Title 20

NRS 247.050 Office; hours to remain open. County recorders shall keep an office at the county seat of their county which shall be kept open in accordance with the provisions of NRS 245.040. [Part 1:178:1907; A 1929, 255; 1955, 6, 471]

NRS 247.060 Power to take acknowledgment and proof of documents affecting real property; fees deposited in county general fund. A county recorder may take and certify the acknowledgment and proof of all documents affecting any real property for which the county recorder is entitl…

NRS 247.070 Subscription to and microfilming of county newspapers. 1. A county recorder may purchase a subscription for not more than three newspapers printed and published in the county where the county recorder holds office. 2. The county recorder may microfilm each issue of th…

NRS 247.080 Custody and responsibility for documents deposited in office. Each county recorder shall take custody of and is responsible for all documents deposited in his or her office. [1:120:1923; NCL § 2111]—(NRS A 2001, 1735)

NRS 247.090 Public inspection of documents on file in recorder’s office. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 239B.030, all documents on file in the office of the county recorder must, during office hours, be open for inspection by any person without charge. Th…

NRS 247.100 Documents to be recorded in order received; maintenance and public inspection of records of transactions conducted in recorder’s office and fees collected. Each county recorder shall: 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 247.145, record each document in the order in…

NRS 247.110 Duties and powers concerning document deposited for recording; required format for certain documents submitted for recording; discretion to accept document not in required format; when document is considered recorded. 1. When a document authorized, entitled or require…

NRS 247.115 Authority to accept electronic documents for recording. 1. A county recorder may elect to accept electronic documents for recording in accordance with the provisions of NRS 111.366 to 111.3697, inclusive. 2. If a county recorder elects to accept electronic documents f…

NRS 247.117 Validity of certified paper copy of recorded electronic document. 1. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document: (a) Be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing; or (b) Be signed, Ê the requirement is satisfied by a c…

NRS 247.120 Manner of recording specified documents. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 247.145, each county recorder shall, upon the payment of the prescribed statutory fees, record separately, in a manner which will allow a legible copy to be made, the following specified d…

NRS 247.130 Recording in general series called “Official Records.” 1. In lieu of any of the separate books provided for in NRS 247.120, the county recorder may record a document designated in NRS 247.120 in one general series to be called “Official Records.” 2. The recording of a…

NRS 247.145 Presentation of document for recording; denial of request to record document. 1. County recorders may record any document authorized, entitled or required by law to be recorded when presented for recording. 2. A county recorder may deny a request to record a document …

NRS 247.150 Indexes: Requirements; methods; contents. 1. Each county recorder shall maintain two separate indexes in his or her office for the separate alphabetical recordation of the various classes of documents specified in NRS 247.120. One of the indexes must be for the granto…

NRS 247.155 Recorder may require electronic version or other copy of documents with large number of names. 1. If a document contains the names of 200 or more persons which must be indexed in accordance with NRS 247.150, a county recorder may require the person who requests the re…

NRS 247.160 Date of indexing imparts notice when document inserted into record book other than that designated by law. Whenever a document is recorded by a county recorder or a copy of a document has been inserted into a book of record other than that designated by law, but is la…

NRS 247.170 Indexing of document recorded as deed of trust, mortgage or financing statement. 1. Whenever a document has been recorded by a county recorder as a deed of trust, mortgage or financing statement, or a copy of a document has been inserted into a book of deeds, deeds of…

NRS 247.180 Recording and indexing of document conveying, encumbering or mortgaging both real and personal property; county recorder to provide copy of document or access to digital document to county assessor. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 111.312 and 247.145, whenever …

NRS 247.190 Notice provided by recorded document; names of signers to be typed or printed beneath original signatures; affidavit. 1. A document acknowledged or proved and certified and recorded in the manner prescribed in this chapter from the time of depositing the document with…

NRS 247.200 Documents affecting real property to be recorded in county where situated. A document affecting real property must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the real property is situated. [9:120:1923; NCL § 2119]—(NRS A 2001, 1741; 2003, …

NRS 247.210 Recordation of certified copy or abstract of document recorded in another state. A copy or abstract of a document once recorded or filed in any recording office of any state, certified by the county recorder or other appropriate officer in whose public office the docu…

NRS 247.215 Certificate of marriage: Production of certified abstract in lieu of certified copy. In lieu of producing a certified copy of a certificate of marriage, the county recorder may produce an abstract of the recorded certificate of marriage and certify the abstract in his…

NRS 247.251 Use of facsimile signature: Conditions and restrictions. 1. Each county recorder may use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of the county recorder’s handwritten signature whenever the necessity arises and upon approval of the board of …

NRS 247.305 Fees: Amount; collection; disposition of excess payment; payment to county treasurer. 1. If another statute specifies the fee to be charged for a service, county recorders shall charge and collect only the fee specified. Otherwise, unless prohibited by NRS 375.060, co…

NRS 247.306 Account for acquisition or improvement of technology used in recorder’s office; annual report. 1. If a county recorder imposes an additional fee pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 247.305, the proceeds collected from such a fee must be accounted for separately in the cou…

NRS 247.310 Fees for recording certain documents concerning mining claims; payment of fees to county treasurer. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, county recorders shall charge the following fees for recording affidavits of proof of labor on mining claims and for recording, …

NRS 247.320 Recording and providing certified copies of deeds or judgments for United States; no fee to be charged. 1. A county recorder shall: (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 247.145, record deeds of conveyances and judgments vesting or perfecting title in the United Sta…

NRS 247.330 Fees payable in advance. A county recorder shall not record any document, furnish any copies or render any other service connected with his or her office, until the fees for the services, as prescribed by law, are paid or tendered. [5:104:1865; B § 2998; BH § 2194; C …

NRS 247.340 No other fees to be charged. No other fees shall be charged by county recorders than those specifically set forth in this chapter or otherwise provided by law. [Part 17:49:1883; BH § 2358; C § 2482; RL § 2019; NCL § 2950]

NRS 247.370 Penalty for willfully taking unauthorized fees. Any county recorder who willfully violates any of the provisions of NRS 247.340 shall be fined not more than $1,000. [Part 21:49:1883; BH § 2362; C § 2486; RL § 2023; NCL § 2954]—(NRS A 1967, 539; 1987, 109; 2001, 1742)

NRS 247.380 Penalty for willfully taking excessive fees. If any county recorder willfully takes more or greater fees than are allowed by law, the county recorder is liable to indictment, and on conviction must be removed from office and fined not more than $1,000. [Part 22:49:188…

NRS 247.390 Table of fees to be posted; penalties. Any county recorder receiving fees as provided by law shall post in a conspicuous place in the county recorder’s office a fee table for public inspection. A sum not exceeding $20 for each day of his or her omission so to do must …

NRS 247.410 Liability for wrongful acts. A county recorder is liable to a party aggrieved for three times the amount of the damages that may be occasioned thereby if the county recorder: 1. Neglects or refuses to record a document that is authorized, entitled or required by law t…

NRS 247.500 Definitions. As used in NRS 247.500 to 247.600, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 247.510 and 247.520 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1550; A 2023, 454)

NRS 247.510 “Confidential information” defined. “Confidential information” means personal information deemed confidential pursuant to NRS 247.530 or 247.545. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1550; A 2023, 454)

NRS 247.520 “Personal information” defined. “Personal information” means: 1. The home address of a person; 2. The home address of the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person; 3. Any telephone number or electronic mail address of a person; and 4. Any information pertai…

NRS 247.530 Court order to maintain confidentiality of personal information; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person or entity listed in NRS 247.540 who wishes to have the personal information of the person or entity that is contained in the records…

NRS 247.540 Certain persons and entities authorized to request personal information maintained by county recorder to be kept confidential. 1. The following persons may request that the personal information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the …

NRS 247.545 Additional circumstances in which certain persons may petition to have personal information maintained by county recorder kept confidential. 1. Any person who is not otherwise described in NRS 247.540 or a representative of a governmental agency, on behalf of a person…

NRS 247.550 Disclosure of confidential information maintained by county recorder. If a person or entity listed in NRS 247.540 or a person who obtains a court order pursuant to NRS 247.545 requests confidentiality, the confidential information of that person or entity may only be …

NRS 247.560 Provision of confidential information by county recorder. 1. A county recorder may provide confidential information for use: (a) By any governmental entity, including, without limitation, any court or law enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or any perso…

NRS 247.570 Denial of request for confidential information. Except for a request from a governmental entity pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 247.560 or in response to an order of a federal or state court pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 247.560, a …

NRS 247.580 Unlawful acts; penalties. 1. A person shall not: (a) Make a false representation to obtain any information pursuant to NRS 247.500 to 247.570, inclusive; or (b) Knowingly obtain or disclose information pursuant to NRS 247.500 to 247.570, inclusive, for any use not aut…

NRS 247.590 Unlawful disclosure of confidential information obtained from county recorder; penalty. If a person discloses confidential information about a person or entity in violation of NRS 247.500 to 247.570, inclusive, and the person who makes the disclosure knows or reasonab…

NRS 247.600 Civil penalty. In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to NRS 247.580 or 247.590, the court may order a person who commits an act described in those sections to pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,500 for each act. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1552)