Terms Used In Idaho Code 36-1002

  • 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.
  • 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
For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of section 36-1001, Idaho Code, the courts of this state sitting in the various counties contiguous to said waters, and the officers of this state empowered to enforce laws pertaining to fish or game are hereby given and shall have jurisdiction over the entire boundary waters aforesaid to the furthermost shoreline. Concurrent jurisdiction with the courts and administrative officers of the states of Washington and Oregon over the said boundary waters is hereby expressly recognized and established.