A recording device includes a recording section, a discharge section 38 that discharges the medium, a pivot shaft 39 that pivots the discharge section 38, a contact member 48 that configure to swing around the pivot shaft 39 and to contact the medium to be discharged, and a detection section 45 that detects a displacement of the contact member 48, wherein the contact member 48 is provided with a swing restriction section 58 that restricts a range of swinging by engaging the protrusion 57 on the pivot shaft 39, a position of the protrusion 57 that engages with the swing restriction section 58 changes according to pivot the pivot shaft 39, and a position at which the contact member 48 is swingable changes between when the discharge section 38 is positioned at a nip position P1 and when the discharge section 38 is positioned at a non-nip position P2.