Access Clark County Clerk Records

Clark County Clerk Office

Clark County uses a unified county clerk and court clerk structure. The county lists Stephenie Stewart as Clerk at 224 W Main Street in Dubois, with the main county phone at 208-374-5304. The same local office is the practical starting point when a person needs court record copies, a public request form, recording information, election information, or help identifying where a document was filed.

The court directory also lists the Clark County court and county offices at 224 West Main Street, Dubois, Idaho 83423, with mailing address PO Box 205, Dubois, Idaho 83423, and main court phone 208-374-5402. A requester who is not sure whether the record is a court case, recorded document, or county administrative record should describe the record in plain terms and ask the Clerk which access path applies.

The Clark County Clerk page identifies the local office and its linked service areas.

That local source anchors the Clark County Clerk records path before a request moves to iCourt, recording, or a public-record form.

Clark County Clerk Duties

The Clerk page lists District Court, Elections, and Recording as Clerk subpages. That matters because a person asking for a Clark County court file should not use the same assumptions as a person asking for a recorded land document or an election record. The Clerk's role changes with the record type, even though the local office may be the same counter.

• District Court records: filed case documents, certified court copies, courthouse kiosk access, and case-file follow-up.
• Recording: local recorded documents and related copy requests tied to county recording work.
• Elections: election administration material handled through the Clerk's county role.
• Public records: request intake and response under Idaho public records law for county-held material.
• Counter guidance: help routing a requester to iCourt, the court clerk, the recording index, or the public request form.

The Clark County Recording page is the local source for the recording side of the Clerk's office.

Recording belongs beside court records in the Clerk's office, but a recorded document is not the same as a District Court case filing.

Request Clark County Certified Copies

Certified copies are official copies marked or certified by the record custodian. They are often needed for legal filings, title work, benefits, name changes, and other proof tasks. For court case documents, the iCourt Portal can help find status, a case number, or hearing information, but case documents and certified copies come from the courthouse kiosk or the clerk where the case was filed.

1. Identify the record type first: court case document, recorded document, election material, or another county record.
2. Use iCourt Smart Search or Search Hearings when a District Court case number or case status is needed before contacting the Clerk.
3. Call the Clerk at 208-374-5304 or the court directory at 208-374-5402 to confirm where the file is held and what copy details are required.
4. Provide the case number if known, party names, document title, filing year, number of copies, and whether certification is needed.
5. Pay the confirmed copy, recording, certification, or staff-time fee, then arrange pickup, mail, or counter review as the Clerk allows.

Clark County Request Form Fields

Clark County's Public Record Request form is the county intake path when the requester needs a county-held record rather than a simple counter copy. The form inventory in the research is specific. It asks for contact information, a description of the requested information, the number of copies, and a dated signature. Clear descriptions help the Clerk decide whether the item is a court file, a recorded document, an election record, or another county record.

Clark County will contact the requester within three working days under Idaho Code 74-103(1). That timing is a contact requirement, not a promise that every record will be copied within three working days. Large requests, restricted records, or requests needing staff review may take more time.

Clark County Clerk Fees

The county fee worksheet and court fee table should be read together. Public-record copy costs cover county records. Court filing fees apply when a person opens a case or files certain petitions. Recording fees may apply to recorded documents. If a request crosses categories, the Clerk can explain which schedule controls each part.

Clark County Public Records Law

Idaho public access starts with the rule that public records are generally open unless a law or court rule restricts them. For county requests, Idaho Code 74-102 and 74-103 frame inspection and response duties. Court records also depend on Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32. Some records are not open in full, including records affected by juvenile, adoption, sealed, protected-person, or case-specific confidentiality rules.

The Idaho Code 74-103 public records request statute is the source for the three-working-day contact point used by Clark County.

That statute explains the county response framework, while court-file access still has to be checked against Idaho court record rules.

Clark County Clerk and iCourt

The iCourt Portal is the public case-status tool for Clark County court records. It provides Smart Search, Search Hearings, and Make Payments. That makes it useful for finding a case number, checking a hearing date, or paying eligible court costs. It does not replace the Clerk for case documents, certified copies, or records that must be reviewed at the courthouse kiosk.

For self-represented court forms, the Court Assistance Office contact for Clark County is Jessica Nichols at 320 West Main, Dubois, Idaho 83423. The phone is 208-589-9872 and the email is d7cao@idcourts.gov. The Court Assistance Office helps with forms and process information, while the Clerk handles filing and record access.

The Clerk page is also where Clark County's sparse local court web presence becomes clear. District Court, Recording, Elections, and public request access sit under the same county office path, so a user may need to separate three tasks before calling: a court-file task, a recorded-document task, and a general county public-record task. Court cases start with iCourt or the courthouse kiosk. Recorded land or official records route through the Clerk's Recording subpage. A general county record that is not already posted can use the Public Record Request form.

That distinction matters for fees and timing. A court filing fee, a recorded-document charge, a public-record copy worksheet, and a certified court copy are not the same thing. The research file gives exact amounts for the county public request worksheet and several statewide court filings, but it does not give a local counter-hours schedule or a complete certification price table. The most accurate Clark County workflow is to identify the record, gather the case number or document description, then confirm the copy type and cost with Stephenie Stewart's office before relying on the record for court, title, licensing, or agency use. For older county court material, the Idaho State Archives remains the researched statewide fallback when current Clerk and iCourt paths do not locate the file.