31-3901. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE — SPECIAL LEVY. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the boards of county commissioners in the several counties are hereby authorized, whenever existing ambulance service is not reasonably available to the inhabitants of the county or any portion thereof, to procure an ambulance and pay for the same out of any funds available and to establish an ambulance service to serve the areas that do not have an existing ambulance service reasonably available, both within and outside the cities and villages in their respective counties, and to levy a special tax not to exceed two-hundredths percent (.02%) of the market value for assessment purposes on all taxable property within the county to support the same. Providing ambulance service is a governmental function.
(2) A county that provides ambulance service pursuant to subsection (1) of this section prior to July 1, 2020, may continue to operate under the authority of this section. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the powers granted under this section for the first time on and after July 1, 2020.
History:
[31-3901, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 1, p. 712; am. 1965, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 96; am. 1967, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 333; am. 1976, ch. 289, sec. 1, p. 996; am. 1995, ch. 82, sec. 7, p. 223; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 1, p. 603.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE
Section 31-3901 - AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE — SPECIAL LEVY.
Section 31-3902 - COUNTY TREASURERS TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND.
Section 31-3903 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Section 31-3904 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — FEES.
Section 31-3906 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Section 31-3907 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — TERMINATION OF.
Section 31-3908 - AMBULANCE DISTRICT AUTHORIZED — DISTRICTS FORMED BEFORE JULY 1, 2020.
Section 31-3908A - EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION.
Section 31-3909 - IMMUNITY OF AMBULANCE ATTENDANT.
Section 31-3910 - CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Section 31-3911 - AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICT — DISTRICTS FORMED ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2020.
Section 31-3913 - ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — MEETINGS — OFFICERS — OFFICIAL BONDS.
Section 31-3914 - CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF AMBULANCE SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.
Section 31-3915 - LEVY — ELECTION.
Section 31-3916 - DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Section 31-3917 - HANDLING OF DISTRICT FUNDS.
Section 31-3918 - INDEBTEDNESS PROHIBITED — EXCEPTIONS.
Section 31-3919 - CARRY OVER — FUND BALANCE.