TITLE 20

STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS

CHAPTER 10

IDAHO COMMISSION OF PARDONS AND PAROLE

20-1002.  Commission created — Appointment — Qualifications — Terms — meetings — compensation — executive director and Staff. (1) There is hereby created the Idaho commission of pardons and parole. The governor shall appoint seven (7) commissioners, subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

(2)  Commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and not more than four (4) commissioners shall be from any one (1) political party.

(3)  Terms on the commission shall be for three (3) years, and vacancies in the commission for unexpired terms shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the term. Commissioners may be reappointed for subsequent terms.

(4)  The commission and the board may meet as necessary to exchange such information to enable each to effectively carry out their respective duties.

(5)  The commission shall meet at such times and places as determined to be necessary and convenient, or at the call of the executive director, and in any event no less than quarterly.

(6)  Two (2) commissioners may meet to make decisions on the disposition of parole violations. Such decisions must be unanimous, and in the event they are not unanimous, then the parole violation disposition decision will be made by a majority of the full commission either at the next quarterly meeting or special meeting.

(7)  Three (3) commissioners may meet to make decisions to grant or deny parole. Such decisions must be unanimous, and in the event they are not unanimous, then the decision to grant or deny parole will be made by a majority of the full commission at the next quarterly meeting.

(8)  Commissioners shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(i), Idaho Code, when attending quarterly meetings conducted at a date and time separate from a hearing session or other meetings approved by the executive director. Commissioners shall receive compensation of three hundred dollars ($300) per commissioner per day when conducting parole, commutation, pardon, revocation or other hearings and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses subject to the limitations provided in section 67-2008, Idaho Code.

(9)  The governor shall appoint the executive director for the commission. The executive director shall be the full-time employee who shall report to, serve at the pleasure of, and be compensated as determined by the governor. The executive director shall be the official representative for the commission, shall be responsible for the managing and administration of daily commission business, shall assist the commission in carrying out all of its duties and powers as prescribed by law, and shall schedule business meetings and hearing sessions at times convenient to the commissioners. For each scheduled session, the executive director shall designate one (1) of the commissioners as the presiding officer for conducting the hearings. The executive director may hire such staff and employees as are approved by the governor. The executive director shall also have such other duties and responsibilities as the governor shall assign.

History:

[(20-1002) 20-210, added 1947, ch. 53, sec. 10, p. 59; am. 1969, ch. 97, sec. 5, p. 329; am. 1974, ch. 6, sec. 2, p. 28; am. 1980, ch. 247, sec. 6, p. 586; am. 1991, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 406; am. 1994, ch. 171, sec. 1, p. 383; am. 1998, ch. 355, sec. 1, p. 1113; am. 1999, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 772; am. 2007, ch. 102, sec. 1, p. 306; am. 2017, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 415; am. and redesig. 2021, ch. 196, sec. 3, p. 526; am. 2024, ch. 164, sec. 5, p. 624.]