A foreign personal representative submits himself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in his capacity as a personal representative of the estate by:
(a) filing authenticated copies of his appointment as provided in section 15-4-204 of this code;

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Terms Used In Idaho Code 15-4-301

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and general intangibles as defined in the uniform commercial code — secured transactions. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(b) receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under section 15-4-201 of this code; or
(c) doing any act as a personal representative in this state which would have given the state jurisdiction over him as an individual.
Jurisdiction under subsection (b) of this section is limited to the money or value of personal property collected.