Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) The county commissioners shall
provide a detention facility for the detention of juveniles to be conducted by
the court, or, subject to the approval of the court, by other appropriate
public agency, provided that such detention shall comply with the provisions
of section 20-518, Idaho Code; or within the limits of funds provided by the
county commissioners the court may arrange for the use of private homes for
such detention, subject to the supervision of the court or other agency, or
may arrange with any institution or agency to receive for temporary care and
custody juveniles within the jurisdiction of the court, provided said private
individual or agency facilities, except relatives of the juvenile, shall meet
the licensing requirements as provided in this chapter for care of juveniles.
Nothing herein shall prevent a jail facility from being utilized as a
detention facility if it complies with the provisions of section 20-518, Idaho
Code.
(2) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, the
county commissioners may enter into contracts or agreements with public or
private agencies, individuals, other counties, or the department of juvenile
corrections which may include the expenditures of moneys outside the county
boundaries. If the county in which the court is located has made an agreement
with another governmental unit or agency located outside the county or the
judicial district for the detention of juveniles under this act, then any
court in the county may order a juvenile detained outside of the county or
outside of the judicial district in the detention facility described in such
agreement.
(3) The county wherein any court has entered an order for the detention
of a juvenile outside of the county or outside of the judicial district as
provided by subsection (2) of this section shall pay all direct and indirect
costs of the detention of the juvenile to the governmental unit or agency
owning or operating the detention facility in which the juvenile was detained.
The amount of such cost may be determined on a per day per juvenile basis by
agreement between the county wherein the court entered the order of detention
and the county or governmental unit or agency owning or operating such
detention facility.
(4) All funds appropriated by the state for the planning and design of
regional detention facilities shall be administered and distributed by the
director of the department of administration for the planning and design of
regional detention facilities in accordance with the requirements or
directives of such appropriation. In administering such fund, the director of
the department of administration shall consult with the designated county
officials of every county involved or affected by a proposed regional
detention facility and shall abide by the decision of the designated
representatives of each of the counties so involved or affected.

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