Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 50-301 (2026)
Corporate and local self-government powers.
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Corporate and local self-government powers.
Cities governed by this act shall be bodies corporate and politic; may sue and be sued; contract and be contracted with; accept grants-in-aid and gifts of property, both real and personal, in the name of the city; acquire, hold, lease, and convey property, real and personal; have a common seal, which they may change and alter at pleasure; may erect buildings or structures of any kind, needful for the uses or purposes of the city; and exercise all powers and perform all functions of local self-government in city affairs as are not specifically prohibited by or in conflict with the general laws or the constitution of the state of Idaho.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: North Idaho Bldg. Contractors Ass'n v. City of Hayden, 343 P.3d 1086 (Idaho 2015).
North Idaho Bldg. Contractors Ass'n v. City of Hayden, 343 P.3d 1086 (Idaho 2015). “10 Idaho Code section 50-301. The City contends that the fee can be sustained based upon Idaho Code section 50-301.”
Davidson v. Wright, 151 P.3d 812 (Idaho 2006). “" The City notes that not every such power is stated expressly; many are implied within the legislature's general grant of authority.”
Old Cutters, Inc. v. City of Hailey (In re Old Cutters, Inc.), 488 B.R. 130 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2012). “Instead, Hailey argues that it was justified in reaching this deal with Old Cutters based on its general police powers, and because Idaho Code § 50-222 does not *151 expressly preclude cities from entering into such voluntary agreements.”
Herndon v. City of Sandpoint, 531 P.3d 1125 (Idaho 2023). “In addition, Idaho Code section 50-301 empowers municipal corporations to “sue and be sued; contract and be contracted with .”
Bradbury v. City of Lewiston, 533 P.3d 606 (Idaho 2023). “” I.C. § 50-301. As stated by this Court in Utah Power & Light: “It is obvious that the framers of the Idaho Constitution had no intention of limiting the power of 19 municipalities to contract in furtherance of the public interest, but rather of limiting loans or donations of…”
Von Wandruszka v. City of Moscow, 554 P.3d 603 (Idaho 2024). “” I.C. § 50-301. Another is “the power to operate their own utility systems and provide water, power, light, gas and other utility services within the city limits.”
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