(1) The assessor shall ascertain the current ownership of land from documents recorded in the county recorder’s office and/or from evidence of ownership furnished to the assessor that is admissible at trial in a civil action. Evidence of ownership admissible in a civil action includes but is not limited to a policy of title insurance or title commitment issued by a duly qualified title insurance company licensed in the state of Idaho.
(2)  Whenever any person is the owner of, or has contracted to purchase, either an undivided or defined portion of any real property assessed as a whole, such owner or purchaser, upon producing his deed, contract or other muniment of title to the assessor at any time before the assessor has completed the assessment for that year, may have such assessment changed and corrected accordingly.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 63-307

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
    • (3)  No mistake in the name of the owner or failure to designate such owner shall in any manner affect the validity of the assessment or tax lien.
    (4)  If the ownership of any property is not known, such property must be assessed in the name of "unknown owner."