Terms Used In Idaho Code 42-5270

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • District: means a ground water district established, or to be established, pursuant to this chapter. See Idaho Code 42-5201
  • Ground water: when used in this chapter means water under the surface of the ground whatever may be the geologic structure in which it is standing or moving, as provided in section 42-230(a), Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 42-5201
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, trust, estate, association, corporation, municipal corporation, the state of Idaho and any of its agencies, the United States, an Indian tribe, a public corporation, or any other public or private entity. See Idaho Code 42-5201
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
In such petition the petitioners or complainants shall be named as plaintiffs and the ground water district, and its directors, if any there are, and all persons having interest in or claim against the district, without naming them, shall be defendants. In the course of the proceedings of said case, and at any time before the final hearing thereof, any person interested may join in said case as a party plaintiff or as a party defendant, or any party interested may intervene in said case without order of the court.