Owyhee County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in Idaho

Recorder Office

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Owyhee County Clerk-Auditor-Recorder
Owyhee County Courthouse, 20381 Hwy 78, Murphy, Idaho 83650
Mailing address: P.O. Box 128, Murphy, ID 83650
Monday thru Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Recording cutoff: 4:30 pm
208-495-2421 fax 208-495-1173
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

About the Owyhee County County Recorder

Land records in Owyhee County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Angela Barkell.

No online document or records search; public computers are available at the Clerk's office in Murphy.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Idaho Code 31-3205 Recorder's fees · Clerk – Owyhee County · Recorder – Owyhee County

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

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.

Assessment Work (Mining): $10.00 for 1st page and $3.00 for each additional page. Conform Survey: $1.00 each. Copy of Survey or highway or right of way plat (large paper): $5.00. Copies of recorded documents can be emailed using a credit card over the phone.

Paying the office

AcceptedCash, Check, Money order, Credit card, Debit card
Checks payable toThe Owyhee County Recorder
Card feeAdditional 3.5% for debit or credit card

Transfer tax

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

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: 2023 Senate Bill 1025, As Amended (reprints I.C. 31-3205) · NAR Focus: State and Local Issues / Real Estate Transfer Tax · Clerk – Owyhee County · Recorder – Owyhee County

Document Requirements

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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.

Submitting documents

In personAccepted
By mailAccepted
Electronic recordingAccepted
Stamped, self-addressed return envelopeRequired
How recorded documents come backOriginal documents are returned after recording; mailed documents are returned in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided.

Documents cannot be emailed for recording; the original document with the grantor's original notarized signature is required.

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

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Recorder Office

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Owyhee County Clerk-Auditor-Recorder
Owyhee County Courthouse, 20381 Hwy 78, Murphy, Idaho 83650
Mailing address: P.O. Box 128, Murphy, ID 83650
Monday thru Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Recording cutoff: 4:30 pm
208-495-2421 fax 208-495-1173
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

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