Nevada § 278.4955 - Requirements for submitting map of reversion
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.4955 — Requirements for submitting map of reversion, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 278.4955. Requirements for submitting map of reversion
1. The map of reversion submitted pursuant to NRS 278.490 must contain the appropriate certificates required by NRS 278.376 , 278.3765 and 278.377 , if applicable, for the original division of the land, any agreement entered into
for a required improvement pursuant to NRS 278.380 for the original division of the land, and the certificates required by NRS 278.496 and 278.4965 . If the map includes the reversion of any street or easement owned by a city, a county
or the State, the provisions of NRS 278.480 must be followed before approval of the map. 2. The final map of reversion must: (a) Be prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS . The professional land surveyor shall state in his or her certificate that the map
has been prepared from information on a recorded map or maps that are being reverted. The professional land surveyor may state in the certificate that he or she assumes
no responsibility for the existence of the monuments or for correctness of other information
shown on or copied from the document. The professional land surveyor shall include in the certificate information which
is sufficient to identify clearly the recorded map or maps being reverted. (b) Be clearly and legibly drawn in black permanent ink upon good tracing cloth or
produced by the use of other materials of a permanent nature generally used for such
a purpose in the engineering profession. Affidavits, certificates and acknowledgments must be legibly stamped or printed
upon the map with black permanent ink. 3. The size of each sheet of the final map must be 24 by 32 inches. A marginal line must be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely
blank margin of 1 inch at the top, bottom and right edges, and of 2 inches at the
left edge along the 24-inch dimension. 4. The scale of the final map must be large enough to show all details clearly, and
enough sheets must be used to accomplish this end. 5. The particular number of the sheet and the total number of sheets comprising the
final map must be stated on each of the sheets, and its relation to each adjoining
sheet must be clearly shown. 6. Each future conveyance of the reverted property must contain a metes and bounds
legal description of the property and must include the name and mailing address of
the person who prepared the legal description.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 278.4955 ("Requirements for submitting map of reversion") 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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