Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) The
department shall have jurisdiction over all juveniles committed to it pursuant
to chapter 5, title 20, Idaho Code.
(2) The department is responsible for all juvenile offenders committed to
it by the courts of this state for confinement. The department shall also
establish minimum standards for detention, care and certification of approved
detention facilities based upon such standards.
(3) The department shall establish and administer all secure residential
facilities including all state juvenile corrections centers.
(4) The department shall make all decisions regarding placement of
juvenile offenders committed to it in the most appropriate program for
supervision and treatment.
(5) The department shall establish an observation and assessment process
for juvenile offenders committed to it by a court.
(6) The department shall establish liaison services with the counties or
within the department's regions.
(7) The department may establish and operate work programs designed to
employ juvenile offenders in public service work projects for the purpose of
reimbursing victims of the juvenile offender's delinquent behavior.
(8) The department is hereby authorized and may place juveniles committed
to it pursuant to this chapter in a community-based or private program;
provided, that the person, agency or association operating the facility or
program has been approved and has otherwise complied with all applicable state
and local laws.
(9) The department shall establish minimum standards for the operation of
all private residential and nonresidential facilities and programs which
provide services to juvenile offenders. The standards shall be no more
stringent than standards imposed for facilities operated by the department or
for detention facilities operated by counties.
(10) The department shall provide technical assistance to counties
establishing research-based programs for juveniles who either have been found
to come under the purview of this chapter or who have had their case
informally diverted pursuant to section 20-511, Idaho Code, and who have not
been committed to the legal custody of the department.
(11) The department shall have authority to adopt such administrative
rules pursuant to the procedures provided in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code,
as are deemed necessary or appropriate for the functioning of the department
and the implementation and administration of this act.
(12) Subject to any competitive bidding requirements otherwise provided by
law, the department shall have authority to enter into contracts with a
private association or organization or other public agency or organization for
the inspection and licensure of detention facilities.
(13) Subject to any competitive bidding requirements otherwise provided by
law, the department shall have authority to enter into contracts with private
providers or local governmental agencies for the confinement or other
permanent or temporary placement of juveniles committed to its custody.
(14) The department shall have authority to apply for, receive and expend
federal funds, subject to appropriation by the legislature. The department
shall have authority to establish guidelines for and administer the
distribution of state block grant funds to counties for the employment and
training of county probation officers, the establishment of secure and
nonsecure residential or nonresidential facilities and programs for juvenile
offenders. The department may require that a county provide matching funds as
a condition of receiving a block grant. The department, by rule, in
cooperation with the courts and the counties, shall establish uniform
standards for county juvenile probation services, as well as qualifications
for and standards for the training of juvenile probation officers.
(15) All of the powers and duties imposed upon or granted to the director
of the department of health and welfare or the board of health and welfare
pursuant to chapter 18, title 16, Idaho Code, are hereby transferred to the
director of the department of juvenile corrections. The director shall have
all such powers and duties as may have been or could have been exercised by
his predecessors in law with respect to chapter 18, title 16, Idaho Code, and
shall be the successor in law to all contractual obligations entered into by
his predecessor in law.

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