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Bonner County Courts

Bonner County Courts, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.

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Police & jail

Bonner County Sheriff

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office at 4001 North Boyer Road in Sandpoint, Idaho: phone numbers for administration, the civil office, dispatch, the jail and the juvenile facility, plus the sheriff's own site.

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Bonner County Clerk

Bonner County Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.

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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

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Bonner County at a glance

State
Idaho
County seat
Sandpoint
Population
47,110
Area
1,919 sq mi
Founded
1907
Cities and towns
11

Bonner County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Bonner County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the unincorporated areas of Bonner County.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Bonner County is provided by Bonner County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments in cities such as Sandpoint and Priest River.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Bonner County is primarily provided by Bonner County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 4001 N Boyer Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864. To search for current inmates, the public can access the jail roster online through the Sheriff's Office website or by calling the jail directly for Municipal law enforcement is provided by the Sandpoint Police Department serving the city of Sandpoint, and the Ponderay Police Department serving the city of Ponderay.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Bonner County are maintained by Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Bonner County are taken and retained by Bonner County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.

The facility is located at 4001 N Boyer Rd, Sandpoint, ID 83864. You can call the jail directly at (208) 263-8417 or visit the county Sheriff's Office website for their online inmate search tool, which provides information on current detainees and their charges.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Bonner County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Bonner County

Old mine sites
337
Sites with no status in the records
14
Still producing
17
Worked underground, in the mine records
126
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Silver; Gold
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
314
Shafts and tunnels
73
What they are
gravel pit, adit, prospect pit, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1961 to 1996
Records behind them
797 records for 682 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 368 named mine sites inside the county, 337 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 314 holes drawn inside the county, 73 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Silver; Gold.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

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Bonner County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.
Idaho mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Bonner County (215 shown, 168 more named and 299 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Bonner County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Bonner County, Idaho?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Bonner County Sheriff or a city police department in Bonner County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Bonner County, Idaho?

The Idaho criminal history record comes from the Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification. Mail the Name Based Background Check Form with the fee to Idaho State Police BCI, 700 S. Stratford Dr. Ste. 120, Meridian, ID 83642, or send a fingerprint card with the Fingerprint Based Background Check Form. Fee: $20 processing fee for a name based check; $25 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Bonner County, Idaho?

Search the Idaho Sex Offender Registry (Idaho State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Bonner County, Idaho?

Register with the county clerk or through the Idaho Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online registration closes 11 days before an election; you may also register when you vote in person at early voting or on Election Day.

How do I look up property records in Bonner County, Idaho?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Bonner County are kept by the Bonner County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Bonner County, Idaho?

Certified birth and death certificates for Idaho come from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. Online through VitalChek, the Bureau's official online partner, or by mail to Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0036; the Bureau has no public counter. Fee: $16 for each certified copy.

How do I find business license records in Bonner County, Idaho?

Business entity filings are searched with the Idaho Secretary of State (SOSbiz). Idaho does not have a state business license; business licenses are issued by local city clerk's offices, and many cities do not require them.

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