Nevada · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Elko County, NV
Elko County (population 53,702) records real-property documents through the Elko County Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Elko County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Elko County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Elko County Recorder, 571 Idaho Street, Room 103, Elko, NV 89801
- Phone
- (775) 738-6526
- Checks payable to
- Elko County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Elko County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $37.00 total ($25 base + $5 Technology Fee + $1 Foster Care Account + $5 Legal Service Indigent + $1 District Court Investigators)
- Other fees
- County transfer tax $3.90 per $1,000 (separate from recording fee, not a rider fee per se)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Elko County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Elko County requires
- Page formatting
- Nevada statewide NRS 247.110: 3in x 3in blank space upper right first page, 1in margins all sides
Can you e-record in Elko County?
Elko County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Elko County, Nevada
- Prepare the document so it meets Elko County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Elko County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Elko County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Elko County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Elko County property are searchable at Elko County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Elko County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Elko County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Elko County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.