Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 31-801 (2026)

General powers and duties.

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General powers and duties.

The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1970–2012 · leading case: Freeman v. Juker, 808 P.2d 1300 (Idaho 1991).

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Freeman v. Juker, 808 P.2d 1300 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 4× “In discussing the defendants’ potential liability, we noted that, “The county is charged by statute with the duty of maintaining the roads,” referring specifically to I.C. §§ 31-801, -805, and 40-604(1) and (4).”

Bingham v. Franklin Cnty., 796 P.2d 527 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 4× “" Section 805 gives the County Board the "jurisdiction and power" ( see I.C. § 31-801) "[t]o lay out, maintain, control and manage public roads.”

Hansen v. Kootenai Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 471 P.2d 42 (Idaho 1970). · cites it 4× “) Both of these statutory provisions are referred to in I.C. § 31-801 which provides: "The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, as provided in the…”

Chavez v. Canyon Cnty., 271 P.3d 695 (Idaho 2012). “09-169, A Resolution Authorizing an Increase in the Fee Charged to Collect Cost Incurred by Canyon County in the Process of Collecting Delinquent Property Taxes, cites Idaho Code sections 31-801, 63-1002, 63-1005, and 31-870(1) as authorization for a single level fee of $500.”

City of Rexburg v. Madison Cnty., 764 P.2d 838 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 2× “” The jurisdiction and power of such boards is stated in I.C. § 31-801, et seq. All of the parties to the litigation, plus Justice Bakes and those who join his views, plus myself as well, are seemingly agreed that we deal with misfeasance, and not with malfeasance.”

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