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2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 2 - REMOVAL OF COUNTY SEATS AND CHANGE OF COUNTY BOUNDARIES › Section 31-212 - CHANGING COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

31-212. CHANGING COUNTY BOUNDARIES. Whenever the boards of county commissioners of affected counties have by joint ordinance provided that a part of an affected county be stricken off from said county and annexed to an adjoining affected county, the provisions of the constitution being complied with, the qualified electors who have resided ninety (90) days next preceding the first general election after the passage of this chapter within the boundary lines of the territory stricken off and annexed, shall be permitted to vote at said general election, for or against said annexation. If a majority of said electors voting at said election vote in favor of annexation, said territory is then stricken off and annexed, as provided in this chapter: provided, that all the requirements of the constitution have been complied with. If such annexation and change of county boundaries occur, the legislature, at its next regular session, shall redefine the boundaries of the affected counties as set forth in the Idaho Code to conform therewith. The county recorder of the county from which the territory is to be detached may have clearly reproduced by photographing or filming in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-328, 9-329, and 9-330, Idaho Code, into permanent records, all instruments, papers and other matters and things relating to or affecting real property in the territory being detached and annexed. When the costs have been determined for the transcribing and indexing of all instruments, documents, records, maps, papers, and all other matters relating to or affecting the property in the territory to be annexed, which must be transferred to the annexing county, and the copying and preparing for transfer of all pleadings, court records, and other papers in all court actions and court proceedings to be transferred to the annexing county, the board of county commissioners of the county annexing the detached territory shall cause county warrants to be drawn to pay all such costs; said warrants so drawn shall be paid by a tax to be assessed upon all property within the territory being annexed.
History:
[(31-212) 1890-1891, p. 57, sec. 129; reen. 1899, p. 33, sec. 116; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 477; C.S., sec. 661; I.C.A., sec. 30-212; am. 1949, ch. 56, sec. 1, p. 100; am. 1955, ch. 106, sec. 1, p. 230; am. 2022, ch. 111, sec. 14, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 2 - REMOVAL OF COUNTY SEATS AND CHANGE OF COUNTY BOUNDARIES › Section 31-213 - CONDUCT OF ELECTION.

31-213. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. The rules and regulations for voting at county seat elections, as provided in this chapter, so far as they apply to ballots, voting, challenging, canvassing the returns and declaring the result, shall apply to elections for the striking off of any part of any county and annexing the same to any adjoining county.
History:
[(31-213) 1890-1891, p. 57, sec. 130; reen. 1899, p. 33, sec. 117; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 478; C.S., sec. 662; I.C.A., sec. 30-213.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 2 - REMOVAL OF COUNTY SEATS AND CHANGE OF COUNTY BOUNDARIES › Section 31-214 - FORM OF BALLOT.

31-214. FORM OF BALLOT. It shall be the duty of the auditor of the county wherein it is proposed to hold an election for the removal of the county seat, or changing county lines, to cause to be printed separate ballots at the same time and in the same manner as ballots for the general election are printed.
Such separate ballots shall be three (3) inches square, or as near this size as practicable, and on one side there shall be printed the following words:
For removal of the county ) No.
seat to …. ) Yes.
For changing county lines ) No.
) Yes.
(As the case may be.)
And the auditor shall send an equal number of these special ballots, with the ballots furnished for the general election, to each voting precinct of the county and at the same time.
History:
[(31-214) 1890-1891, p. 57, sec. 131; reen. 1899, p. 33, sec. 118; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 479; C.S., sec. 663; I.C.A., sec. 30-214.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 3 - COUNTY DIVISION — TRANSFER OF RECORDS › Section 31-301 - AUDITOR AND RECORDER’S RECORDS.

31-301. AUDITOR AND RECORDER’S RECORDS. The ex officio auditor and recorder of any county in this state which has heretofore been, or may hereafter be, divided by the legislature shall, upon demand in writing by the ex officio auditor and recorder of any county which has been created, in whole or in part, from the territory of such divided county, deliver to the ex officio auditor and recorder of the county so created, in whole or in part, from such territory, all record books in his custody and control relating solely to persons and property situated in such newly-created county, together with all maps and plats relating to town sites, precincts, school districts, road districts and other municipalities situated wholly within the boundaries of such newly-created county, and the originals of all chattel mortgages relating to personal property within said newly-created county, and also all tax sale certificates and other papers relating wholly to, and covering property located entirely within such newly-created county. At the time of such delivery by the said ex officio auditor and recorder of the divided county, he shall take an itemized receipt from the ex officio auditor and recorder of the newly-created county, and file and keep the same in his office as a part of the records of said divided county.
History:
[(31-301) 1913, ch. 19, sec. 1, p. 89; reen. C.L. 145:1; C.S., sec. 3756; I.C.A., sec. 30-301.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 3 - COUNTY DIVISION — TRANSFER OF RECORDS › Section 31-302 - LEGAL EFFECT OF TRANSFERRED RECORDS.

31-302. LEGAL EFFECT OF TRANSFERRED RECORDS. The book records, plats, chattel mortgages, tax sale certificates and other records, aforesaid, when they shall be delivered to the ex officio auditor and recorder of the newly-created county, shall be deemed to be a part of the records of such newly-created county, and shall be received in evidence with like force and effect as any others of said county.
History:
[(31-302) 1913, ch. 19, sec. 2, p. 89; reen. C.L. 145:2; C.S., sec. 3757; I.C.A., sec. 30-302.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 3 - COUNTY DIVISION — TRANSFER OF RECORDS › Section 31-303 - TAX COLLECTOR’S RECORDS.

31-303. TAX COLLECTOR’S RECORDS. The county tax collector of the divided county shall immediately, after the passage and approval of this chapter, proceed to make and certify to a transcript of so much of the tax rolls of his office as show taxes levied and assessed against persons, firms, associations, corporations, real and personal property in the territory included in the newly-created county, and unpaid at the time this chapter goes into effect, and as soon as such transcript is completed, the same shall be delivered to the tax collector of the newly-created county and become thenceforth the property of such newly-created county and the official record thereof, with the same force and effect as the original tax roll, and shall be authority for the tax collector of the newly-created county to collect such unpaid taxes, both real and personal, in any manner authorized by law.
History:
[(31-303) 1913, ch. 19, sec. 3, p. 89; reen. C.L. 145:3; C.S., sec. 3758; I.C.A., sec. 30-303.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-401 - AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY CONSOLIDATION.

31-401. AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY CONSOLIDATION. Counties of the state of Idaho as they now exist, or may hereafter be created or exist, may be consolidated as in this act provided.
History:
[31-401, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 1, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-402 - TIME FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS TO CONSOLIDATE COUNTIES.

31-402. TIME FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS TO CONSOLIDATE COUNTIES. All elections for the consolidation of counties shall be held at the November general election.
History:
[31-402, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 2, p. 206; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 21, p. 450; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 12, p. 1001.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-403 - PETITION FOR CONSOLIDATION.

31-403. PETITION FOR CONSOLIDATION. Not less than ninety (90) days nor more than six (6) months prior to the date specified in section 31-402, Idaho Code, a petition may be circulated in any county praying for the consolidation of such county with another county. Such petition shall be entitled in the district court of the former county, and shall be in substantially the following form:
"The undersigned qualified electors of …. County, State of Idaho, hereby petition the court thereof to order an election to be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November in an even-numbered year to determine whether said …. County shall be consolidated with …. County (naming the county with which it is desired to consolidate), under the provisions of the law applicable to such elections."
Such petition may consist of any number of copies required for convenient and rapid circulation and the various copies shall be considered as one (1) petition. If said petition, within the time limits hereinbefore fixed, is signed by a number of qualified electors of the county which it is proposed to consolidate, equal in number to two-thirds (2/3) of all votes cast therein at the last general election, such petition shall thereupon, and not later than eighty (80) days prior to said election date, be filed with the clerk of the district court of such county. Such petition shall be deemed a proposal to consolidate said county with the county named therein.
History:
[31-403, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 3, p. 206; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 22, p. 450; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 13, p. 1001.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-404 - SIGNING OF PETITION — QUALIFICATIONS OF SIGNERS — PETITION OPEN TO INSPECTION.

31-404. SIGNING OF PETITION — QUALIFICATIONS OF SIGNERS — PETITION OPEN TO INSPECTION. Each person signing such petition shall write, or cause to be written, opposite his name the name or number of the precinct in which he resides; and no person shall be entitled to sign such petition unless he is, at the time of signing, a qualified elector of the county. Said petition shall, after filing as herein provided, be open to the inspection of the public.
History:
[31-404, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 4, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-405 - RIGHT TO CONTEST PETITION.

31-405. RIGHT TO CONTEST PETITION. Any qualified elector of the county shall have the right to contest the right of any person whose name is subscribed to such petition to file the same, or to contest said petition as to any name or names subscribed thereto which he believes are fictitious: provided, he shall, within ten (10) days after such petition is filed, file in the office of the clerk a list of the names of the persons whose right to sign such petition he is desirous of contesting and/or a list of the names therein which he believes to be fictitious, together with an affidavit attached thereto stating specifically the grounds of his contest.
History:
[31-405, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 5, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-406 - HEARING OF CONTEST.

31-406. HEARING OF CONTEST. Said petition, with any such contesting lists and affidavits, shall be presented to the court, or to the judge thereof at chambers if the court is not in session, not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days after the petition has been filed with the clerk. If any contest has been filed as herein provided, the court or judge shall set a date for hearing the same at a time not more than ten (10) days later. At the time set the court, or judge at chambers, shall hear all evidence for and against said petition, and shall strike from such petition all names proved by competent evidence to be fictitious and the names of persons having no legal right to sign the same, and also all names not legally signed thereto. In case there shall be no contest, or if the court or judge finds, after striking from said petition all names proved to be fictitious, and all names not legally signed thereto, that the petition still contains the number of qualified signers required by this act, the court or judge shall order an election according to the prayer of the petition. In case of contest, subpoena may be issued as in other cases. All cases of contest arising upon such petitions shall have precedence over all other cases.
History:
[31-406, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 6, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-407 - PROVISION FOR HOLDING ELECTION — NOTICE THEREOF TO BE GIVEN.

31-407. PROVISION FOR HOLDING ELECTION — NOTICE THEREOF TO BE GIVEN. If the court shall order an election, copies of such order, certified by the clerk, shall at once be filed with the county clerk of the county which it is proposed to consolidate, and also with the county clerk of the county with which the consolidation is proposed. The county clerk of each of said counties shall cause a notice of the holding of said election to be published in a newspaper published in each county designating the consolidation proposal to be voted on, the date of the election, the hours during which the polls will be opened, and the polling places in each precinct. The first publication of such notice shall be made not less than twelve (12) days prior to the election and the last publication of notice shall be made not less than five (5) days prior to the election. The county clerk in each county shall likewise, not less than thirty (30) days before such election, cause a copy of such notice to be posted in a conspicuous place in each precinct in each county and in/or near each post office situated therein. If no newspaper be published in such county, the notice given by posting as herein provided shall be sufficient. In any conflict between these election specifications and those provided in chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code, the provisions of the latter shall prevail.
History:
[31-407, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 7, p. 206; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 14, p. 1002.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-408 - PREPARATION AND FORM OF BALLOTS.

31-408. PREPARATION AND FORM OF BALLOTS. It shall be the duty of the county clerk of each of said counties to cause ballots to be printed to state:
"Shall …. County be consolidated with …. County?
□ Yes
□ No"
The county clerk in each county shall send the requisite number of ballots to each voting precinct in his county in a reasonable time before the election. All ballots and supplies to be used at such election, and the expenses necessarily incurred in the preparation and conduct of such election, shall be paid out of the county election fund as in the case of general elections.
History:
[31-408, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 8, p. 206; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 15, p. 1002.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-409 - CONDUCT OF ELECTION.

31-409. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. The polls in the several election precincts on the day any such election is held shall be open as provided in chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code. No adjournments or intermissions whatever shall take place until the polls shall be closed and the votes counted.
History:
[31-409, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 9, p. 206; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 23, p. 450.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-410 - WHO QUALIFIED TO VOTE.

31-410. WHO QUALIFIED TO VOTE. No person shall be qualified to vote at any such election unless he is a qualified elector of the county and state in which he offers to vote and unless he be duly registered in the precinct where he offers to vote.
History:
[31-410, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 10, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-411 - PROVISIONS OF GENERAL ELECTION LAWS MADE APPLICABLE.

31-411. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL ELECTION LAWS MADE APPLICABLE. The provisions of the general election laws relative to the holding of elections, the appointment of judges and clerks of election, the registration of voters, the solicitation of voters at the polls, the manner of conducting elections, the officers and duties thereof at elections, the counting of ballots and making returns of the results, the canvassing of returns, and all other provisions relating to general elections shall apply to elections held under this act so far as they are applicable and consistent with the provisions hereof, the intention of this act being to place the holding of elections for county consolidations under protection and regulation of general laws now in force, as far as possible, adding thereto the special features herein contained.
History:
[31-411, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 11, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-412 - RESULT OF VOTE.

31-412. RESULT OF VOTE. When an election has been held, as in this act provided, and the county board of canvassers in each of said counties have found and declared that two-thirds (2/3) of the voters in each county who have voted for or against such consolidation have voted in favor of such consolidation, then, on and after the second Monday in December next thereafter, said counties are consolidated under the name of the county with which such consolidation was effected, and the county consolidated shall, on and after said date, cease to exist. Where such consolidation occurs, the terms of office of all county officers in the county which has been consolidated shall automatically terminate.
History:
[31-412, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 12, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-413 - PAYMENT OF FLOATING INDEBTEDNESS — DISPOSITION OF BONDED DEBT.

31-413. PAYMENT OF FLOATING INDEBTEDNESS — DISPOSITION OF BONDED DEBT. The floating indebtedness of the counties so consolidated, existing and owing at the time the consolidation becomes effective, evidenced by warrants, orders, tax anticipation notes or bonds, and claims outstanding and unpaid, and bond interest coupons maturing prior to said date, shall be determined by the respective county auditors of said counties, and the amount and details thereof certified to the board of commissioners of the county with which the consolidation has been effected. All money in the possession or under the control of the treasurer or other officer of the county which has been consolidated (except school district, road district, highway district, city, village and other municipal funds) shall be paid over to the treasurer of the other county and by the latter applied upon said floating indebtedness of the county which has been consolidated. If any balance remains after the payment of such floating indebtedness, such balance shall be apportioned to the current expense fund of the consolidated county. If such money and credits shall be insufficient to pay such floating indebtedness, as aforesaid, such deficiency shall be met, provided for and paid by levy made on the taxable property in the territory of the county which has been consolidated, such levy to be made and to be payable as other levies for the redemption and payment of indebtedness of like character. In like manner, any amount of such floating indebtedness of the county with which the consolidation has been effected, over and above the moneys in the possession or under the control of the treasurer or other officer of such county (except school district, road district, highway district, village, city and other municipal funds) at the time the consolidation becomes effective, shall be met, provided for and paid by levy on the taxable property in the territory of such county as it existed prior to consolidation.
The bonded indebtedness of the respective counties, existing at the time the consolidation becomes effective, shall be met, provided for and paid as if no consolidation had been effected, the taxable property in the territory of each county, as it formerly existed, remaining liable therefor as before; and the same rule shall apply in the case of any refunding issue or issues.
History:
[31-413, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 13, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-414 - TRANSFER OF RECORDS — SALE OF PROPERTY.

31-414. TRANSFER OF RECORDS — SALE OF PROPERTY. Promptly after such consolidation becomes effective, all records, files, proceedings, instruments, documents, bonds, reports, maps, plats, rolls and the like shall be delivered to and taken possession of by the appropriate officer of the county with which the consolidation has been made, and the same shall become a part of the official files and records of such office. All property of the formerly existing county shall become the property of the consolidated county and shall be managed, handled and disposed of as other county property. Any real property and equipment such as court house, jail or hospital, no longer required, may be sold as like county property is sold.
History:
[31-414, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 14, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-415 - DISPOSITION OF COUNTY MONEYS.

31-415. DISPOSITION OF COUNTY MONEYS. The county treasurer of the formerly existing county shall turn over to the treasurer of the consolidated county all funds in his official possession or control belonging to municipal or quasi municipal corporations, and the proper record of such transaction shall be made in the office of the county auditor.
History:
[31-415, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 15, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 4 - CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES › Section 31-416 - TRANSFER OF CIVIL, CRIMINAL AND PROBATE MATTERS.

31-416. TRANSFER OF CIVIL, CRIMINAL AND PROBATE MATTERS. All civil and criminal actions and special proceedings, and all records and files pertaining thereto, pending in the formerly existing county, shall be transferred to the office of the clerk of the court of the consolidated county, without further charge, likewise all civil and criminal actions and all unsettled estates, pending in the probate court of the formerly existing county, together with all records and files pertaining to the same, shall be transferred to the probate court of the consolidated county, without additional charge.
History:
[31-416, added 1933, ch. 135, sec. 16, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 5 - REFUNDING BONDS IN NEW COUNTIES › Section 31-501 - BONDS AUTHORIZED IN NEW COUNTIES TO PUT FINANCES ON CASH BASIS.

31-501. BONDS AUTHORIZED IN NEW COUNTIES TO PUT FINANCES ON CASH BASIS. The board of county commissioners of any new county which may have been formed, organized or created pursuant to the acts of the legislature of the state of Idaho, approved subsequent to the first day of January, 1911, or which may be hereafter formed, organized or created, may in the exercise of its judgment and discretion when deemed advisable and in the interests and for the benefit of the county, and to enable such county to be placed as near as may be on a cash basis, issue and negotiate coupon bonds at such time and in such manner and upon such terms as are deemed for the best interests of the county, in order to provide funds with which to pay and entirely discharge any part, either on all of the warrant, bonded, floating or other indebtedness or obligations which may have been either assumed or are owing by such new county to the county or counties out of which such new county was formed or the indebtedness incurred by such new county in the transcribing and certifying of records and the preparing of indexes, in the purchase and providing of books, records, furniture, fixtures, office supplies, safes, vaults and a jail, in the employment of accountants and appraisers and for other ordinary and necessary equipment and expense incident to the organization of such new county, or an amount of the then outstanding warrant indebtedness of such new county equal to the amount previously expended by such new county for the purpose or purposes herein above-mentioned, and such bonds shall constitute a legal charge and obligation of the county.
History:
[(31-501) 1915, ch. 20, part of sec. 1, p. 72; reen. C.L. 146:1; C.S., sec. 3759; I.C.A., sec. 30-401.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 5 - REFUNDING BONDS IN NEW COUNTIES › Section 31-502 - GENERAL COUNTY BONDING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE.

31-502. GENERAL COUNTY BONDING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE. All such bonds shall conform to, and provisions be made for their payment in accordance with the provisions of sections 3519, 3522, 3524 and 3526 of the Compiled Statutes of Idaho.
History:
[(31-502) 1915, ch. 20, part of sec. 1, p. 72; reen. C.L. 146:2; C.S., sec. 3760; I.C.A., sec. 30-402.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 5 - REFUNDING BONDS IN NEW COUNTIES › Section 31-503 - CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION.

31-503. CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION. Before the board of county commissioners of a county shall issue bonds under the provisions of this chapter the board must first ascertain and determine that the particular bonded, warrant or other indebtedness of the county, proposed to be retired by the bond issue, constitutes binding and subsisting obligations of the county, and they shall thereupon cause a certificate of determination to be made and entered in and upon the records of said board and the findings of said board shall thereafter be conclusive as a basis for the issuance of such bonds and the levy and collection of taxes for their payment.
History:
[(31-503) 1915, ch. 20, part of sec. 1, p. 72; reen. C.L. 146:3; C.S., sec. 3761; I.C.A., sec. 30-403.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 5 - REFUNDING BONDS IN NEW COUNTIES › Section 31-504 - LIMITATION ON PRINCIPAL.

31-504. LIMITATION ON PRINCIPAL. No bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall in any wise increase the principal amount of the existing indebtedness of the county.
History:
[(31-504) 1915, ch. 20, part of sec. 1, p. 73; reen. C.L. 146:4; C.S., sec. 3762; I.C.A., sec. 30-404.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 5 - REFUNDING BONDS IN NEW COUNTIES › Section 31-505 - INTERPRETATION — NO REPEAL.

31-505. INTERPRETATION — NO REPEAL. This chapter shall not in any wise be construed as a repeal of any of the power and authority vested in the board of county commissioners of any new county by act of the legislature particularly relating to such new county.
History:
[(31-505) 1915, ch. 20, part of sec. 1, p. 73; reen. C.L. 146:5; C.S., sec. 3763; I.C.A., sec. 30-405.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 6 - COUNTIES AS BODIES CORPORATE › Section 31-601 - EVERY COUNTY A BODY CORPORATE.

31-601. EVERY COUNTY A BODY CORPORATE. Every county is a body politic and corporate, and as such has the powers specified in this title or in other statutes, and such powers as are necessarily implied from those expressed.
History:
[(31-601) 1870, p. 76, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 1730; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1898; C.S., sec. 3396; I.C.A., sec. 30-501.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 6 - COUNTIES AS BODIES CORPORATE › Section 31-602 - EXERCISE OF POWERS.

31-602. EXERCISE OF POWERS. Its powers can only be exercised by the board of county commissioners, or by agents and officers acting under their authority, or authority of law. The purchasing power of the county, and the authority to contract for purchases, may be delegated to another elected official or an employee of the county by the board of county commissioners.
History:
[(31-602) R.S., sec. 1731; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1899; C.S., sec. 3397; I.C.A., sec. 30-502; am. 2017, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 482.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 6 - COUNTIES AS BODIES CORPORATE › Section 31-603 - CORPORATE NAME.

31-603. CORPORATE NAME. The name of a county designated in the law creating it is its corporate name, and it must be known and designated thereby in all actions and proceedings touching its corporate rights, property and duties.
History:
[(31-603) R.S., sec. 1732; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1900; C.S., sec. 3398; I.C.A., sec. 30-503.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 6 - COUNTIES AS BODIES CORPORATE › Section 31-604 - ENUMERATION OF POWERS.

31-604. ENUMERATION OF POWERS. It has power:
1. To sue and be sued.
2. To purchase and hold lands.
3. To make such contracts, and purchase and hold such personal property, as may be necessary to the exercise of its powers.
4. To make such orders for the disposition or use of its property as the interests of its inhabitants require.
5. To levy and collect such taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are authorized by law.
6. Such other and further authority as may be necessary to effectively carry out the duties imposed on it by the provisions of the Idaho Code and constitution.
History:
[(31-604) 1870, p. 76, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 1733; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1901; C.S., sec. 3399; I.C.A., sec. 30-504; am. 1989, ch. 74, sec. 1, p. 128; am. 1990, ch. 123, sec. 1, p. 293.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 6 - COUNTIES AS BODIES CORPORATE › Section 31-605 - COUNTIES NOT TO LOAN CREDIT.

31-605. COUNTIES NOT TO LOAN CREDIT. No county must in any manner loan or give its credit to or in aid of any person, association or corporation unless it is expressly authorized by law so to do.
History:
[(31-605) R.S., sec. 1734; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1902; C.S., sec. 3400; I.C.A., sec. 30-505.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-701 - CONSTITUTION OF BOARD.

31-701. CONSTITUTION OF BOARD. Each county must have a board of county commissioners consisting of three (3) members.
History:
[(31-701) 1868, p. 100, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 1745; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1904; C.S., sec. 3402; I.C.A., sec. 30-601.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-702 - DISTRICT FROM WHICH ELECTED.

31-702. DISTRICT FROM WHICH ELECTED. Each member of a board of commissioners must meet the residency requirements in the county and district which he represents as set out in section 34-617, Idaho Code.
History:
[(31-702) 1885, p. 85, sec. 3; R.S., sec. 1746; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1905; C.S., sec. 3403; I.C.A., sec. 30-602; am. 1982, ch. 332, sec. 1, p. 839.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-703 - TERM OF OFFICE.

31-703. TERM OF OFFICE. The term of office of a commissioner shall be as follows:
At the general election in 1936, two members shall be elected for a term of two (2) years and one member for a term of four (4) years; at each biennial election thereafter, one member shall be elected for a term of two (2) years and one for a term of four (4) years, it being further provided that at the general election in 1936, the commissioner from county commissioner’s district number one, shall be elected for a term of four (4) years and that the four (4) year term shall be allotted thereafter in rotation to districts number two, three, and one.
History:
[(31-703) 1868, p. 100, sec. 2; R.S., sec. 1747; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1906; C.S., sec. 3404; I.C.A., sec. 30-603; am. 1935, ch. 18, sec. 1, p. 37.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-704 - COMMISSIONERS’ DISTRICTS.

31-704. COMMISSIONERS’ DISTRICTS. At the regular meeting in January, preceding any general election, the board of commissioners must district their county into three (3) districts, as nearly equal in population as may be, to be known as county commissioners’ districts, numbers one (1), two (2) and three (3) respectively; provided, that when a new county shall have been created, or the boundary lines of a county shall have been changed, then the board of commissioners of such county may district their county at any general or special meeting of such board.
History:
[(31-704) R.S., sec. 1748; am. 1893, p. 3, sec. 1; reen. 1899, p. 164, sec. 1; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1907; C.S., sec. 3405; I.C.A., sec. 30-604; am. 1943, ch. 69, sec. 1, p. 147; am. 1972, ch. 132, sec. 1, p. 261.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-705 - ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN.

31-705. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. The members of the board of commissioners must, at their first regular meeting on the second Monday of January next after their election, elect a chairman from their number.
History:
[(31-705) 1868, p. 100, sec. 6; R.S., sec. 1750; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1908; C.S., sec. 3406; I.C.A., sec. 30-605.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-706 - QUORUM — TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN — ADMINISTERING OATHS.

31-706. QUORUM — TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN — ADMINISTERING OATHS. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. The chairman must preside at all meetings of the board, and in case of his absence or inability to act, the members present must, by an order, select one of their number to act as chairman temporarily. Any member of the board or its clerk may administer oaths to any person concerning any matter submitted to them or connected with their powers or duties.
History:
[(31-706) 1868, p. 100, sec. 6; R.S., sec. 1751; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1909; C.S., sec. 3607; I.C.A., sec. 30-606.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-707 - CLERK OF BOARD.

31-707. CLERK OF BOARD. The county auditor is ex officio clerk of the board of commissioners. The records must be signed by the chairman and the clerk.
History:
[(31-707) 1868, p. 100, sec. 6; R.S., sec. 1752; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1910; C.S., sec. 3408; I.C.A., sec. 30-607.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-708 - DUTIES OF CLERK.

31-708. DUTIES OF CLERK. The clerk of the board must:
1. Record all the proceedings of the board.
2. Make full entries of all their resolutions and decisions on all questions concerning the raising of money for, and the allowance of accounts against, the county.
3. Record the vote of each member on any question upon which there is a division, or at the request of any member present.
4. Sign all orders made and warrants issued by order of the board for the payment of money.
5. Record the reports of the county treasurer of the receipts and disbursements of the county.
6. Preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the board.
7. Preserve and file all petitions and applications for franchises; and record the action of the board thereon.
8. Record all orders levying taxes; and,
9. Perform all other duties required by law or any rule or order of the board.
History:
[(31-708) 1868, p. 100, sec. 6; R.S., sec. 1753; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1911; C.S., sec. 3409; I.C.A., sec. 30-608.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-709 - RECORDS TO BE KEPT.

31-709. RECORDS TO BE KEPT. The board must cause to be kept permanently and indefinitely, in accordance with the provisions of section 31-871A, Idaho Code:
1. Minute records, in which must be recorded all orders and decisions made by them, and the daily proceedings had at all regular and special meetings.
2. Allowance records, in which must be recorded all orders for the allowance of money from the county treasury, to whom made, and on what account, dating, numbering and indexing the same through each year.
3. Road records, containing all proceedings and adjudications relating to the establishment, maintenance, change and discontinuance of roads, road districts, and overseers thereof, their reports and accounts.
4. Franchise records, containing all franchises granted by them, for what purpose, the length of time and to whom granted, the amount of bond and license tax required.
5. Warrant records, to be kept by the county auditor, in which must be entered, in the order of drawing, all warrants drawn on the treasury, with their number and reference to the order on the minute book, with the date, amount, on what account, and name of payee.
6. Ordinance records, containing all ordinances, stating the date enacted.
7. Resolutions records, containing all resolutions, stating the date adopted.
History:
[(31-709) R.S., sec. 1754; am. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1912; C.S., sec. 3410; I.C.A., sec. 30-609; am. 1989, ch. 93, sec. 1, p. 219; am. 1993, ch. 140, sec. 3, p. 373; am. 1995, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 135; am. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 14, p. 109.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-710 - MEETINGS.

31-710. MEETINGS. (1) The regular meetings of the boards of commissioners must be held at their respective county seats on the second Monday of each month of the year, or if the board determines that county affairs require regular meetings more often, then at such times as may be provided for in advance by ordinance, and must continue from time to time until all the business before them has been addressed. Such other meetings must be held, to canvass election returns, equalize taxation, and for other purposes as are prescribed by law or provided for by the board.
(2) Adjourned meetings may be provided for, fixed and held for the transaction of business, by an order duly entered of record, in which must be specified the character of business to be transacted at such meetings, and none other than that specified must be transacted.
(3) Notifications of meetings of the board shall be held in accordance with the open meetings law as provided in chapter 2, title 74, Idaho Code.
(4) All meetings of the board must be public, and the books, records, and accounts must be kept at the office of the clerk, open at all times for public inspection, free of charge.
History:
[31-710, added 1968, p. 100 secs. 4, 5, 8; 1883, p. 10, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 1755; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1913; C.S., sec. 3411; I.C.A., sec. 30-610; am. 1935, ch. 110, sec. 1, p. 259; am. 1937, ch. 23, sec. 1, p. 33; am. 1939, ch. 119, sec. 1, p. 215; am. 1989, ch. 65, sec. 1, p. 105; (these sections combined in 31-710, 1989; sec. 31-711, 1869, p. 100, sec. 4, R.S., sec. 1756, reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1914, C.S., sec. 3412; I.C.A., sec. 30-611; sec. 31-712, 1869, p. 100, sec. 5, R.S., sec. 1757; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1915; C.S., sec. 3413; I.C.A., sec. 30-612; sec. 31-713, 1869, p. 100, secs. 5, 8; R.S., sec. 1758; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1916; C.S., sec. 3414; I.C.A., sec. 30-613;) am. and redesig. 1989, ch. 93, sec. 2, p. 219; am. 2017, ch. 99, sec. 2, p. 247.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-714 - ORDINANCES — PENALTIES.

31-714. ORDINANCES — PENALTIES. The board of county commissioners may pass all ordinances and rules and make all regulations, not repugnant to law, necessary for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by the laws of the state of Idaho, and such as are necessary or proper to provide for the safety, promote the health and prosperity, improve the morals, peace and good order, comfort and convenience of the county and the inhabitants thereof, and for the protection of property therein, and may enforce obedience to such ordinances with such fines or penalties, including infraction penalties, as the board may deem proper; provided, that the punishment of any offense shall be by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History:
[31-714, added 1965, ch. 159, sec. 1, p. 308; am. 1976, ch. 145, sec. 1, p. 530; am. 1978, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 566; am. 2000, ch. 35, sec. 1, p. 63; am. 2005, ch. 359, sec. 14, p. 1143.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-715 - STYLE OF ORDINANCES — WHEN EFFECTIVE — PUBLICATION.

31-715. STYLE OF ORDINANCES — WHEN EFFECTIVE — PUBLICATION. The style of all ordinances shall be: "Be it ordained by the board of county commissioners of …. county, Idaho"; and all ordinances of a general nature shall, before they take effect and within one (1) month after they are passed, be published in at least one (1) issue of a newspaper published in the county, but if no paper be published in the county, then in some paper having general circulation therein; provided, however, that in cases of riot, infectious or contagious diseases, or other impending danger requiring its immediate operation, such ordinances shall take effect upon the proclamation of the board of county commissioners, posted in at least five (5) public places in the county; provided further that whenever a revision or codification of ordinances is made and the revised or codified ordinances are published by authority of the board of county commissioners in book or pamphlet form no further publication thereof shall be deemed necessary, provided that when codes establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration or repair of buildings, the installation of plumbing, the installation of electric wiring, sanitary regulations or health measures, or other related or similar work, have been regularly adopted as a code by such board, they shall take effect without publication or posting thereof if reference be made to such code in a regularly adopted and published ordinance without including in such regularly adopted and published ordinance more than a particular reference to such code, provided, however, that one (1) copy of such code duly certified by the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall have been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the clerk of the board of county commissioners prior to the adoption of said ordinance by the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and thereafter kept on file in such office.
History:
[31-715, added 1965, ch. 159, sec. 2, p. 308; am. 1987, ch. 15, sec. 1, p. 19.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-715A - SUMMARIZATION OF ORDINANCES PERMITTED — REQUIREMENTS.

31-715A. SUMMARIZATION OF ORDINANCES PERMITTED — REQUIREMENTS. (1) The county may publish a summary of the ordinance which summary shall be approved by the board of county commissioners and which shall include:
(a) The name of the county;
(b) The formal identification or citation number of the ordinance;
(c) A descriptive title;
(d) A summary of the principal provisions of the ordinance, including penalties provided and the effective date;
(e) Any other information necessary to provide an accurate summary; and
(f) A statement that the full text is available and the name, location, and office hours of the agency where a complete copy may be obtained.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section notwithstanding, whenever any publication is made under this section and the proposed or adopted ordinance contains legal descriptions, or contains provisions regarding taxation or penalties concerning real property, then the sections containing this matter shall be published in full and shall not be summarized. When a legal description of real property is involved, the notice shall also include the street address or addresses of the property described, if any. In the case of descriptions covering one or more street addresses, the street addresses of the corners of the area described shall meet this requirement. Maps may be substituted for written legal description of property provided they contain sufficient detail to clearly define the area with which the ordinance is concerned.
(3) Before submission of a summary to a newspaper for publication under this section, the county clerk under seal of the board of county commissioners shall sign a statement, which shall be filed with the ordinance, that the summary is true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public.
(4) The full text of any ordinance which is summarized by publication under this section shall be promptly provided to any citizen on personal request.
History:
[31-715A, added 1981, ch. 136, sec. 1, p. 240; am. 1989, ch. 74, sec. 3, p. 128.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-716 - PROOF OF ORDINANCES.

31-716. PROOF OF ORDINANCES. All ordinances shall be passed pursuant to such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the general laws relating thereto as the board of county commissioners may provide; and all such ordinances may be proved by the certificate of the clerk under the seal of the board of county commissioners, and when printed or published in book or pamphlet form by authority of the board of county commissioners, shall be read and received in evidence in all courts and places without further proof.
History:
[31-716, added 1965, ch. 159, sec. 3, p. 308.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 7 - BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-718 - ADVISORY BALLOT QUESTIONS.

31-718. ADVISORY BALLOT QUESTIONS. The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to place a question on the ballot pertaining to any issue before the citizens of that county during a primary or general election. The results of such an election shall be advisory only.
History:
[31-718, added 1994, ch. 372, sec. 2, p. 1200.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-801 - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.

31-801. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law.
History:
[(31-801) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917; am. 1913, ch. 143, sec. 1, p. 506; compiled and reen. C.L., sec. 1917; C.S., sec. 3415; I.C.A., sec. 30-701; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 1, p. 117.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-802 - SUPERVISION OF COUNTY OFFICERS.

31-802. SUPERVISION OF COUNTY OFFICERS. To supervise the official conduct of all county officers, and appointed boards or commissions of the county charged with assessing, collecting, safekeeping, management or disbursement of the public moneys and revenues; see that they faithfully perform their duties; direct prosecution for delinquencies; approve the official bonds of county officers, and when necessary, require them to make reports, and to present their books and accounts for inspection.
History:
[(31-802) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917a, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 506; reen. C.L., sec. 1917a; C.S., sec. 3416; I.C.A., sec. 30-702; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 2, p. 118.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-803 - DIVISION OF COUNTY INTO DISTRICTS.

31-803. DIVISION OF COUNTY INTO DISTRICTS. To divide the counties into election precincts, road and other districts required by law, change the same and create others, as convenience requires.
History:
[(31-803) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917b, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 506; reen. C.L., sec. 1917b; C.S., sec. 3417; am. 1931, ch. 51, sec. 1, p. 85; I.C.A., sec. 30-703; am. 1970, ch. 120, sec. 1, p. 284; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 3, p. 118.]