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Adoption

• get adoption records?

AMBER Alert

Animals, Exotic

• Nevada does not regulate the importation of exotic animals.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture does regulate exotic animals.

Appraisers, Real Estate

• find out how to locate a Real Estate Appraiser?
• find the American Society of Appraisers for Northern California & Northern Nevada?
• find out how to file a complaint against a Real Estate Appraiser? at their site, click on Forms, then scroll to the Compliance Section and select Form 514 - Statement of Fact (Complaint Form)

Assessor's Office

• find out how to contact the county Assessor's Office?

Awards, Contests & Giveaways

B

Banks/Financial Institutions

• find out what State of Nevada agency regulates banking?

Banking/Financial Institution Complaint or Problem

• find out how to file a complaint against a banking institution? (Interactive PDF)
• find out how to file a complaint with the Federal Reserve?

Bankruptcy

• find out how to file for bankruptcy or about bankruptcy law?
• find information on bankruptcy in Nevada?  en español: Bancarrota

Birth Certificate

Building Permits

Business

• Doing Business in Nevada

Business Verification

Buying a Home

C

Canadian Pharmacy Program

Child Advocacy in Nevada

• locate the Missing Children's Advocate and Clearinghouse for Missing Children?

• what is the Teaching Tolerance Task Force?

• find information on Protection from Sex Offenders?

• find information on Internet Safety for Parents and Children?

Children & Family Services

• AMBER Alert
• Child Health and School Wellness
• Licensed Day Care Centers (pdf)
  • Nevada Schools
    • Charter Schools
    • Private Schools
    • Homeschooling
• School Districts
• Child Nutrition & School Health
• Child Support General Information (contact info. & filing procedures)
• Electronic Child Support Payment (FAQ's)

Computer Recycling

• contact the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's Recycling Hotline: 1 (800) 597-5865
• find contact information for Computer Recycling United States?
• find contact information for Computers with Causes?
• find contact information for Earth 911?
• Northern Nevada
  • find out how to contact Computer Corps? drop off locations in Carson City, Reno & Incline Village
  • find out how to contact Nationwide Electronics Recycling? drop off location in Reno area
• Southern Nevada
  • find out how to contact the Clark County Public Education Foundation's Teacher Exchange program?
  • find out how to contact The Blind Center of Nevada?

Concealed weapons

Consumer Protection

Courts in Nevada

Credit Report

• find out how to obtain a FREE copy of your credit reports?

D

Death Certificate

Disability Adjudication - evaluates applications from individuals with permanent disabilities to determine if they are eligible for federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

Divorce and Marriage

Domestic Violence (Nevada Attorney General)

• find out about domestic violence programs in Nevada? (pdf)

• apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if I am in a domestic violence center for abused persons and will my whereabouts be kept confidential?

• apply to Victims Services Unit to be notified of offender information? (Nevada Department of Corrections)

• contact the Committee on Domestic Violence (Batterers' Treatment)?

• find out about Domestic Violence Crisis Intervention?

• review Nevada Administrative Code on Domestic Violence?

• find out about the Nevada Victims' Bill of Rights?

• find out what are the responsibilities of the Nevada Domestic Violence Ombudsman?

• find the Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence?

• find social services

• find social workers

• find out what kind of information is provided by the offender information notification to an individual registered with the Victim Services Unit?

Download Photographs

• from Governor or First Lady's website

Driving in Nevada

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)  en español: DUI español

E

Education

• Education/Learning

Elections

• locate forms to be submitted by candidates for public office
• find a guide to Nevada Elections
• review Nevada's Financial Disclosure Law for elected public officers, candidates for public office and appointed public officers
• locate the Nevada Secretary of State Elections Center
• find information on Voting

Emergency Information

• AMBER Alert
• Homeland Security
• Keeping Nevada Safe
• Nevada Information Security
• Public Safety

Employment

Estate Taxes

F

Find a Form

• locate the agency whose form I need?
• locate the board/or commission whose form I need?

Firearms

Foreclosure, Mortgage foreclosure

• find answers to foreclosure questions

• find information on reverse mortgages

• find out how to contact your lender?

  • find out what information to have ready when you contact your lender.

  • find out what to do throughout the foreclosure prevention process.

• find out how foreclosure works

• find out about Foreclosure Options

• find out how to avoid foreclosure recovery scams?

• find out the steps to prevent foreclosure

• find out how to understand your loan

• Will the housing bailout help you?

• what is predatory lending?

• Renters and Foreclosure

  • find advice for renters if landlord faces foreclosure

  • find information renters should have

  • find out if your rental is in foreclosure

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Gift Taxes

Government

• Nevada State Government
• City and County websites
• Federal Government (USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal)
• Federal Grant information
• FedWorld.gov
• Links to other state government websites
• U.S. Federal Government (USA.gov)
• US Federal Government Agencies

H

Health

• Health in Nevada

Homesteading

• find information on Filing a Homestead Declaration en español: Presentando una Declaración de Bienes Familiares
• Please contact the County Recorder's office in the county in which you wish to apply for a homestead.  They will have forms and filing fee information. inheritance

I

Immigration and immigration Law en español: Inmigración

Identity Theft

• What is Identity Theft?
• find out what the Identity Theft Passport is?
• find out what Nevada's Identity Theft Laws are?
• find Identity Theft resources and links?

Internet Safety for Children & Parents

Internships - Please click on the Education tab and scroll down to Internships.Leg

J

Juvenile Law en español: Ley Criminal Juvenil

L

Law Enforcement

• find a Nevada law enforcement office

Legislature - Nevada

• What is Personalized Bill Tracking? Personalized Bill Tracking (PBT) allows you to create and maintain a list of bills and BDRs that are of interest to you. Once your account is set up, you will receive two daily emails. The first is a status report for each bill on your list. The second is a list of all legislation introduced that day. PBT also provides additional online reports to help you stay informed as your bills move through the legislative process.

Libraries

• Cultural Affairs

Licensing and Registration

• register my Boat?
• register my Boat Trailer?
• register my Manufactured Home?
• register my snowmobile, motorcycles, mopeds & off highway vehicles?

M

Maps

Marriage

Missing Children's Advocate and Clearinghouse for Missing Children

Mortgage Lending

• file a complaint against a mortgage agent, broker, banker, escrow agent or agency, etc.?

• locate consumer tips before you buy a home.

• Mortgage foreclosure (see Foreclosure, Mortgage)

• What is predatory lending?

Motor Vehicles

Military

• find licensing for Military personnel stationed in Nevada?
• find licensing for Military personnel stationed out-of-state?

N

Notary

• find out how to become a Notary Public?

O

Off Highway Vehicles

• Are Off Highway Vehicles Regulated?  Yes.  The Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Sticker Program became effective in January 2006 and is administered by the Nevada Department of Taxation.
• How do I obtain an OHV sticker? Take your sales receipt showing you paid sales tax to an Authorized OHV Dealer in your area (see list below), and they will verify you did pay the sales tax and provide you with a sticker. If you purchased your OHV from a private party, you will still visit an authorized dealer and show them your bill of sale to receive your sticker.  The Department of Taxation has a list of Approved OHV Dealers on their website.

On-Line Services

• Nevada On-Line Services

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Probate

• find information on Probate in Southern Nevada - Clark County?
• find information on Probate in Northern Nevada - Washoe County?
• find information on inheritance or estate taxes in Nevada?

Property Taxes

• find out how to contact the county Assessor's Office?
• find out how to appeal the amount of your Property Taxes? If you are unable to resolve the issue at the local level, you can appeal to the County Board of Equalization. The forms for petitioning the County Board of Equalization are available at the County Assessor's Office.  The State Board of Equalization hears and determines all appeals from action of County Boards of Equalization.

Prostitution

• find information on Prostitution in Nevada?

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Renters' Rights

• Dwelling Landlord-tenant relations are not regulated by any state agency. The rights and obligations of tenants and landlords are found in Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) Chapter 118A.

• Renters and Foreclosure

Roads

S

Sales Tax Map - by County (pdf)

School Report Assistance

• Nevada Information - developed for kids school reports
• The Guide to the Nevada Legislature 2009-2010 - published by the Nevada Legislature

Seniors

• Aging Services
• Consumer Health Assistance
• Consumer Protection
• Disability RX Prescriptions
• Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
• Nevada Cyber Crime Task Force
• Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
• Senior Medicare Patrol - empowering Seniors to prevent healthcare fraud
• Senior RX Prescriptions

Senior Protection

Sex Offenders - also see Child Advocacy in Nevada above

• find information on Sex Offender Registration Requirements?
• find information on Sex Offender Community Notification Guidelines?
• how do I register as a Sex Offender in Nevada?
• Who must register as a Sex Offender in Nevada?

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Taxes

Transportation

Nevada Road Information call (877) 687-6237   Nevada Traffic Laws find information on Road Conditions find information on Road Construction find information on Road Weather (RWIS) find another source of weather conditions and temperature information for eight major communities in Nevada Nevada 511 find information on Traffic Hazards and Road Closures find out about road conditions (Travel Nevada) find out about road conditions or closed roads (Department of Transportation) Mobile devices - what is .mobi?

U

Unclaimed Property

Unemployment
 

V

Veterans Services, Nevada Office of

Voting

• find out how to Register to Vote?

• find out about Military/Overseas Voting?

• find out about Restoration of Voting Rights?

• find out information on Absentee Voting?

• find out information on the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)?

• locate the 2010 Election Information Guide (pdf)?  and scroll to page 4 in the pdf document

• locate Election & Voter Registration Dates?

• locate the Voter's Bill of Rights?