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Washoe County Recorder
About the Washoe County County Recorder
Land records in Washoe County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Kalie M. Work.
Searching by Assessor's Parcel Number is available. The online search and ordering system is available in Spanish. Recording Notification Service alerts are free, for up to five name variations and five parcel numbers per email address.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Washoe County Recorder · NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law)
Recording Fees
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| All documents | $43.00 flat (General Document Recording Fee, per document) |
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Added at recording
| Additional fee | $5.00 Each document, instrument, paper, notice, deed, conveyance, map, chart, survey or other writing, except an originally signed certificate of marriage; NRS 247.305(3) |
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| Document recording fee | $6.00 Recording of a document, instrument, paper, notice, deed, conveyance, map, chart, survey or any other writing, except the originally signed certificate of marriage and the declaration of value; legal services for abused and neglected children; Washoe County Code 21.1800 (Ord. No. 1612, eff. 4-1-18), under NRS 247.305(4) |
Other charges
| Copies, per page | $1.00 |
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| Certification | $4.00 |
StatewideA county recorder may charge an additional fee not to exceed $5 per document for the recorder's technology account (NRS 247.305(2)). A board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance a fee of not more than $6 per document for legal services for abused and neglected children (NRS 247.305(4)). No fee is charged for recording the declaration of value (NRS 375.060). If another statute specifies the fee for a service, only that fee is charged (NRS 247.305(1)).
Notice of Default Document Recording Fee: $293.00 per document (NRS 107.080). Maps: Subdivision/Tract Map $68.00; Parcel Map $35.00; Survey Map $35.00; Land Map $68.00; each additional page on all maps $10.00. UCC, containing up to two pages $60.00; three to twenty pages $90.00 ($2.00 for each page attached over 20 pages). Mining certificates, affidavits and maps are charged per document plus per claim or per acre as listed on the schedule.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Cash, Check, Money order, Cashiers check, Credit card, Debit card |
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| Card fee | If paying with a credit or debit card, a 3.5% processing fee will apply. |
Accepted cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express, for recording fees, transfer tax and document copy orders.
Transfer tax
Real Property Transfer Tax. $1.95 for every $500 of value or fraction thereof, where the value is over $100; $2.05 in Washoe and Churchill Counties; $2.55 in Clark County. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide)
StatewideThe base rate combines the county tax under NRS 375.020 (65 cents per $500 in a county whose population is less than 700,000; $1.25 in a county whose population is 700,000 or more) and the additional $1.30 per $500 state tax under NRS 375.023. Both are imposed on each deed or land sale installment contract where the value exceeds $100, and are computed on the value declared under NRS 375.060. The Department of Taxation lists additional county rates: Washoe and Churchill Counties add $0.10; Clark County adds $0.60. Exemptions are listed in NRS 375.090.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) - Nevada Department of Taxation · Schedule of Fees - Washoe County · Ordinance amending WCC Chapter 21 - recorder fee increase · What forms of payment does the Washoe County Recorder accept? · NRS 247.305 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.020 (Nevada.Public.Law)
Document Requirements
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| Paper size | 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches (statewide, NRS 247.110(3)(a)) |
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| Other margins | 1 in (statewide, NRS 247.110(3)(b)) |
| Minimum type size | 10 pt (statewide, NRS 247.110(3)(g)(3)) |
| Ink and paper | White, 20-pound paper; black ink; no colored markings to highlight text (statewide, NRS 247.110(3)) |
| Single sided pages required | Yes (statewide, NRS 247.110(3)(e)) |
| Return address required | Yes |
| Grantee address required | Yes (statewide, NRS 111.312(1)(a)) |
| Tax statement mailing address required | Yes (statewide, NRS 111.312(3)) |
| Parcel number required | Yes (statewide, NRS 111.312(1)(b)) |
| Printed names under signatures required | Yes |
StatewideA space of 3 inches by 3 inches at the upper right corner of the first page; a margin of 1 inch at the top of each succeeding page; 1 inch on the left and right sides and at the bottom of each page.
StatewideDocuments may not be bound together, may not have materials physically attached, may not have a stamp or seal overlapping text or a signature (except licensed engineer or surveyor seals), and may not have more than nine lines of text per vertical inch. Maps, death certificates or affidavits, military discharges, IRS tax documents, UCC forms and court-conforming filings are excepted. The county recorder has discretion to accept a document that does not meet the format. The assessor's parcel number goes at the top left corner of the first page. A metes and bounds legal description must include the name and mailing address of the person who prepared it, unless a prior recording is identified (NRS 111.312). A governmental agency may require an affirmation that a document contains no personal information (NRS 239B.030).
Names of parties to be indexed must be contained in the document. Documents must be identified as to the type of document and must be authorized, entitled or required by law to be recorded. No notary services are available in the office.
Forms filed along with a transfer
- Declaration of Value Statewide Nevada Tax Commission / Nevada Department of TaxationEach deed evidencing a transfer of title of real property or land sale installment contract presented for recordation
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
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| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: General Recording Requirements - Washoe County · Electronic Recording - Washoe County · NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 111.312 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.060 (Nevada.Public.Law)
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