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 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Clark County, Idaho, has 794 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clark 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clark County
In Clark County, the Clark 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 Clark County
For Clark County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtdata.idaho.gov/Charge (page title: Idaho Court Case and Charge Data), phone (208) 334-2210, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
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 Clark County
The Clark County Sheriff's Office reported 9 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clark County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clark-co.id.gov/prosecuting-attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Clark County, ID), 224 W Main St., Dubois, ID 83423, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
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 Clark County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clark County criminal records, Clark County divorce records and Clark County DUI.
Cities in Clark County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clark County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The cities and towns in the county are Dubois and Spencer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clark County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtdata.idaho.gov/Charge, phone (208) 334-2210. Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Clark County?
The Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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.