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Idaho Court Decisions

Supreme Court—Civil Decisions (Idaho)    —Criminal Decisions (Idaho) Court of Appeals—Civil Decisions (Idaho Ct. App.)    —Civil Decisions (Idaho Ct. App.) ————— U.S. District Court (D. Idaho) * U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Bankr. D. Idaho) —————  * Not available — «Browse» for information.

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “127 Idaho 928” or “908 P.2d 1235”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Idaho Constitution and Legislation

Constitution (Idaho Const.)
Amendments:  11/7/00 — HJR 1 (school fund) 11/7/00 — SJR 107 (bond bank) ————— 11/3/98 — HJR 8 (school fund) 11/3/98 — SJR 101 (technical) 11/3/98 — SJR 102 (technical) 11/3/98 — SJR 105 (guardianship) 11/3/98 — SJR 106 (school bonds) 11/3/98 — SJR 107 (state debt)
Additional Resources
¶  Constitution ... [Idaho Secretary of State] — Includes a list of amendments (but no access to texts of amendments). Available also as a downloadable MS Word 6.0 file, STCONDOC.DOC (404KB).
Bills ♦ Proposed Initiative Measures
Bills — Current Session Bills — Past Sessions ————— 2008 Proposed Initiative Measures * 2006 Proposed Initiative Measures * 2004 Proposed Initiative Measures * 2002 Proposed Initiative Measures * 2000 Proposed Initiative Measures * —————  * No search function.
See also the Idaho Legislature web site.
1. Session Laws, Idaho (Idaho Sess. Laws)
   The legislature does not provide a session-laws archive on the internet.
   Adopted Initiative Measures
   11/5/02 — Proposition 1 (gaming) 11/5/02 — Proposition 2 (term limits)) ————— 11/3/98 — Proposition 1 (term limits)
   Idaho Code (Idaho Code)
   The codified laws are also known as the Idaho Statutes. See also uniform laws and interstate compacts.
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Consumer Protection Statutes and Rules ... [Idaho Attorney General] — Links to specific consumer-protection laws (in the Idaho Code) and rules.

   ¶  Election Law ... [Idaho Secretary of State] — These documents are in PDF files.
   Idaho Election Law Campaign Disclosure Manual Election Consolidation Manual Lobbyist Reporting Manual Sunshine Law for Political Funds and Lobbyist Activity Disclosure  

Idaho Rules of Procedure and Practice

Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
Appellate Rules (Idaho App. R.) Rules of Civil Procedure (Idaho Civ. Proc. R.) Court Administrative Rules (Idaho Ct. Admin. R.) Criminal Rules (Idaho Crim. R.) Rules of Evidence (Idaho Evid. R.) Infraction Rules (Idaho Infraction R.) Juvenile Rules (Idaho Juv. R.) Misdemeanor Criminal Rules (Idaho Misdemeanor Crim. R.) ————— First District Court Rules (1st Dist. Ct. R.) ————— U.S. District Court Rules (D. Idaho R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (D. Idaho Bankr. R.)
1. Rules of Practice ♦ Judicial Rules
   Rules of Professional Conduct (Idaho R. Prof. Conduct)
   Code of Judicial Conduct
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Recent amendments of various rules ... [Idaho Dep't of Admin.] — HTML interface to ASCII files containing recent amendments of various sets of rules of procedure.
   ¶  U.S. District Court General Orders

Idaho Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   Idaho Administrative Code (Idaho Admin. Code)
   Idaho Administrative Bulletin (Idaho Admin. Bull.)

2. Opinions ♦ Decisions ♦ Orders ♦ Rulings
   Attorney General Opinions, Guidelines, and Certificates of Review

Idaho Local Law Sources

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Ada County <2> Blaine County <2> Canyon County <2> Gem County <2> Kootenai County <2> Payette County <2> Twin Falls County <2>   
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Boise <1> Caldwell <4> Cascade <4> Challis <4> Chubbuck <4> Coeur d'Alene <4> Eagle <4> Emmett <4> Fruitland <4> Garden City <4> Genesee <4> Grangeville <4> Hayden <4> Hayden Lake <4> Idaho Falls <2> Jerome <4> Kellogg <4> Kimberly <4> Kuna <4> Lava Hot Springs <4> Lewiston <3> McCall <4> Meridian <4> Middleton <4> Mountain Home <4> Nampa <4> New Plymouth <4> Pocatello <4> Post Falls <4> Priest River <4> Rathdrum <4> Rupert <4> Sandpoint <4> Star <4> Sugar City <4> Sun Valley <4> Twin Falls <4>     
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Idaho Law-Related Periodicals

Other Idaho Commentary

Attorney General's Manuals
These are brochures (in PDF files) in which relevant statutes are reproduced or cited and questions on the brochure's topic are answered.
Ethics in Government Landlord/Tenant Guidelines Open Meeting Law Public Records Law Recorder's Law Regulatory Takings Act Rights of Victims of Crime
1. Notary Public Handbook ... [Idaho Secretary of State]

2. Tribal Court Benchbook ... [Idaho Supreme Court] — “One purpose of this Benchbook is to provide judges, lawyers, and litigants with a short description of tribal judicial organization and tribal judicial relationships with other jurisdictions, including citations to additional authorities on these and related topics. [¶] The second goal is informational. The Benchbook provides names, addresses, and information relating to each of the sovereign tribes existing in the State of Idaho.”

Idaho Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Idaho Court Information

Web Sites
Idaho Judicial Branch ————— First Judicial District Third Judicial District Sixth Judicial District ————— Tribal/State Court Forum ————— U.S. District Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Idaho Forms

1. Litigation Forms
   Idaho Civil and Criminal Court Forms
   Jury Instructions: Civil • Criminal
   U.S. District Court Forms

2. Tax Commission:
   Tax Forms
   Unclaimed Property Forms

3. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Idaho Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
Legislature Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General Appellate Public Defender ————— Secretary of State State Tax Commission
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
Idaho State Bar Idaho Trial Lawyers Association ————— Northwest Indian Bar Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Idaho State Bar — Continuing Legal Education University of Idaho College of Law
1. Consulate General of Canada in Seattle • Consulat Général du Canada à Seattle ... Canadian consular office serving Idaho.

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Idaho State Law Library ————— Bingham County University of Idaho
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Attorney General's Consumer Tips and Information

2. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Idaho Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Idaho law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Idaho.

3. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Idaho Legal Aid Services ... “Our purpose is to provide legal representation and community education to low income Idahoans. [¶] We represent thousands of Idahoans every year with many problem areas including domestic violence, housing, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamps. Our Indian Law Unit provides specialized services to Idaho's Native Americans and tribes. The Migrant Farmworker Law Unit provides legal services to Idaho's migrant population. Our organization strives to advocate for low income Idahoans.”
   2. Idaho Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   3. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.