# Idaho Code § 6-311: 6-311 CONTINUANCE

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-311

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 6-311
- **Heading:** 6-311 CONTINUANCE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-311

## Text

6-311. Continuance. In an action exclusively for possession of a tract of land of five (5) acres or less for the nonpayment of rent or if a landlord has alleged that the landlord has reasonable grounds to believe that any person, is or has been, engaged in the unlawful delivery, production, or use of a controlled substance during the term for which the premises are let to the tenant, or if the person is in possession of the property and is a tenant at sufferance pursuant to subsection (11) of section 45-1506, Idaho Code, no continuance shall be granted for a longer period than two (2) days unless the defendant applying therefor gives an undertaking to the adverse party with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the court, conditioned for the payment of the rent that may accrue if judgment is rendered against the defendant.

History:

[6-311, as added by 1974, ch. 308, sec. 4, p. 1803; am. 2001, ch. 203, sec. 3, p. 693; am. 2006, ch. 248, sec. 2, p. 757.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 6-301 6-301 FORCIBLE ENTRY DEFINED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-301.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-302 6-302 FORCIBLE DETAINER DEFINED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-302.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-303 6-303 UNLAWFUL DETAINER DEFINED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-303.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-303A 6-303A RECORDS SHIELDED FROM DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-303A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-304 6-304 SERVICE OF NOTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-304.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-305 6-305 JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-305.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-308 6-308 PARTIES DEFENDANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-308.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-309 6-309 PARTIES GENERALLY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-309.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-310 6-310 ACTION FOR POSSESSION — COMPLAINT — SUMMONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-310.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-310A 6-310A LIMITED ALTERNATIVE REMEDY TO REMOVE UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS FROM RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-310A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-311 6-311 CONTINUANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-311.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-311A 6-311A JUDGMENT ON TRIAL BY COURT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-311A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-311C 6-311C FORM OF EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-311C.md)
- [Idaho Code § 6-311D 6-311D ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKING ON APPEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T6_C3_S6-311D.md)

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