Elmore County
Named after the Ida Elmore mines producing silver and gold in that area in 1860, Elmore County was formed on February 7, 1889. Rocky bar was formerly its county seat until the county seat moved to Mountain Home on February 4, 1891. Elmore County spans 3,101 square miles with a population of 28,666 according to the 2020 census. It belongs to the 2nd Congressional District.
The District Court is the primary trial court in Elmore County and has a Magistrate Division within it. The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over hearings for felony cases and criminal case appeals.. It also handles general civil cases in which the amount of money involved in dispute is $10,000 or more, some domestic relation matters as well as juvenile and probate cases. It generally handles cases beyond the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Division.
The Magistrate Division functions within the District Court and hears matters relating to preliminary hearings for all criminal cases, misdemeanors, infractions, felonies, general civil matters involving $10,000 or less, guardianships of minors and adults, driver's license suspension, name changes, and civil commitment. Furthermore, the Magistrate Division has a small claims department handling cases in which the amount of money involved in dispute is $5,000 or less.
The District Court has a court-supervised treatment program such as Adult Drug and DUI Court, and in addition, juvenile and adult misdemeanor probation programs.
The Elmore County District Court Clerk files and manages court records in the county. You can contact the District Court Clerk in order to inspect and copy court records of your choice during regular business hours from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m - 5:00 pm at:
150 South 4th East,
Suite 5, Mountain Home, ID 83647
208 587 2130
Fax 208 587 2134
You may also visit the courthouse to obtain court records at:
155 S. 5th E.
Mountain Home, ID 8364
208 587 2127
The Elmore District Court Clerk keeps and maintains the following court records for public use:
- Criminal records
- Civil records
- Family law records
- Probate records
Additionally, you can search court records electronically on the Idaho icourts portal or Odyssey system. No registration is required on the portal to search for court records. Records for all 44 counties dating from 1995 are on the portal and are updated every hour to include new court records. The iCourt Portal also provides access to the following:
- Court proceedings, calendars or dockets, case numbers, locations of hearings, and the date/ time of hearings
- File new cases
- Chronological case summary of events
- Litigant or Party indexes to cases filed with courts
- County contact information
- Pay court fees
