Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 41 - Idaho Building Code Act

• Administrator: means the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses for the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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.
• Board: means the Idaho building code board, herein created. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• Building inspector: means a person who inspects buildings or structures for compliance with the provisions of this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• Construction: means the erection, fabrication, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, conversion, or repair of a building or the installation of equipment therein normally a part of the structure. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Division: means the state of Idaho division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• International Fire Code: means the International Fire Code as published by the International Code Council. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• 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.
• Local government: means any city or county of this state. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• Manufactured home: means a structure, constructed after June 15, 1976, in accordance with the HUD manufactured home construction and safety standards, and is transportable in one (1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or is forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this subsection except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under 42 U. See Idaho Code 39-4105
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;