Idaho § 18-8605
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-8605, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-8605.
authority of the attorney general. (1) The attorney general shall employ such attorneys, investigators, and other personnel as necessary to carry out the following responsibilities using funds allocated to the office of the attorney general for such purpose:
(a) To issue, by January 1 of each even-numbered year, a report outlining the status of the state’s efforts to combat human trafficking and recommending next steps one (1) or more bodies of state government should take to eradicate human trafficking in Idaho;
(b) To compile and maintain curriculum for the training of prosecutors, law enforcement, victim advocates, and the public on identifying, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking; and
(c) To assist, upon request, county prosecuting attorneys and other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking.
(2) Any state or local law enforcement agency may submit the findings of a human trafficking investigation to the attorney general, who shall have authority, in his sole discretion, to investigate and prosecute human trafficking under this act.
[18-8605, added 2024, ch. 147, sec. 26, p. 566; am. 2026, ch. 15, sec. 1, p. 97.]
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