Idaho § 20-201 - Department of correction created
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 20-201 — Department of correction created, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-201. Department of correction created
There is hereby created the department of correction. The state board of correction, as outlined in section 5, article X of the constitution of the state of Idaho, shall control, direct, and manage the department of correction consistent with the constitution of the state of Idaho and as required by law. The department of correction shall, for the purposes of section 20, article IV of the constitution of the state of Idaho, be an executive department of state government.
[20-201, added 1999, ch. 311, sec. 4, p. 777; am. 2021, ch. 196, sec. 1, p. 525; am. 2024, ch. 164, sec. 3, p. 624.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-201 ("Department of correction created") 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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