NRS247.145. Presentation of document for recording; denial of request to record document.

      1.  County recorders may record any document authorized, entitled or required by law to be recorded when presented for recording.

      2.  A county recorder may deny a request to record a document if, within 2 judicial days after presentation of the document, the recorder determines that the document is unauthorized, falsified or otherwise may not be lawfully recorded. If a recorder fails to make such a determination within the specified period, the recorder shall record the document as soon as practicable, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

      3.  A county recorder who denies a request to record a document pursuant to subsection 2 shall retain a copy of the document and, within 2 judicial days after the county recorder denies the request, shall provide the requester with written notice, on a form prescribed by the county recorder, of:

      (a) The reason that the recorder is denying the recordation of the document;

      (b) The right of the requester to judicial review of the denial; and

      (c) The criminal penalty set forth in subsection 5.

Ê If a recorder fails to provide the notice required by this subsection within the specified period, the recorder shall record the document as soon as practicable, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

      4.  If a request to record a document is denied pursuant to subsection 2, the requester may apply to the district court in the county in which the request was denied for an order to record the document. The court shall give this matter priority over other civil matters to which priority is not given by other statutes. If the requester prevails:

      (a) The requester is entitled to recover from the county recorder any filing fees that he or she paid related to the proceeding.

      (b) The county recorder shall record the document as soon as practicable.

      5.  If a county recorder denied recordation of a document pursuant to subsection 2, a person shall not resubmit the document for recordation unless the document has been modified in such a manner that it may be lawfully recorded or the person has obtained a court order pursuant to subsection 4. Unless a greater penalty is provided by NRS 239.330, a violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.

      6.  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 4, a county recorder who acts in good faith in denying recordation of a document pursuant to this section is immune from liability for damages to the requester or any person whom the document concerns or affects.

      (Added to NRS by 1957, 150; A 1985, 1682; 2001, 1738; 2003, 1930)