Terms Used In Idaho Code 20-528

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Court: means any district court within the state of Idaho or magistrate division thereof. See Idaho Code 20-502
• Detention: means the temporary placement of juvenile offenders who require secure custody for their own or the community’s protection in physically restricting facilities. See Idaho Code 20-502
• 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.
• Juvenile: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of any alleged act, omission or status. See Idaho Code 20-502
• Juvenile offender: means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of any act, omission or status and who has been adjudicated as being within the purview of this chapter. See Idaho Code 20-502
• 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