# Idaho Code § 7-708: 7-708 SUMMONS

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-708

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 7-708
- **Heading:** 7-708 SUMMONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-708

## Text

7-708. Summons. The clerk must issue a summons, which must contain the names of the parties, a general description of the whole property, a statement of the public use for which it is sought, and a reference to the complaint for descriptions of the respective parcels, and a notice to the defendants to appear and show cause why the property described should not be condemned as prayed for in the complaint. In all other particulars it must be in the form of a summons in civil actions, and must be served in like manner.

History:

[(7-708) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 858; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 5217; C.S., sec. 7411; I.C.A., sec. 13-708.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 7-701 7-701 USES FOR WHICH AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-701.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-701A 7-701A LIMITATION ON EMINENT DOMAIN FOR PRIVATE PARTIES, URBAN RENEWAL OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-701A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-702 7-702 ESTATES SUBJECT TO TAKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-702.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-703 7-703 PRIVATE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-703.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-704 7-704 FACTS PREREQUISITE TO TAKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-704.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-704A 7-704A ACQUISITION OF OMITTED LANDS — ESCROW OF FUNDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-704A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-705 7-705 SURVEY AND LOCATION OF LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-705.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-706 7-706 JURISDICTION IN DISTRICT COURT — COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-706.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-707 7-707 COMPLAINT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-707.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-708 7-708 SUMMONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-708.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-709 7-709 PERSONS ENTITLED TO DEFEND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-709.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-710 7-710 POWERS OF COURT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-710.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-711 7-711 ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-711.md)
- [Idaho Code § 7-711A 7-711A ADVICE OF RIGHTS FORM — RIGHTS WHEN CONDEMNING AUTHORITY ACQUIRES PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T7_C7_S7-711A.md)

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