Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Power County, Idaho, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Power 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: Power County public records, Power County arrest records, Power County warrants, Power County inmate search, Power County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Power County
In Power County, the Power 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 Power County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at powercounty.gov/297/Magistrate-Court (page title: Magistrate Court | Power County, ID), phone 208-226-7618, 543 Bannock Avenue American Falls, ID 83211, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Power 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 Power County
Together, the two agencies in Power County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 274 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Power County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at powercounty.gov/295/Prosecuting-Attorneys-Office (page title: Prosecuting Attorney's Office | Power County, ID), phone 208-226-2311, 569 Bannock Ave. American Falls, ID 83211, Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 Power County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Power County criminal records, Power County traffic tickets, Power County DUI and Power County property records.
Cities in Power County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Power County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The cities and towns in the county are American Falls and Rockland.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Power County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at powercounty.gov/297/Magistrate-Court, phone 208-226-7618; it belongs to a lower court, the Magistrate Division, not to the Power County District Court. Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Power County?
The Power 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 Power 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 Power 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.