Recording a Deed or Document in Clearwater, ID

Can you e-record in Clearwater?

Yes. Clearwater accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Clearwater, Idaho

1. Prepare the document so it meets Clearwater formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Clearwater County Auditor/Clerk/Recorder (JoAnn Davis) at Clearwater County Recorder, PO Box 586, Orofino, ID 83544 (physical: Clearwater County Courthouse, Orofino, ID 83544).
4. Pay the recording fee ($15.00 flat for deeds/grants/conveyances of real property ≤30 pages (per Idaho Code §31-3205); $10.00 first page for other instruments first / $3.00 per additional page beyond 30 pages (deeds) or beyond first page (other instruments); trust deeds/mortgages $45 first 30 pages then $3/page add'l (+Reconveyances/releases of mortgages $15.00; Powers of Attorney $25.00; copies $1.00/page + $1.00 certification)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Clearwater

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Clearwater property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.