Gem County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in Idaho

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Gem County Clerk-Auditor-Recorder
415 E. Main, Emmett, Idaho 83617-3096
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
(208) 365-4561 fax (208) 365-7795
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

About the Gem County Clerk-Auditor-Recorder

Land records in Gem County are recorded by the Clerk-Auditor-Recorder. The office is held by Leandra Rountree.

The online recorded document index can be searched by instrument number, document type (Assignments, Deeds, Judgments, Liens), name, document description, and date. Document images are not available online.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Clerk - Gem County, ID · Recorded Documents - Gem County, ID

Recording Fees

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Deeds and other conveyances$15.00 for the first 30 pages, $3.00 each additional page (deeds, grants and transfers of title to real property)
Mortgages and deeds of trust$45.00 for the first 30 pages, $3.00 each additional page (trust deeds or mortgages, incl. fixture filings and assignments of rents in same instrument)
Releases and satisfactions$15.00 for the first 30 pages, $3.00 each additional page (reconveyances of trust deeds and releases of mortgages)
Other standard documents$10.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page

Other charges

Copies, per page$1.00
Certification$1.00

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2017.

StatewideEach additional release or assignment in the same instrument: $1.00. Substitution of a trustee: $10.00, and powers of attorney: $25.00, for instruments of thirty pages or less, plus $3.00 for each page beyond thirty. Maps, sketches, drawings or other instruments (except plats) larger than 8 1/2 by 14 inches: two cents per square inch. Town plat or map: $11.00 for the first one hundred lots or less, plus 5¢ for each additional lot. Survey filing: $5.00 per page.

Delinquent Assessments-Irrigation Districts: $25.00. Conformed copies: $0.50. Affidavit of labor of mining claims for one (1) mining claim: $10.00, plus $0.50 for each claim in excess of one (1). UCC Search only (no copies per name): $6.00; UCC Search with copies (per name): $12.00; UCC, Federal Tax Lien, Claim of Lien and recorded judgment search (per name with copies): $22.00.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide)

Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: 2023 Senate Bill 1025, As Amended (reprints I.C. 31-3205) · NAR Focus: State and Local Issues / Real Estate Transfer Tax · Recorded Documents - Gem County, ID · Gem County Recorder Fees (printable)

Document Requirements

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

Paper sizeup to 8.5 x 14 inches (statewide, Idaho Code § 31-3205(6))
Grantee address requiredYes (statewide, Idaho Code § 55-601)

StatewideEach page shall be typewritten or be in legible writing.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Idaho Code 31-3205 Recorder's fees · Idaho Code 55-601 Conveyance — How made

Deeds.com Resources & Services

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How to Get a Copy of Your Deed

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Deeds.com eRecording

Not available through Deeds.com

Deeds.com does not currently offer eRecording in Gem County. Contact the recorder's office about its submission options.

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Gem County Clerk-Auditor-Recorder
415 E. Main, Emmett, Idaho 83617-3096
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
(208) 365-4561 fax (208) 365-7795
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

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