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On-Site County Court Records Search - Find nearly any Idaho court record online! Many court records are not digitized yet, which signifies the only way to obtain these records is by visiting the actual Pennsylvania courthouses. Someone from our network of court-runners will go retrieve the records and then send you the outcomes. Average response time is 38 hours. Idaho Civil Records include Lawsuits, Bankruptcies, Liens and judgments, Marriage/divorce judicial proceeding, Child custody, Civil rights violations ands Other. Idaho Criminal Records include Violent offenses, Theft and robbery, DUI/DWI's, Drugs and alcohol, Sexual crimes, Some traffic violations, Behavioral.
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Idaho Court Records
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The various Idaho courts that kept records of genealogical value were the district courts, probate courts, justice of the peace courts, and the magistrate divisions of district courts. District courts have countywide civil and criminal jurisdiction, including naturalization, with some appellate jurisdiction.
Probate courts had jurisdiction over probates, adoptions, and minor civil matters until they were abolished in 1971, and their records and functions were assigned to the district courts of magistrates division of district courts.
Justice of the peace courts had jurisdiction over minor petty cases until 1971, when they were abolished, and their jurisdiction was assigned to the district courts.
Magistrate divisions of district courts are citywide courts assigned court cases by the various district courts. These cases generally include minor civil and criminal cases, probates, and juvenile matters.
Idaho court records are at the local county courthouses although many are microfilmed and available through the FHL. The Idaho State Historical Society has 1,200 boxes of Idaho Supreme Court case files from the territorial and state court covering 1863 to 1970.
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- Idaho Court, Land, Wills & Financial - Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
Idaho Probate Records
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Probate courts were established after Idaho became a state. For a more detailed account of probate courts, see the Court Records section below. Idaho probate records include appraisals, claims, estate cases, fee books, final accounts, guardianships, inheritance tax records, inventories, letters, and wills. These records are available at the various county courthouses.
Those microfilmed are available through the FHL and the Library and Archives of the Idaho State Historical Society.
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Idaho Immigration Records
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No common port of entry existed for overseas immigrants who settled in Idaho, nor were there any railroads or emigration trails. Those who arrived and remained in Idaho developed their society in relative isolation. Idaho did have one port of entry at the Canadian border through which immigrants could migrate.
By 1924 Idaho was under the jurisdiction of the Spokane, Washington, Office of the Bureau of Immigration. Port of entry was at Eastport, Idaho. Eastport records are filed with the Seattle passenger lists (1890–1957) at the National Archives. These have been microfilmed but are not indexed. Additional information on people entering through Eastport, Idaho, may be obtained from a search of the (so-called) St. Albans, Vermont District records (see Vermont—Immigration), which are indexed.
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- Idaho Immigration & Emigration - As our ancestors moved from one country to another, details about their lives were recorded on passenger lists and government documents. Immigration and emigration records can help you learn where your ancestors originally came from, where they went, when they left, who they traveled with, and more.
Idaho Tax Records
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Most of Idaho’s county tax records are still located at the county courthouses with some on microfilm at the FHL. Many early territorial and pre-territorial tax rolls are on file at the Idaho State Historical Society with microfilm copies at the FHL (1865–74).
