# Apostille in Idaho - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/idaho/ - **Title:** Apostille in Idaho — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/idaho/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Idaho, United States: the competent authority is Idaho Secretary of State (Notary Department). Verified 2026-08-09. Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money. - **Jurisdiction:** Idaho, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Idaho Secretary of State (Notary Department) ## Which documents this office will accept - **From the source:** Document must be "a certified copy or an original notarized document, notarized by an Idaho Notary Public" — i.e., vital records/court documents as certified copies from the issuing office; no county-recorder step stated ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form A PDF request form. Download: https://archive.sos.idaho.gov/notary/apostille/apostille.pdf Linked from sos.idaho.gov/apostille; older mirror: https://sos.idaho.gov/notary/apostille/requestform.pdf ## Requesting online There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. Online form exists only to schedule the in-person appointment: https://forms.sos.idaho.gov/business-appointment-request/ ## Where to go in person - **Boise** — Business office, 450 N. 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702 Visits are by appointment. Hours: Appointment hours Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 2:00–4:00 p.m. "Apostilles and authentication certificates are available by appointment only"; call (208) 334-2301; same-day possible depending on volume ## What it costs - **$10.00 USD** per document — "a statutory fee of $10.00 per document that you wish to have apostilled or authenticated" ## How to pay - **By mail:** check or money order - **In person:** cash - **Make it payable to:** Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written. - Check or money order payable to "Secretary of State"; credit card also listed (channel not itemized); cash accepted in person ("please do not bring large denomination bills") ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Secretary of State's Office, Attn: Notary Department, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0080 ## How long it takes - This office publishes no turnaround commitment. Nothing here is estimated from other offices. - **By mail:** Mail: "Requests are processed daily as received," returned by first-class mail (no fixed turnaround published); overnight return if a pre-addressed, pre-paid airbill is enclosed - **In person:** In-person by appointment — same-day possible but documents may need to be left depending on volume - Overnight return if a pre-addressed, pre-paid airbill is enclosed ## Checking status and verifying an apostille - **Verification register:** https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/apostille — Public apostille/authentication verification ## Remote online notarization - Remote online notarization is permitted here. - **Legal basis:** Idaho Code § 51-114A (notarial act facilitated by communication technology, within RULONA Title 51 ch. 1); effective January 1, 2020. Admin rules: IDAPA 34.07.01 - **In force since:** 2020-01-01 - **Registration:** Required — before the first remote act, notify the Secretary of State and identify the communication technology to be used (IC 51-114A(7)); remote qualification renews automatically with commission renewal (IDAPA 34.07.01.011.04) - **How the signer is identified:** (1) personal knowledge (IC 51-107(1)); or (2) credible witness on oath/affirmation (IC 51-107(2)); or (3) at least 2 types of identity proofing: credential analysis (automated authenticity testing, data-source verification, photo comparison) + KBA (min. 5 questions with 5 answer choices, 80% pass, 2-minute limit, one retake within 24 hours) (IDAPA 34.07.01.013.02) - **Remote act cap:** $5.00 USD - **Standard notarial act cap:** $5.00 USD - **From the source:** No separate RON cap — general $5.00 cap applies to "any notarial act" (IC § 51-133): "A notary public may, for any notarial act, charge a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00)" plus "actual and reasonable expense of travel" > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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