Updated October 11, 2026. Quick answer: A Nevada conveyance of real property must be acknowledged or proved and certified, and a notary public may take the acknowledgment. NRS 247.305 sets a $25 base fee for recording a document, plus a mandatory additional $7, an additional fee of up to $5 that the county recorder may charge, and a further fee of up to $6 that the board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance.
Nevada quitclaim deed at a glance
| Item | What the documents say |
|---|---|
| Signing | A Nevada deed must be signed by the person from whom the interest passes, who must be of lawful age, and then acknowledged or proved and recorded. |
| Witnesses | Nevada law lets a conveyance be proved by a subscribing witness, but it does not make witnesses a stated requirement when the deed is acknowledged. |
| Notary or acknowledgment | A Nevada conveyance of real property must be acknowledged or proved and certified, and a notary public may take the acknowledgment. |
| Statutory quitclaim form | Not found in the documents read |
| Where to record, and the fee | County recorder of the county where the land is located. NRS 247.305 sets a $25 base fee for recording a document, plus a mandatory additional $7, an additional fee of up to $5 that the county recorder may charge, and a further fee of up to $6 that the board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance. |
| State transfer tax | Nevada imposes a tax on each deed when the consideration or value of the property exceeds $100. The rate under NRS 375.023 is $1.30 on each $500 of value or fraction of $500, deposited in the State General Fund. The rate under NRS 375.020 is $1.25 on each $500 in a county with a population of 700,000 or more and 65 cents on each $500 in a county with a population under 700,000. A county with a population under 700,000 may also impose up to 5 cents on each $500 under NRS 375.026. The tax is computed on the value stated in the declaration of value that must accompany each deed presented for recording (NRS 375.060). The buyer and seller are jointly and severally liable, although they may agree by contract which of them is responsible. |
| Gift from a parent to a child | The taxes under NRS 375.020, 375.023 and 375.026 do not apply to a transfer, assignment or other conveyance of real property if the owner is related to the person to whom it is conveyed within the first degree of lineal consanguinity or affinity (NRS 375.090). Each deed presented for recording must still be accompanied by a declaration of value (NRS 375.060). |
| Spouse or homestead | Not found in the documents read |
| Source | Nevada Legislature, Legislative Counsel Bureau |
Signing, witnesses and the notary in Nevada
A Nevada deed must be signed by the person from whom the interest passes, who must be of lawful age, and then acknowledged or proved and recorded.
A Nevada conveyance of real property must be acknowledged or proved and certified, and a notary public may take the acknowledgment.
Witnesses: Nevada law lets a conveyance be proved by a subscribing witness, but it does not make witnesses a stated requirement when the deed is acknowledged.
The text itself:
- NRS Chapter 111 Estates in Property; Conveyancing and Recording: “signed by the person from whom the estate or interest”
- NRS Chapter 111 Estates in Property; Conveyancing and Recording: “By the testimony of a subscribing witness”
- NRS Chapter 111 Estates in Property; Conveyancing and Recording: “must be acknowledged or proved and certified in the manner provided”
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Recording office: County recorder of the county where the land is located. NRS 247.305 sets a $25 base fee for recording a document, plus a mandatory additional $7, an additional fee of up to $5 that the county recorder may charge, and a further fee of up to $6 that the board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance.
The text itself:
- NRS Chapter 247 County Recorders: “county recorders shall charge and collect the following fees”
- NRS Chapter 247 County Recorders: “an additional fee of $7 for recording a document”
Transfer tax and a gift to a family member
Nevada imposes a tax on each deed when the consideration or value of the property exceeds $100. The rate under NRS 375.023 is $1.30 on each $500 of value or fraction of $500, deposited in the State General Fund. The rate under NRS 375.020 is $1.25 on each $500 in a county with a population of 700,000 or more and 65 cents on each $500 in a county with a population under 700,000. A county with a population under 700,000 may also impose up to 5 cents on each $500 under NRS 375.026. The tax is computed on the value stated in the declaration of value that must accompany each deed presented for recording (NRS 375.060). The buyer and seller are jointly and severally liable, although they may agree by contract which of them is responsible.
Between family members: The taxes under NRS 375.020, 375.023 and 375.026 do not apply to a transfer, assignment or other conveyance of real property if the owner is related to the person to whom it is conveyed within the first degree of lineal consanguinity or affinity (NRS 375.090). Each deed presented for recording must still be accompanied by a declaration of value (NRS 375.060).
The text itself:
- NRS Chapter 375 Real Property Transfer Tax: “at the rate of $1.30 on each $500 of value”
- NRS Chapter 375 Real Property Transfer Tax: “within the first degree of lineal consanguinity or affinity”
- NRS Chapter 375 Real Property Transfer Tax: “The buyer and seller are jointly and severally liable for the payment”
Other filings the documents mention
The county recorder will not record a deed unless it states the grantee’s mailing address, the assessor’s parcel number, and the name and address of the person to receive the property tax statement.
The text itself:
- NRS Chapter 111 Estates in Property; Conveyancing and Recording: “the name and address of the person to whom a statement”
A worked example: a parent deeds the home to an adult child
An illustration, not a return: a parent bought a home for $100,000, and it is worth $300,000 when the parent deeds it to an adult child by quitclaim deed, with no payment. The child later sells it for $350,000. For a gift, federal law says the child’s basis is “the same as it would be in the hands of the donor”, so the basis stays $100,000 and the gain is $250,000 ($350,000 minus $100,000). Had the child received the same home at the parent’s death, when it was worth $300,000, the statute sets the basis at “fair market value of the property at the date of the decedent’s”, so the gain would be $50,000 ($350,000 minus $300,000). Federal gift tax filing rules are outside this page and outside the documents read.
Read the Nevada transfer-tax rule above for the state side of the same transfer. See CMG’s quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer page for the choice of deed.
What the documents do not say
- Whether Nevada has a statutory quitclaim form: not found in the documents read.
- Whether a spouse must join in the deed: not found in the documents read.
- County or city transfer taxes and local recording surcharges were not read unless named above.
Common mistakes
- Assuming the Nevada transfer-tax exemption for family gifts also removes the federal basis consequence shown in the example.
- Assuming the answer for one state applies to another, or that signing a deed ends the paperwork before recording.
Related: quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer, Nevada transfer on death deed, Nevada probate cost, and whether Nevada has an estate tax.
Sources
- NRS Chapter 111 Estates in Property; Conveyancing and Recording: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-111.html
- NRS Chapter 247 County Recorders: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-247.html
- NRS Chapter 375 Real Property Transfer Tax: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-375.html
- 26 U.S.C. 1015, Basis of property acquired by gifts and transfers in trust (U.S. Code, GovInfo): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title26/html/USCODE-2023-title26-subtitleA-chap1-subchapO-partII-sec1015.htm
- 26 U.S.C. 1014, Basis of property acquired from a decedent (U.S. Code, GovInfo): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title26/html/USCODE-2023-title26-subtitleA-chap1-subchapO-partII-sec1014.htm
Sources: the primary documents linked above, read on October 11, 2026. General information, not tax advice. Your own facts decide the outcome, and a tax professional or the state agency itself is the right place to confirm anything consequential.