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Nevada Resources

This state guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

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• Nevada Historical Documents (Nevada Legislature)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
  • LexisNexis: NV - Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated
  • Internet: Nevada Revised Statutes (Nevada Legislature)
  Print:
  • Revised Statutes of Nebraska (official) KFN30 1943 .A2
  • Revised Statutes of Nevada Annotated (unofficial) KFN30 1943 .A4 1995

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • Electronic
    • HeinOnline (1941 - )
    • 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 (2002-2009)
    • 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)
  • Nevada Reports KFN 645 .A2
• 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 (2000-2009)
  • Nevada Supreme Court Statistics (2004-2008)

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: NVJL (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 (August 2006 - ) (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 6/23/11 (SAS)

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