Idaho § 20-244 - Government and discipline of the correctional facility - Rules and regulations
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§ 20-244. Government and discipline of the correctional facility - Rules and regulations
The state board of correction shall make and adopt such rules and regulations for the government and discipline of the correctional facility as they may consider expedient, and from time to time, change and amend the same as circumstances may require. A printed copy of the rules and regulations shall be furnished to every officer and guard at the time he is appointed, and so much thereof as relates to the duties and obligations of the convicted persons shall be given to the convicted person upon reception at the state’s correctional institutions.
[20-244, added 1947, ch. 53, sec. 44, p. 59; am. 1984, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 425.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-244 ("Government and discipline of the correctional facility - Rules and regulations") 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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