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 between September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Butte County, Idaho, has about 2,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Butte 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: Butte County public records, Butte County arrest records, Butte County warrants, Butte County criminal records, Butte County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Butte County
Court cases from Butte County are filed in the Butte County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000 and appeals from the magistrate division.
Below it, 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 Butte County
For Butte County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at isc.idaho.gov/about-the-courts/county-courthouse-directory (page title: County Courthouse Directory | Idaho Courts | Idaho Supreme Court), phone (208) 287-6900, 200 West Front St. Boise, ID 83702-7300, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Butte 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 Butte County
The Butte County Sheriff's Office reported 16 arrests to the FBI for 2022; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Butte County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at buttecountyid.us/officials/prosecuting-attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Butte County Idaho), phone (208) 527-3458, Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 12:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Butte County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Butte County criminal records, Butte County traffic tickets, Butte County DUI and Butte County property records.
Cities in Butte County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Butte County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The cities and towns in the county are Arco, Moore and Butte City.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Butte County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at isc.idaho.gov, phone (208) 287-6900; it belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Butte County District Court. Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Butte County?
The Butte 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 Butte 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 Butte 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.