Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Butte County, ID
Butte County (population 2,783) records real-property documents through the Butte County Clerk, Auditor & Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Butte County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Butte County Clerk, Auditor & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Butte County Clerk, P.O. Box 737, Arco, ID 83213 (physical: 205 W Grand Ave., Arco, ID 83213)
- Phone
- (208) 527-3021 ext. 1
- Checks payable to
- Butte County Clerk (assumed; not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Butte County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 deeds/conveyances (first 30 pages); $45.00 trust deeds/mortgages; $10.00 other documents (Idaho Code 31-3205 statewide schedule)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page after 30 pages
- Other fees
- not applicable / not separately itemized on official site
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Butte County Clerk, Auditor & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Butte County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail typical
Can you e-record in Butte County?
Butte County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Butte County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Butte County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Butte County Clerk, Auditor & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Butte County Clerk (assumed; not explicitly confirmed on site).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butte County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butte County property are searchable at Butte County Assessor - GIS/Parcel Map (Idaho Parcels regional viewer). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Idaho
Idaho isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.