31-2201 Process and Notice Defined
31-2202 Duties of Sheriff
31-2203 Process Returnable to Another County
31-2204 Return Is Prima Facie Evidence
31-2205 Penalty for Failure to Return
31-2206 Refusal to Levy Execution
31-2207 Refusal to Pay Over Money
31-2211 Directions Must Be in Writing
31-2212 Office Deemed Vacant, When
31-2213 Apparently Good Process Must Be Executed
31-2214 Must Exhibit Process
31-2215 Sheriff Is Court Crier
31-2216 Service On Sheriff
31-2217 Coroner to Execute Certain Process
31-2218 Elisor, When Appointed
31-2219 Compensation for Services to State
31-2220 Incarceration of Sheriff On Arrest
31-2221 Elisor Has Powers of Sheriff
31-2222 Termination of Sheriff’S Powers
31-2223 Delivery of Property to Successor
31-2224 Delivery of Property to Successor — Written Transfer and Receipt
31-2225 Completion of Process
31-2226 Refusal to Deliver Property
31-2227 Enforcement of Penal Laws — Primary Responsibility
31-2228 Youth Programs Fund
31-2229 Search and Rescue
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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 31 > Chapter 22 - Sheriff

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Notice: includes all papers and orders (except process) required to be served in any proceeding before any court, board or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See Idaho Code 31-2201
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Process: as used in this chapter includes all writs, warrants, summons and orders of courts of justice or judicial officers. See Idaho Code 31-2201
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper, alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto; or, alternatively, the seal may be the mark of a rubber stamp providing substantially the same information as the impression. See Idaho Code 73-111
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ: signifies an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the people, or of a court or judicial officer, and the word "process" a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Idaho Code 73-114