Idaho Code § 19-510A

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19-510A PEACE OFFICERS' POWERS TO EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION.

Official statutory text

19-510A. Peace officers' powers to employees of the state board of correction. All employees of the state board of correction who receive peace officer certification from the Idaho peace officer standards and training council shall have all the authority given by statute to peace officers of the state of Idaho. All other employees designated by the board of correction pursuant to section 20-209C, Idaho Code, shall be empowered with the rights and duties of peace officers when engaged in transportation of prisoners or apprehension of prisoners or wards who have escaped, or apprehension and arrest of persons who are suspected of having violated the terms and conditions of their probation or parole, or when present with and at the request of a local, state or federal law enforcement officer.

History:

[19-510A, as added by 1973, ch. 170, sec. 1, p. 359; am. 1980, ch. 100, sec. 1, p. 220; am. 2005, ch. 131, sec. 1, p. 417; am. 2011, ch. 28, sec. 1, p. 70.]

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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