Section 20-628 – JAIL DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR FRIVOLOUS OR MALICIOUS COURT PROCEEDINGS.
20-628. JAIL DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR FRIVOLOUS OR MALICIOUS COURT PROCEEDINGS. (1) In any case, whether filed in state, federal or administrative court, in which a prisoner in a county jail submits a frivolous or malicious claim, or knowingly testifies falsely or otherwise knowingly presents false evidence or information to the court, the prisoner may be […]
Section 20-610 – SERVICE OF PAPERS ON SHERIFF FOR PRISONER.
20-610. SERVICE OF PAPERS ON SHERIFF FOR PRISONER. A sheriff or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding, directed to a prisoner in his custody, is served, must forthwith deliver it to the prisoner with a note thereon of the time of its service. For a neglect to do so he is liable […]
Section 20-611 – TEMPORARY GUARDS.
20-611. TEMPORARY GUARDS. A county sheriff may hire a temporary guard or private security service to assist in the protection of the county jail, to transport inmates from one location to another, or to safely keep prisoners at a location such as a hospital, hospice care, or long-term care facility when required. The provisions of […]
Section 20-612 – RECEPTION AND BOARD OF PRISONERS.
20-612. RECEPTION AND BOARD OF PRISONERS. The sheriff must receive all persons committed to jail by competent authority except mentally ill persons not charged with a crime and juveniles. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to furnish all persons committed to the county jail with necessary food, clothing, bedding, and […]
Section 20-613 – SECURITY FOR BOARD OF CIVIL PRISONERS.
20-613. SECURITY FOR BOARD OF CIVIL PRISONERS. Whenever a person is committed upon process in a civil action or proceeding, except when the people of this state are a party thereto, the sheriff is not bound to receive such person, unless security is given on the part of the party at whose instance the process […]
Section 20-614 – PRISONERS MUST BE ACTUALLY CONFINED EXCEPT ON ORDER OF COURT FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT.
20-614. PRISONERS MUST BE ACTUALLY CONFINED EXCEPT ON ORDER OF COURT FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT. (1) A prisoner committed to the county jail by any court for trial or examination, or upon conviction for a public offense, must be confined in the jail until he is legally discharged unless the court specifies otherwise. (2) If the […]
Section 20-601 – COUNTY JAILS — BY WHOM KEPT AND FOR WHAT USE.
20-601. COUNTY JAILS — BY WHOM KEPT AND FOR WHAT USE. The common jails in the several counties of this state are kept by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are respectively situated, and are used as follows: 1. For the detention of persons committed in order to secure their attendance as witnesses […]
Section 20-602 – SEPARATE ROOMS REQUIRED.
20-602. SEPARATE ROOMS REQUIRED. (1) Each county jail shall house male and female prisoners separately. (2) Each county jail shall house separately all juveniles processed as adults under Idaho Code. (3) Each county jail shall develop an objective inmate classification system which addresses the safety of all prisoners and the security of the facility. The […]
Section 20-603 – AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE DETENTION OFFICERS TO ACT AS PEACE OFFICERS.
20-603. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE DETENTION OFFICERS TO ACT AS PEACE OFFICERS. All detention officers employed by the county sheriff who receive peace officer certification from the Idaho peace officer standards and training council shall have the authority given by statute to peace officers of the state of Idaho. The county sheriff shall have the authority […]
Section 20-604 – CONFINEMENT — ORDER OF THE COURT.
20-604. CONFINEMENT — ORDER OF THE COURT. Any district judge or magistrate may order a person confined or detained, upon any grounds provided by law, in any county or municipal jail or other confinement facility within the judicial district in which the court is located. Such order may thereafter be amended to transfer such person […]