31-801 General Powers and Duties
31-802 Supervision of County Officers
31-803 Division of County Into Districts
31-804 Supervision of Elections
31-805 Supervision of Roads, Bridges, and Ferries
31-806 Acquisition of Property for Park or Recreational Purposes — Dedication — Eminent Domain
31-807 Management of County Property
31-807A Commissioners Must Be Disinterested
31-808 Sale of County Property — General Procedure — Sale of Property Acquired Through Tax Deed — Procedure After Attempted Auction — Exchange of County Property — Sale of Certain Odd-Lot Property — Sale, Exchange or Donation
31-809 Audit of County Funds
31-809A County Election Fund
31-810 Payment of Claims
31-811 Levy of Taxes
31-812 Equalization of Assessments
31-813 Control of Suits
31-814 Insurance of County Property
31-815 Licensing of Toll Roads, Bridges, and Ferries
31-815A Transfer of License Applications
31-816 Fixing of Salaries
31-817 Filling of Vacancies
31-818 Authority to Appoint Administrative Assistants and Staff — County Commissioner as Administrator May Be Appointed
31-819 Publication of Proceedings
31-820 By-Laws
31-821 Adoption of Seal
31-822 Maintenance of Fair Grounds — Transfer of Property to Fair District
31-823 Maintenance of Exhibits in Aid of Fairs — Encouragement of Immigration and Trade
31-824 Employment of Prisoners
31-825 Maintenance of County Law Library
31-826 Cooperation With Agricultural Extension Work
31-828 General and Incidental Powers and Duties
31-829 Sale or Replacement of Personal Property
31-830 Award to County Sheriff or Deputy County Sheriff of His Handgun and Badge Upon Retirement
31-831 Abatement of Catastrophic Public Nuisance — Definitions
31-832 Declaration of Catastrophic Public Nuisance — Authority to Declare and Demand Abatement
31-833 Emergency Abatement of a Catastrophic Public Nuisance
31-834 Limitations
31-836 Lease of County Property
31-839 Cooperation With Agricultural Extension Work
31-840 Extension Agents — Salaries and Expenses
31-844 Subpoenas for Witnesses
31-845 Enforcement of Attendance and Testimony
31-846 Witness Fees Need Not Be Prepaid
31-847 Leave of Absence to Officers
31-855 Neglect of Duty by Commissioners
31-856 Migratory Labor Housing — Cooperation With Federal Government
31-857 School, Road, Herd and Other Districts — Presumption of Validity of Creation or Dissolution
31-862 Authorizing Special Tax to Be Used Solely and Exclusively for Preventive Health Services
31-864 Historical Societies and Museums — Support by County
31-866 Contracts for Public Benefit — Designated Grantee
31-867 Special Levy for Courts — District Court Fund
31-868 Contracts for Fire Protection
31-869 Development of Energy Systems
31-870 Fees for County Services
31-871 Classification and Retention of Records
31-871A Retention of County Records Using Photographic and Digital Media
31-873 Reimbursement for Certain Medical Assistance Payments
31-874 Proceedings and Records of Medical Indigents
31-875 Computerized Mapping System Fees
31-876 Public Transportation Services
31-877 Water and Sewer Services
31-878 Misdemeanor Probation Services
31-879 Waiver of Right to Magistrate Judge
31-880 Pretrial Release Supervision Services
31-881 County Prohibitions On Utility Connections
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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 31 > Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Board of Commissioners

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and general intangibles as defined in the uniform commercial code — secured transactions. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.