Las Vegas Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records
Las Vegas Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records
To search Las Vegas criminal records for free, begin with the official court where the case was filed. Use Las Vegas Municipal Court for qualifying city misdemeanors, Las Vegas Justice Court for township criminal proceedings, or the Eighth Judicial District Court for felony and gross-misdemeanor cases.
If you need a police criminal-history report instead of a court docket, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department provides a separate local background-check service. Las Vegas City Jail and Clark County Detention Center also maintain different inmate searches.
Which Las Vegas Criminal Records Database Should You Search?
The court handling the case determines where its official record is maintained. These are the main starting points for Las Vegas criminal case research.
| Record you need | Correct source | What it covers |
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| Felony or gross misdemeanor | Eighth Judicial District Court | Felony trials, gross-misdemeanor prosecutions, judgments and related proceedings. |
| Las Vegas township misdemeanor or preliminary felony proceeding | Las Vegas Justice Court | Justice Court criminal cases and qualifying preliminary proceedings. |
| City of Las Vegas misdemeanor or ordinance case | Las Vegas Municipal Court | Qualifying city misdemeanor, ordinance and traffic matters. |
| Local police criminal-history report | LVMPD SCOPE | Criminal-history information maintained by LVMPD and covered participating agencies. |
| Current jail booking | Las Vegas City Detention Center or Clark County Detention Center | People currently in each facility’s custody. |
| Your statewide Nevada criminal-history report | Nevada State Police | Fingerprint-based Nevada repository records through the authorized personal request process. |
How to Search Las Vegas Justice Court Criminal Records
Las Vegas Justice Court handles qualifying misdemeanor cases, preliminary felony proceedings, criminal hearings and certain other matters within the Las Vegas township.
Its public search is a separate Odyssey Public Access service, not the Eighth Judicial District Court’s portal.
Step-by-step Justice Court case search
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Open the official public access page.
Visit the Las Vegas Township Justice Court Records Inquiry website.
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Select the criminal records search.
Choose the criminal case-records option rather than Civil Records or the traffic-payment section.
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Select a search method.
The court’s instructions allow criminal searches by defendant name, case number or attorney information.
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Enter the defendant’s name.
For defendant searches, enter the first and last names. Add known identifying information to narrow the results.
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Review the matching cases.
Compare the name, case number, charges, filing date and court events.
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Open the case record.
Review the available Register of Actions and check for hearings, plea entries, disposition and later proceedings.
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Verify the final outcome.
When you need a certified disposition or another official filing, contact the Justice Court records office.
Useful search tips
Las Vegas Justice Court’s public search instructions support wildcard searching with an asterisk (*) when part of a name is uncertain.
The court also warns that some searches may display only the first 200 matching results. Narrow broad searches with accurate name details, case status or filing dates rather than assuming that every match is visible.
200 Lewis Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Main contact: (702) 671-3116
Criminal court-record requests: Records.Criminal@clarkcountynv.gov
Las Vegas Municipal Court Criminal Records Search
Las Vegas Municipal Court handles applicable misdemeanor, ordinance and traffic matters within the city’s jurisdiction.
It offers two helpful public options: a case-number docket search and a separate defendant case-history search.
Case Docket Search
Enter the Municipal Court case number to look up the case and available docket information.
Open Case-Number Search ↗Defendant Case History
Use the Municipal Court’s separate party-search portal, which includes last-name and date-of-birth search fields.
Open Defendant Search ↗How to search Las Vegas Municipal Court by name
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Open the defendant case-history search.
Use the official Municipal Court name-search portal linked above.
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Enter the identifying information.
The current interface identifies Last Name and Date of Birth as required fields. Add First Name when appropriate.
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Complete the CAPTCHA.
Follow the website’s human-verification instructions.
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Submit the search.
Review the matches to locate the relevant Municipal Court case.
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Open the case or use its number.
Use the case-number docket search for available case information, including the disposition or later court activity.
Request a complete Municipal Court case record
The court also publishes a Records Research Request Form. It supports requests for a specific case, a case type or a search of available Municipal Court cases in its case-management system.
The form allows requesters to specify disposition and minute records, complaints, citations and certification requirements.
The published form lists research charges including $0.50 per page, $1 per year or case, and $3 per certification, with mailing charges where applicable. Do not include advance payment: the form instructs requesters to wait for an invoice before paying. Confirm current prices with the court.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Main phone: (702) 382-6878
Records Unit: (702) 229-2235
Records email: LVMCRecords@lasvegasnevada.gov
Municipal Court hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., excluding applicable closures.
Eighth Judicial District Court Criminal Case Search
The Eighth Judicial District Court is the main felony and gross-misdemeanor trial court serving Clark County, including Las Vegas.
Its public court portal provides access to qualifying criminal case information, case calendars, court events and available filings.
How to find a Las Vegas felony case
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Open the District Court portal.
Use the official Clark County Courts website.
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Choose the public search function.
Look for Smart Search or the currently available public case-search option.
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Search by case number or defendant.
Use the complete case number if known. A name search may return multiple possible matches.
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Confirm the filing details.
Check the court, criminal case category, filing year and available case information.
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Review the events and disposition.
Check for charging documents, hearings, plea, trial outcome, dismissal, sentencing and later court orders.
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Obtain certified documents if needed.
Contact the Clerk’s Records Division for a certified judgment or other official filing.
Why a felony may appear in two courts
A felony may first appear in Las Vegas Justice Court for initial proceedings. If the matter is bound over to District Court, the District Court Clerk assigns a separate case number after the bindover materials are presented.
That means the Justice Court’s preliminary case and the District Court’s eventual judgment can be separate records. Searching both systems can help trace the prosecution from its initial stage to the final disposition.
Finding older felony records
The District Court Clerk maintains records dating to September 1909. Most records from 1990 onward are searchable online, while earlier cases may require a records request and research of archival indexes or microfilm.
200 Lewis Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 455-2590
Records email: recordsrequest@clarkcountycourts.us
Records counter: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
How to Request Certified Las Vegas Criminal Court Records
An online case listing is useful for locating a file, but an employer, licensing authority, attorney, government office or other recipient may require a certified judgment or disposition.
Request documents from the court holding the original case. A Municipal Court clerk cannot certify the original judgment maintained by District Court, and vice versa.
Eighth Judicial District Court copy fees
| Document service | Published fee |
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| Ordinary photocopy | $0.50 per page |
| Certification of Clerk-produced document | Additional $3 per document |
| Exemplification of Clerk-produced document | Additional $6 per document |
| Certification of a copy supplied by the requester | $5, where the original is on file |
| Pre-1990 records name search | $0.50 per year, per name |
How to place a District Court document request
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Find the case number.
Use the District Court portal or identify the case through a prior court notice.
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Choose the document.
Examples include the sentencing judgment, guilty plea, dismissal order, indictment or final disposition.
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Complete the Clerk’s copy request form.
Specify whether you need a plain, certified or exemplified copy.
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Email or mail the request.
Send the form to the District Court Records Division using the official submission instructions.
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Confirm the charge and delivery.
The Clerk can provide mailing or pickup instructions. Archived records and larger requests can take longer to process.
Las Vegas Justice Court record requests
For Justice Court documents, use the court’s records process. Include the case number, defendant name and a precise description of the document you need.
The Justice Court’s records policy permits criminal case-record requests by email to Records.Criminal@clarkcountynv.gov. The court may estimate applicable copy fees and require prepayment.
LVMPD SCOPE Criminal Background Check: Fee & Request Process
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Records and Fingerprint Bureau provides a local criminal-history report commonly called a SCOPE record.
The official published fee effective July 1, 2026 is $13 per background check.
A SCOPE report covers information maintained by LVMPD and covered agencies for which LVMPD maintains criminal history. It is not a complete Nevada statewide or FBI criminal-history report.
How to request a SCOPE record
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Open the LVMPD Background Checks page.
Review the permitted purposes, current fee and identification requirements.
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Choose a submission method.
LVMPD offers in-person, online and mailed request options.
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Prepare identification.
The department requires an accepted, unexpired government-issued photo ID. School IDs and work badges do not satisfy this requirement.
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Submit the required authorization.
For requests involving another person’s history, LVMPD requires an original notarized authorization from that person. Online or mailed requests may also require notarized identity documentation.
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Pay the $13 fee.
Follow the payment instructions for your chosen method.
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Review the completed report.
Check any listed arrest or citation and compare it with the corresponding court disposition.
Building C
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone: (702) 828-3271
Need your statewide Nevada criminal history?
An individual can instead request their own fingerprint-based record from the Nevada State Police Criminal History Repository. The state provides separate submission routes for applicants inside and outside Nevada.
The statewide repository covers Nevada records and does not automatically include other states or federal criminal-history information.
Read Nevada State Police’s official personal criminal-history request instructions ↗How to Request Las Vegas Police Arrest Records
Police arrest reports and incident reports are separate from criminal court records. If LVMPD investigated an incident, its Records and Fingerprint Bureau provides the procedure for obtaining eligible reports.
Effective July 1, 2026, LVMPD lists a $13 fee for an incident report or traffic collision report. Access to arrest reports depends on the record, requester and applicable disclosure restrictions.
Information to prepare
- LVMPD event number, if known
- Date and approximate time of the incident
- Incident location or address
- Names of involved persons
- Your contact details and required identification
- Notarized authorization when the requester’s relationship to the record requires it
LVMPD advises allowing up to ten business days after a report is filed before it becomes available for eligible release.
Las Vegas Jail and Clark County Detention Center Inmate Searches
A person arrested in the Las Vegas area may be held in different facilities depending on the location and nature of the arrest.
Las Vegas City Detention Center
Search the official City of Las Vegas inmate service by last name, first name or inmate ID.
The city’s detention services primarily handle people held for applicable city misdemeanor matters.
Information: (702) 229-6444, option 3.
Search Las Vegas City Jail ↗Clark County Detention Center (CCDC)
Search current county detention records by at least two letters of the person’s last name, inmate ID or Justice Court case number.
The county’s system includes qualifying current custody information and is separate from the City Jail database.
Information: (702) 671-3900.
Search Clark County Inmates ↗What if the person is not in either facility?
The person may have been released, transferred, held in Henderson or North Las Vegas, or placed in another correctional facility. Contact the relevant arresting or detention agency before concluding that no custody record exists.
Federal Records, Nevada Corrections and Sealed Las Vegas Cases
Federal criminal cases
Federal prosecutions in Las Vegas are handled by the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Search federal case dockets through PACER, not local Las Vegas court databases.
Search Federal PACER Cases ↗Nevada state prison records
The Nevada Department of Corrections offers a public offender search for qualifying individuals in state custody.
Nevada DOC Offender Search ↗Nevada appellate cases
If the criminal matter was appealed, the Nevada Supreme Court and Court of Appeals maintain a separate appellate case-search portal.
Nevada Appellate Case Search ↗Record sealing
Nevada permits qualifying court and criminal-history records to be sealed through applicable procedures. A sealed record may be excluded from ordinary public searches.
LVMPD Sealing Records Guidance ↗Why the court matters for record sealing
Las Vegas Municipal Court matters may require a different sealing procedure from Justice Court and District Court matters. The Clark County District Attorney’s published guidance distinguishes municipal charges prosecuted by city attorneys from the county criminal court process.
An order sealing records generally restricts ordinary access but does not necessarily destroy every related government record or prevent access by legally authorized agencies.
Clark County District Attorney Record-Sealing Forms & Instructions ↗Why a Las Vegas Criminal Records Search May Show No Results
| Problem | Possible explanation | What to try |
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| Misdemeanor missing from Municipal Court | It may belong to Las Vegas Justice Court. | Check the court named on the citation or search the township Justice Court. |
| Felony missing from Justice Court | It may have been bound over to District Court. | Search the Eighth Judicial District Court portal. |
| Case from the Strip not found in Municipal Court | Many Strip locations are outside Las Vegas city limits. | Check the Las Vegas Justice Court and other relevant court information. |
| Old criminal case missing online | Older records may not be electronically indexed. | Contact the original court clerk about archived files. |
| Court case exists but SCOPE finds nothing | LVMPD SCOPE and court databases have different coverage. | Verify the reporting agency and court record. |
| Person absent from jail search | Different facility, release, transfer or restricted custody information. | Check city and county searches and contact the facility. |
| Record was sealed | A lawful sealing order may restrict public disclosure. | Ask about authorized access rather than attempting to bypass restrictions. |
Correcting inaccurate police criminal-history information
LVMPD provides separate procedures for adding a missing court disposition to a criminal-history record and challenging information that belongs to another person or contains inaccurate identifiers.
Its published Criminal History Update and Records Challenge procedures currently have no service fee. Supporting documentation and identification are required.
Las Vegas Criminal Records Search FAQs
How can I search Las Vegas criminal records for free?
Can I search Las Vegas criminal court cases by name?
Are Las Vegas Municipal Court and Justice Court the same?
Where do I search felony cases in Las Vegas?
How much does an LVMPD criminal background check cost?
How do I get a certified Las Vegas criminal court record?
Where can I look up someone arrested in Las Vegas?
Why is a Las Vegas criminal record missing online?
Official Las Vegas Criminal Records Search Links
- Las Vegas Justice Court Public Case Search
- Las Vegas Justice Court Official Website
- Las Vegas Municipal Court Case Docket Search
- Municipal Court Defendant Case History Search
- Municipal Court Records Research Request Form
- Eighth Judicial District Court Public Portal
- District Court Records Search and Certified Copies
- LVMPD SCOPE Local Criminal-History Checks
- LVMPD Arrest and Police Report Requests
- Las Vegas City Detention Center Inmate Search
- Clark County Detention Center Inmate Search
- Nevada State Police Criminal History Records Request
- PACER Federal Criminal Case Search