Idaho § 50-208A - Duties of city attorney
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 50-208A — Duties of city attorney, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-208A. Duties of city attorney
(1) The city attorney shall be the legal advisor of the municipal corporation, may represent the city in all suits or proceedings in which the city is interested, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinances and resolutions duly passed. Nothing herein, however, shall preclude any city from employing alternative additional counsel when deemed advisable.
(2) The city attorney, his deputies, or contract counsel shall prosecute those violations of county or city ordinances, state traffic infractions, and state misdemeanors committed within the municipal limits. In so doing, the city attorney, his deputies, or contract counsel shall exercise the same powers as the county prosecutor including, but not limited to, granting immunity to witnesses.
[50-208A, added 1989, ch. 292, sec. 2, p. 720.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-208A ("Duties of city attorney") 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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