Terms Used In Idaho Code 19-4301D

  • 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.
When the cause and manner of death is established under the provisions of this chapter the coroner shall make and file a written report of the material facts concerning the cause and manner of death in the office of the clerk of the district court. The coroner shall promptly deliver to the prosecuting attorney of each county having criminal jurisdiction over the case copies of all records relating to every death as to which further investigation may be advisable. Any prosecuting attorney or other law enforcement official may upon request secure copies of the original of such records or other documents or pertinent objects or information deemed necessary by him to the performance of his official duties.