Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding a hearing on the appropriateness of an appointment.

This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. For cases involving persons with a developmental disability, I.C. § 66-404A currently requires courts to hold hearings on the appropriateness of the appointment of a temporary guardian within ten (10) days after request for such a hearing. In order to reduce confusion to those affected by procedural time frames, the courts strive to establish time periods computed only on seven (7) day increments. Thus, in order to bring proceedings regarding the temporary appointment of guardians for developmentally disabled persons in line with the courts’ efforts to reduce confusion, the ten (10) day time frame in I.C. § 66-404A(3)(b) should be changed to fourteen (14) days.