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SENATE BILL NO. 1231

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S1231................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
SHERIFFS - Amends existing law to require county sheriffs who are elected
on and after 2000 to be Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
certified.

02/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/19    Rpt prt - to Loc Gov

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S1231


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1231

                             BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR COUNTY SHERIFF; AMENDING SECTION 34-618,  IDAHO
 3        CODE,  TO REQUIRE SHERIFFS TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A
 4        BASIC CERTIFICATE FROM THE IDAHO POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING ACADEMY FOR
 5        SHERIFFS ELECTED ON AND AFTER 2000.

 6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 7        SECTION 1.  That Section 34-618, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 8    amended to read as follows:

 9        34-618.  ELECTION OF COUNTY SHERIFFS -- QUALIFICATIONS. (1) At the general
10    election,  1972   2000 , and every four (4) years there-
11    after, a sheriff shall be elected in every county.
12        (2)  No  person  shall  be  elected to the office of sheriff unless he has
13    attained the age of twenty-one (21) years at the time of his  election,  is  a
14    citizen of the United States ,   and  shall have resided
15    within  the county one (1) year next preceding his election  and has suc-
16    cessfully met the requirements for a basic certificate from the  Idaho  police
17    standards and training academy .
18        (3)  Each  candidate  shall  file  his  declaration  of candidacy with the
19    county clerk.
20        (4)  Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same
21    time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall  be  deposited  in
22    the county treasury.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 09021

The purpose of this legislation is to provide for minimal
qualifications for the office of sheriff. Currently, there are
no requirements for the office of sheriff, not even a criminal
background check. The Idaho Sheriffs' Association feels it is
time to ensure that sheriffs have certain primary law
enforcement experience and do not have criminal backgrounds.

                                 
                                 
                                 
                           FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact to the state or its political
subdivisions.






CONTACT:  Vaughn Killeen, Ada County Sheriff 377-6706
          
          Idaho Association of Counties 345-9126
          Dan Chadwick, Tony Poinelli, Paul Beddoe
          


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT   S1231