Idaho Quitclaim Deed

Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Jerome 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 Jerome County Auditor/Recorder

Jerome County was created February 8, 1919 from parts of Gooding, Minidoka, and Lincoln counties, becoming Idaho's 43rd county — matching the 43rd state's own number, a coincidence locals still point to. It's named for either Jerome Hill, a developer of the North Side Irrigation Project, or a descendant who shared his name. The canal-building boom of the early 1900s turned the area's sagebrush desert into farmland, and during World War II the county was home to the staff town of Hunt, near Eden, supporting the Minidoka War Relocation Center where Japanese Americans were incarcerated.

Cities and Communities Served

Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Jerome County, this is the Jerome County Auditor/Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:

Incorporated cities: Jerome, Eden, Hazelton.

Office Details

Address: 300 N Lincoln Ave, Room 301, Jerome, ID 83338

Phone: 208-644-2714

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Recording Fee: Recording fees in Jerome County are set by Idaho state statute (uniform statewide) and are structured as a flat or tiered rate by document type and page count rather than based on the property's value.

E-recording: Simplifile and CSC

Good to know before you go: The recording/document window at the Jerome County courthouse closes at 4:30 p.m., thirty minutes before the office's general 5:00 p.m. closing time — plan to arrive before then if you need a document recorded same-day.

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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 Jerome County Auditor/Recorder 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 Jerome County Auditor/Recorder 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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