Last updated: 6/25/2009

North Las Vegas Municipal Court

Municipal Court Case Search Instruction Booklet

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Table of Contents

Search for a Case................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Search Results .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Search by partial name result .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Search by case number result ......................................................................................................................................... 4

General Inquiry page fields.................................................................................................................................................. 5 General Inquiry Summary.................................................................................................................................................... 7

Alerts................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Result of Alert Notification ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Parties Screen ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Events Screen................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Descriptions of Events................................................................................................................................................ 10 Dockets Screen.............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Fields Screen ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Notes Screen ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Disposition Screen ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Disposition Summary Screen......................................................................................................................................... 13 Costs Screen ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Receipts Screen............................................................................................................................................................. 13

Making an On-Line Payment ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Cases Eligible for On-Line Payment .............................................................................................................................. 15 On-Line Payment Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................................... 16 On-Line Payment Screen............................................................................................................................................... 17 On-Line Receipt ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

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Search for a Case

Enter search information in any of the following combinations: Partial first and last name Ticket Number Case Number (exact information only) Drivers License Number Click on the “Search Button”

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Search Results

Search by partial name result

Search by case number result

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General Inquiry page fields

For On-Line payment instructions, please see page 15.

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Available Party Types: DFNDT = Defendant AKA = Also Known As RO = Registered Owner of Vehicle Available Case Status: OPEN = Open CLOSED = Closed IN WARRANT = Case currently has an ACTIVE WARRANT COURT PROGRAMS = Case is currently in Court Programs Division IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE = Case is on Payments only PENDING TO OTHER = is “Pending” to another case for the same defendant COURT DATE = Defendant currently has a court date scheduled on this case STATUS CHECK = Defendant currently is on monthly reviews Available Case Types: (This is signified by the first 2 letters of the case number) TR = Traffic CR = Criminal NC = Non-Criminal PC = Probable Case CA = City Attorney PK = Parking AC = Animal Control

To obtain more information, click on the case number that you are interested in.

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General Inquiry Summary

Alerts

This pop-up box indicates that there is “an ALERT” on the PARTY in question. PLEASE NOTE: This does NOT mean that there is an active warrant. It could be a note to the staff to exonerate a Bond. You must click on “OK” to get past this pop-up. If a Warrant has been issued, you case status will be “WARRANT”.

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Result of Alert Notification

If the defendant had multiple warrants under the same Identity, the information would display on this screen. Please remember that an “ALERT” is linked to a defendant identity NOT the case.

Parties Screen

All Parties to the Case are listed here. You cannot drill down in this area.

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Events Screen

Descriptions of Events

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Dockets Screen

Fields Screen

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Notes Screen

Disposition Screen

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Disposition Summary Screen

Costs Screen

Receipts Screen

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Making an On-Line Payment Cases Eligible for On-Line Payment

New and existing Parking and Traffic citations being paid in full or with monthly payment plans, are eligible for online e-Payment. 

If your case is payable on‐line the Pay Online button                   will appear next to your case number on the search results screen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On-Line Payment Disclaimer

After reading the disclaimer, click in the “I accept the above” box. Press the Submit button to proceed to the next screen.

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On-Line Payment Screen

All fields with asterisk and highlighted in red are mandatory, and must be completely filled out before completing the transaction. All transactions are completed through Paypal. This is a secure portal for the safety of our customers and the Court. When the payment information is completely filled out, press the submit button.

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On-Line Receipt

Print the receipt for your records. You should receive an email sent to the address listed on the previous

screen acknowledging the payment taken by the Court.