Kootenai County Clerk Office
The official Kootenai County Clerk page identifies Jennifer Locke as the Kootenai County Clerk. The research map describes Kootenai County as a unified clerk county rather than a split-clerk county. The same elected office has five roles: auditor, chief elections officer, clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of the District Court, and recorder. The office has more than 105 deputy clerks working under the Clerk and in the Board of County Commissioners' Office.
This structure explains why a person may see the clerk named in several different record contexts. The District Court Records Department handles court documents. The Recorder handles recorded documents and marriage license record channels. Board, audit, election, and county administrative records sit in other clerk roles. The access path must match the record type, even though the broader office is unified.
Kootenai County's state map does not create a secondary clerk page because there is no separate district clerk or county recorder elected apart from the clerk for this project. The build uses one clerk page and separates the service channels inside the content.
The county department source at Kootenai County Departments O-Z places the Recorder and related county functions in the same local government directory.
The department list is useful because it shows how court, recorder, prosecutor, public defender, and sheriff functions sit in separate county channels.
Kootenai County Clerk
Clerk: Jennifer Locke
451 Government Way
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
208-446-1650
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Kootenai County Clerk Roles
The Clerk's public role is broader than a single court counter. For court-record users, the most important point is that court case copies use the District Court Records Department, while recorded instruments and marriage records use the Recorder process. The county's general public records request path warns that marriage licenses and court documents cannot be requested through the general JustFOIA process.
- Auditor for county financial and administrative functions.
- Chief elections officer for Kootenai County election administration.
- Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.
- Clerk of the District Court for trial court filings and court records.
- Recorder for recorded documents, real property instruments, and marriage license record channels.
The Recorder research page is shown at Kootenai County Records Research.
That recorder page is the source for recorded-document viewing, copy fees, and mail request options.
Request Kootenai County Certified Copies
Certified copy requests should start by identifying whether the document is a court document or a recorded document. A certified court copy, such as a decree or order from a case file, goes to District Court Records. A certified recorded instrument goes to the Recorder. A marriage certificate may be handled through the Recorder or through Idaho vital records, depending on the record needed.
- Identify the record type: court case document, recorded document, or marriage license record.
- Search iCourt or the Recorder index first if the case number, instrument number, or party names are not known.
- Use the District Court public records request for court records, or the Recorder recorded-document request form for recorded instruments.
- State that certification is needed and provide enough detail to identify the document.
- Submit the request by the documented channel and wait for fee or advance payment instructions when required.
Kootenai County Request Form Fields
The District Court public records request form is used for court documents. It asks for requester contact information, delivery choice, and a specific record description. The Recorder request form is a separate mail form for recorded documents. The field inventory below focuses on the District Court request form because it is the court-record copy route.
The form also has office response choices. The county may grant the request, delay the response when more time is needed, require advance payment, state that the request is ambiguous, report no known record, identify a wrong custodian, or deny part of a request with an exemption citation.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name, mailing address, city, state, and ZIP | Yes | Requester identity and return address. |
| Date, time, phone, fax, and email | Varies | Email is needed for email delivery. |
| Preferred delivery | Yes | Email, mail, or in-person pickup. |
| Examine records or receive copies | Yes by narrative | The request should state the access method wanted. |
| Department and document description | Yes | Must be specific and concise. |
| Certification against mailing or telephone-list use | Yes | Required under Idaho Code section 74-120. |
| Signature | Yes | Requester signature is required. |
| Email addendum fields | Conditional | Email addresses, dates, keywords, and names for email-record searches. |
Kootenai County Clerk Fees
Kootenai County's documented copy fees are strongest for the Recorder channel. Court copy and certification fee amounts were not located in official sources during this research pass, although the District Court request form allows an advance payment response when costs apply. The table separates documented fees from fees that need confirmation.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Recorder plain copies | $1 per page |
| Recorder certification | Additional $1 per document |
| Recorder return postage | $1.50 if no self-addressed stamped envelope is provided |
| District Court copies and certification | Fee not located in official sources in this research pass |
| iCourt payments | Online card processing or transaction fee applies when paying eligible cases |
Note: Court records requests may receive an advance payment response before the county produces copies.
Kootenai County Clerk Access Channels
District Court records requests should be sent by email to pir@kootenai.idcourts.net, by letter to Kootenai County Government, Attn: District Court Records Department, P.O. Box 9000, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816, or in person at the District Court Records Department, Kootenai County Justice Building, 324 W Garden Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814. Records questions go to 208-446-1180.
The county identifies the Custodian of Records of District Court as the Clerk through District Court Services Director Kally Young, with email kyoung@kootenai.idcourts.gov. The alternate custodian is District Court Services Manager Acacia Hildreth. Requests normally receive a response or notice within the Idaho three and ten working day framework when the Idaho Public Records Act applies.
The official Recorder online real estate index is the recorded-document search channel.
The Recorder index is distinct from iCourt because it is aimed at recorded instruments rather than District Court case events.
Kootenai County Clerk Public Access Rules
Idaho public-records law presumes public records are open unless a statute or rule restricts them. Court records are also governed by Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32. A public court search may show case indexes, new filing lists, chronological case summaries, and calendars when they exist electronically, but sealed cases and exempt information do not appear on the public portal.
The Idaho Public Records Act access source is Idaho Code section 74-102.
That statute supports public inspection and copying while leaving room for court rules, exemptions, and redactions.