Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Power County, ID
Power County (population 8,246) records real-property documents through the Power 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.
Power County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Power County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder
- Mailing address
- Power County Courthouse, Attn: Recorder, 543 Bannock Avenue, American Falls, ID 83211
- Checks payable to
- Power County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Power 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; reconveyances/releases $15.00; powers of attorney $25.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Power County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder before you mail a check.
What Power County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be notarized; max size 8.5x14 in (larger charged as two pages); include postage-paid self-addressed envelope for return
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet found; must reserve 2"x3" blank recording space on front or last page ($3 surcharge if used on back)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or in-person
Can you e-record in Power County?
Power 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 Power County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Power 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 Power County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Power County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Power County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Power County property are searchable at Power County Assessor GIS Parcel Viewer (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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