Idaho · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Valley County, ID
Valley County (population 12,831) records real-property documents through the Valley 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.
Valley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Valley County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder
- Mailing address
- Valley County Clerk/Recorder, 219 N. Main St. / PO Box 1350, Cascade, ID 83611
- Phone
- (208) 382-7102 / (208) 382-7100 Option 2
- Checks payable to
- Valley County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Valley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (deeds, grants, conveyances of real property)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Trust deed/mortgage $45.00 (first 30 pages) + $3.00/additional page; reconveyance/release $15.00; power of attorney $25.00; all other documents $10 first page + $3/additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Valley County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder before you mail a check.
What Valley County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard 8.5x11 legible paper per Idaho recording statute
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or e-recording return via Simplifile
Can you e-record in Valley County?
Yes. Valley 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 Valley County, Idaho
- Prepare the document so it meets Valley 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 Valley County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Valley County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Valley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Valley County property are searchable at Valley County Assessor's Office. 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.