Idaho § 54-1737 - Burden of proof
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 54-1737 — Burden of proof, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-1737. Burden of proof
(a) In any complaint, information, affidavit or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter, the burden of proof is upon the party claiming any such exception, excuse, proviso or exemption.
(b) Anyone wholesaling or retailing prescription or legend drugs shall bear the burden of ascertaining that the receiver of such drugs is entitled by law to administer, dispense or deliver such drugs and proof that one has sold such drugs at wholesale or retail to an unauthorized person shall be prima facie evidence of illegality.
[57-1737, added 1979, ch. 131, sec. 3, p. 424.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 54-1737 cover?
Section 54-1737 ("Burden of proof") 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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