Civil Department

The Civil Processes Division is responsible for booking, filing, serving and enforcing court orders and a variety of other documents issued by the garnishment, restraining orders and foreclosures of real or personal property. The primary responsibility for our Civil personnel is the execution of civil processes and mandates of the court. This is accomplished through the service of income and property executions, notices and a variety of other civil/criminal summonses, processes and complaints.

Civil process services must be done in strict compliance with Idaho Code 31-3217. Timelines and accuracy in the service of legal documents, record keeping and returns to the Court are mandated by law. The service of Civil process is a primary responsibility of the Sheriff as defined in the Idaho Code. It is imperative that Civil deputies and office staff comply completely and precisely with the laws governing civil process.

Paper Service & Fees

For serving summons and complaint, or any other process by which an action or proceeding is commenced, on each defendant.  (Includes a return) - $50

For serving every notice, rule or order.  (Includes a return) - $50

Service and Process of Document/s on each individual at location to be served:

  • Affidavit and/or Order - $50
  • Certified Mail/Postage - Actual Cost
  • Certificate of Sale - $10
  • Complaint - $50
  • Cross-Complaint - $50
  • Fingerprints - $10
  • Injunction - $50
  • Moving/Storage - $1,500 advanced fee-final will be actual cost
  • Notice - $50
  • Notice to Pay/Quit-Vacate - $50
  • Notice of Trustee's Sale - $50
  • Order - $50
  • Order to Appear of Examine - $50
  • Order to Show Cause - $50
  • Postings - $6 per posting
  • Civil Protection Order (issued by court) - no charge
  • Restraining Order (issued by court) - no charge
  • Returned Check Fee - $20
  • Sheriff's Deed - $10
  • Subpoena-Civil - $50
  • Subpoena-Criminal - $50
  • Summons/Complaint - $50
  • Summons/Petition - $50
  • Urinalysis - $10
  • Warrant of Distraint - $50
  • Writ of Execution-Garnishment - $50
  • Writ of Attachment/Assistance - $50
  • Writ of Execution/Assistance-Personal Property - $50
  • Writ of Possession/Assistance-Personal Property - $50
  • Writ of Possession/Assistance-Real Property - $50
  • Writ of Restitution/Assistance (If occupant does not voluntarily remove themselves and the sheriff is required to forcibly remove subject/s and levy of goods and chattels, then additional fees will be charged including additional deputies and deputy overtime pay if needed.) - $50
  • Deputy average wage @ regular hourly wage - $20.81

Justification of Charges

  1. Fuel/1530/Number of gallons used by civil service deputies per year/Multiplied by $3/Average cost of fuel per gallon for the year per paper/$4.94
  2. Vehicle Maintenance/$2300.00/Cost of vehicle maintenance for year for civil service deputy/Divided by/Number of services per year/930/$2.47
  3. Personnel/$83,606.74/Combined salary of all civil service deputies & dedicated administrative staff, including benefits/Divided by/Number of service per year/930/$89.90
  4. Office Supplies & Copies/$1500.00/Cost for supplies for civil/Divided by/Number of service per year/930/$1.61
  5. Postage/$750.00/Cost of postage for last year for civil/Divided by/Number of service per year/930/$1.50
  6. Total per civil paper service/ $100.42

All costs are subject to change.