Idaho § 19-4206 - Prisoners required to exhaust administrative remedies in conditions of confinement cases
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 19-4206 — Prisoners required to exhaust administrative remedies in conditions of confinement cases, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-4206. Prisoners required to exhaust administrative remedies in conditions of confinement cases
(1) Unless a petitioner who is a prisoner establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury, no petition for writ of habeas corpus or any other civil action shall be brought by any person confined in a state or county institution, or in a state, local or private correctional facility, with respect to conditions of confinement until all available administrative remedies have been exhausted. If the institution, or state, local or private correctional facility does not have a system for administrative remedy, this requirement shall be waived.
(2) At the time of filing, the petitioner shall submit, together with the petition for writ of habeas corpus a true, correct and complete copy of any documentation which demonstrates that he has exhausted administrative remedies described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) If at the time of filing the petition for writ of habeas corpus the petitioner fails to comply with this section, the court shall dismiss the petition with or without prejudice.
[19-4206, added 1999, ch. 376, sec. 2, p. 1029; am. 2000, ch. 271, sec. 4, p. 780.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-4206 ("Prisoners required to exhaust administrative remedies in conditions of confinement cases") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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