Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Twin Falls County, ID
Twin Falls County (population 97,539) records real-property documents through the Twin Falls 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.
Twin Falls County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Twin Falls County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder
- Mailing address
- Twin Falls County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder, 630 Addison Ave. W., 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 126, Twin Falls, ID 83303
- Phone
- 208-736-4004
- Website
- twinfallscounty.org/clerk
- Checks payable to
- Twin Falls County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Twin Falls County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (deeds, grants, conveyances of real property, up to 30 pages); other instruments $10 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 30 pages (deeds); $3.00 per additional page (other instruments)
- Other fees
- Trust deeds/mortgages $45 (up to 30 pages); no separate GIS/rental-housing rider fees in Idaho (unlike Illinois)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Twin Falls County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder before you mail a check.
What Twin Falls County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. (max 8.5 x 14 in.) paper, black ink, minimum 12pt font recommended
- Cover sheet
- No statutory cover sheet mandated; documents must be on 8.5x11 (up to 8.5x14) paper, legible, black ink, preferably Times New Roman 12pt per Idaho Code 31-3205
- Submission & return
- Recorded document mailed back if self-addressed stamped envelope provided, or e-recording auto-returns
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Twin Falls County?
Yes. Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Twin Falls County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Twin Falls County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Twin Falls County property are searchable at Twin Falls 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
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