# Idaho Code § 39-4105: 39-4105 DEFINITIONS > Idaho · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4105 ## Section - **Citation:** Idaho Code § 39-4105 - **Heading:** 39-4105 DEFINITIONS - **Jurisdiction:** Idaho - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 39 / Chapter 41 / Section 39-4105 ## Text 39-4105. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates another meaning. Where terms are not defined in this chapter and are defined in the currently adopted international building code published by the international code council, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in that code: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses for the state of Idaho. (2) "Board" means the Idaho building code board, herein created. (3) "Building inspector" means a person who inspects buildings or structures for compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (4) "Construction" means the erection, fabrication, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, conversion, or repair of a building or the installation of equipment therein normally a part of the structure. (5) "Division" means the state of Idaho division of occupational and professional licenses. (6) "International fire code" means the international fire code as published by the international code council. (7) "Local government" means any city or county of this state. (8) "Manufactured home" means a structure, constructed after June 15, 1976, in accordance with the HUD manufactured home construction and safety standards, and is transportable in one (1) or more sections, that, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or is forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and that is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, except that such term shall include any structure that meets all the requirements of this subsection except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq. Manufactured homes include multidwelling unit manufactured homes that are constructed in accordance with the HUD manufactured home construction and safety standards. (9) "Mobile home" means a factory-assembled structure or structures generally constructed prior to June 15, 1976, and equipped with the necessary service connections and made so as to be readily movable as a unit or units on their own running gear and designed to be used as a dwelling unit or units with or without a permanent foundation. (10) "Telecommunications facilities" means all wires, cables, equipment, apparatus or other installations necessary to furnish service, by which there is accomplished or may be accomplished the sending or receiving of information, data, message writing signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds, by aid of such wires, cables, equipment, apparatus or other installations, but shall not include the habitable structure in which such telecommunications facilities are housed. History: [39-4105, added 1975, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 486; am. 1976, ch. 129, sec. 1, p. 488; am. 1983, ch. 153, sec. 2, p. 408; am. 1986, ch. 30, sec. 1, p. 85; am. 1992, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 609; am. 1995, ch. 267, sec. 9, p. 859; am. 1996, ch. 421, sec. 27, p. 1423; am. 2002, ch. 345, sec. 7, p. 966; am. 2004, ch. 250, sec. 2, p. 717; am. 2007, ch. 252, sec. 2, p. 738; am. 2023, ch. 15, sec. 10, p. 79; am. 2026, ch. 171, sec. 1, p. 799.] ## Nearby sections - [Idaho Code § 39-4101 39-4101 LEGISLATIVE FINDING AND INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4101.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4102 39-4102 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4102.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4103 39-4103 SCOPE — EXEMPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4103.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4104 39-4104 ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4104.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4105 39-4105 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4105.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4106 39-4106 IDAHO BUILDING CODE BOARD CREATED — MEMBERSHIP — APPOINTMENT — TERMS — QUORUM — COMPENSATION — MEETINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4106.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4107 39-4107 POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4107.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4108 39-4108 CERTIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4108.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4109 39-4109 APPLICATION OF CODES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4109.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4109A 39-4109A MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4109A.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4109B 39-4109B ELECTRIC VEHICLE BUILDING PLAN REQUIREMENTS — PREEMPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4109B.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4109C 39-4109C SINGLE STAIRWAY BUILDING EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4109C.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4111 39-4111 PERMITS REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4111.md) - [Idaho Code § 39-4112 39-4112 MAXIMUM PERMIT FEES TO BE ASSESSED BY THE DIVISION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4112.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C41_S39-4105. 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