20-503. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS CREATED -- APPOINTMENT OF
DIRECTOR -- POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (1) The department of juvenile
corrections is hereby created. The department shall, for the purposes of
section 20, article IV, of the constitution of the state of Idaho, be an exec-
utive department of the state government.
(2) The department shall be under the control and supervision of a di-
rector, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent
of the senate. The director shall exercise all of the powers and duties nec-
essary to carry out the proper administration of the department and may dele-
gate duties to employees and officers of the department. The director shall
have the authority to employ an attorney or attorneys to provide legal ser-
vices to the department and such managers, assistants, clerical staff and
other employees necessary to the proper functioning and administration of
the department.
(3) The department of juvenile corrections shall be composed of such
administrative units as may be established by the director for the proper and
efficient administration of the powers and duties assigned to the director
or the department. The director shall appoint an administrator for each ad-
ministrative unit within the department.
(4) The director shall have full power and authority to do all things
necessary to establish and provide for the administration and operation of
the department of juvenile corrections.
[20-503, added 1995, ch. 44, sec. 4, p. 72; am. 1995, ch. 277, sec. 2,
p. 927; am. 2012, ch. 19, sec. 3, p. 41; am. 2025, ch. 47, sec. 1, p. 222.]