Idaho § 73-201 - Purpose of act

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 73-201 — Purpose of act, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 73-201. Purpose of act

The intent and purpose of this act is to keep current so far as practicable the compilation known as Idaho Code, by authorizing publication of pocket parts to the volumes of the Idaho Code, or as necessary, the republication of single or more volumes, or the addition of volumes, or by other devices designed and intended to maintain the Idaho Code up to date, and especially after each session of the legislature, indicating therein existing laws, repealed laws or parts of laws, substitute laws, additional laws, and constitutional provisions and changes, rules of the Supreme Court of Idaho, additional notes, annotations and indexing. This act shall be so interpreted as to grant the commission hereby created all power and authority necessary to accomplish such intent and purpose.

[73-201, added 1949, ch. 167, sec. 1, p. 355; am. 1953, ch. 250, sec. 1, p. 398.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Idaho Statutes § 73-201 cover?

Section 73-201 ("Purpose of act") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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