Terms Used In Idaho Code 30-931

  • Act: means the "Idaho Escrow Act" chapter 9, title 30, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 30-902
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual, cooperative, association, company, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity, or the plural thereof, whether or not resident, nonresident or citizen. See Idaho Code 30-902
  • 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
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to impair or affect any statutory or common law right of any person to bring an action in any court having jurisdiction for any act involved in the transaction of an escrow business or the right of the state of Idaho to sanction any person for any violation of any provision of this chapter.