County Clerk-Recorder
County requirements for recording signatures, legibility, page margins and fees, with separate links for recorded-document search and copy orders.
Before you start · 2 requirements & conditions
- Information & documents · Signatures and certified-copy exception
- Original signatures are required unless law provides otherwise; the county also accepts a certified copy.
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Nevada County official service / referred provider · Nevada — property records (opens in a new tab)
County Recorder — Signatures and certified-copy exception
Requires original signatures on all instruments, papers or notices presented for recording except as otherwise provided by law. A certified copy is also acceptable.
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bed1b16daaedd028 - Information & documents · Legible recordings
- Documents, notary seals and attachments must reproduce legibly.
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Nevada County official service / referred provider · Nevada — property records (opens in a new tab)
County Recorder — Legible recordings
Documents presented for recording must be sufficiently legible to reproduce a readable photographic copy. This includes notary seals and any attachments or exhibits.
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Nevada County official service / referred provider · Nevada — property records (opens in a new tab)
County Recorder — Recording requirements — Nevada County
Requires original signatures on all instruments, papers or notices presented for recording except as otherwise provided by law. A certified copy is also acceptable.
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County directory for recorded-document research and copies.
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Nevada County official service / referred provider · Nevada — property records (opens in a new tab)
County Recorder — Search or request recorded documents
Search or Request Recorded Documents
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County instructions for ordering an existing recording.
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Nevada County official service / referred provider · Nevada — property records (opens in a new tab)
County Recorder — Order a recorded-document copy
Order a Recorded Document
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Contacts & sources · 7 fees published by this office · 2 forms