Start with the systems most likely to change your read of a person. Then cross-check custody, registries, and paper-trail sources before you go wider.
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01 · The docket layer
Start with courts
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Run county and statewide court portals first. Civil, criminal, family, and lower-court systems are often separate, so this is where most missed records happen.
Public case search for Clark County's 8th Judicial District Court (Las Vegas). Covers civil, criminal, family, and probate cases. Name-based search available. Records from approximately 1990 to present online. Free public access.
Confirmed live Tyler Technologies Odyssey portal. Requires JavaScript and cookies enabled. Free public Smart Search by name (first + last required for criminal). District court records from 1990 to present. Sealed domestic cases excluded. Document images available for purchase.
Clark County Justice Court public case access for Las Vegas Township. Covers class B/C misdemeanors, traffic infractions, evictions, and small claims. Name-based search available (first and last name required for criminal; name search for civil).
Justice courts handle misdemeanors, traffic, and evictions — exactly the kinds of cases that don't show up in district court but matter for a vetting picture. Eviction history in particular is useful for understanding housing stability.
Nevada Supreme Court case search by party name or case number. Covers all appeals and Supreme Court decisions. Docket entries and case documents available.
Useful for confirming whether someone has had an appeal or Supreme Court case in Nevada — adds context to trial court findings from Clark or Washoe county sources.
02 · Current risk signals
Check custody and registries
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Use jail, corrections, and registry systems to catch records that do not show up in a normal court search.
Official Nevada Department of Public Safety sex offender registry. Search by name, address/radius, or ZIP code. Covers Tier 2 and Tier 3 offenders and Tier 1 offenders with child victims; Tier 1 offenders with adult-only victims are not publicly listed. Note: HTTP-only — the www subdomain has a TLS certificate error as of May 2026; load in browser directly. DPS contact: (775) 684-6262.
Search for individuals currently in custody at the Clark County Detention Center (Las Vegas). Search by last name (minimum 2 letters), inmate ID, or justice court case number. Shows charges, custody status, and booking information. Free public access.
Confirmed live. The landing page is at clarkcountynv.gov; the actual inmate search form is at redrock.clarkcountynv.gov/ccdcincustody. Enter 2+ letters of last name — tip: start with 2-3 letters and scroll results rather than using the full name. Protective custody and juveniles not shown. Note: most LVMPD arrests go to either the Las Vegas City Jail or CCDC depending on jurisdiction.
Statewide searchable database of Nevada state prison inmates currently under NDOC jurisdiction. Name-based search by full name or offender ID. Shows current facility, sentence info, and custody status.
For someone sentenced to state prison (over one year), this is where they'll appear. For pretrial detainees in county jail, check the Clark County Detention Center or Washoe County Detention Facility instead.
03 · Context and corroboration
Pull the paper trail
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Recorder, assessor, prosecutor, records-request, and licensing sources help verify addresses, liens, ownership, agency records, and local context.
Free public search of all Nevada-registered business entities. Search by entity name, registered agent name, or officer name. Returns entity status, formation date, registered agent, and officers. No login required for searching. Note: Cloudflare bot protection is active — works normally in a browser but may block automated tools.
Clark County (Las Vegas) property assessment records. Direct owner name search available — enter last name to find all parcels owned by that individual. Returns ownership, assessed value, parcel maps, and sales history. Free access.
Confirmed live owner-name search. Last name required (or company name). Optional phonetic match checkbox. Shows current parcel OR present and prior owners — choose which record preference. Excellent tool for Las Vegas-area property research.
Clark County recorded documents including deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, and marriage certificates. Name-based search by grantor or grantee. Also searchable by instrument number, document type, and recording date. Free online access.
Confirmed live Acclaim (Harris Recording Solutions) name search portal. Search by last name + optional first name, with date range and document type filters. Includes deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, AND marriage records in one portal — one of the most complete recorder portals in the directory. Free to search; document copies may require payment.
04 · Outside the county
Run the federal backstop
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Federal court and incarceration systems sit outside local portals. Run them before you decide the search is clean.
Federal District, Appeals, and Bankruptcy courts. Over 1 billion documents filed. $0.10/page (capped at $3.00/document); free if quarterly charges under $30. Account required for search. Confirmed live 2026-05-03.
PACER catches federal cases the state DOC and state courts will not. Account required, small per-search fees. Worth using for white-collar, federal drug, immigration, and bankruptcy.
All federal prison inmates, current and historical from 1982. Search by name (with race/sex/age filters) or inmate number. Note: search backend showed intermittent error during 2026-05-03 verification — likely temporary. If main tool is down, try https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp as fallback.
All 50 states aggregated, plus DC, US territories, and tribal nations. Search by name or location. DOJ-operated. Named after Dru Sjodin. Also links to abuse reporting resources. Confirmed live 2026-05-03.