Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Madison County, ID
Madison County (population 55,172) records real-property documents through the Madison County Clerk (Clerk of District Court, 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.
Madison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Madison County Clerk (Clerk of District Court, Auditor, Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Madison County Clerk/Recorder, 134 East Main St / PO Box 389, Rexburg, ID 83440
- Phone
- (208) 359-6219
- Checks payable to
- Madison County Clerk/Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Madison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10 first page for general documents; Deeds $15; Trust deeds/mortgages $45 (first 30 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3 per additional page (over 30 pages for trust deeds/mortgages; over first page for other documents)
- Other fees
- Reconveyances $15; Powers of Attorney $25; Surveys $5/page - per statewide Idaho Code 31-3205 fee schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Madison County Clerk (Clerk of District Court, Auditor, Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Madison County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; office hours 8:00am-4:30pm M-F
Can you e-record in Madison County?
Madison 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 Madison County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Madison 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 Madison County Clerk (Clerk of District Court, Auditor, Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Madison County Clerk/Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Madison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Madison County property are searchable at Madison County GIS/Parcel Viewer (Recorded Documents Lookup also available). 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.