Boise County Clerk Office
The official county page identifies the office as the Boise County Clerk, Auditor, Recorders Office. Mary T. Prisco is listed as Clerk, Ex Officio Auditor, Recorder. Idaho's structure map for this site resolves the office as the Clerk of the District Court / County Clerk, Auditor, Recorder because Boise County uses one unified county clerk structure rather than split clerks.
The clerk page says the Clerk of the District Court serves as ex officio Auditor and Recorder and as ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners under Idaho Code 31-2001. That means Boise County residents may contact the same elected office for district court clerk functions, recorder services, county audit records, board records, marriage licenses, and county public-record requests. Court filings and court hearings still use the court-facing address and phone when the task is active court business.
Boise County Clerk, Auditor, Recorder
Clerk: Mary T. Prisco
420 Main Street
P.O. Box 1300
Idaho City, ID 83631
208-392-4431
mprisco@co.boise.id.us
Recording information: sgeorge@co.boise.id.us
What Boise County Clerk Handles
The Boise County clerk role is broader than a court-window role. As auditor, the office draws warrants, examines and settles debts to the county, keeps accounts with the Treasurer, issues annual financial statements, and performs other duties required by law. As recorder, the office records deeds, grants, transfers, mortgages, releases, powers of attorney, leases, judgment transcripts affecting real property or water rights, marriage certificates, wills admitted to probate, bonds, liens, notices, bankruptcy filings, certain financing statements, water-right adjudication notices, and other recordable instruments.
- District Court clerk duties: support local court records and clerk functions tied to Idaho's District Court structure.
- Recorder duties: record real property, marriage, probate-related, lien, and other instruments listed by Idaho Code 31-2402.
- Auditor duties: process county financial duties, warrants, debt settlement, annual statements, and budget records.
- Board clerk duties: act as ex officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.
- Public-record request duties: receive the Boise County request form by email, mail, or fax for records in the clerk's custody.
The manifest assigns the Idaho county clerk duties statute to this Boise County clerk page.
The statute source is important because Boise County's own clerk page cites the clerk's district court, auditor, recorder, and board-clerk roles from Idaho law.
Request Boise County Certified Copies
Certified copies are used when a plain copy is not enough for filing, recording, identification, title, or legal proof. Boise County's research gives specific recorder copy and certification fees, but it does not publish a separate full court-copy fee schedule for every case type. The safest route is to identify whether the needed item is a court document, a recorded instrument, or a county public record before contacting the clerk or court.
- Identify the record type: court case document, recorded document, marriage record, board record, or other county record.
- Gather the case number, party names, document title, recording reference, date range, or other details that narrow the search.
- Use iCourt first for court case numbers when the record is a court filing or docket item.
- Submit the Boise County public-record request form for clerk-held county records, or contact the court for active court-copy questions.
- Ask whether a seal, certification, per-page copy fee, fax fee, or other charge applies before the copy is prepared.
Note: Certified court copies and certified recorder copies may use different counters, fees, and proof requirements.
Boise County Records Request Fields
The Boise County public-record request form is directed to the Records Custodian, Boise County Clerk. It cites Idaho Code 74-102 and asks the requester to describe the records sought. It also asks the requester to state whether the records pertain to the requester, whether inspection or copies are wanted, and whether electronic copies are requested. The signature line includes an acknowledgment that the records will not be used for a mailing or telephone list under Idaho Code 74-120.
| Field or Option | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Unspecified | Date the request is made. |
| Description of public records | Yes by purpose | Describe the Boise County records to examine or copy. |
| Records pertain to myself | Optional | Checkbox option on the form. |
| Merely examine records | Optional | Checkbox for inspection without copies. |
| Copies or electronic copies | Optional | Checkbox options for paper or electronic copies. |
| Print name, mailing address, telephone number | Unspecified | Requester identity and contact information. |
| Signature acknowledgment | Yes if submitted | Acknowledges the Idaho Code 74-120 mailing-list and telephone-list limitation. |
The form lists email submission to sgeorge@co.boise.id.us or mprisco@co.boise.id.us, mail to P.O. Box 1300, Idaho City, Idaho 83631, and fax to (208) 392-4473.
Boise County Clerk Fees
Boise County's official clerk page publishes recorder and clerk-related fees. These are useful for recorded documents, certificates, marriage licenses, surveys, faxes, and prepared-copy comparison. They should not be treated as a complete filing-fee schedule for every court case. For a court filing or court document not listed, call the Boise County Court or clerk before sending payment.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Miscellaneous, mining claim, or other unlisted documents | $10 first page, $3 each additional page, for one document |
| Deeds, grants, and conveyances of real property | $15 |
| Trust deeds or mortgages of real property, including related instruments in same document | $45 |
| Reconveyances and releases of mortgages | $15 |
| Power of attorney | $25 |
| Copies of recorded documents | $1 per page |
| Certificate under seal | $1 |
| Comparing and certifying a prepared copy | $0.50 per page, plus seal fee if needed |
| Marriage licenses | $30 |
| Faxes | $5 first page, $1 each additional page |
Boise County Clerk Forms
The clerk page lists public-record forms, marriage-license instructions, recorder forms, budget materials, financial and audit reports, passport appointments, county beer, wine, and liquor license information, certificate of residency forms, and several downloadable recorder forms. Available recorder examples include quitclaim deed, warranty deed, declaration of homestead, mining-claim forms, HOA claim of lien, release of notice of claim of lien, alcohol and catering applications, and hardship property-tax cancellation application.
Court filing payments are handled through the Boise County court page. The court accepts credit and debit card payments for filing documents in person or by phone at (208) 392-4452. A 3.5% convenience fee is added to each credit or debit card payment. Accepted cards named in the research include Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and debit cards.
Boise County Clerk Access Limits
The clerk can route public-record requests, but some judicial records are controlled by court access rules. Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 governs public examination and copying of judicial department records and lists exempt, sealed, and limited-access records. For exempt or sealed Boise County court records, the Fourth District Court, Boise County request form asks the requester to identify the case, document or file sought, reason for access, and contact information. A custodial judge decides the request.
Public-record law and court-record law overlap but are not identical. A county record in the clerk's custody may be requested through the Boise County public-record form. A judicial record that is sealed, exempt, confidential, or judge-controlled may require the sealed-record process. Juvenile cases, mental commitment records, adoption records, unreturned warrants, domestic abuse files except court orders, presentence reports, and court-gathered evaluation records may be restricted.
The manifest also assigns the Idaho Court Administrative Rule source to this clerk page.
Rule 32 supports the clerk page because Boise County court-record access can depend on whether the record is public, sealed, exempt, or limited by court order.