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Property records
Custer County Assessor and Property Records, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
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Search the Idaho Death Records Database.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Idaho Secretary of State.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the Idaho Tax Commission.
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Information from the Idaho Dept. of Corrections about Idaho death row inmates.
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Find general info and check name availability with the Idaho Secretary of State.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
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Verify an attorney's licensing status with the State Bar.
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Info and applications for obtaining business licenses in ID.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Custer County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Custer County.
Police Departments. In addition to Custer County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Custer County includes the Challis Police Department and the Mackay Police Department. These municipal departments handle law enforcement within their respective city limits and coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on larger investigations and emergencies.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Custer County, Idaho, is primarily provided by Custer County Sheriff's Office, Idaho 83226. Custer County Detention Center, a small facility adjacent to the Sheriff's Office, houses inmates awaiting trial or serving short sentences. Inmate information can be obtained by calling the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours, though online inmate lookup services may be limited due to Custer County's small size and limited technological infrastructure. The city of Challis, as a small county, relies primarily on the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services and does not maintain a separate municipal police department. Other communities in Custer County, including Mackay, Clayton, and Stanley, similarly depend on the Sheriff's Office for primary law enforcement. Arrest records in Custer County are public records under Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq, the Idaho Public Records Act, which guarantees citizen access to most government documents.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
Custer County's judicial system operates under Idaho's Seventh Judicial District. Custer County Courthouse, Idaho 83226 (phone: 208-879-2350), houses the District Court, which has jurisdiction over felony criminal cases, civil cases exceeding $10,000, domestic relations matters including divorce and child custody, probate proceedings, and appeals from lower courts. For marriage licenses, couples must apply in person at Custer Clerk of the District Court's Office at 206 Main Street in Challis (phone: 208-879-2360). Property tax information is maintained by Custer County Assessor's Office, also located at the courthouse complex at 206 Main Street (phone: 208-879-2365).
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 882 mine sites inside the county: 196 past producers, now closed, 630 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 36 sites producing when the record was made, 4 processing plants, which are not workings, 16 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 1,100 holes drawn inside the county, 421 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Silver; Lead.
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.
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.
Idaho abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
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.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 5 investigations in Custer County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $2,449 in back wages agreed for 16 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivie's Foodliner Incorporated | MacKay | 1 | $1,547 | 11 |
| Rainbow's End Recovery Center | Challis | 1 | $846 | 4 |
| Northgate Inn Motel | Challis | 1 | $56 | 1 |
| DDL&J Inc | Challis | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Salmon River Electric Cooperative | Challis | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Custer County record, by back wages agreed; 2 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.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Custer County Sheriff Office or a city police department in Custer County. Ask that agency for its record.
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.
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.
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.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Custer County are kept by the Custer County recorder. Property values are set by the county assessor, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
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.
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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