Idaho § 20-413 - Goods and services for government, nonprofit organizations, and public use - Contracts
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 20-413 — Goods and services for government, nonprofit organizations, and public use - Contracts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-413. Goods and services for government, nonprofit organizations, and public use - Contracts
The board is hereby authorized and empowered to cause the inmates in the state prison to be employed in the rendering of such services and in the production and manufacture of such articles, materials, and supplies as are now or may hereafter be needed by any public institution or agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof, including but not limited to counties, districts, municipalities, schools, nonprofit organizations, and other public use. The board may cause the inmates to be employed in rendering such services or producing and manufacturing such articles, materials, and supplies as are now or may hereafter be needed for use by the federal government for any department, agency or corporation thereof. The board may contract to sell products manufactured by correctional industries to retail or wholesale establishments within the state. The board or its designated agent may enter into contracts for the purposes of this article.
The board may contract with other state and federal penal institutions and with out-of-state governmental entities for the production, manufacture, exchange, sale, or purchase of goods, wares and merchandise manufactured or produced wholly or in part by inmates of the Idaho state penitentiary or of any state or federal penal institution.
[I.C., sec. 20-413, as added by 1974, ch. 48, sec. 2, p. 1096; am. 1978, ch. 147, sec. l, p. 329; am. 1980, ch. 101, sec. 11, p. 224; am. 1981, ch. 155, sec. 1, p. 267.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 20-413
What does Idaho Statutes § 20-413 cover?
Section 20-413 ("Goods and services for government, nonprofit organizations, and public use - Contracts") 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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