Idaho Cout Administrative Rule 57. Time Standards For Case Processing.
(a) The following time standards are adopted as guidelines for judges, trial court administrators, lawyers, and litigants to assist them in determining the length of time it should take to conclude a case in the trial courts:
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| District Court | 540 days from complaint |
| Magistrate Court | 180 days from complaint |
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| FELONIES | |
| Magistrate Division |
30 days from first appearance to order holding the defendant to answer in the district court or discharging the defendant
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| District Court |
150 days from first appearance in district court
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| MISDEMEANORS | 90 days from first appearance |
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| INFRACTIONS | 60 days from first appearance |
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DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
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180 days from complaint |
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| JUVENILE | |
| Juvenile Corrections Act cases |
90 days from admit/deny hearing |
| Chld Protection Act cases |
As provided in the time frames established in the Idaho Juvenile Rules |
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| SMALL CLAIMS | 90 days from complaint |
(b) In each of the categories of cases in subsection (a), the median length of time taken to resolve all cases should not exceed the time standard prescribed for that category. Trial judges should strive to resolve each individual case within the applicable time standard unless the trial judge determines that exceptional circumstances exist.
(c) No action shall be dismissed for failure to meet these time standards guidelines.
(Adopted August 8, 2008, effective August 8, 2008.)
Members of the
Idaho Supreme Court
Chief Justice G Richard Bevan
Justice Robyn M. Brody
Justice Gregory W. Moeller
Justice Colleen D. Zahn
Justice Cynthia K.C. Meyer
Members of the
Idaho Court of Appeals
Chief Judge David W. Gratton
Judge Molly J Huskey
Judge Jessica M. Lorello
Judge Michael P. Tribe
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