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Code Subject Matter
Penal Code § 20-501 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Legislative intent
Penal Code § 20-502 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Definitions
Penal Code § 20-520 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Sentencing
Penal Code § 20-521 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Habitual status offender
Penal Code § 20-522 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Jurisdiction over parents
Penal Code § 20-523 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Screening teams to provide assistance to court
Penal Code § 20-525 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; Records -- Privileged information
Penal Code § 20-527 Penal Code: Juvenile Corrections Act; School trustees to report truants
Code § 18-8401 Penal Code: Juvenile Sex Offender Identity Act; Short Title
Code § 18-8402 Penal Code: Juvenile Sex Offender Identity Act; Findings
Code § 18-8403 Penal Code: Juvenile Sex Offender Identity Act; Definitions
Code § 18-8404 Penal Code: Juvenile Sex Offender Identity Act; Juvenile sex offender registry
Code § 18-8405 Penal Code: Juvenile Sex Offender Identity Act; Notification of duty to register -- Probation
Code § 18-8408 Penal Code: Juvenile Sex Offender Identity Act; Providing list to superintendent of public instruction
Code § 9-340B Evidence: Records exempt from disclosure

PENAL CODE
TITLE 20.  STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS
CHAPTER 5.  JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ACT

§ 20-501. Legislative intent

   It is the policy of the state of Idaho that the juvenile corrections system will be based on the following principles: accountability; community protection; and competency development. Where a juvenile has been found to be within the purview of the juvenile corrections act, the court shall impose a sentence that will protect the community, hold the juvenile accountable for his actions, and assist the juvenile in developing skills to become a contributing member of a diverse community. It is the further policy of the state of Idaho that the parents or other legal guardians of the juvenile offender participate in the accomplishment of these goals through participation in counseling and treatment designed to develop positive parenting skills and an understanding of the family's role in the juvenile's behavior. It is the further intent of the legislature that the parents or legal guardians of the juvenile offender be held accountable, where appropriate, through monetary reimbursement for supervision and confinement of the juvenile offender, and restitution to victims of the juvenile's delinquent acts. In enacting this legislation, the legislature finds that the juvenile corrections system should encompass the following aspects: day treatment, community programs, observation and assessment programs, probation services, secure facilities, after-care and assistance to counties for juveniles not committed to the custody of the department of juvenile corrections.
 
   The following is a brief description of what the legislature intends to become the components of Idaho's juvenile corrections system:
 
   Probation. Probation officers would have twenty-four (24) hour on call responsibility for juveniles and would monitor their activities on a continual basis. Probation officers would be responsible for assisting juveniles and their families in accessing counseling or treatment resources, close supervision of juveniles' activities, supervision of restitution and coordination of other services provided to juveniles. Juvenile offenders ordered into the custody of the department of juvenile corrections would be monitored by a county probation officer.
 
   Day treatment. Day treatment programs would be time limited nonresidential treatment and educational programs. Included in these programs would be trackers who would provide intensive supervision of juveniles through daily contact and by counseling juveniles regarding employment, education, courts, family and life skills. Nonresidential alcohol and drug programs would provide outpatient assessment and counseling for juveniles with substance abuse problems.
 
   Community programs. It is intended that community programs would exist throughout the state to provide twenty-four (24) hour residential supervision and treatment options to juveniles in close proximity to their families and their community. It is intended that these programs would strengthen the juvenile's relationship with family, engender a commitment to school and employment, promote the development of competency and life skills and help juveniles generalize appropriate behavior into their environment.
 
   Observation and assessment. Regional observation and assessment centers would be provided, either directly or on a contract basis, to conduct observation and assessment of the juvenile in a short-term residential experience. It is intended that these programs would maintain standardized home and daily routines with intensive daily programming.
 
   Secure facilities. Secure facilities would provide secure confinement, discipline, education and treatment of the most seriously delinquent juveniles. Programs at the secure facilities would be designed to help juveniles recognize accountability for delinquent behavior by confronting and eliminating delinquent norms, criminal thinking and antisocial behavior and making restitution to victims through community service or other restitution programs.
 
   It is the further intent of the legislature that the primary purpose of this act is to provide a continuum of programs which emphasize the juvenile offender's accountability for his actions while assisting him in the development of skills necessary to function effectively and positively in the community in a manner consistent with public safety. These services and programs will individualize treatment and control of the juvenile offender for the benefit of the juvenile and the protection of society. It is legislative intent that the department of juvenile corrections be operated within the framework of the following principles to accomplish this mission:

   (1) Provide humane, disciplined confinement to a juvenile who presents a danger to the community.

   (2) Strengthen opportunities for the juvenile's development of competency and life skills by expanding the juvenile's access to applicable programs and community resources.

   (3) Hold juveniles accountable for their delinquent behavior through such means as victim restitution, community service programs and the sharing of correctional costs.

   (4) Invoke the participation of the juvenile offender's parent or legal guardian in assisting the juvenile to recognize and accept responsibility for his delinquent or other antisocial behavior and hold the parent or legal guardian accountable, where appropriate, through the payment of detention costs and restitution to victims and through attendance at programs for the development of positive parenting skills designed to promote a functional relationship between the juvenile and his family.

   (5) Develop efficient and effective juvenile correctional programs within the framework of professional correctional standards, legislative intent and available resources.

   (6) Provide for a diversity of innovative and effective programs through research on delinquent behavior and the continuous evaluation of correctional programs.

   (7) Assist counties in developing meaningful programs for juveniles who have come into the juvenile corrections system but who have not been committed to the custody of the department of juvenile corrections.

   (8) Provide programs to increase public awareness of the mission of the juvenile corrections system and encourage public participation in developing an effective juvenile corrections system designed to aid in reducing juvenile crime in this state.

   (9) Develop and maintain a statewide juvenile offender information system.

§ 20-502. Definitions

   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.

§ 20-520. Sentencing

   (1) Upon the entry of an order finding the juvenile is within the purview of the act, the court shall then hold a sentencing hearing in the manner prescribed by the Idaho juvenile rules to determine the sentence that will promote accountability, competency development and community protection. Prior to the entry of an order disposing of the case, other than an order of discharge or dismissal, the court may request and, if requested, shall receive a report containing the results of an inquiry into the home environment, past history, competency development, prevention or out of home placement services provided, and the social, physical and mental condition of the juvenile. The court shall not consider or review the report prior to the entry of an order of adjudication. Upon presentation and consideration of the report by the court, the court may proceed to sentence the juvenile as follows:

   (a) Place the juvenile on formal probation for a period not to exceed three (3) years from the date of the order, except the court may place a juvenile on formal probation for a period not to exceed the juvenile's twenty-first birthday if the court finds that the juvenile has committed a crime of a sexual nature;

   (b) Sentence the juvenile to detention pursuant to this act for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days for each act, omission or status which is prohibited by the federal, state, local or municipal law or ordinance by reason of minority only. The sentence shall not be executed unless the act, omission or status is in violation of section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, or the court finds that the juvenile has violated the court's decree imposing the sentence as provided below.

   If the court, after notice and hearing, finds that a juvenile has violated the court's decree imposing the sentence under circumstances that bring the violation under the valid court order exception of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974, as amended, the court may commit the juvenile to detention for the period of detention previously imposed at sentencing;

   (c) Commit the juvenile to a period of detention, pursuant to this act, for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days for each unlawful or criminal act the juvenile is found to have committed, if the unlawful or criminal act would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, or where the juvenile has been adjudicated as an habitual status offender;

   (d) If the juvenile has committed an unlawful or criminal act which would be a felony if committed by an adult, the court may commit the juvenile to detention for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days for each unlawful or criminal act;

   (e) Whenever a court commits a juvenile to a period of detention it shall notify the school district where the detention facility is located. No juvenile who is found to come within the purview of the act for the commission of a status offense shall be sentenced to detention in a jail facility unless an adjudication has been made that the juvenile is an habitual status offender;

   (f) Commit the juvenile to detention and suspend the sentence on specific probationary conditions;

   (g) The court may suspend or restrict the juvenile's driving privileges for such periods of time as the court deems necessary, and the court may take possession of the juvenile's driver's license. The juvenile may request restricted driving privileges during a period of suspension, which the court may allow if the juvenile shows by a preponderance of evidence that driving privileges are necessary for his employment or for family health needs;

   (h) The court may order that the juvenile be examined or treated by a physician, surgeon, psychiatrist or psychologist, or that he receive other special care, or that he submit to an alcohol or drug evaluation, if needed, and for such purposes may place the juvenile in a hospital or other suitable facility;

   (i) The court may order that the department of health and welfare conduct a comprehensive substance abuse assessment of the juvenile. After receiving the comprehensive substance abuse assessment, and upon a finding by the court that treatment will provide a cost-effective means of achieving the sentencing goals of accountability, competency development and community protection, the court may order that the juvenile receive immediate treatment for substance abuse in keeping with a plan of treatment approved by the court. The initial cost of the assessment and treatment shall be borne by the department of health and welfare. The director of the department of health and welfare may promulgate rules consistent with this paragraph (i) to establish a schedule of fees to be charged to parents by the department of health and welfare for such services based upon the cost of the services and the ability of parents to pay;

   (j) In support of an order under the provisions of this section, the court may make an additional order setting forth reasonable conditions to be complied with by the parents, the juvenile, his legal guardian or custodian, or any other person who has been made a party to the proceedings, including, but not limited to, restrictions on visitation by the parents or one (1) parent, restrictions on the juvenile's associates, occupation and other activities, and requirements to be observed by the parents, guardian or custodian;

   (k) The court may make any other reasonable order which is in the best interest of the juvenile or is required for the protection of the public, except that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years may be committed to jail, prison or a secure facility which does not meet the standards set forth in section 20-518, Idaho Code, unless jurisdiction over the individual is in the process of being waived or has been waived pursuant to section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code. The court may combine several of the above-listed modes of disposition where they are compatible;

   ( l ) An order under the provisions of this section for probation or placement of a juvenile with an individual or an agency may provide a schedule for review of the case by the court;

   (m) Order the proceeding expanded or altered to include consideration of the cause pursuant to chapter 16, title 16, Idaho Code;

   (n) Order the case and all documents and records connected therewith transferred to the magistrate division of the district court for the county where the juvenile and/or parents reside if different than the county where the juvenile was charged and found to have committed the unlawful or criminal act, for the entry of a dispositional order;

   (o) Order such other terms, conditions, care or treatment as appears to the court will best serve the interests of the juvenile and the community;

   (p) The court shall assess a twenty dollar ($ 20.00) detention/probation training academy fee against the juvenile for every petition filed where there has been an adjudication that the juvenile is within the purview of this chapter. All moneys raised pursuant to this paragraph shall be transmitted by the court for deposit in the juvenile corrections fund which is created in section 20-542, Idaho Code;

   (q) Additionally, the court shall assess a fee of sixty cents (60 cent(s) ) per hour of community service against the juvenile for every petition filed where there has been an adjudication that the juvenile is within the purview of this chapter and the court is ordering community service. Such fee is to be remitted by the court to the state insurance fund for purposes of providing worker's compensation insurance for persons performing community service pursuant to this chapter;

   (r) Commit the juvenile to the legal custody of the department of juvenile corrections for an indeterminate period of time not to exceed the juvenile's nineteenth birthday, unless the custody review board determines that extended time in custody is necessary to address competency development, accountability, and community protection; provided however, that no juvenile shall remain in the custody of the department beyond the juvenile's twenty-first birthday. The department shall adopt rules implementing the custody review board and operations and procedures of such board;

   (s) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a court may not commit a juvenile offender under the age of ten (10) years to a period of detention or to the custody of the department of juvenile corrections for placement in secure confinement.

(2) When an order is entered pursuant to this section, the juvenile shall be transported to the facility or program so designated by the court or the department, as applicable, by the sheriff of the county where the juvenile resides or is committed, or by an appointed agent. When committing a juvenile to the department, or another entity, the court shall at once forward to the department or entity a certified copy of the order of commitment.

(3) Unless the court determines that an order of restitution would be inappropriate or undesirable, it shall order the juvenile or his parents or both to pay restitution to or make whole any victim who suffers an economic loss as a result of the juvenile's conduct in accordance with the standards and requirements of sections 19-5304 and 19-5305, Idaho Code. The amount of restitution which may be ordered by the court shall not be subject to the limitations of section 6-210, Idaho Code. Court-ordered restitution shall be paid prior to any other court-ordered payments unless the court specifically orders otherwise.

(4) The court may order the juvenile's parents, legal guardian or custodian to pay the charges imposed by community programs ordered by the court for the juvenile, or the juvenile's parents, legal guardian or custodian.

(5) Any parent, legal guardian or custodian violating any order of the court entered against the person under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to contempt proceedings under the provisions of chapter 6, title 7, Idaho Code.

§ 20-521. Habitual status offender

   Any juvenile who has been adjudicated for commission of two (2) status offenses within twelve (12) months may be charged, petitioned and adjudicated as an habitual status offender for the third status offense committed within that twelve (12) month period.
 
   The court may utilize any dispositional alternative for an habitual status offender that is detailed in section 20-520, Idaho Code, except that the juvenile shall not be placed in the Idaho juvenile corrections center.

§ 20-522. Jurisdiction over parents

   Whenever a juvenile is found to come under the purview of this chapter, the court shall have jurisdiction and authority to have the juvenile and the juvenile's parent(s), legal guardian or custodian sign a probationary contract with the court containing terms and conditions that the juvenile and the juvenile's parent(s), legal guardian or custodian must adhere to as a condition of the juvenile's probation. The probationary contract may provide that upon a violation or breach of the terms and conditions of the probationary contract, the juvenile's parent(s), legal guardian or custodian shall be liable to the court for a specific monetary sum not in excess of one thousand dollars ($ 1,000) for the breach of contract. All such moneys shall be payable to the court and shall be in addition to any other fines, penalties or other sanctions provided by law. Any moneys received by the court pursuant to this section shall be paid into the juvenile corrections fund created in section 20-542, Idaho Code. In lieu of or in addition to a monetary payment, the court may order that the parent(s), legal guardian or custodian attend parenting classes or undergo other treatment or counseling. Any person violating any order of the court entered under the provisions of this section shall be subject to contempt proceedings under the provisions of chapter 6, title 7, Idaho Code.

§ 20-523. Screening teams to provide assistance to court

   In order to provide assistance to a court in making a disposition pursuant to section 20-520, Idaho Code, a screening team composed of a county probation officer or other investigation officer or agency designated by the court may meet and provide a written recommendation delineating options to the court for disposition of the case pursuant to this chapter.

§ 20-525. Records -- Privileged information

   (1) The court shall maintain records of all cases brought before it. In proceedings under this act the following juvenile courtroom proceedings and records shall be open to the public: all proceedings against a juvenile of the age of fourteen (14) years or older and who is petitioned or charged with an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult including the court docket, petitions, complaints, information, arraignments, trials, sentencings, probation violation hearings and dispositions, motions and other papers filed in any case in any district; transcripts of testimony taken by the court; and findings, verdicts, judgments, orders, decrees and other papers filed in proceedings before the court of any district.

(2) Juvenile courtroom proceedings and records shall remain confidential when the court and the prosecutor agree extraordinary circumstances exist that justify records of a juvenile of the age of fourteen (14) years or older and who is petitioned or charged with an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult should remain confidential because it is in the best interest of the juvenile.

(3) In proceedings under this act the following records and court proceedings of juveniles of the age of thirteen (13) years or younger shall not be withheld from public inspection, except on court order, which order must be made in writing in each case: the court docket, petitions, complaints, information, arraignments, trials, sentencings, probation violation hearings and dispositions, motions and other papers filed in any case in any district; transcripts of testimony taken by the court; and findings, verdicts, judgments, orders, decrees and other papers filed in proceedings before the court of any district.

(4) These records shall be open to inspection according to chapter 3, title 9, Idaho Code. All information obtained and social records prepared in the discharge of official duty by an employee of the court shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 3, title 9, Idaho Code.

(5) The victim of misconduct shall always be entitled to the name of the juvenile involved, the name of the juvenile's parents or guardian, and their addresses and telephone numbers, if available in the records of the court.

(6) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this act and notwithstanding any order entered pursuant hereto, nothing in this act shall prohibit the exchange of records created pursuant to this act between prosecuting attorneys or courts in this state.

§ 20-527. School trustees to report truants

   When a juvenile of compulsory school age is expelled or is reported to have repeatedly violated the attendance regulations of the school district in which the juvenile is enrolled, pursuant to section 33-206, Idaho Code, the prosecuting attorney may file a petition under this act. The court shall cause an investigation to be made and upon receipt of the written report of the investigation, the court may proceed under this act or the child protective act with respect to the juvenile and may proceed against the juvenile's parent(s), guardian or custodian under this act pursuant to section 33-207, Idaho Code.

PENAL CODE
TITLE 18.  CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 84.  JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

Idaho Code § 18-8401  (2008)

§ 18-8401. Short title

   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Juvenile Sex Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act."

§ 18-8402. Findings

   The legislature finds that juvenile sex offenders present a significant risk of reoffense and that efforts of law enforcement agencies to protect communities, conduct investigations and quickly apprehend offenders who commit sex offenses are impaired by the lack of information available about individuals who have been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of sex offenses who live within their jurisdiction. The legislature further finds that providing public access to certain information about sex offenders assists parents in the protection of their children. Further, such access provides a means for organizations that work with youth or other vulnerable populations to prevent juvenile sex offenders from threatening those served by the organizations. Finally, public access assists the public to be observant of convicted juvenile sex offenders in order to prevent the offenders from recommitting sex crimes. Therefore, this state's policy is to assist efforts of local law enforcement agencies to protect communities by requiring juvenile sex offenders to register with local law enforcement agencies and to make certain information about juvenile sex offenders available to the public as provided in this chapter.

§ 18-8403. Definitions

   As used in this chapter, "juvenile sex offender" means a person who was between fourteen (14) years of age to eighteen (18) years of age at the time the qualifying sex offense was committed and who:

   (1) On or after July 1, 1998, was adjudicated delinquent under the juvenile corrections act for an action that would be an offense enumerated in section 18-8304, Idaho Code, if committed by an adult; or

   (2) As of July 1, 1998, is serving formal probation, a period of detention, or commitment to the department of juvenile corrections as the result of sentencing imposed under section 20-520, Idaho Code, for an action that would be an offense enumerated in section 18-8304, Idaho Code, if committed by an adult; or

   (3) Was adjudicated delinquent in another state for an action that is substantially equivalent to the offenses enumerated in section 18-8304, Idaho Code, and is subject on or after July 1, 1998, to Idaho court jurisdiction under the interstate compact on juveniles; or

   (4) Is required to register in another state for having committed a sex offense in that state regardless of the date of the offense or its adjudication.

§ 18-8404. Juvenile sex offender registry

   The Idaho state police shall establish and maintain within the central sex offender registry a separate registry of juvenile sex offenders. The registry shall include fingerprints, photographs, and information collected from submitted forms and other communications relating to notice of duty to register, sex offender registration, and notice of address change. Information in the registry of juvenile sex offenders is subject to release to criminal justice agencies pursuant to section 18-8305, Idaho Code, and to the public pursuant to section 18-8323, Idaho Code.

§ 18-8405. Notification of duty to register -- Probation

   With respect to a juvenile sex offender sentenced to probation without a period of detention, the court shall provide at the time of sentencing written notification of the duty to register. The written notification shall be a form provided by the Idaho state police and shall be signed by the juvenile and the parents or guardian of the juvenile. One (1) copy shall be retained by the court, one (1) copy shall be provided to the offender, and one (1) copy shall be submitted within three (3) working days to the central registry.

§ 18-8408. Providing list to superintendent of public instruction

   The Idaho state police shall provide to the superintendent of public instruction, quarterly and on request, a list of registered juvenile sex offenders in the state. The superintendent of public instruction subsequently shall notify a school district or private school regarding the enrollment of a registered juvenile sex offender. The superintendent shall also notify the district or school of the offender's probationary status or treatment status, if known.

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
TITLE 9.  EVIDENCE
CHAPTER 3.  PUBLIC WRITINGS

Idaho Code § 9-340B  (2008)

§ 9-340B. Records exempt from disclosure -- Law enforcement records, investigatory records of agencies, evacuation and emergency response plans, worker's compensation

   The following records are exempt from disclosure:

   (1) Investigatory records of a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 9-337(7), Idaho Code, under the conditions set forth in section 9-335, Idaho Code.

   (2) Juvenile records of a person maintained pursuant to chapter 5, title 20, Idaho Code, except that facts contained in such records shall be furnished upon request in a manner determined by the court to persons and governmental and private agencies and institutions conducting pertinent research studies or having a legitimate interest in the protection, welfare and treatment of the juvenile who is thirteen (13) years of age or younger. If the juvenile is petitioned or charged with an offense which would be a criminal offense if committed by an adult, the name, offense of which the juvenile was petitioned or charged and disposition of the court shall be subject to disclosure as provided in section 20-525, Idaho Code. Additionally, facts contained in any records of a juvenile maintained under chapter 5, title 20, Idaho Code, shall be furnished upon request to any school district where the juvenile is enrolled or is seeking enrollment.

   (3) Records of the custody review board of the Idaho department of juvenile corrections, including records containing the names, addresses and written statements of victims and family members of juveniles, shall be exempt from public disclosure pursuant to section 20-533A, Idaho Code.

   (4) (a) The following records of the department of correction:

         (i) Records of which the public interest in confidentiality, public safety, security and habilitation clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure as identified pursuant to the authority of the Idaho board of correction under section 20-212, Idaho Code;

         (ii) Records that contain any identifying information, or any information that would lead to the identification of any victims or witnesses;

         (iii) Records that reflect future transportation or movement of a prisoner;

         (iv) Records gathered during the course of the presentence investigation;

         (v) Records of a prisoner, as defined in section 9-337(10), Idaho Code, or probationer shall not be disclosed to any other prisoner or probationer.

      (b) Records of buildings, facilities, infrastructures and systems held by or in the custody of any public agency only when the disclosure of such information would jeopardize the safety of persons or the public safety. Such records may include emergency evacuation, escape or other emergency response plans, vulnerability assessments, operation and security manuals, plans, blueprints or security codes. For purposes of this section "system" shall mean electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and telecommunication systems.

      (c) Records of the commission of pardons and parole shall be exempt from public disclosure pursuant to section 20-213A, Idaho Code, and section 20-223, Idaho Code. Records exempt from disclosure shall also include those containing the names, addresses and written statements of victims.

   (5) Voting records of the sexual offender classification board. In accordance with section 18-8315, Idaho Code, the written record of the vote to classify an offender as a violent sexual predator by each board member in each case reviewed by that board member shall be exempt from disclosure to the public and shall be made available upon request only to the governor, the chairman of the senate judiciary and rules committee, and the chairman of the house of representatives judiciary, rules and administration committee, for all lawful purposes.

   (6) Records of the sheriff or Idaho state police received or maintained pursuant to section 18-3302, Idaho Code, relating to an applicant or licensee.

   (7) Records of investigations prepared by the department of health and welfare pursuant to its statutory responsibilities dealing with the protection of children, the rehabilitation of youth, adoptions and the commitment of mentally ill persons.

   (8) Records including, but not limited to, investigative reports, resulting from investigations conducted into complaints of discrimination made to the Idaho human rights commission unless the public interest in allowing inspection and copying of such records outweighs the legitimate public or private interest in maintaining confidentiality of such records. A person may inspect and copy documents from an investigative file to which he or she is a named party if such documents are not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by federal law or regulation or state law. The confidentiality of this subsection will no longer apply to any record used in any judicial proceeding brought by a named party to the complaint or investigation, or by the Idaho human rights commission, relating to the complaint of discrimination.

   (9) Records containing information obtained by the manager of the Idaho state insurance fund pursuant to chapter 9, title 72, Idaho Code, from or on behalf of employers or employees contained in underwriting and claims for benefits files.

   (10) The worker's compensation records of the Idaho industrial commission provided that the industrial commission shall make such records available:

      (a) To the parties in any worker's compensation claim and to the industrial special indemnity fund of the state of Idaho; or

      (b) To employers and prospective employers subject to the provisions of the Americans with disabilities act, 42 U.S.C. 12112, or other statutory limitations, who certify that the information is being requested with respect to a worker to whom the employer has extended an offer of employment and will be used in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with disabilities act, 42 U.S.C. 12112, or other statutory limitations; or

      (c) To employers and prospective employers not subject to the provisions of the Americans with disabilities act, 42 U.S.C. 12112, or other statutory limitations, provided the employer presents a written authorization from the person to whom the records pertain; or

      (d) To others who demonstrate that the public interest in allowing inspection and copying of such records outweighs the public or private interest in maintaining the confidentiality of such records, as determined by a civil court of competent jurisdiction; or

      (e) Although a claimant's records maintained by the industrial commission, including medical and rehabilitation records, are otherwise exempt from public disclosure, the quoting or discussing of medical or rehabilitation records contained in the industrial commission's records during a hearing for compensation or in a written decision issued by the industrial commission shall be permitted; provided further, the true identification of the parties shall not be exempt from public disclosure in any written decision issued and released to the public by the industrial commission.

   (11) Records of investigations compiled by the commission on aging involving vulnerable adults, as defined in section 18-1505, Idaho Code, alleged to be abused, neglected or exploited.

   (12) Criminal history records and fingerprints, as defined by section 67-3001, Idaho Code, and compiled by the Idaho state police. Such records shall be released only in accordance with chapter 30, title 67, Idaho Code.

   (13) Records furnished or obtained pursuant to section 41-1019, Idaho Code, regarding termination of an appointment, employment, contract or other insurance business relationship between an insurer and a producer.

   (14) Records of a prisoner or former prisoner in the custody of any state or local correctional facility, when the request is made by another prisoner in the custody of any state or local correctional facility.

   (15) Except as provided in section 72-1007, Idaho Code, records of the Idaho industrial commission relating to compensation for crime victims under chapter 10, title 72, Idaho Code.

   (16) Records or information identifying a complainant maintained by the department of health and welfare pursuant to section 39-3556, Idaho Code, relating to certified family homes, unless the complainant consents in writing to the disclosure or the disclosure of the complainant's identity is required in any administrative or judicial proceeding.


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