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 required by law to be recorded is deposited in the county recorder’s office for recording, the county recorder shall:

(a)

Endorse upon it the time when it was received, noting:

(1)

The year, month, day, hour and minute of its reception;

(2)

The document number; and

(3)

The amount of fees collected for recording the document.

(b)

Record the document without delay, together with the acknowledgments, proofs and certificates, written upon or annexed to it, with the plats, surveys, schedules and other papers thereto annexed, in the order in which the papers are received for recording.

(c)

Note at the upper right corner of the record and upon the document, except a map, so recorded the exact time of its reception and the name of the person at whose request it was recorded.

(d)

Upon request, place a stamp or other notation upon one copy of the document presented at the time of recording to reflect the information endorsed upon the original pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a) and as evidence that the county recorder received the original, and return the copy to the person who presented it.

2.

In addition to the information described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1, a county recorder may endorse upon a document the book and page where the document is recorded.

3.

Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 111.366 to 111.3697, inclusive, a document, except a map, certificate or affidavit of death, military discharge or document regarding taxes that is issued by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury, that is submitted for recording must be on a form authorized by NRS 104.9521 for the type of filing or, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, must:

(a)

Be on white, 20-pound paper that is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size.

(b)

Have a margin of 1 inch on the left and right sides and at the bottom of each page.

(c)

Have a space of 3 inches by 3 inches at the upper right corner of the first page and have a margin of 1 inch at the top of each succeeding page.

(d)

Not be on sheets of paper that are bound together at the side, top or bottom.

(e)

Not contain printed material on more than one side of each page.

(f)

Not have any documents or other materials physically attached to the paper.

(g)

Not contain:

(1)

Colored markings to highlight text or any other part of the document;

(2)

A stamp or seal that overlaps with text or a signature on the document, except in the case of a validated stamp or seal of a professional engineer or land surveyor who is licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS;

(3)

Text that is smaller than a 10-point Times New Roman font and is printed in any ink other than black; or

(4)

More than nine lines of text per vertical inch.

4.

The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to a document submitted for recording that has been filed with a court and which conforms to the formatting requirements established by the court.

5.

A county recorder has the discretion to accept and record a document that does not meet the formatting requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) to (g), inclusive, of subsection 3.

6.

A document is recorded when the information required pursuant to this section is placed on the document and is entered in the record of the county recorder.

Source: Section 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., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-247.html#NRS247Sec110.

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NRS 247.110 Duties and powers concerning document deposited for recording

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NRS 247.110
Duties and powers concerning document deposited for recording