Sections
In General 239.001 – 239.030
Reproduction of Records 239.051 – 239.070
Disposal of Obsolete Records 239.073 – 239.125
Restoration of Lost or Destroyed Records 239.130 – 239.290
Penalties 239.300 – 239.340

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 239 - Public Records

  • Actual cost: means the direct cost incurred by a governmental entity in the provision of a public record, including, without limitation, the cost of ink, toner, paper, media and postage. See Nevada Revised Statutes 239.005
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Committee: means the Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records. See Nevada Revised Statutes 239.005
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Division: means the Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records of the Department of Administration. See Nevada Revised Statutes 239.005
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Governmental entity: means :

    (a) An elected or appointed officer of this State or of a political subdivision of this State;

    (b) An institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, authority or other unit of government of this State, including, without limitation, an agency of the Executive Department, or of a political subdivision of this State;

    (c) A university foundation, as defined in NRS 396. See Nevada Revised Statutes 239.005

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Official state record: includes , without limitation:

    (a) Papers, unpublished books, maps and photographs;

    (b) Information stored on magnetic tape or computer, laser or optical disc;

    (c) Materials that are capable of being read by a machine, including, without limitation, microforms and audio and visual materials; and

    (d) Materials that are made or received by a state agency and preserved by that agency or its successor as evidence of the organization, operation, policy or any other activity of that agency or because of the information contained in the material. See Nevada Revised Statutes 239.005

  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.