Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Storey County, Nevada, has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Storey County and the Justice Court, and the file of each case, kept by the County Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Storey County public records, Storey County arrest records, Storey County warrants, Storey County inmate search, Storey County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Storey County
In Storey County, the District Court for Storey County hears felonies, civil cases over $15,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court's family division, and the file stays with the County Clerk.
The County Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Nevada Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Storey County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nvcourts.gov/find_a_court/district_courts/storey_county_district_court (page title: Storey County District Court | Nevada Judiciary), phone (775) 847-0969, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Nevada has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The appellate courts' case search is at nvcourts.gov/supreme/how_do_i/find_a_case.
What Reaches the Court from Storey County
The Storey County Sheriff's Office reported 217 arrests to the FBI for 2022; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Storey County or the Justice Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at storeycounty.org/260/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Storey County, NV), phone 775-684-7200, 201 S. C St. P.O. Box 496 Virginia City, NV 89440, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Storey County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Storey County criminal records, Storey County divorce records, Storey County DUI and Storey County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Storey County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Storey County and Nevada. These court pages from its Storey County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Courthouse, Storey County, NV (storeycounty.org)
- District Court (storeycounty.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Storey County?
The District Court for Storey County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $15,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000.
Who keeps the court records in Storey County?
The County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Nevada?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Storey County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.