67-2601. DEPARTMENT CREATED — ORGANIZATION. (1) There is hereby created the department of self-governing agencies. The department shall, for the purposes of section 20, article IV, of the constitution of the state of Idaho, be an executive department of the state government. (2) The department shall consist of the following: (a) Agricultural commodity commissions: Idaho […]
67-2602. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES. The division of occupational and professional licenses shall be headed by an administrator appointed by the governor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. History: [67-2602, added 2021, ch. 224, sec. 4, p. 662.]
67-2603. DIVISION EMPLOYEES. (1) Employees of the division of occupational and professional licenses shall be subject to the provisions set forth in chapter 53, title 67, Idaho Code, except where otherwise specified. (2) A division administrator shall be considered a nonclassified employee, an executive employee, and an exempt employee. History: [67-2603, added 2021, ch. 224, […]
67-2604. DUTIES OF DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR. (1) In administering the laws regulating professions, trades, and occupations within the division of occupational and professional licenses, and in addition to the authority granted to the administrator by the laws and rules of the agencies and entities within the division, the administrator may: (a) Revise the operating structure of […]
67-2605. ADMINISTRATOR TO PERFORM SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND ISSUE SAFETY ORDERS. (1) The administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses shall have the authority to perform safety inspections and safety training programs for logging operations in Idaho. (2) When an inspection reveals evidence of a condition that poses an immediate threat of serious bodily […]
67-2606. LICENSE FEES — MILITARY EXEMPTION. All persons holding occupational or professional licenses issued by the state of Idaho and who are serving in the armed forces of the United States or its allies, or auxiliary services thereof, and any prisoners of war in custody of the enemy countries of the United States or its […]
67-2607. DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR — EXPENSES. The expenses of the division administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses and such other administrative, technical, or other personnel as may be deemed necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the division shall be paid from the occupational licenses fund. History: [67-2607, added 2021, ch. 224, […]
67-2608. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FUND CREATED — DISPOSITION OF FEES. There is hereby created in the state treasury the occupational licenses fund. All fees and renewal fees received by the division of occupational and professional licenses for licenses to engage in trades, businesses, occupations, or professions shall be deposited to the credit of the occupational licenses […]
67-2609. DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES. In administering the laws regulating professions, trades, and occupations within the division of occupational and professional licenses, the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses may share information and otherwise cooperate with government regulatory and law enforcement agencies. History: [67-2609, added 2021, ch. 224, sec. […]
67-2610. REGISTRATION OF OCCUPATIONS — REEXAMINATIONS. Whenever the division administrator is satisfied that substantial justice has not been done either in an examination or in the revocation of or refusal to renew a license, certificate, or authority, he may order reexamination or rehearings. History: [67-2610, added 2020, ch. 96, sec. 13, p. 253.]
67-2611. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES — ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE — FEE. (1) All certificates, licenses, and authorities, upon written application of the owner of a certificate, license, or authority, shall be issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses in the name of such division, with the Idaho state seal attached. (2) The division of […]
67-2612. RECORDING OF LICENSES. Every license that may be issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses as a prerequisite to engage in a trade, occupation, or profession shall be recorded in the office of the division, which shall relieve the licensee from being required to record the same in the office of the […]
67-2613. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS. Solely for the purposes of chapter 14, title 67, Idaho Code, the associations created in chapters 36 and 43, title 41, Idaho Code, shall be considered self-governing entities as defined in this chapter, which creates the department of self-governing agencies. History: [67-2613, added 2021, ch. 224, sec. 20, p. 666.]
67-2614. RENEWAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES. (1) Licenses or registrations issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses as a prerequisite to engaging in a trade, occupation, or profession may be subject to annual renewal and may expire and be canceled unless renewed prior to expiration as provided by this section, unless otherwise specified […]
67-2615. DIVISION INVESTIGATIONS AND COOPERATION. (1) Complaints, investigations, and informal proceeding records are the property of the division of occupational and professional licenses and are exempt from disclosure under the public records act pursuant to section 74-106(9), Idaho Code. (2) In addition to the authority granted to a division board or commission by its respective […]
