Idaho § 31-4602 - Justice fund establishment
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 31-4602 — Justice fund establishment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-4602. Justice fund establishment
The board of county commissioners of any county may, in conjunction with development of their annual budget, by resolution adopted at a public meeting of the board, establish a county justice fund to provide funding for the operation of the county sheriff’s office, construction, remodeling, operation and maintenance of county jails, juvenile detention facilities and/or county courthouses, operation of the prosecuting attorney’s office, provision of public defender service and otherwise court-appointed counsel, and operation of the office of the clerk of the district court, to the extent that operation of that office provides support for the district court. The justice fund shall be separate and distinct from the county current expense fund and expenditures from the justice fund shall be solely dedicated to the purposes set forth in this section.
At the discretion of the board of county commissioners, funds deposited in the county justice fund may be allowed to accumulate over a period of years for designated capital improvements or be expended on a regular basis.
[31-4602, added 1990, ch. 216, sec. 1, p. 579; am. 2018, ch. 93, sec. 2, p. 200.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 31-4602 cover?
Section 31-4602 ("Justice fund establishment") 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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