Nevada § 517.100 - Map: Specifications; filing; use of filing fee
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 517.100 — Map: Specifications; filing; use of filing fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 517.100. Map: Specifications; filing; use of filing fee
Within 90 days after posting the notice of location of a placer claim, the locator
shall: 1. Prepare two copies of a map of the claim which must be of a scale of not less than
500 feet to the inch. If the United States survey has been extended over the land embraced in the location,
the claim may be taken and described on the map by legal subdivisions as provided
in NRS 517.090 . If the land has not been surveyed by the United States or if official corners cannot
be found through the exercise of due diligence, the map must set forth the position
of the monuments in relation to each other and establish numbers of monuments, and
the descriptions must be tied to a natural landmark or a readily identifiable artificial
landmark as provided in NRS 517.040 . 2. File the maps with the county recorder in the county in which the claim is located
together with a filing fee of $1 per acre. One-half of the filing fee must be used by the county to establish and maintain, in
accordance with the regulations of the Division, a map of the mining claims in the
county that must accurately record the location of all mining claims filed after July
1, 1971, which is a public record. The remaining part of the fee may be used for the same purposes as any other general
revenue of the county.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 517.100 cover?
Section 517.100 ("Map: Specifications; filing; use of filing fee") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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