Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 on September 24, 2026.
Bear Lake County, Idaho, has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Bear Lake County District Court and the Magistrate Division, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the District Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Bear Lake County public records, Bear Lake County arrest records, Bear Lake County warrants, Bear Lake County inmate search, Bear Lake County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Bear Lake County
In Bear Lake County, the Bear Lake County District Court hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000 and appeals from the magistrate division.
The Magistrate Division takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces.
Divorces go to the Magistrate Division of the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the District Court.
The Clerk of the District Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Idaho Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Bear Lake County
For Bear Lake County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at bearlakecounty.info/courts.html (page title: Bear Lake County Magistrate Court | BEAR LAKE COUNTY IDAHO), phone (208) 945-2155, 30 N Main St., P.O. Box 190 Paris, ID 83261, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Bear Lake County District Court.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
The Idaho court page SearchSystems verified is at isc.idaho.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Bear Lake County
Together, the two agencies in Bear Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 54 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Bear Lake County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bearlakecounty.info/prosecuting-attorney.html (page title: Bear Lake County Prosecuting Attorney | BEAR LAKE COUNTY IDAHO), phone (208) 945-2155, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Bear Lake County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Bear Lake County criminal records, Bear Lake County traffic tickets, Bear Lake County DUI and Bear Lake County property records.
Cities in Bear Lake County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Bear Lake County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The cities and towns in the county are Montpelier, Paris, Georgetown, Bloomington and St. Charles.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Bear Lake County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at bearlakecounty.info/courts.html, phone (208) 945-2155; it belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Bear Lake County District Court. Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Bear Lake County?
The Bear Lake County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000 and appeals from the magistrate division. The Magistrate Division takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces.
Who keeps the court records in Bear Lake County?
The Clerk of the District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Idaho?
Yes: iCourt Portal, the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Bear Lake County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.