Idaho § 31-5209 - County clerk, ex officio auditor and recorder
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§ 31-5209. County clerk, ex officio auditor and recorder
For purposes of this act the duties and responsibilities of the county clerk shall be as provided in chapter 10, title 1 , Idaho Code, and chapter 7, title 31 , Idaho Code, or as otherwise prescribed by law; the duties of the county clerk as ex officio county auditor shall be as provided in chapter 23, title 31 , Idaho Code, or as otherwise prescribed by law; and the duties of the county clerk as ex officio county recorder shall be as provided in chapter 24, title 31 , Idaho Code, or as otherwise prescribed by law. A county clerk, ex officio auditor and recorder:
(1) Shall continue to be elected to a term of four (4) years and perform all the duties and responsibilities of the office; or
(2) Shall be elected to a different term of office specified in the petition or resolution, but not to exceed four (4) years, and perform all the duties and responsibilities of the office; or
(3) Shall be appointed by the executive with the advice and consent of the board of county commissioners, be supervised by the executive and perform the duties and responsibilities of the county clerk, ex officio auditor and recorder; or
(4) The office shall be divided into two (2) or three (3) separate offices, with the persons to fill those offices to be elected or appointed in the manner provided in subsection (1), (2) or (3) of this section. The petition or resolution shall identify the name of each office and the duties and responsibilities assigned to each office; or
(5) The office shall be eliminated as a separate office with the duties and responsibilities of the county clerk, ex officio auditor and recorder to be performed by one (1) or more other qualified elected officers or appointed persons as provided in the petition or resolution. The petition or resolution shall specifically identify the duties of the office for which each other officer or appointee shall be responsible. The duties of the office as provided in chapter 10, title 1 , Idaho Code, may not be combined with or assigned to the office of the sheriff or prosecuting attorney.
[31-5209, added 1996, ch. 283, sec. 3, p. 926.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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