Nevada § 517.140 - Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 517.140 — Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 517.140. Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency
1. Within 90 days after the date of his or her location, the locator of a claim or
location of a mill site shall record his or her location with the county recorder
of the county in which the location is situated, by duplicate certificates of location. 2. When the locator records his or her certificates of location the locator shall
file two copies of a map not to exceed 3 feet by 4 feet and pay the filing fees which
comply with the requirements set forth in NRS 517.040 and 517.050 . 3. Any record of a location of a mill site which does not contain the name of the
locator, the name of the mine or mining claim of which the locator is the proprietor,
or the name of the mill or reduction works of which the locator is the owner, the
number of feet or acres claimed, and a description which identifies the claim with
reasonable certainty is void.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 517.140 cover?
Section 517.140 ("Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency") 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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