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Idaho Code § 55-801 (2026)

What may be recorded. 

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What may be recorded. 

Any instrument or judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded under this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Matheson v. Harris, 572 P.2d 861 (Idaho 1977).
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Matheson v. Harris, 572 P.2d 861 (Idaho 1977). · cites it 4× “Harris and Maughan, in support of recording the earnest money agreement, with the cover sheet, captioned "Notice", cite us to I.C. § 55-801, which provides: "Any instrument or judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded under this chapter.”
In Re GVR Ltd. Co., Inc., 695 P.2d 1240 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 55-801, which has remained unchanged since 1887, provides: "Any instrument or judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded under this chapter.”
Young v. Washington Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n (In Re Young), 156 B.R. 282 (Bankr. D. Idaho 1993). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code §§ 55-801 et seq. Section 544(a) relieves the Debtors from any personal knowledge or information about [the subject] transaction with the creditors.”
Elsaesser v. Black Diamond Compost, LLC, 513 P.3d 447 (Idaho 2022). · cites it 4× “” I.C. § 55-801. “The primary purpose of the recording statutes is to give notice to others that an interest is claimed in real property, and thus give protection against bona fide third parties who may be dealing in the same property.”
Johnson v. Casper, 270 P.2d 1012 (Idaho 1954). · cites it 2× “§ 2990, now Section 55-801, I.C., held that a judgment is not, within the meaning of Section 1107, Cal.”
Gordon v. U.S. Bank (Idaho 2019). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 55-801. It reads, “[a]ny instrument or judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded under this chapter.”
Gordon v. U.S. Bank (Idaho 2019). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 55-801. It reads, “[a]ny instrument or judgment affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded under this chapter.”
North Henry's Lake v. Norton (Idaho 2026). · cites it 2× “Compare I.C. § 55-801 to 55-820 (governing the recording of property transfers), with I.”
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