Idaho, Owyhee County
Where Homedale's records are kept. Homedale 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 Homedale's own offices, along with the Owyhee 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 Homedale Police Department is a round the clock agency of seven full time officers serving the city of Homedale, handling patrol, crash investigation and animal control.
Open official site Homedale Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Owyhee County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and patrol, keeps the sex offender registry, and takes public records requests for sheriff reports.
Open official site Owyhee County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
Owyhee County courts in Murphy and Homedale take written requests to inspect or copy court files, reviewed by a judge, and link to the statewide iCourt record search.
Open official site Owyhee County Court RecordsProperty records
Property tax information from the Idaho State Tax Commission: how property is assessed, the homeowner exemption, the property tax reduction program and the county assessors and treasurers who keep the records.
Open official site Idaho State Tax Commission property taxCity records
The City of Homedale in Owyhee County has pages for city hall, the mayor's office, city council minutes, forms and applications, and the police and fire departments.
Open official site City of HomedaleProperty 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)State 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.
Open official site Idaho business entity searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Homedale, a place of 2,881 people, is in Owyhee County, whose county seat is Murphy. Court and property records sit with Owyhee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Idaho. Homedale's own offices are in the cards above, and our Owyhee County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations with a Homedale address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $15,641 in back wages agreed for 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty Inc. | 1 | $11,529 | 20 |
| Cafe Leku, LLC | 1 | $4,113 | 10 |
| Pat Shank | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| RLT Construction Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Homedale, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has 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 Homedale police department records clerk for reports if the city has its own force; most small Idaho towns are covered by the Owyhee 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee County Recorder, part of the county clerk's office. The Owyhee County Assessor sets property values, and the Owyhee 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.