Idaho Quitclaim Deed

Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Bannock County

Just Got Married

If marriage is the reason you're here, you're not alone — adding a spouse to the title is one of the simplest, most common uses of a quitclaim deed.

Going Through a Divorce

If your divorce settlement awarded you the property, a quitclaim deed is how you actually get your ex's name off the title.

Inherited Property

If you're sorting out property after losing a family member, a quitclaim deed is often the last step in getting the title updated to reflect the new owner.

Gifting to Family

Whether you're adding your child to the title or handing the property over outright, a quitclaim deed is the standard way families make that change here.

About the Bannock County Recorder (part of the Bannock County Clerk's Office)

Bannock County was created by the Idaho legislature on March 6, 1893, and takes its name from the Bannock people, whose traditional territory includes the Fort Hall area. Pocatello, the county seat, grew up as a railroad junction town next to the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and became a major transportation and later education hub (home to Idaho State University), giving the county a more urban, industrial character than most of its rural southeastern-Idaho neighbors.

Cities and Communities Served

Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Bannock County, this is the Bannock County Recorder (part of the Bannock County Clerk's Office) that will accept the deed. That includes:

Incorporated cities: Pocatello, Chubbuck, Inkom, McCammon, Downey, Lava Hot Springs, Arimo.

Part of Bannock County overlaps the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, home to the federally recognized Shoshone-Bannock Tribes; land status there can affect which recording/title rules apply, so this is worth a human double-check for any parcel-specific guidance.

Office Details

Address: 624 E. Center St, Room 211, Pocatello, ID 83201

Phone: (208) 236-7340

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (closed federal holidays)

Recording Fee: Recording fees are set by Idaho state statute and charged per document rather than based on property value. Standard recordings carry a base fee for the first page plus a smaller per-page charge for additional pages; certain instrument types (deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney) have their own fixed fee schedules up to a set page count.

E-recording: Simplifile and CSC

Good to know before you go: The Recorder's Office will not issue marriage licenses after 4:30 p.m. even though the office itself stays open until 5:00 p.m. — worth knowing if that's the specific service you need.

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How to File a Document

  1. Sign in Front of a Notary: Idaho law requires a deed to be acknowledged before a notary public before the Bannock County Recorder (part of the Bannock County Clerk's Office) can record it (Idaho Code § 55-805). The deed is actually valid between you and the person you're transferring to as soon as it's signed and delivered — the notarized acknowledgment is what makes it eligible for recording, which is the step that protects you against someone else claiming the property later.
  2. Give the Grantee's Full Mailing Address: Idaho requires the deed itself to state the complete mailing address of the person receiving the property, not just their name. This is a simple detail that's easy to miss and a common reason a deed gets sent back.
  3. Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone isn't enough — Idaho deeds need the property's actual legal description (the metes-and-bounds, government survey, or platted-lot description used in the county's own records). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
  4. Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Idaho has allowed remote online notarization since 2020, so if getting to a notary's office in person is difficult, a signer may be able to complete the acknowledgment through video with an Idaho-commissioned online notary instead.
  5. Record with the County Recorder: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed and notarized deed with the Bannock County Recorder (part of the Bannock County Clerk's Office) for the county where the property sits. Idaho charges a flat recording fee set by state statute and based on the document and page count, not a percentage of the property's value — and unlike some states, Idaho has no separate real estate transfer tax or transfer declaration form to file alongside the deed.

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Other Counties in Idaho

Filing somewhere else in the state? Here are a few other county pages:

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