Recorder's Office

No, the Recorder's Office does not have birth and death records, they are kept by the Washoe County Health District. You can contact them via phone at 775-328-2455.

The Recorder’s Office provides some fillable PDFs for use. Please visit our downloadable forms page. Other documents such as deeds and deeds of trust documents may be obtained from an office supply store or through legal counsel.

Documents must be original to be recorded. On the contrary, certified copies by the Court may be accepted. Additionally, a copy of a military discharge document may be recorded.

The Recorder's Office does not report any information to the credit bureaus. However, Nevada is a public record state. Credit bureaus may access the public record including liens and judgments which may reflect on your credit report.

For information about items on your credit report, please contact the reporting credit bureau directly.

Divorce records are held with the Court. To obtain information about a Washoe County divorce or a copy of a divorce decree, please contact the Second Judicial District Court.

Divorces are filed with the court in the county where the divorce occurred, not where the marriage occurred.

Any fees to set up an eRecording account are determined by the eRecording vendor.

See our page on eRecording for more information.

The fastest way to receive your requested document is to order an electronic copy through our self-service portal. These are received via email by the next business day.

At the moment, the Recorder's Office does not expedite physical document copy requests. Although, if you provide our office with a prepaid shipping label, we will ship it with the selected carrier. For more information about, please call us at 775-328-3660.

The Recorder's office will accept cash, check, money order/cashier's check or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express) as payment for recording fees, transfer tax and document copy orders including certified copies of marriage certificates.

If paying with a credit or debit card, a 3.5% processing fee will apply.

Hours

Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT
(closed on legal holidays)

Phone

(775) 328-3660

Fax

(775) 325-8009

Email

General Inquiries
record@washoecounty.gov

Records Request
recordmar@washoecounty.gov

Address

1001 E. Ninth Street
Bldg. A, Rooms 140/150
Reno, NV 89512

All property records are available to view on our self-service website. Only Marriage Certificate indexing data is available to view online. Please visit our online database to search and order copies.

Images of documents in our system display using Adobe PDF technology. If your computer will not display one of our documents, you may need to install, update, or enable Adobe Reader on your computer.

To obtain Adobe Reader, visit the Adobe website. For troubleshooting assistance, see Adobe's support site.

An alternative to Adobe Reader is using the Google Chrome web browser, which has built-in PDF support.

Notary services are not available at our office. However, many local companies like The UPS Store and some banking institutions offer these services.

You may record documents online through one of our approved eRecording vendors. See our Electronic Recording page for instructions.

Using our self-service portal, you can easily search our real estate, marriage and other records online. You can also order over the phone or send us a request via email or mail. If requesting via mail or email, we ask that you complete this document request form.

Phone Number

(775) 328-3660

Records Request
recordmar@washoecounty.gov

Mailing Address

Washoe County Recorder
1001 E. 9th Street A-140
Reno, NV 89512

Real Estate

Unofficial real estate documents are available to download or print from the self-service portal with a watermark at no charge. Should you order a plain copy without a watermark, a statutory fee of $1.00 per page will be charged. If you want a certified copy, an additional statutory fee of $4.00 will be charged.

To search real estate documents, you will need at least one of the parties' names and approximate date of the transaction. You may also search for information by a specific field or combination of fields presented here. This will help you limit your search. You will not be able to search by address, legal description or Assessor's Parcel Number. For additional information by Assessor's Parcel Number please contact the Washoe County Assessor at 775-328-2277 or visit their website.

It is possible that the documents you are researching are not recorded with this office.

Marriage Certificates

Marriage certificate indexing data for documents recorded after 1965 is available to view on our self-service portal. Should you order a plain copy, a statutory fee of $1.00 will be charged. If you want a certified copy, a statutory fee of $15.00 will be charged.

We do not keep your original documents. If your document is recorded in person at our office, the original is handed back to you after being recorded and scanned. If received through the mail, the original document is immediately returned to the return address on the envelope (or to the address indicated on a return envelope, if provided).

Per NRS 7.285, we are prohibited from advising you on the type of forms that are needed, helping fill out forms, or giving legal advice. Document preparation questions should be directed to legal counsel.

The general document recording fee is $43.00. For a complete list of recording fees please review our Schedule of Fees.

If you requested a document copy through mail, it is typically received within 5-10 business days. We send records using first class mail via USPS.

If you requested an electronic copy through email, you should receive your record in email within 24 hours.

If you have not received your request within this timeframe, please contact the Recorder's Office at 775-328-3660.

Wills are not typically recorded. Wills are often kept in a safe place that can be accessed by family after your passing.

For more information, see the Second Judicial District Court's web page concerning probate.

To clarify, a marriage license permits a couple to get married while a marriage certificate serves as proof that a marriage has taken place. For a copy of the marriage license or license application, please contact the Washoe County Clerk's Office at 775-784-7287, or visit the clerk's website.

To request a copy of your marriage certificate, please see our marriage certificate information page.

To request a copy of your marriage certificate, please see our marriage certificate information page.

Yes, you can come to the Recorder's Office and obtain a copy of your Marriage Certificate during that same visit. For applicable fees, see our Schedule of Fees.

In order to correct a spelling, typographical, or other error (NOT a name change) on a marriage certificate, an Affidavit for Correction of a Marriage Certificate must be recorded.

The Recorder's Office provides instructions for submitting an Affidavit for Correction of a Marriage Certificate.

Once the Marriage Certificate has been received by the Recorder's Office, the certificate is typically recorded that same day.

To verify your certificate has been recorded, search our marriage certificate Self Service website.

A marriage license permits a couple to get married while a marriage certificate serves as proof that a marriage has taken place. For a copy of the marriage license or license application, please contact the Washoe County Clerk's Office at 775-784-7287, or online at www.washoecounty.gov/clerks.

A copy of your marriage certificate is not automatically provided following a marriage. To request a copy of your recorded marriage certificate, please see our marriage certificate information page.

Typically, you would need to record a new conveyance document in the Washoe County Recorder's Office to change how title is held on your property. You can obtain document forms from your title company, local office supply stores, or an attorney. Our recording requirements and fees are available on our website.

Typically, you will need to record a new transfer document to remove the deceased joint tenant from the ownership of the property. Sometimes, a type of Affidavit may be used in this situation. A death certificate must be included. If you are unsure of the type of forms you need to record, please seek legal advice for guidance.

The Washoe County Recorder's Office provides Homestead and Abandonment of Homestead forms in the office and online.  Click here to download the forms.

Unlike the title to a car, possession of the deed does not in itself imply ownership of real property. Therefore, the original deed identifying you as the owner is typically retained by the homeowner at the time of occupancy. If at any time you'd like an official plain or certified copy of your deed, please contact our office at 775-328-3660 with the document number and we can mail or fax it to you. If you are unsure of the document number, you may contact the Assessor's Office for a title history of the property or search the Recorder's online database.

Additionally, once a mortgage is satisfied (paid off), a reconveyance document or satisfaction of mortgage document is typically sent by the lender to be recorded.

For almost every type of document that places a lien on real property, a related recordable document reverses the original action. These documents are called releases, satisfactions, terminations, cancellations, and reconveyances.

If a lien is still listed on a credit report after it has been paid off, you should contact the organization or person who filed the lien against the property. They should be able to provide a recordable document that states that the lien has been satisfied and released.

You can contact the Washoe County Assessor's Office for ownership information at 775-328-2277. For a very recent transfer of ownership you can search our records online. You will need to have either the name of the buyer or the seller.

A reconveyance document or satisfaction of mortgage document is typically sent by the lender, either directly to our office or to the homeowner, to be recorded.

The Recorder's Office does not provide searching services. Although, documents recorded within this office are available for public search through our self-service portal.

The grantor/grantee index provided on this website will enable the searching of the public records in the Washoe County Recorder's official records. Our records, by statute, are indexed by name (last name, space, first name; no comma). You will need at least one of the parties' names and approximate date of the transaction to do a search. You may also search for information by a specific field or combination of fields presented here. This will help you limit your search. You will not be able to search by address, legal description or tax parcel number.

For additional information by Assessor's Parcel Number (APN), please contact the Washoe County Assessor at 775-328-2277 or visit the Assessor's website.

A title search is a full property search showing ownership and all related property information. Please contact a title company directly for more information about requesting a title search on your property. A fee may be involved.

Recording Notification Service (RNS) is a free service offered by the Recorder’s Office that alerts citizens via email when a document is recorded in their name or on their property. To learn more, visit our explanatory web page about RNS.

The Recorder’s Office provides the Recording Notification Service free as a courtesy to Washoe County residents.

On the Recording Notification Service sign up page, you may enter multiple name variations and parcel numbers per email address. When a document is recorded with a name and/or parcel number that is being monitored, an email will automatically be sent to the provided email address.

It is very possible to receive an alert that may pertain to another individual with the same name as you.

Your name will remain on the notification list indefinitely.

To sign up, modify subscription, or unsubscribe from this service, please visit the RNS sign-up page.

Your registration may be subject to subject to public disclosure per Nevada public records law.

The Recording Notification Service alerts you on all documents recorded after you have signed up. To search documents already recorded under your name, business, or APN, visit our Document Search and Ordering website.

The recording alert will contain the name or parcel number identified in the subscription and a link directing you to the recorded document. By clicking on the link, you can see what type of document was recorded, and purchase a copy, as needed.

Please visit the Document Search and Ordering website to purchase a copy.

If you believe you are a victim of document fraud, contact local law enforcement. You may also want to seek assistance from legal counsel.

Unlike private-party services that charge to monitor our public records each month, our service is free of charge for all Washoe County residents. We will only notify the subscriber of a recorded document based on the enrolled name and/or parcel number.