Idaho § 49-205 - Duties of local officers
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-205 — Duties of local officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-205. Duties of local officers
(1) The assessors of the various counties of the state shall be agents of the department and shall perform duties prescribed in this title. With the concurrence of the department, a county assessor may appoint one (1) or more agents to perform the duties prescribed in chapters 4 and 5 of title 49 , Idaho Code. Such agent shall post a faithful performance bond in an amount and form acceptable to the department. The assessor may negotiate for reasonable reimbursement of expenses to an agent for any duties performed by the agent under terms of agreement with the county assessor.
(2) The county assessors shall receive and file in their respective offices all instruments required by chapter 5 of this title to be filed with the county assessors.
(3) It shall be the duty of peace officers within the state of Idaho to enforce and make arrests for the violation of the provisions of this title without the necessity of procuring a warrant. It shall be the duty of authorized employees of the department to enforce compliance with the laws in accordance with section 40-511 , Idaho Code.
[49-205, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 6, p. 577; am. 1991, ch. 288, sec. 3, p. 744; am. 1999, ch. 85, sec. 1, p. 284; am. 2014, ch. 38, sec. 4, p. 74.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-205 ("Duties of local officers") 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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