Title 31 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW

31-862. Authorizing special tax to be used solely and exclusively for preventive health services. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to levy a special tax not to exceed four hundredths per cent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable prop…

31-864. Historical societies and museums — Support by county. (1) The board of county commissioners of any county may expend annually such amounts as necessary for the support of county or local historical societies which are incorporated as Idaho nonprofit corporations and which…

31-866. Contracts for public benefit — Designated grantee. (1) The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority and power to enter into contracts with private nonprofit corporations to promote, maintain, and administer projects and programs…

31-867. Special levy for courts — District court fund. (1) The board of county commissioners of each county in this state may levy annually upon all taxable property of its county, a special tax not to exceed four hundredths per cent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes…

31-868. Contracts for fire protection. The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority and power to enter into contracts with a city or a fire protection district for the provision of fire or life protection services, or both of them, in a…

31-869. Development of energy systems. The boards of county commissioners of their respective counties are empowered to establish, create, develop, own, maintain and operate or contract for the ownership, operation and maintenance of energy facilities as follows: (1) Geothermal e…

31-870. Fees for county services. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a board of county commissioners may impose and collect fees for those services provided by the county that would otherwise be funded by ad valorem tax revenues. The fees collected pursuant to this s…

31-871. Classification and retention of records. (1) County records shall be classified as follows: (a) "Law enforcement media recording" means a digital record created by a law enforcement agency in the performance of its duties that consists of a recording of visual or audible …

31-871A. retention of county records using photographic and digital media. (1) A county official may reproduce and retain documents in a photographic, digital or other nonpaper medium. The medium in which a document is retained shall accurately reproduce the document in paper for…

31-874. Proceedings and records of medical indigents. All proceedings and records related to medical indigency pursuant to the provisions of chapters 34 and 35, title 31, Idaho Code, shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code, and shall not be sub…

31-875. Computerized mapping system fees. (1) As used in this section, "computerized mapping system" or "system" means the digital storage, processing and retrieval of cadastral information derived from local government records and related information such as land use, topography…

31-876. Public transportation services. (1) The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority to establish, fund and operate public transportation services that the board of county commissioners considers to be of public benefit. (2) Public …

31-877. Water and sewer services. The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority to provide necessary water and sewer services to any part of the county which does not receive water and sewer services, or any part of the county where a wa…

31-878. Misdemeanor probation services. The board of county commissioners shall provide for misdemeanor probation services to supervise misdemeanor offenders, in those cases where such probation supervision has been ordered by the sentencing court, and perform such functions as p…

31-879. Waiver of right to magistrate judge. The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to adopt by majority vote a resolution waiving the right to a resident magistrate judge to which the county would otherwise be entitled pursuant to section 1-2205, Idaho Code. …

31-880. pretrial release supervision services. The board of county commissioners may establish a supervised pretrial release program to perform those functions as prescribed by the administrative district judge in each judicial district. The board of county commissioners may prov…

31-881. COUNTY PROHIBITIONS ON UTILITY CONNECTIONS. No county, incorporated or unincorporated area, special use district, or any other local government entity of any kind may enact or implement any resolution, policy, or ordinance that: (1) Prohibits, or has the effect of prohibi…

31-901. Cancelation or adjustment of taxes. Whenever, in matters relating to reclamation, drainage and drought relief, the board of county commissioners shall deem it necessary or desirable to cooperate with any department or agency of the government of the United States authoriz…

31-902. Petition for cancelation or adjustment. Any one or more owners of land seeking such cancelation or adjustment of taxes, or any irrigation or drainage district or incorporated water company having such lands within its project, may file with the clerk of the board of count…

31-903. Petition for confirmation of cancelation or adjustment. If the board finds, decides and orders that the taxes be canceled or otherwise adjusted, the petitioner, or petitioners, shall, within twenty (20) days thereafter, file with the clerk of the district court of said co…

31-904. Hearing and decree on petition for confirmation — Appeal to Supreme Court. Upon the hearing of said petition, the court shall examine the petition filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners and the proceedings had thereunder, and if any contest be made upon…

31-905. Recording and filing of decree. When an order is made and entered by the court approving, modifying, or disapproving the order of the board of county commissioners canceling or adjusting any taxes heretofore or hereafter levied, a copy of the order or decree of the court …

31-906. Liens for state taxes not released. This act shall not be construed as authorizing the board of county commissioners or the district court to release or discharge any lands from the lien of taxes levied thereon for state purposes unless the amount due the state has been p…

31-1001. Erection of buildings — Furnishing of offices — Contracts — Lease of premises for courthouse or jail — Books and stationery. (1) The board of county commissioners must cause to be erected or furnished a courthouse and jail as may be necessary and must, when necessary, pr…

31-1002. Bond election. Whenever the interests of any county require it, and the board of commissioners of the county deem it for the public good to purchase a site and erect thereon a courthouse and jail, or either thereof, and furnish the same; and the expense of purchasing suc…

31-1003. Purchase of site — Letting of contract. If two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors of the county voting at such election vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the board of commissioners shall select and purchase, or, if necessary, cause to be condemned, for the …

31-1004. Statutes governing election and bond issue. The board shall be governed in calling and holding said election, and in the issuance and sale of said bonds, and in providing for the payment of the interest thereon, and for their redemption, by the provisions of sections 31-…

31-1005. Joint city and county sites and buildings. Any county and a city, or another county are hereby authorized and empowered to acquire and own a site or sites within the limits of any such city or county and jointly to construct public buildings thereon, to be jointly owned …

31-1006. Joint sites and buildings — Contracts. The boards of county commissioners of such counties and the city council or other governing body of such city, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into all necessary contracts or agreements with respect thereto and also all…

31-1007. Joint sites and buildings — Indebtedness. Counties and cities operating under sections 31-1005 and 31-1006, Idaho Code, are hereby authorized and empowered to incur indebtedness and issue bonds for any of the purposes authorized hereby in the same manner in which they ar…

31-1008. County building construction fund — Levy of tax — Special election. (1) In lieu of the issuance of bonds for the purpose specified in section 31-1002, Idaho Code, the board of county commissioners of any county shall have power, in addition to the power specified in said…

31-1009. Investment of fund — Accrual of interest. Any funds accumulated as provided in section 31-1007, Idaho Code, may, so far as practicable without jeopardy thereto, be invested by the county treasurer, under the direction of the board of county commissioners; and provided, f…

31-1010. Extension of application. The powers granted in sections 31-1008, 31-1009 and this section shall be deemed to be, and hereby are, extended and shall apply to sections 31-1005 to 31-1007, and 31-1101, whenever any county and such cities shall, jointly, at such election, h…

31-1401. Purpose and policy of law — Short title. The protection of property against fire and the preservation of life, and enforcement of any of the fire codes and other rules that are adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to chapter 2, title 41, Idaho Code, are hereby decl…

31-1402. Creation and organization of district. (1) Whenever twenty-five (25) or more of the holders of title, or evidence of title, to lands aggregating not less than one thousand (1,000) acres of contiguous territory, or consisting of contiguous territory of less extent but hav…

31-1403. Petition. (1) A petition shall first be presented to the board of county commissioners and filed with the clerk of the board of commissioners of each county in which the proposed fire protection district is to be situated, signed by the number of holders of title, or evi…

31-1404. Notice of hearing. When such petition is presented to the board of county commissioners and filed in the office of the clerk of such board, the said board shall set a time for a hearing upon such petition, which time shall not be less than four (4) nor more than six (6) …

31-1405. Notice of election. After the county commissioners have made their order finally fixing and determining the boundaries of the proposed district, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall cause to be published a notice of an election to be held, subject to the …

31-1406. Election — Qualification of electors — Canvass. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with title 34, Idaho Code. The board of county commissioners shall establish as many election precincts within such proposed fire protection district as may be necessary, and d…

31-1407. Canvass by board of commissioners — Validity of organization. Immediately after any election for voting upon the organization of a fire protection district, the judges of said election shall forward the official results of said election to the clerk of said board of comm…

31-1408. Fire protection board — Appointment of commissioners — Oath. (1) There shall be three (3) fire protection commissioners in each district, who shall constitute the fire protection board. The first fire protection commissioners of such fire protection district shall be app…

31-1409. Residence qualifications of commissioners — Term of office — Vacancies. (1) At the meeting of the board of county commissioners at which the fire protection district is declared organized, as provided by section 31-1407, Idaho Code, the county commissioners shall divide …

31-1410. Election of commissioners — resident qualifications of commissioners — revising subdistricts — term of office. (1) On the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November, of the next odd-numbered year, following the organization of a fire protection district, three …

31-1410A. Decision to increase the size of the board. (1) Subsequent to the creation of a fire protection district and the appointment of the first board of fire protection commissioners, the fire protection board may, by a majority vote of all of the fire protection district boa…

31-1410B. Decision to decrease the size of the board. (1) Any fire protection board consisting of five (5) members may, by a four-fifths (4/5) majority vote of all of the board members, elect to decrease the size of the board to three (3) members. (2) If the board of fire protect…

31-1411. Annexation of territory in same county — Petition — Hearing — Order — Certification to county commissioners — Alternate procedure — Election — Petition to de annex property from existing district and annex into another district. After the organization of a fire protectio…

31-1412. Annexation of territory in adjoining county. After the organization of a fire protection district, additional territory, contiguous or noncontiguous thereto and located wholly within an adjoining county, may be added to the district and become a part thereof as hereinaft…

31-1413. Consolidation of districts — Hearing — Protest — Election. Any fire protection district may consolidate with one (1) or more existing fire protection districts subject to the following procedure, or pursuant to an election for consolidation as provided in section 31-1414…

31-1414. Election for the consolidation of districts. (1) Any two (2) or more fire districts may, in the discretion of the fire district commissioners, or shall, upon a petition signed by ten percent (10%) or more of the electors in the last general election residing in each of t…

31-1415. Organization of board — Meetings — Officers — Official bonds. Immediately after qualifying, the board of fire protection commissioners shall meet and organize as a board, and at that time, and whenever thereafter vacancies in the respective offices may occur, they shall …