Idaho, Boundary County
Where Bonners Ferry's records are kept. Bonners Ferry has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Bonners Ferry's own offices, along with the Boundary County and State of Idaho offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Bonners Ferry Police Department: incident and crash reports, records requests and code enforcement for the city; jail and warrant records come from the Boundary County Sheriff.
Open official site Bonners Ferry Police DepartmentCounty court
The Boundary County Clerk in Bonners Ferry as clerk of the district court: civil, probate and family case records, marriage licenses, passport applications and paying fines online, with iCourt for online case records.
Open official site Boundary County Clerk of the District CourtCity records
The City of Bonners Ferry site: building permits, council agendas and minutes, GIS parcel maps, zoning, the city code and ordinances and online bill payment, with the city clerk handling public records requests.
Open official site City of Bonners FerryProperty records
The Idaho State Tax Commission property tax hub: how assessments, exemptions and appeals work, personal property, and the directory of the county assessors who keep the parcel records and assessed values.
Open official site Idaho property tax and county assessors (State Tax Commission)Police & jail
The Boundary County Sheriff's Office in Bonners Ferry: the county jail, warrants, civil process, driver licenses, concealed weapons licenses and records requests.
Open official site Boundary County Sheriff's OfficeState records
Idaho unclaimed property from the State Treasurer: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, deposits and insurance proceeds searched free by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site Idaho unclaimed property searchPolice & jail
Idaho death row from the Department of Correction: the people under sentence of death, the facilities that hold them and the department's offender search.
Open official site Idaho death row (Department of Correction)Vital records
Idaho marriage and divorce certificates from the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees and the years covered.
Open official site Idaho marriage and divorce recordsPolice & jail
The Idaho Sex Offender Registry from the Idaho State Police: registered offenders by name, city, county or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site Idaho sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Idaho Department of Correction offender search: people in prison, on probation or on parole in Idaho, by name or IDOC number, with the location and status.
Open official site Idaho corrections offender searchPolice & jail
The Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Idaho State Police: statewide criminal history record checks by name or fingerprint, for a fee, and how to request one.
Open official site Idaho criminal history record checkState courts
iCourt, the Idaho courts online case search: district and magistrate court cases in every county by name or case number, with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records.
Open official site Idaho court recordsVital records
Idaho birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics of the Department of Health and Welfare, ordered online, by mail or in person, with records from 1911.
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The Idaho Secretary of State business search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and assumed business names by name or file number, with filings and status.
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Local record guide
Local profile
Bonners Ferry, a place of 2,520 people, is the seat of Boundary County. Court and property records sit with Boundary County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Idaho. Bonners Ferry's own offices are in the cards above, and our Boundary County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 12 investigations with a Bonners Ferry address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $21,285 in back wages agreed for 14 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Limited | 1 | $10,949 | 4 |
| Boundary Trading Company Food & Drug | 1 | $7,749 | 2 |
| E L Automation Inc | 1 | $2,401 | 7 |
| Thompson Chiropractic Center | 1 | $186 | 1 |
| Soaring Eagle Cabinetry | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Apple Creek Propagators, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Trees R Us, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Idaho Alpines, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| T & L Tress, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Paradise Nursery, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Bonners Ferry Nursery | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Clifty View Nursery, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Bonners Ferry, by back wages agreed; 3 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Idaho wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Looking is free. Idaho's Public Records Act lets anyone inspect public records, the first two hours of staff time and the first 100 pages cost nothing, and copies beyond that are charged at actual cost. The iCourt Portal is free to search, a certified Idaho birth or death certificate costs $16, and county recorders charge per-page fees for deed copies.
Ask the Bonners Ferry police department records clerk for reports if the city has its own force; most small Idaho towns are covered by the Boundary County Sheriff's Office, which keeps reports for the area. Crashes worked by the Idaho State Police are requested from the ISP, and Idaho Code 74-124 lets agencies withhold active investigation records.
Cases filed in Boundary County are heard by the Idaho District Court and its magistrate division for the county. The iCourt Portal on isc.idaho.gov searches Idaho trial court cases free, and the clerk of the district court sells copies of filed documents.
Deeds, mortgages and plats are recorded by the Boundary County Recorder, part of the county clerk's office. The Boundary County Assessor sets property values, and the Boundary County Treasurer mails tax bills by the fourth Monday in November and collects payments.
Idaho birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are issued by the state Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, online through VitalChek or by mail, for $16 per copy; the bureau has no public counter. Older marriage records are also kept by the county recorder where the license was issued.
Yes. The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification searches Idaho criminal history by name or by fingerprints on request, for a fee. The iCourt Portal also shows criminal court cases by name free.
Idaho agencies generally answer an Idaho resident's request within three working days and may take up to 10 working days when more time is needed. Since July 1, 2024 the Public Records Act allows up to 35 days for requests from nonresidents.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.