65-501 Statement of Purpose
65-502 Definitions
65-503 Eligibility for Preference
65-503A Employer Obligations
65-504 Basic Preference and Addition of Points to Competitive Examination Ratings
65-505 Officials to Observe Preference — Exceptions
65-506 Failing or Refusing to Give Preference — Civil Liability
65-507 Application of Chapter Limited
65-508 Reemployment and Leave of Absence
65-510 Relation to Other Laws
65-511 Severability
65-512 Education and Technical Assistance
65-513 Preference by Private Employers

Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 65 > Chapter 5 - Rights and Privileges of Veterans

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Applicant: means an individual applying for a position with a public employer. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Armed forces: means the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, air force, and the reserve components thereof. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Civil service position: means a position for which the public employee is selected from a pool of applicants through a competitive examination, a merit system or any other rating system based on experience and qualifications. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Disabled veteran: means those veterans separated under honorable conditions who:
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  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Honorable conditions: means an honorable discharge or a general discharge "under honorable conditions. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Initial appointment: means the first time a qualified veteran is hired by a county or a municipal government or the state, provided however, subsequent separation from the county, municipal government or the state shall not result in the award of new preference or preference points with that governmental entity. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • 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.
  • Key employee: means an individual specifically hired for an "at will" position that is not a civil service position and where:
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  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
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  • Position: means a job held by a public employee but shall not include:
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  • Preference eligible: means an individual eligible for preference under section 65-503, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Public employee: means any person holding a position in public employment. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Public employer: means any government, department or agency mentioned in subsection (13) of this section employing a public employee in a position. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Public employment: means employment by the government of this state, or by any county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state, including any department or agency thereof. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Register: means a list of names of persons who have been determined to be eligible for employment in a civil service position. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • Service-connected disability: means that the veteran is disabled due to injury or illness that was incurred in or aggravated by military service as certified by the federal veterans administration or an agency of the department of defense. See Idaho Code 65-502
  • 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