Idaho Marriage & Divorce Vital Records
Boise
Boise
83,642 sq mi
1567582
Laws concerning the recording of Idaho marriages date back to the first Territorial Legislative Assembly in 1864, but most marriages were not recorded. Records from 1864-1895 are located at the county courthouse or on microfilm, with marriages through the 1930s in a "Western States Historical Marriage Record Index" available online at the Brigham Young University-Idaho website. The first Territorial Legislative Assembly also provided that district courts had jurisdiction over divorce cases in 1864; they were considered to be civil cases. Statewide recording of the Idaho vital records for marriages and divorces was initiated in May 1947 through the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. Idaho marriage records and Idaho divorce records are also subject to strict privacy laws, considered legally confidential for 50 years. Certified copies can be acquired by mail from the Bureau of Vital Records or by fax/online through VitalChek. For more information on Idaho vital records, visit Idaho Birth & Death Vital Records