Assembly Bill No. 126–Assemblymen Anderson, Bache, Gibbons, Beers, Berman, Buckley, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Giunchigliani, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, McClain, Neighbors, Nolan, Smith and Von Tobel

February 13, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY—Revises provision regarding recording of certain documents relating to real property. (BDR 10‑842)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

AN ACT relating to county recorders; prohibiting the recording of certain documents relating to real property that do not contain a legal description of the property and certain related information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 111.312 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 111.312 1. The county recorder shall not record with respect to real

1-3 property, a notice of completion, a declaration of homestead, a lien or

1-4 notice of lien, an affidavit of death, a mortgage or deed of trust, or any

1-5 conveyance of real property or instrument in writing setting forth an

1-6 agreement to convey real property unless the document being recorded

1-7 contains:

1-8 (a) The mailing address of the grantee or, if there is no grantee, the

1-9 mailing address of the person who is requesting the recording of the

1-10 document . [; and]

1-11 (b) The assessor’s parcel number of the property at the top of the first

1-12 page of the document, if the county assessor has assigned a parcel number

1-13 to the property. The county recorder is not required to verify that the

1-14 assessor’s parcel number is correct.

1-15 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a legal description

1-16 of the real property. A notice of completion or affidavit of death is not

1-17 required to contain a legal description of the real property.

2-1 2. [The] For the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, an

2-2 assessor’s parcel number shall not be deemed to be a complete legal

2-3 description of the real property conveyed.

2-4 3. If a legal description of real property contained in a document

2-5 being recorded pursuant to subsection 1 is given in metes and bounds,

2-6 the document must include the name and mailing address of the person

2-7 who prepared the legal description. The county recorder is not required

2-8 to verify the name and mailing address of such a person.

2-9 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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