Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

When used in this chapter, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) "Adult" means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(2) "Commit" means to transfer legal custody.
(3) "Community-based program" means an in-home confinement program or a
nonsecure or staff secure residential or nonresidential program operated to
supervise and provide competency development to juvenile offenders in the
least restrictive setting, consistent with public safety, operated by the
state or under contract with the state or by the county.
(4) "Court" means any district court within the state of Idaho, or
magistrate's division thereof.
(5) "Department" means the state department of juvenile corrections.
(6) "Detention" means the temporary placement of juveniles who require
secure custody for their own or the community's protection in physically
restricting facilities.
(7) "Detention center" means a facility established pursuant to sections
20-517 and 20-518, Idaho Code.
(8) "Director" means the director of the department of juvenile
corrections.
(9) "Diversion" means the utilization of local community resources,
churches, counseling for the juvenile and/or family, substance abuse
counseling, informal probation, community service work, voluntary restitution,
or any other available service or program as an alternative to the filing of a
petition with the juvenile court.
(10) "Judge" means a district judge or a magistrate.
(11) "Juvenile" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age or who
was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of any act, omission or
status bringing the person within the purview of this chapter.
(12) "Juvenile corrections center" means any state-operated secure
facility wherever located.
(13) "Juvenile offender" means a person under the age of eighteen (18),
committed by the court to the custody, care and jurisdiction of the department
for confinement in a secure or community-based facility following adjudication
for a delinquent act which would constitute a felony or misdemeanor if
committed by an adult.
(14) "Legal custody" means the relationship created by the court's decree
which imposes upon the custodian responsibilities of physical possession of
the juvenile, the duty to protect, train and discipline him and to provide him
with food, shelter, education and ordinary medical care.
(15) "Legal guardian" means a person appointed as guardian of a minor
under the laws of Idaho. For the purposes of this chapter, legal guardian
does not include and shall not be construed to include the owner, operator or
the agent of an owner or operator of a detention center, observation and
assessment center, secure facility, residential facility or other facility
having temporary or long-term physical custody of the juvenile offender.
(16) "Observation and assessment program" means any state-operated or
purchased service program responsible for temporary custody of juvenile
offenders for observation and assessment.
(17) "Secure facility" means any architecturally secure state-operated
facility or facility operated under contract with the state which provides
twenty-four (24) hour supervision and confinement for juvenile offenders
committed to the custody of the department.
(18) "Staff secure facility" means a residential facility with awake staff
twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week for intensive supervision
of juveniles.
(19) "Work program" means a public service work project which employs
juvenile offenders at a reasonable wage for the purpose of reimbursing victims
of the juvenile offender's delinquent behavior.

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