Nevada Supreme Court Electronic Filing

Frequently Asked Questions

Unless otherwise exempted, the following individuals or entities shall electronically file all case related documents: (1) Licensed Nevada attorneys; (2) non-Nevada attorneys permitted to practice in Nevada under SCR 42; and (3) Interested parties required to register under NEFCR 5(a)(4)-(9). Self-represented litigants who are not attorneys may elect to file electronically. Unless otherwise exempted by court order, once a self-represented litigant elects to file electronically and serve documents through the electronic filing system, the litigant must continue to do so for the life of the case.

Go to the Nevada Supreme Court e-filing system website at http://efile.nvsupremecourt.us to request an account. Your request must be approved before you can begin e-filing documents.

All documents may be filed electronically, except for sealed or confidential documents.

Sealed or confidential documents must be filed and served by personal delivery, mail, or third party commercial carrier. NRAP 25(c). The clerk will not scan or otherwise make such documents publicly available but will electronically notify parties of the receipt of the sealed or confidential documents.

The clerk may file or issue court documents using either the traditional process or the electronic filing system. Any document processed in the traditional manner will be uploaded to the electronic filing system, and parties will be notified electronically of the filing.

An electronic document is deemed timely under NRAP 25 if it is electronically transmitted to the court's electronic filing system by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the date the document is due, provided that the document is accepted by the court clerk upon review. The time of filing is when transmission of the document to the court's sever is completed, not when the filing party began the filing process.

Upon receipt of the transmitted document, the court's electronic filing system will automatically send an email to the filing party when transmission of the document was completed and the date and time of the document's receipt. The confirmation receipt serves as proof of the filing.

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Access to an e-filed document will be available on the court's website after the clerk's office accepts the document for filing. The electronic filing system automatically endorses the document with the date and time of acceptance and emails a notice of electronic filing to all parties.

When the clerk's office accepts a document for filing, the electronic filing system automatically emails a notice to all parties who are registered e-file users that the document has been filed and is available on the court's electronic filing system. This notice is considered valid and effective service of the document on e-file users and has the same legal effect as service of a paper document.

You calculate the time to respond to an e-served document from the date and time of transmission of the notice of electronic filing. The 3-day mailing rule does not apply if you are a registered e-file user. A document served on a day or time when the court is not open for business is deemed served on the next judicial day.

The e-mail notification goes to the e-mail address of the registered e-file users. It can also go to all email accounts they have listed on their user profiles as recipients of additional notices.

An electronic document must be submitted in a portable document format (PDF) with a minimum resolution of 200 dpi (dots per inch). Only black text on a white background is permitted. Otherwise, the format of an electronic document must conform to the applicable NRAP.

Every document electronically submitted or served is deemed to be signed by the registered user submitting the document. Each document must bear that person's name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, law firm name, and bar number, where applicable. If a statute or court rule requires a signature at a particular location on a form, the person should utilize an e-signature. If an e-signature is unavailable or impractical, the person's name may be inserted in the form of “/s/ [name].” NEFCR 12(a). When a document to be submitted electronically, such as a stipulation, requires the signatures of any other parties or persons, the party submitting the document must first obtain the signatures of the required parties or persons utilizing an e-signature. If an e-signature is unavailable or impractical, signatures may be on a printed form of the document. The printed document bearing the original signatures must be scanned and submitted in a format that accurately reproduces the original signatures and contents of the document. By submitting the document, the registered user attests that the documents and signatures are authentic. NEFCR 12(c).

You may seek appropriate relief from the court if your filing is untimely due to a technical failure. NEFCR 15; NRAP 25(a)(2)(B)(iii).

• A personal computer running a standard platform.
• Internet service and a compatible browser.
• Software to convert documents from a word processor format to portable document format (PDF).
• A PDF-compatible word processor.
• A scanner to transmit documents that are not in your word processing system.