Idaho § 42-1406 - General adjudication - Contents of petition
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§ 42-1406. General adjudication - Contents of petition
(1) A petition for a general adjudication shall contain among other things, the following:
(a) a description of the proposed boundaries of the water system to be adjudicated and administered;
(b) a statement of why the public interest and necessity would be served by a general adjudication;
(c) a list of counties where the water system proposed to be adjudicated and administered is located and a designation of whether all or only a portion of the county is included within the boundaries of the proposed general adjudication;
(d) a description of the general method proposed to ascertain and to serve claimants not disclosed following completion of the service required by paragraphs (a) through (d) of subsection (2) of section 42-1408 , Idaho Code; and
(e) a prayer for relief requesting the district court to enter an order that commences the general adjudication.
(2) A petition for entry of an order commencing a general adjudication shall be captioned: "In Re the General Adjudication of Rights to the Use of Water From the ……………. Water System." Such action shall have no other caption.
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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