Idaho Code § 20-503
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20-503 DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS CREATED — APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR — POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Official statutory text
20-503. Department of juvenile corrections created — Appointment of director — Powers and duties of department. (1) The department of juvenile corrections is hereby created. 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 be under the control and supervision of a director, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The director shall exercise all of the powers and duties necessary to carry out the proper administration of the department and may delegate duties to employees and officers of the department. The director shall have the authority to employ an attorney or attorneys to provide legal services to the department and such managers, assistants, clerical staff and other employees necessary to the proper functioning and administration of the department.
(3) The department of juvenile corrections shall be composed of such administrative units as may be established by the director for the proper and efficient administration of the powers and duties assigned to the director or the department. The director shall appoint an administrator for each administrative unit within the department.
(4) The director shall have full power and authority to do all things necessary to establish and provide for the administration and operation of the department of juvenile corrections.
History:
[20-503, added 1995, ch. 44, sec. 4, p. 72; am. 1995, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 927; am. 2012, ch. 19, sec. 3, p. 41; am. 2025, ch. 47, sec. 1, p. 222.]
(2) The department shall be under the control and supervision of a director, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The director shall exercise all of the powers and duties necessary to carry out the proper administration of the department and may delegate duties to employees and officers of the department. The director shall have the authority to employ an attorney or attorneys to provide legal services to the department and such managers, assistants, clerical staff and other employees necessary to the proper functioning and administration of the department.
(3) The department of juvenile corrections shall be composed of such administrative units as may be established by the director for the proper and efficient administration of the powers and duties assigned to the director or the department. The director shall appoint an administrator for each administrative unit within the department.
(4) The director shall have full power and authority to do all things necessary to establish and provide for the administration and operation of the department of juvenile corrections.
History:
[20-503, added 1995, ch. 44, sec. 4, p. 72; am. 1995, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 927; am. 2012, ch. 19, sec. 3, p. 41; am. 2025, ch. 47, sec. 1, p. 222.]
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