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 28, 2026.
Franklin County, Idaho, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Franklin County
In Franklin County, the Franklin County District Court 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 Franklin County
For Franklin County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county 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 court page SearchSystems verified is at isc.idaho.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Franklin County
Together, the two agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Franklin County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The Prosecuting Attorney'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 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 Franklin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County divorce records, Franklin County DUI and Franklin County property records.
Cities in Franklin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Franklin County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Franklin County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Preston (6,160)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Franklin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fcmcclerk.com/case/search. Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Franklin County?
The Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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.