Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Research Guide

The Legislature publishes amendments to the NAC anywhere from 1 to 6 times a year. The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library keeps all superseded/historical pages from the NAC. With approval from the Legislature, the NAC Historical Database has been created by the Law Library to provide digital access to superseded pages of the NAC from its first publication in 1980 through its most current amendments.

About this database:

• Currently offers access to NAC Chapters 38 to 683 from 1980-2014.
• From 1980 to the mid-1990s, NAC chapters were amended page by page. From the mid-1990s through the current NAC, transmittal letters started replacing chapters in their entirety. So, older NAC versions may only have a few pages that were replaced.
• Only some of the uploaded pages are full-text searchable.

This is an on-going project. If you are searching for a specific section or Chapter and are unable to find it, please contact the Law Library at 775-684-1640 or email us at reference@nvcourts.nv.gov.

Per NRS 233B.039, not all state agencies are required to publish their regulations in the Nevada Administrative Code. For those agencies that are exempt, their regulations are likely posted on their respective websites. Exempted agencies include:

• The Governor
• Department of Corrections (except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.221)
• Nevada System of Higher Education
• Office of the Military
• Nevada Gaming Control Board
• Nevada Gaming Commission (except as otherwise provided in NRS 368A.140 and 463.765)
• Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services (except as otherwise provided in NRS 425.620)
• Division of Health Care Financing Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services (except as otherwise provided by NRS 422.390)
• Office of the State Engineer (except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.365)
• Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry acting to enforce the provisions of NRS 618.375
• Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry in establishing and adjusting the schedule of fees and charges for accident benefits pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.260
• Board to Review Claims in adopting resolutions to carry out its duties pursuant to NRS 445C.310
• Silver State Health Insurance Exchange

This database only shows the dates in which an amended chapter was added and removed from the Nevada Administrative Code. These dates do not necessary correspond to the exact dates in which a specific code was in effect.

To figure out when an NAC chapter was added, view the date at the bottom of each page. For example, the chapter below was amended and added to the NAC in 3-00 (March of 2000). 

To view the amended dates of individual codes, please consult the historical note at the bottom of each individual code (example below).

Under the drop-down menu “Search Type,” the database allows for both full-text and keyword search options.

1. To search the full text of the available pages, select “NAC Full Text”
   • When you full-text search, your results will show:
     • A score of matching terms from 0-100 (with 100 being the highest match)
     • The chapter name, pages numbers, and date
     • A brief summary of the document

Please Note: Not all pages have been made full-text searchable. This is an ongoing project, and pages are currently being updated with a searchable copy when possible.

2. To search by a keyword, select “NAC Keyword”
   • Here you can search by Chapter Number, Chapter Title, Contributing Institution, and Date Added/Removed

Please Note: Search results automatically default in numerical order. If the chapter you are researching only has individual pages uploaded, then your results will automatically sort by page number. In order to sort your results, click on the individual headings at the top.