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 only provides Homestead and Abandonment of Homestead forms. You can obtain other document forms from local office supply stores, or legal counsel can draw them up.

No, documents must be original to be recorded. However, we will accept a copy of a DD214 (military discharge) for recording, and we will supply you with two certified copies at no charge.

Court certified copies may also be recorded.

No, the Recorder's Office does not report any information to any of the credit bureaus. However, credit bureaus can access the public records and information found (such as liens and judgments) may then be reflected on your report.

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

No, the Recorder's Office does not have divorce records. You can obtain divorce records for Washoe County from the Second Judicial District Court.

Divorces are generally 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 Recorder's office will accept cash, check (with ID), 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.

Our hours of operation are:

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

Our physical location is:

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

Hours

Normal office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT
We are closed on legal holidays.

Phone

Real Estate Department
(775) 328-3661
(775) 325-8010 (fax)

Marriage Department
(775) 328-3660
(775) 325-8009 (fax)

Email

Real Estate Records
record@washoecounty.gov

Marriage Records
recordmar@washoecounty.gov

Address

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

Images for documents recorded prior to 8/16/99 are not available online at this time. For official plain copies or certified copies of documents recorded prior to this date, please contact our copy department at 775-328-3660, or fax the request to 775-325-8009.

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Sorry, we do not have a notary public available in the office. There are companies that offer notary services, such as The UPS Store and some banking institutions.

You can search our Real Estate and other records online and print unofficial copies with a watermark for no charge.

Marriage Certificates are also searchable online, and certified copies of certificates recorded after 11/1/1997 can be ordered online.

You can contact our office by phone to order copies of recorded documents:

Real Estate Department
(775) 328-3661
(775) 325-8010 (fax)

Marriage Department
(775) 328-3660

Or you can mail in a request for copies of recorded documents:

Mailing Address

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

You can record documents online through one of our approved eRecording vendors. See our page on eRecording for more information.

Real Estate

Real Estate and other documents recorded by the Washoe County Recorder's Office are available to search through our Self Service system.

The information provided on this website will enable the searching of the public records in the Washoe County Recorder's official records from 11/19/1991 to present. Images available online are "unofficial" copies in order to comply with the statutory charges of $1.00 per page.

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 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. For official plain copies or certified copies of documents or inquiries on documents prior to 11/19/1991 please contact our office in Reno at 775-328-3660. You may e-mail us at record@washoecounty.gov.

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

Marriage Certificates

Marriage Certificates recorded in Washoe County are available to search online on our Self Service website for marriages that occurred in 1965 or later. The option to order a certified copy of a marriage certificate online is available for certificates recorded after 11/1/1997.

No. If the document is recorded in person at our office, the original is handed back to the customer after being recorded and scanned. If received through the mail, the original document is immediately returned after recording to the return address on the envelope (or to the address indicated on a return envelope, if provided). An eRecorded document is electronically returned to the submitter right after recording.

Per NRS 7.285, we are prohibited from advising you on the type of forms that are needed, from helping fill out forms, or from 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.

No, wills are not a recordable document. Typically wills are 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.