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Idaho Quitclaim Deed Form (2026): Requirements, Notary, Recording Fee

Updated October 11, 2026. Quick answer: Before an instrument may be recorded in Idaho, its execution must be acknowledged by the person executing it or proved. Ada County Recorder charges $15.00 to record a deed of up to 30 pages, including quitclaim and gift deeds, and an additional $3.00 for each page beyond 30.

Idaho quitclaim deed at a glance

ItemWhat the documents say
SigningAn Idaho conveyance of real property must be an instrument in writing signed by the grantor or an authorized agent, and it must show the grantee’s name and complete mailing address.
WitnessesNot found in the documents read
Notary or acknowledgmentBefore an instrument may be recorded in Idaho, its execution must be acknowledged by the person executing it or proved.
Statutory quitclaim formNot found in the documents read
Where to record, and the feeCounty Recorder. Ada County Recorder charges $15.00 to record a deed of up to 30 pages, including quitclaim and gift deeds, and an additional $3.00 for each page beyond 30.
State transfer taxNot found in the documents read (UNVERIFIED.)
Gift from a parent to a childNot found in the documents read
Spouse or homesteadIdaho law bars either spouse from conveying community real estate unless the other spouse joins in executing the deed.
SourceIdaho Legislature; Ada County Clerk / Recorder

Signing, witnesses and the notary in Idaho

An Idaho conveyance of real property must be an instrument in writing signed by the grantor or an authorized agent, and it must show the grantee’s name and complete mailing address.

Before an instrument may be recorded in Idaho, its execution must be acknowledged by the person executing it or proved.

The text itself:

  • Section 55-601 Conveyance: How made: “instrument in writing, subscribed by the party disposing of the same”
  • Section 55-805 Acknowledgment necessary to authorize recording: “its execution must be acknowledged by the person executing it”

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A deed moves title and can change a family’s tax and benefit position. If you need advice about your situation, ask a real estate attorney before choosing a document service.

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Recording: where to file and what it costs

Recording office: County Recorder. Ada County Recorder charges $15.00 to record a deed of up to 30 pages, including quitclaim and gift deeds, and an additional $3.00 for each page beyond 30.

The text itself:

  • Property Records: Ada County Clerk: “Deed in Satisfaction of mortgage debt, etc.) $15.00”
  • Property Records: Ada County Clerk: “Any deed document transferring or affecting ownership of a property”
  • Section 31-3205 Recorder’s fees: “Deeds, grants and transfers of title to real property”

Transfer tax and a gift to a family member

UNVERIFIED

Between family members: Not found in the documents read.

Spouse and homestead

Idaho law bars either spouse from conveying community real estate unless the other spouse joins in executing the deed.

The text itself:

  • Section 32-912 Control of community property: “neither the husband nor wife may sell, convey or encumber”

A worked example: a parent deeds the home to an adult child

An illustration, not a return: a parent bought a home for $100,000, and it is worth $300,000 when the parent deeds it to an adult child by quitclaim deed, with no payment. The child later sells it for $350,000. For a gift, federal law says the child’s basis is “the same as it would be in the hands of the donor”, so the basis stays $100,000 and the gain is $250,000 ($350,000 minus $100,000). Had the child received the same home at the parent’s death, when it was worth $300,000, the statute sets the basis at “fair market value of the property at the date of the decedent’s”, so the gain would be $50,000 ($350,000 minus $300,000).

See CMG’s quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer page for the choice of deed.

What the documents do not say

  • Whether Idaho requires witnesses on a deed: not found in the documents read, and that is not a statement that none are needed.
  • Whether Idaho has a statutory quitclaim form: not found in the documents read.
  • The recording fee shown is one county’s published figure; other Idaho counties publish their own.
  • Whether a gift from a parent to a child is exempt from the transfer tax: not found in the documents read.
  • Whether Idaho has a state transfer tax on deeds: not found in the documents read.
  • County or city transfer taxes and local recording surcharges in Idaho were not read unless named above.

Common mistakes

  • Treating the one-county recording fee above as the fee in every Idaho county.
  • Assuming the Idaho rules above govern land in another state, or that signing the deed ends the paperwork before it is recorded with the county recorder.

Related: quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer, Idaho probate cost, and whether Idaho has an estate tax.

Sources

Sources: the primary documents linked above, read on October 11, 2026. General information, not tax advice. Your own facts decide the outcome, and a tax professional or the state agency itself is the right place to confirm anything consequential.