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Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Bear Lake County:
- Court case files: Bear Lake County District Court and Magistrate Court, 30 N Main St., P.O. Box 190, Paris, ID 83261, (208) 945-2155 ext. 6; see District Court
- Clerk, recorder, and marriage licenses: Bear Lake County Clerk of the District Court / County Clerk and Recorder, Amy Bishop, 30 N Main, P.O. Box 190, Paris, ID 83261, (208) 945-2155 ext. 5, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Monday-Friday
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records; divorce decrees come from the court clerk, while Idaho vital-record certificates are handled by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
- Probate, wills, and estates: see Magistrate Division probate records at the Bear Lake County Courthouse, (208) 945-2155 ext. 6
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records; sheriff incident, jail, and law-enforcement records go through the Bear Lake County Sheriff's Office, 30 North Main, P.O. Box 365, Paris, ID 83261, (208) 945-2121, fax (208) 417-1858
- Jail roster: see inmate records; Bear Lake County does not publish a text-readable local jail roster in the reviewed official sources, so custody questions route to the sheriff at (208) 945-2121 or VINELink
- Active warrants: see warrant records; law-enforcement warrant questions route to the sheriff at (208) 945-2121, and bench-warrant case questions route to court ext. 6
- Prosecutor records and criminal-case charging questions: Bear Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, 30 N Main, P.O. Box 190, Paris, ID 83261, (208) 945-1438, fax (208) 417-1852
- Other county records: start with the Bear Lake County Courthouse main line at (208) 945-2155 and ask for the office that keeps the record type