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Nevada Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• "Nevada Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography" by G. LeGrande Fletcher, 91(2) Law Library Journal 313 (Spring 1999).
• Nevada Law Resources, published by the UNLV Law Library

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Nevada Revised Statutes (official), KFN 630 1957 .A2
  • Revised Statutes of Nevada Annotated (Michie) (unofficial), KFN 630 1957 .A43 1986
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NV-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: NEV;NVCODE
  • Internet: Nevada Revised Statutes
    • Index
    • Search

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 2000-
• Nevada Legislative History (UNLV Law Library)
• Nevada Legislature Research Library (Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library). This site provides links to legislative materials, as well as legislative history research guide and over 3,100 compiled legislative histories.
• Nevada Law Library

Legislature

• Nevada State Legislature (Includes full text of bills and histories)
• Bill Text Search

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Nevada Administrative Code, KFN 635 .A24
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NV-ADC
  • Lexis: CODES;NVADMN
  • Internet:
    • Administrative Code
      • Search
    • Register of Administrative Regulations

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions (2000- )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific Reporter (1st, 2d, and 3d series), KF135 .P213
  • Reports of Cases Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, KFN 645 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • NV-CS (state cases)
    • NV-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • NEV;NVCTS (state cases)
    • MEGA;NVMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Supreme Court Advance Opinions (opinions are posted for 90 days)

Courts

• Nevada Courts Home Page
• Nevada Court Rules

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Nevada Law Journal
  Print: K14 .E297
  Electronic: HeinOnline
• Nevada Lawyer, K14 .E299 Micro

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Nevada.

• Internet:
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Ethics Opinions (password protected)
  • University & Community College System
  • Legal Information Institute: Nevada
  • Internet Law Library: Nevada
  • FindLaw: Nevada
  • Gaming Commission
  • State Library and Archives
  • Tax Forms

Updated 8/08 (MK)

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