Terms Used In Idaho Code 19-4207

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
A petition for writ of habeas corpus may only be filed by a person described in section 19-4203, Idaho Code, or his attorney, except that a petition may be filed on behalf of an aggrieved person who is a minor, or on behalf of a person who is incapacitated as defined by section 15-5-101, Idaho Code, by the aggrieved person’s legal guardian.