Commission on Preservation, Access & Sealing Records

Status: Concluded Via  ADKT  0410

Years  Active: 2007 -2018

Mission:  To establish guidelines for the courts on the preservation, retention, and destruction of court records and evidence, and to support the importance of a transparent court system, while balancing privacy interests with public access to court records.


The mission of the Commission on Preservation, Access, and Sealing of Court Records (Commission) is to establish guidelines for the courts on the preservation, retention, and destruction of court records and evidence, and to support the importance of a transparent court system, while balancing privacy interests with public access to court records.

The following projects were approved by Supreme Court order under ADKT 0410:

  • Administrative Records Retention Schedule
  • Minimum Records Retention Schedule for Adjudicatory Records; and
  • Evidence Retention and Destruction Subcommittee Evidence Protocol

The above referenced documents can be found under Documents and Forms.

Public Record Requests

According to the Policy on Public Access to Administrative Records, public record requests must be made be made in writing, utilizing the Application for Access to Administrative Records. A response to the request will be received within 5 judicial days.

Contact Information:

courtservices@nvcourts.nv.gov

Justice James W. Hardesty, Chair
Nevada Supreme Court
 
The Honorable Linda Bell
Eighth Judicial District Court
Teri J. Mark
Nevada State Library and Archives
The Honorable Connie Steinheimer
Second Judicial District Court 
Kristina O'Conner
Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division
The Honorable Nathan "Tod" Young
Ninth Judicial District Court 
Heidi Shaw
Sparks Municipal Court
Janine Baker
Sparks Justice Court      
Barry Smith
Nevada Press Association
Sarah Bradley, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General
Tami Spero
Sixth Judicial District Court
Randall Forman, Esq.
Eighth Judicial District Court
Joe Tommasino, Esq. 
Las Vegas Justice Court
Ed Irvin, Esq.Brandi Wendel
Eighth Judicial District Court
Kathy Ivey
Pahrump Justice Court
Bobbie Williams
Ninth Judicial District Court
Kim Kampling
Las Vegas Justice Court 
Julie Wise
Second Judicial District Court
Committee Staff
Vicki Elefante, Court Services Analyst
Administrative Office of the Courts