Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 3-402 (2026)

Establishment of board — Members — Term of office — Election. 

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Establishment of board — Members — Term of office — Election. 

In order to more effectively carry out the purposes and intents of this act, there is hereby established in the department of self-governing agencies a board of commissioners of the Idaho State Bar, consisting of five (5) members to hold office for a term of three (3) years each and until their successors are elected and qualify, and to be elected in the manner hereinafter provided. There shall be one (1) member of the board of commissioners from each of the northern, eastern and western divisions of Idaho, and two (2) members of the board of commissioners from the central division. Each commissioner must be a member of the Idaho State Bar residing in or maintaining an office from which he primarily practices law in the state of Idaho, within the division from which he is selected at the time of his election and during his term of office, and shall have appointed an agent for service of process within the state of Idaho.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Indian Springs LLC v. Indian Springs Land Inv., LLC, 215 P.3d 457 (Idaho 2009).
Indian Springs LLC v. Indian Springs Land Inv., LLC, 215 P.3d 457 (Idaho 2009). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 3-402. The Board is responsible for investigating and making recommendations upon any matter relating to the practice of law per request of the governor, the Idaho Supreme Court, or the legislature.”
Idaho State Bar Ass'n v. Idaho Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 637 P.2d 1168 (Idaho 1981). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 3-402, et seq. The board and operating staff of the Bar have the obligation to supervise, under the Supreme Court’s ultimate control, the admission, licensing and disciplining of attorneys and the practice of law in this state.”
Hoffman v. State Bar of California, 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10094 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “Rule 17(e)); Idaho (Idaho Code, § 3-402); Kentucky (Ky. State Bar Bylaws, § 4(b)); Michigan (Mich.”
ISB v. John Doe (Idaho 2024). · cites it 2× “Although the legislature created the Board to supervise the admission, licensing, and disciplining of attorneys as well as the practice of law in this state.”
Witzke v. Idaho State Bar (D. Idaho 2022). “IDAHO CODE § 3-402. The rules that the Board promulgates are subject to review and approval by the Idaho Supreme Court.”
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