About the Lemhi County Clerk
Lemhi County uses a unified county clerk model. The official Clerk/Auditor/Recorder page identifies the office as one of the county's most diverse elected offices and lists five titles: Clerk of the District Court, Auditor, Recorder, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, and Chief Elections Officer. The same office also oversees County Assistance. That combined role explains why a caller may need the court records counter for a case file, but the recorder function for a marriage license or recorded land document.
The county lists Teresa Morton as Clerk, Clint Morse as Chief Deputy Clerk and Veteran's Service Officer, Cody Dickens for Payroll, Mary Ellen Tunks for Accounts Payable, and Jana Eagle for District Court, Magistrate Court, and Small Claims Court. The court-record role is not a separate elected district clerk. It is a function within the Lemhi County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder office and the Seventh Judicial District court administration structure.
This office split is the main reason a Lemhi County records request should name the department and document type. A divorce decree, criminal judgment, probate order, small-claims judgment, traffic disposition, or filed motion is a court-record request. A marriage license, recorded survey, land document, plat map, easement, assertion of right-of-way, or certain lien records is a recorder request. Board minutes, elections materials, county assistance records, and administrative files may use different county departments or review rules.
Lemhi County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder
Clerk: Teresa Morton
206 Courthouse Drive
Salmon, ID 83467
(208) 742-1665
Public records email: clerk@lemhicountyidaho.org
County hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The county clerk source page shows the combined clerk role and staff contacts.
That office profile is the starting point for non-court clerk services, while District and Magistrate case files use the court clerk counter.
Lemhi Clerk Court Duties
The District Court Clerk page is the core source for Lemhi County court records. It states that the Clerk of the District Court is responsible for records generated and filed with the District and Magistrate Courts of Lemhi County. The same page identifies Bonds, Fines, and Court Records as offices within that department. Those offices collect fines, fees, and penalties assessed in District Court and Magistrate Court and keep files concerning cases in those courts.
- Maintain District Court, Magistrate Court, and Small Claims Court case files.
- Collect court fines, fees, bonds, penalties, and related payments.
- Route court copy requests to the correct case-file source.
- Support records generated and filed in both trial court levels.
- Work under the Lemhi County Clerk of Court and Seventh Judicial District Trial Court Administrator structure.
The official District Court Clerk page is assigned as an image source for this record page.
Its description supports the distinction between finding case information online and requesting filed court documents from the clerk.
Payments are also split by context. The District Court Clerk page says the Magistrate Court of the Seventh District in Lemhi County can receive check, money order, cash, Visa, or MasterCard. County online payment convenience fees are posted separately by the county. A person paying a court fine, ordering a copy, recording a document, or paying a county invoice should confirm the correct payment channel before sending money.
Request Lemhi Certified Copies
Certified copies are used when a document must show an official clerk seal or certification. A certified divorce decree, probate order, judgment, or other court document should be requested from the court clerk where the case was filed. A certified recorded document may be handled through the Recorder side instead. Mixing the two can cause delay, so identify whether the record is a court-file document or a recorded county document before paying any fee.
- Find the case number or recorded-document details through iCourt, the clerk, or the Recorder/property records channel.
- Identify the exact document needed, such as decree, judgment, letters, order, recorded certificate, or survey copy.
- Contact the District Court Clerk for court case files or the Recorder side for recorded documents.
- Ask for the current copy, certification, seal, mailing, and payment requirements before submitting money.
- Submit the written request or in-person request with enough names, dates, departments, and document types for staff to locate the file.
The county's Recording Information and Fees page is relevant for recorder-side fees.
Those recorder fees are useful for recorded documents, but they should not be treated as a complete court-copy fee schedule.
For court certified copies, the clerk may need the case number, party names, document title, filing date if known, and whether the copy must be certified. For recorder certified copies, the request may need the recorded document type, names, date, book/page or instrument details if known, and whether a seal is required. The research did not identify a single all-purpose certified-copy form for every clerk function, so the safest step is to call the office tied to the record before mailing payment.
Lemhi Request Form Fields
Lemhi County's public records request form is the local fallback for county records not found through an online channel. The form says all requests for public information must be made in writing. It asks requesters to be specific and concise and to identify department and document types. The research extraction did not expose every printed blank or checkbox, so the field list below stays within the official text that was captured.
Specificity affects speed. A request for "all court records" is likely too broad, while a request naming District Court Clerk, case number, party name, document title, and date range gives staff a workable search path. For non-court records, the same idea applies: name the department, subject, record type, and date range. The county form also warns that advance payment may be required for large labor or copy requests.
| Field / Instruction | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Requester name | Implied | PDF text indicates a written request; exact field label was not fully extracted. |
| Contact information | Implied | Include phone, email, and mailing address so staff can respond. |
| Department(s) | Yes by instruction | Specify District Court Clerk, Recorder, Sheriff, Prosecutor, or another department as appropriate. |
| Document type(s) | Yes by instruction | Describe the case file, order, recorded document, payment record, or other item sought. |
| Delivery method | Not located | The county publishes phone, fax, and email, but exact checkbox options were not visible in extraction. |
| Fee acknowledgement | Conditional | Advance payment may be required for more than two labor hours or more than 100 paper copies. |
Lemhi County Clerk Fees
The research found official recorder fees and county online payment convenience fees. It also found court payment methods, but not a local Lemhi County court-copy fee schedule. Use the clerk or Recorder source that matches the document type before treating a fee as final.
| Item | Official Amount / Rule |
|---|---|
| Marriage license filing/recording/indexing and affidavits | $13.00, with a separate $15.00 domestic violence fee noted on the marriage page. |
| Prepared-copy comparison/certification per page | $0.50 on the Recorder fee schedule. |
| Certificate under seal | $1.00 additional on the Recorder fee schedule. |
| Filing a survey | $5.00. |
| Making a copy of a survey | $5.00. |
| County online payment convenience fee | $2.00 for $0-$50; 2.5% tiers above $50 shown by the county payment page. |
| Court payments | Check, money order, cash, Visa, and MasterCard are listed for Magistrate Court payments. |
The county online payments page is assigned to this clerk page.
Payment convenience fees are separate from court fines, filing fees, copy fees, or certification charges.
Lemhi Clerk Forms
For court matters, the Lemhi County District Court Clerk resource page points users to Idaho Supreme Court assistance and online payments. For broader county records, the public records request form is the written-request path. For e-filing and self-help filing, Idaho uses statewide tools rather than a Lemhi-only filing portal.
- District Court Clerk Resource Links for Idaho court help and payments.
- Lemhi County Public Records Request Form for written county public-record requests.
- Idaho Guide and File for self-represented public filing help.
- Idaho File and Serve for electronic filing where available.
The Clerk/Auditor/Recorder directory lists clerk and court staff contacts.
Staff directory details help route a request to the correct counter before a visitor sends payment or arrives in person.
Mail and Online Records
For court case information, start with Idaho iCourt. For court documents, use the District Court Clerk where the case was filed. For non-court county records, mail, fax, email, or deliver a written public-records request with specific department and document details. The form lists Lemhi County at 206 Courthouse Drive, Salmon, ID 83467, phone (208) 756-2815, extension 1738, fax (208) 756-8424, and email clerk@lemhicountyidaho.org.
The county property records channel is separate from the court case-file channel. The Lemhi County Online Property Records page may be useful for recorded land context, liens, and property records, but not for pulling a criminal, divorce, probate, or traffic case file.
That split is why the combined clerk page must distinguish District Court Clerk records from Recorder documents even though both functions are in the same elected office.
For Idaho court records, the online search layer and the official record layer are not always the same. iCourt may show case information, hearing information, or payment options. The clerk holds the filed documents and can explain whether a courthouse kiosk, written request, certified copy, or access approval is needed. For compiled court data, Idaho Judicial Branch guidance points to court-data request review under court rules and resource availability.
Note: The research did not reveal every blank on the public records request form, so no extra form labels were invented.