Clark County Recorder Information

Land records in Clark County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Debbie Conway.

Official records from 1909 to present can be researched at the branches; research sessions are limited to 15 minutes per customer if other customers are waiting. Recording Notification Service alerts go by name and/or parcel number.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: About Debbie Conway · Contact Us - Clark County Recorder · NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law)

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2020.

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/Breach and Election to Sell Under a Deed of Trust: $250.00 + recording fee (NRS 107.080). Homestead filing: $42.00 per document. UCC: up to 2 pages $60.00; 3–20 pages $90.00; each additional page over 20 pages $2.00; each additional debtor $2.00 (NRS 104.9525). Survey, parcel map, minor county roads and miscellaneous maps: $34.00 plus $10 per additional page; subdivision plat, planned unit development and division into large parcels: $67.00 plus $10 per additional page. Mining documents are charged per claim as listed on the fee schedule.

Paying the office

Personal checks, foreign money orders and foreign cashier's checks are not accepted. Cards are accepted online or in person only; cash in person only. Money orders and cashier's checks must be payable in US dollars from a US bank or institution. Company checks are accepted.

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 · Clark County Recorder Fee Schedule (AO Form 11) · Fees - Clark County Recorder · NRS 247.305 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.020 (Nevada.Public.Law)

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

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).

Documents must be clearly readable and capable of producing a legible microfilm record. No cursive, print only for legibility purposes. Signatures can be black or blue only. Black or dark blue ink is preferred on notary stamps. A document relating exclusively to the transfer of water rights does not require a parcel number. A legal description must appear on all documents transferring real property.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Declaration of Value Statewide Nevada Tax Commission / Nevada Department of Taxation
  Each deed evidencing a transfer of title of real property or land sale installment contract presented for recordation

Submitting documents

The Northwest and Henderson branches record up to 10 documents per customer per AM/PM (no maps). All mail and deliveries go to the main office. Overnight deliveries use the physical address, 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recordation Process and Requirements · Contact Us - Clark County Recorder · How to E-Record · NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 111.312 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.060 (Nevada.Public.Law)