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Idaho Ct. Admin. R. 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:
CIVIL |
District Court | 540 days from complaint
Magistrate Court | 180 days from complaint
FELONIES |
Magistrate Division | 30 days from first appearance to order holding the defendant to answer in the district court or discharging the defendant
District Court | 150 days from first appearance in district court
MISDEMEANORS | 90 days from first appearance
INFRACTIONS | 60 days from first appearance
DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT | 180 days from complaint
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
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.
History
(Adopted August 8, 2008, effective August 8, 2008.)
Provenance
- Source
- isc.idaho.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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