Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Preston, Idaho, in Franklin County, has about 6,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Idaho the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the Clerk of the District Court; the statewide criminal history kept by the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification is open to anyone who asks. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Preston is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests and common questions.
Related guides: Preston public records, Franklin County criminal records, Preston arrest records, Preston warrants, Preston court records, Preston police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Franklin County District Court
A criminal case from Preston is filed in the Franklin County District Court or the Magistrate Division, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces, and the court file, kept by the Clerk of the District Court, is the record of it that the public may see.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fcmcclerk.com/case/search (page title: Search Records), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
The Idaho Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Idaho is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: name-based conviction checks are open to the public, through the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification. The result is the repository record, what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
To see your own record, the route is a fingerprint-based request to the Bureau of Criminal Identification. The state page SearchSystems verified for it is at isp.idaho.gov/bci/criminal-history.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Preston
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Preston (filed by the FBI as Preston Police Department) keep the arrest records in and around Preston: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
Together, the two agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Preston arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Preston in 2025
The agency that reports for Preston had 4 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; each one is a report on file with it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The Prosecuting Attorney for Franklin County
Charges in Franklin County are filed by the Prosecuting Attorney, which reviews the arrests of every agency in the county and brings the cases in the Franklin County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at franklincountyidaho.org/county_justice/prosecuting_attorney_s_offic... (page title: Franklin County), phone 208-852-1090, 39 W. Oneida Street, Preston, ID 83263, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Preston
Registered sex offenders living in Preston are listed on the Idaho Sex Offender Registry, run by the Idaho State Police at apps.isp.idaho.gov/sor_id/search_regnam.html. The registry is public and can be searched online.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Franklin County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Idaho Public Records Act a county office must answer a request within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, and it may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Preston?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification: name-based conviction checks are open to the public. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Idaho Public Records Act.
Can I search Preston criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fcmcclerk.com/case/search (page title: Search Records). Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
How do I get my own Idaho criminal history?
Through a fingerprint-based request to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
Who prosecutes crimes in Preston?
The Prosecuting Attorney, reached at 208-852-1090, which files its cases in the Franklin County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
Is this the official Preston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.