Nevada § 3.280 - Clerk to keep register of civil actions

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 3.280 — Clerk to keep register of civil actions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3.280. Clerk to keep register of civil actions

1. The clerk shall keep among the records of the court a register of actions. The clerk shall enter therein the title of the action, if in district court, and the

clerk may enter therein the title of the action in any other court, with brief notes

under it, from time to time, of all papers filed and proceedings had therein. 2. For an alternate method of maintaining the register-of-actions record provided

in subsection 1, the clerk of the district court may maintain an effective register

of actions by means of photographing, microphotographing or mechanically or electronically

storing the whole of all papers and records, necessary to the keeping of a register

of actions, so long as the following control criteria of public recordkeeping is extant: (a) The completeness and chronological sequence of registry are not disturbed; (b) All such reproductions are placed in convenient and accessible files; (c) Provisions are made for preserving, examining and using such files; and (d) The initial register of actions in book or loose-leaf-book form is maintained

for the purpose of assuring the commencement of actions serially, entering plaintiff,

defendant, intervener or applicant, or the parties in ex rel., in the title together

with attorneys of record in each case, and entering thereafter under each case only

such documents by notation as have filing fees required to be paid or notation of

waiver of the fees. This subsection shall not be construed to be inconsistent with the laws, rules or

district judge's orders pertaining to control and custody of district court records.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 3.280

What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 3.280 cover?

Section 3.280 ("Clerk to keep register of civil actions") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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