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Blaine County Clerk Office Profile

Blaine County identifies Stephen F. Graham as Clerk / Auditor / Recorder and Clerk of the District Court, so one elected county office covers several public-record and court-support functions. The office supports District Court and Magistrate Division operations, manages jury work, receives court records requests, records documents, issues marriage licenses, documents Board of County Commissioners actions, administers elections, and performs auditor duties tied to county finance and budgeting. That unified structure matters because a court judgment, a marriage license, a recorded deed, and a board record can all involve the clerk's broader office, yet each item has a different request channel.

The Stephen F. Graham office profile is useful for Blaine County clerk records because it explains both the court-facing role and the recorder, auditor, and elections work housed in the same local office.

Blaine County Clerk Record Duties

The county clerk office description lists ex-officio recorder duties, land deeds, water rights, marriage licenses, liquor licenses, catering permits, passports, board clerk work, auditor work, and elections. On the court side, the Blaine County courts page says the Clerk of the District Court handles traffic citations, criminal and civil cases, small claims, the jury system, court forms, referrals, and brochures. A person seeking a court pleading should not use the same process as a person seeking a recorded deed, because Idaho court records are governed through the judicial branch access rule and county administrative records use the county public records process.

The county clerk source page also gives context for services that are easy to confuse with court records. Marriage licenses and recorded documents are recorder functions. Jury seating, court forms, and court copies are court-support functions. Board minutes, county finance, and elections belong to the administrative side of the office. When the requested item is a filed case document, the court records department needs case-specific details. When the requested item is a land or recorded document, the recorder index, public computer, vault, or mail request path is the better fit.

The county clerk office overview supports the distinction between Blaine County court records, county administrative records, and recorder records handled by the same elected office.

• District Court support covers traffic citations, criminal cases, civil cases, small claims, jury functions, court forms, and court records copy requests.
• Recorder work covers recorded documents, land and water-right records, marriage licenses, older vault books, microfiche, and the recorded document portal.
• Administrative work covers board clerk functions, auditor responsibilities, county finance and budgeting, elections, passports, and certain county permits.
• Public access depends on the record type, with iCourt used for case lookup and the county public records form used for county administrative records.

Certified Blaine County Court Copies

The local court records process is specific. Blaine County states that the court office does not conduct record searches, so a requester should use iCourt first to locate a case number or party listing. Once the case is known, written requests for public judgments or pleadings go to the court records department. The request should identify the case number, parties' names, title of the requested document, filing date, contact information, and name/date-of-birth verification. If the case is sealed or involves minor children, the requester must use the applicable request form and wait for Records Department review.

1. Search iCourt by party name or case number to locate the Blaine County court case and confirm the case number.
2. Identify the exact document, such as a judgment, order, decree, pleading, or filing date entry.
3. Email or send a written copy request to the court records department with case number, party names, document title, filing date, contact information, and name/date-of-birth verification.
4. Pay the copy charge and certification fee when the office confirms the copy is available.
5. Use the certified copy for legal, filing, or agency purposes when an ordinary online case listing is not enough.

Idaho Code 31-3205 is the clerk fee authority cited by the county public records process for recorded copies, and Blaine's court-copy instructions give the local court record amounts. The court records office has 72 hours to review and respond to written requests. Audio copies have a separate charge for a specific trial or hearing within the appeal period, and court audio is not a substitute for an official transcript.

Blaine County Request Form Fields

The Blaine County online public records request form is for county public records, not a replacement for the ICAR 32 court-case request process. It still matters for clerk users because the department dropdown includes Clerk/Auditor/Recorder and the form captures the county's standard public-record request data. The form warns that sheriff accident, incident, and case reports should be requested directly through the sheriff website to avoid delay.

The Blaine County public records request page states that the county must produce existing records, not create new answers or research products. For court case copies, the more precise route remains iCourt lookup followed by a records department request for specific public documents. Idaho Code 74-103 supplies the timing source for public-record responses.

The Idaho public records timing statute image fits the form-field section because the county form applies different response timing for Idaho residents and nonresidents.

Blaine County Clerk Fees

Confirmed Blaine County clerk fees come from the Fifth Judicial District court page, the court records request page, the public records form, and the marriage license page. Court copies and court certifications are low per-item charges, while credit or debit card payments for court fines use a separate Point & Pay convenience fee. Marriage license and certified recorded marriage fees are recorder-side charges, not court copy fees.

Idaho Code 31-3205 supports the clerk fee context used by the county form, while local Blaine court-copy fees control the request for court pleadings and judgments.

The fee statute source connects the county's local copy amounts to Idaho's clerk fee framework.

Blaine County Recorder Records

The Blaine County Recorder page gives detailed coverage dates that affect whether a record can be found online. Documents before 1970 are in vault books on location. Microfiche begins in January 1970 and ends with instrument number 476210. Scanning started April 23, 2001 with instrument 450331. Scanned images in the database begin with instrument 405570, dated August 29, 1997, and computer entry begins with instrument number 259334, dated January 2, 1985. Name-index research before that date is available on location.

The Tyler recorded document portal is separate from court cases. The portal disclaimer warns that data can change, that the index should be treated like a card catalog, and that users should search all spelling variations. Recorded documents can also be researched on a public computer, in the Recorder's office, or in the vault for older records. Documents may be mailed to Blaine County Recorder, 206 1st Ave. S., Suite 200, Hailey, ID 83333, and electronic recording may be submitted through Simplifile.

The recorded document portal image belongs with recorder records because it is the official web access point for Blaine County recorded-document index work, not for District Court case dockets. The county recorder page is the source for the next recorder coverage reference.

The county recorder source explains why older Blaine County records may require vault books, microfiche, or in-office research instead of a simple web search.

Blaine County Clerk Access Updates

Stephen F. Graham's office reports recent record-access changes that are specific to Blaine County. The office launched new recording software in February 2025 after 18 months of planning, providing free online access to recorded document indexes, watermarked images by subscription, and e-certified copies for purchase. The office also introduced Fraud Notify, a free alert service for property owners when a document is recorded in their name. Those changes are recorder-side improvements, but they matter for users who expect the clerk office to hold both court and recorded-document information.

The same local update source notes courthouse safety improvements, replacement of outdated jury seating for comfort and ADA compliance, language access work through Idaho Supreme Court-certified Spanish interpreter training, and work on longstanding unpaid court fine backlogs. Those are operational details, not new public databases, but they show how the Blaine County Clerk of the District Court / County Clerk, Auditor, Recorder supports both court users and county record users.