislative materials as well as a legislative history research tutorial and over 3,100 compiled legislative histories.

Legislature

• Nevada State Legislature
• Nevada Assembly
• Nevada Senate

Regulations & Agencies

Regulations

• Nevada Administrative Code
  • Print: KFN 635 .A24 (subscription cancelled in 2008)
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw:
      • NV-ADC (current)
      • Nevada Administrative & Executive Materials (2002-2011)
    • LexisNexis: NV - Nevada Administrative Code, Nevada Gaming Commission and State Gaming Control Board
    • Internet: Nevada Administrative Code (Nevada Legislature)
• Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations
  • LexisNexis: NV - Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations
  • Internet: Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations (Nevada Legislature)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Agencies
• Nevada Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions
  • Attorney General Opinions (Nevada Attorney General) (1914 - )
  • LexisNexis: NV Attorney General Opinions (July 1968 - )

Cases & Courts

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific Reporter (1st Series, KF135 .P2, 2d Series, KF135 .P212, and 3d series, KF135 .P213) (Library cancelled subscription in 2012)
  • Nevada Reports KFN 645 .A2 (Library cancelled subscription in 2012)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • NV-CS (state cases)
    • NV-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • NV Supreme Court Cases from 1865
    • NV Federal and States Cases, Combined
  • Internet:
    • Supreme Court Advance Opinions (Nevada Supreme Court) (opinions are posted for 90 days)
    • Nevada Supreme Court Cases (Findlaw) (1997 -)

Courts

• Nevada Courts Home Page
• Nevada Supreme Court
• Nevada Court Rules (Nevada Judiciary)
• Court & Judicial Statistics
  • Annual Report of the Nevada Judiciary (2000- )
  • Nevada Supreme Court Statistics (2004- )

Local Government

• Nevada Cities and Counties (from the State of Nevada)
• Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities
• Municipal Codes
  • Nevada County and City Codes Online (Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library)
  • LexisNexis: Nevada Municipal Codes (Las Vegas, Reno)

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

• Nevada Law Journal
  • Print: K14 .E297 (2001 -2010)
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (2001 - )
    • Westlaw: NVLJ (2001 - )
    • LexisNexis: Nevada Law Journal (2001 - )
• Nevada Lawyer
  • Microfiche: K14 .E299 Micro (1993 - )
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1993 - )
    • Westlaw: NVLAW (selected coverage, 1990 - )
    • LexisNexis: Nevada Lawyer (April 1996 - )
    • Nevada Lawyer (2009 - ) (State Bar of Nevada)

General

• Legal Encyclopedia: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Nevada.
• NV.gov (official state website)
• State Bar of Nevada
  • Ethics Opinions (1974 - )
  • Ethics Rules
• University & Community College System
• Legal Information Institute: Nevada
• Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Nevada
• FindLaw: Nevada
• Nevada Legal Resources Directory (Legal Electronic Assistance for Nevadans)
• Nevada Gaming Commission & State Gaming Control Board
• State Library and Archives
• Tax Forms (Nevada Department of Taxation)
• Nevada Law Blogs
  • ABA Journal Blawg Directory
  • Justia Blawg Directory

Updated 7/5/12 (JZ)
Updated 6/23/11 (SAS)