Terms Used In Idaho Code 40-1514

  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Immediately after consolidation is effected and highway commissioners are appointed, they shall meet and organize as provided by law, appoint required officers and designate a time and place for their meetings and have and exercise all the powers, jurisdiction, and authority and perform all duties and be subject to the responsibilities and liabilities of a highway district as provided by law. Upon organization, the highway district shall ascertain and compute all indebtedness, including bonded, warrant and current indebtedness, separately, of each of the former highway districts comprising the consolidation.