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Idaho Code § 31-802 (2026)

Supervision of county officers. 

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Supervision of county officers. 

To supervise the official conduct of all county officers, and appointed boards or commissions of the county charged with assessing, collecting, safekeeping, management or disbursement of the public moneys and revenues; see that they faithfully perform their duties; direct prosecution for delinquencies; approve the official bonds of county officers, and when necessary, require them to make reports, and to present their books and accounts for inspection.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Clark v. Ada Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 572 P.2d 501 (Idaho 1977).
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Clark v. Ada Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 572 P.2d 501 (Idaho 1977). · cites it 8× “Respondents argue the propriety of the Board's actions on the basis of I.C. § 31-802, which provides county commissioners with the power to "supervise the official conduct of all county officers .”
Allied Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Cnty. of Kootenai, 258 P.3d 340 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 31-802. This Court has narrowly construed county commissioners’ authority to oversee the conduct of other constitutional officers, holding that such authority exists only where a statute expressly provides commissioners with authority to control or manage that conduct.”
State v. Blair Olsen, 386 P.3d 908 (Idaho 2016). · cites it 2× “The duties of the county commissioners include supervising the official conduct of all county officers, I.C. § 31-802; taking care of, managing and controlling the county property, I.”
Henry v. Taylor, 267 P.3d 1270 (Idaho 2012). “Henry contends that because the county commissioners of Canyon County had the authority under Idaho Code sections 31-802 and 31-809 to require the prosecuting attorney to make reports, to present his books and accounts for inspection, and to audit them, the county should have…”
Reynolds Constr. Co. v. Cnty. of Twin Falls, 437 P.2d 14 (Idaho 1968). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 31-802. Chapter 8 of Title 31, Idaho Code, enumerates the powers and duties of the board of county commissioners, with I.”
Clements v. Clark Cnty. (D. Idaho 2025). · cites it 6× “Idaho Code § 31-802 . experienced sleeplessness, fatigue, guilt, and feared making mistakes while on duty, all of which he attributed to being overworked.”
Kovacs v. Kootenai Cnty. (Idaho Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “During discussion on the motion to reduce the Assessor’s salary, the chairman also stated: And so I’ll quote Idaho Code 31-802: County Commissioners have the power and the duty to ‘Supervise the official conduct of all county officers, and appointed boards or commissions of the…”
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