IdahoIdaho law lets sheriffs seek repayment for out-of-state returns
Starting July 1, 2026, Idaho county sheriff’s offices may seek reasonable return costs, and the Department of Correction must budget for and ensure payment.
What it does
After placing the person in the county jail, an Idaho county sheriff’s office may seek repayment from the agency identified in court records. The Idaho Department of Correction must budget for these expenses each year and ensure payment within 30 days of receiving an invoice.
Argument forSheriff’s offices could recover reasonable costs of returning people who abscond from Idaho supervision, including travel and staff expenses.
Argument againstPaying sheriff’s offices for reasonable return costs could leave the Idaho Department of Correction with less money for other needs.
More detail
A county sheriff’s office may seek repayment for reasonable costs of returning an absconder to Idaho custody. This applies to Idaho county sheriff’s offices collecting people who absconded from Idaho Department of Correction supervision. The office must spend money from its budget to travel to another state and collect a prisoner, probationer, or parolee who absconded from Idaho Department of Correction supervision. The person must be placed in the county jail before the office seeks repayment. The office must send an invoice for reasonable return costs to the agency identified in court records as the agency from which the person absconded. The law takes effect July 1, 2026. The 30-day payment period begins when the Idaho Department of Correction receives an invoice.
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History
- 2026
- Apr 1Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 224 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 30Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026To Governor
- Mar 30Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
- Mar 30Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Mar 30Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 27Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Mar 26Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Crane(13), Fuhriman, Galaviz, RubelFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to enrolMajor
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 26Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
- Mar 25Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
- Mar 25Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- Mar 25House Concurred in Senate Amendments
- Mar 25Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
- Mar 24Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 23Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
- Mar 23Amendments reported printed
- Mar 20Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
- Mar 20Amendments ordered printed
- Mar 20Placed in the Committee of the Whole
- Mar 17Referred to 14th Order for amendment
- Mar 13Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Feb 27Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & RulesMinor
- Feb 27Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Feb 26Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – McCannFloor Sponsor - BoyleTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Read Third Time in Full –. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Feb 24Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 17Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
- Feb 16Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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