Lincoln County Recorder Information

Land records in Lincoln County are recorded by the Recorder/Auditor. The office is held by Amy Elmer.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorder

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

Added at recording

Other charges

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: $287.00 ($37.00 + $250.00), SB 490. Survey maps such as a record of survey or parcel map: $29.00 + $10.00 per additional page; subdivision plats and similar: $62.00 + $10.00 per additional page. Separate fees apply to mining documents and UCC filings. All Recording and Copy fees must be paid in advance.

Paying the office

All check payments submitted to the Lincoln County Recorder must be drawn against a U.S. banking institution. Checks drawn on foreign banks will require a two-week holding period to verify cleared funds prior to processing.

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 · Recorder · NRS 247.305 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.020 (Nevada.Public.Law) · Lincoln County Recorder's Office Fee Schedule

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).

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

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: NRS 247.110 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 111.312 (Nevada.Public.Law) · NRS 375.060 (Nevada.Public.Law)