Terms Used In Idaho Code 19-217

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
Upon the prosecuting attorney’s producing evidence of such conviction to the district court of the county, the court must order the undertaking to be prosecuted, and the prosecuting attorney must thereupon commence an action upon it in the name of the state of Idaho.