Public records are primarily held and managed by the local and state agencies that create them. Below please find sources for some frequently requested types of Nevada government records.  

Birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, and other vital records:

Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services: Marriage and Divorce records are held by the county where they were filed. For certified copies of marriage certificates, contact the County Recorder where the marriage license was purchased. For copies of divorce records, contact the County Clerk where the divorce was granted. See https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/businesses/apostille/nevada-clerks-recorders for county recorder contact information.

• Birth and Death: http://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/BirthDeath/Birth_and_Death_Vital_Records_-_Home/ 
• Criminal Records: https://rccd.nv.gov/FeesForms/Criminal/RecordsRequest/
• Marriage and Divorce: http://dpbh.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/dpbhnvgov/content/Programs/Marriage/Docs/Search%20Request.pdf
• Obituaries and other news articles: https://nsla-nv.libwizard.com/f/librarian

Census records: 

• https://nsla.nv.gov/state-data-center#2020
• https://www.census.gov/

Compensation claims and benefits for workers: 

• Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation: https://detr.nv.gov
• Employers: https://www.employers.com/about us/contact us.aspx or call 1-888-682-6671

Corporation and business entity records:

• Incorporation of businesses: https://esos.nv.gov/EntitySearch/OnlineEntitySearch 
• The State Archives has scattered  incorporation records dating from the 1930s and earlier: Ask an Archivist: https://nsla-nv.libwizard.com/f/archivist

Government spending reports: 

• https://budget.nv.gov/StateBudget/

Legislative meeting minutes: 

• https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Library/LegHistory/Minutes/index.html
• https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Site/Search/search.cfm  

Property records:

For Deeds, Mortgages or other property related records, consult the County Recorder of the county where the transaction occurred. See https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/businesses/apostille/nevada-clerks-recorders for county recorder contact information.

• Land Patents: https://webgis.lands.nv.gov/Html5Viewer/Index.html?configBase=https://webgis.lands.nv.gov/Geocortex/Essentials/REST/sites/New_State_Lands/viewers/New_State_Lands/virtualdirectory/Resources/Config/Default 
• Unclaimed property - Treasurer’s Office: https://www.nevadatreasurer.gov/unclaimed_property/up_home/ 

Veteran's records: 

• http://veterans.nv.gov

Voter registration and election records: 

• https://www.nvsos.gov/sosvoterservices/registration/Step0.aspx