Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 9-304 (2026)

Proof of Statutes Act — Publications covered. 

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Proof of Statutes Act — Publications covered. 

Printed books or pamphlets purporting on their face to be the session or other statutes of any of the United States, or the territories thereof, or of any foreign jurisdiction, and to have been printed and published by the authority of any such state, territory or foreign jurisdiction or proved to be commonly recognized in its courts, shall be received in the courts of this state as prima facie evidence of such statutes.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1968–2015 · leading case: State v. Williams, 651 P.2d 569 (Idaho Ct. App. 1982).
State v. Williams, 651 P.2d 569 (Idaho Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 9-304. More generally, any law entered in an official record may be proved by submission of an authenticated copy of the record itself.”
White v. White, 480 P.2d 872 (Idaho 1971). · cites it 4× “This is, in reality, a small step from the procedure provided by I.C § 9-304. That section provides: "Printed books or pamphlets purporting on their face to be the session or other statutes of any of the United States, or the territories thereof, or of any foreign jurisdiction,…”
Barthel v. Johnston, 437 P.2d 366 (Idaho 1968). · cites it 4× “Brockelbank was not qualified to offer his expert opinion because he was the lawyer trying the case and that they were not in conformity with I.”
Usha Pandey Sharma v. Niraj Sharma (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “, Idaho Code § 9-304 (authorizing the admission of “[p]rinted books or pamphlets purporting on their face to be the session or other statutes of .”
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