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About the Elko County Recorder
Land records in Elko County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by D. Mike Smales.
Online records date back to 1984. The office offers a free Recording Activity Notification Service that emails subscribers when a document is recorded in their name. The office does not provide searching services.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Elko County Recorders · NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law) · Elko County Recorder FAQs
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $25.00 flat (base recording fee, all documents) |
|---|---|
| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $25.00 flat (base recording fee, all documents) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $25.00 flat (base recording fee, all documents) |
| Other standard documents | $25.00 flat (base recording fee) |
Added at recording
| Technology Fee | $5.00 Per document, added to the $25 base recording fee for all documents; NRS 247.305(2) |
|---|---|
| Account to Assist People formerly Foster Care | $1.00 Per document, added to the base recording fee; NRS 247.305(3) |
| Legal Service indigent | $5.00 Per document, added to the base recording fee; schedule cites NRS 247.305(3) |
| Compensation of Investigators appointed by District Court | $1.00 Per document, added to the base recording fee; NRS 247.305(3) |
| Nevada State surcharge | $250.00 Notice of Default only; schedule cites NRS 107.080-10(A&B) |
Other charges
| Copies, per page | $1.00 |
|---|---|
| Certification | $4.00 |
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)).
The schedule totals the base fee and per-document fees as $37 per document. No charge for military discharges, tribal marriages and recording services to certain governmental entities.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Cash, Check, Money order, Cashiers check, Credit card, Debit card |
|---|---|
| Card fee | 2.5% processing fee with a minimum of a $2.00 fee when paying with a credit or debit card |
Checks accepted with ID. Cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express.
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 the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) - Nevada Department of Taxation · NRS 247.305 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.020 (Nevada.Public.Law) · Elko County Recorder Fee Schedule effective 01/01/2020 · Elko County Recorder FAQs
Document Requirements
Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.
| Paper size | 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches (statewide, NRS 247.110(3)(a)) |
|---|---|
| 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)) |
| 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)) |
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).
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 |
|---|---|
| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
| How recorded documents come back | In person: original handed back after recording and scanning. By mail: original returned right after recording to the return address on the envelope, or to the address on a return envelope if one is provided. eRecorded: returned electronically to the submitter right after recording. |
E-Recording hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Documents must be original to be recorded; a copy of a DD214 (military discharge) is accepted for recording at no charge.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 111.312 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.060 (Nevada.Public.Law) · Elko County Recorder FAQs
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