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Idaho Code § 31-601 (2026)

Every county a body corporate. 

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1974–2011 · leading case: Hansen v. White, 762 P.2d 820 (Idaho 1988).
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Hansen v. White, 762 P.2d 820 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 6× “§ 31-714 provides in part: 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…”
In re Boise Cnty., 465 B.R. 156 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2011). · cites it 2× “See Idaho Code § 31-601 . As a political subdivision of the state, the County qualifies as a municipality for purposes of § 109(c)(1).”
Union Pac. R. Co. v. State of Idaho, 654 F. Supp. 1236 (D. Idaho 1987). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 31-601 . It can sue and be sued, purchase and hold lands, make contracts, and levy and collect taxes.”
Bissett v. Unnamed Members of Political Compact, 727 P.2d 1291 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code §§ 31-601 and 604. (5) A county hospital is authorized to employ a Chief Executive Officer who may institute suit on behalf of the hospital to recover a debt or monies due.”
Heck v. Commissioners of Canyon Cnty., 853 P.2d 587 (Idaho Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “” I.C. § 31-601. The Idaho legislature has further articulated the constitutional grant of authority to counties in I.”
Ass'n of Idaho Cities v. Dep't of Emp., 521 P.2d 1025 (Idaho 1974). · cites it 2× “§ 40-301; counties, I.C. § 31-601; highway districts, I.C. §§ 40-1601, 40-1608; drainage districts, I.”
Dep't of Emp. v. Ada Cnty. Fair Bd., 532 P.2d 933 (Idaho 1974). · cites it 2× “§ 72-1316(a)(6) as a public institution (I.C. § 31-601) acquiring its operating funds primarily through direct or indirect taxation.”
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