Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Owyhee County, ID
Owyhee County (population 12,661) records real-property documents through the Owyhee County Clerk/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.
Owyhee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Owyhee County Clerk/Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 128, Murphy, ID 83650 (physical: 20381 State Hwy 78, Murphy, ID 83650)
- Phone
- (208) 495-2421
- Checks payable to
- Owyhee County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Owyhee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 standard documents; deeds/conveyances $15.00 (30 pages or less)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Trust deeds/mortgages $45.00 (first 30 pages, then $3/page); reconveyances/releases $15.00; powers of attorney $25.00; surveys $5.00/survey; copies $1.00/page; certification $1.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Owyhee County Clerk/Recorder before you mail a check.
What Owyhee County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in; 12pt Times New Roman black ink; 2-in top margin, 1-in others; notarized/acknowledged; grantee name/mailing address and legal description required
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person
Can you e-record in Owyhee County?
Owyhee 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 Owyhee County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Owyhee 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 Owyhee County Clerk/Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Owyhee County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Owyhee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Owyhee County property are searchable at Owyhee County Assessor GIS Parcel Map (ArcGIS Experience Builder). 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
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