Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lincoln County, ID
Lincoln County (population 5,603) records real-property documents through the Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court, Ex-Officio 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.
Lincoln County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court, Ex-Officio Auditor/Recorder
- Mailing address
- Lincoln County Recorder, 111 West B Street, Suite C, Shoshone, ID 83352
- Phone
- (208) 886-7641
- Checks payable to
- Lincoln County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Lincoln County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10 first page (statewide Idaho Code 31-3205 schedule; specific published Lincoln County fee page not independently fetched due to site access restrictions)
- Additional pages
- $3 per additional page (per statewide schedule)
- Other fees
- Deeds $15, trust deeds/mortgages $45 (first 30 pages then $3/page), reconveyances $15, POA $25, surveys $5/page - statewide Idaho Code 31-3205 schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court, Ex-Officio Auditor/Recorder before you mail a check.
What Lincoln County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; office hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
Can you e-record in Lincoln County?
Yes. Lincoln County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Lincoln County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Lincoln 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court, Ex-Officio Auditor/Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lincoln County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lincoln County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lincoln County property are searchable at Lincoln County Assessor. 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.