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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).
• Nevada Law Resources (from the UNLV Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Nevada Constitution (from the Nevada Legislature)

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Revised Statutes of Nebraska (official) KFN30 1943 .A2
  • Revised Statutes of Nevada Annotated (unofficial) KFN30 1943 .A4 1995
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NV-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > By Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > NV - Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated
  • Internet: Nevada Revised Statutes (from the Nevada Law Library)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • Print
    • Laws of Nevada (microform) (1861-2005, now cancelled) KFN625 .A213 Micro
  • Electronic
    • HeinOnline (1995 - )
    • LLMC Digital (1887-1901)
    • Statutes of Nevada (1999 - ) (from the Nevada Law Library)
• Nevada Legislative History (UNLV Law Library)
• Nevada Legislature Research Library (Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library). This site provides links to legislative materials (e.g., bills, minutes, journals, reports), as well as 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 (now cancelled)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NV-ADC
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > By Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > NV - Nevada Administrative Code, Nevada Gaming Commission and State Gaming Control Board
  • Internet: Nevada Administrative Code (from the Nevada Law Library)
• Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > By Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > NV - Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations
  • Internet: Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations (from the Nevada Law Library)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions (1914 - )

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:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > Find Cases > NV Supreme Court Cases from 1865 (state cases)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > Find Cases > NV Federal and States Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Supreme Court Advance Opinions (opinions are posted for 90 days)

Courts

• Nevada Courts Home Page
• Nevada Supreme Court
• Nevada Court Rules (from the Nevada Judiciary)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Nevada Cities and Counties (from the State of Nevada)
• Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities
• Nevada County and City Codes Online (from the Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Nevada Law Journal
  • Print: K14 .E297 (2001 - )
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (2001 - )
    • Westlaw: NVJL (2001 - )
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Nevada Law Journal (2001 - )
• Nevada Lawyer
  • Print: K14 .E299 Micro
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw: NVLAW (selected coverage, 1990 - )
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Nevada > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Nevada Lawyer (April 1996 - )
    • Nevada Lawyer (2006 - ) (from the State Bar of Nevada)

GENERAL

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

• Internet:
  • State Bar of Nevada
    • Ethics Opinions (1974 - )
    • Ethics Rules
  • University & Community College System
  • Legal Information Institute: Nevada
  • Internet Law Library: Nevada
  • Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Nevada
  • FindLaw: Nevada
  • Gaming Commission
  • State Library and Archives
  • Tax Forms (from the Nevada Department of Taxation)

Updated 8/09 (MS)

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