Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 19-5101 (2026)
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Definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "Council" means the Idaho peace officer standards and training council.
(b) "County detention officer" means an employee in a county jail who is responsible for the safety, care, protection, and monitoring of county jail inmates.
(c) "Law enforcement" means any and all activities pertaining to crime prevention or reduction and law enforcement, including police, courts, prosecution, corrections, probation, rehabilitation, and juvenile delinquency.
(d) "Peace officer" means any employee of a police or law enforcement agency which is a part of or administered by the state or any political subdivision thereof and whose duties include and primarily consist of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of penal, traffic or highway laws of this state or any political subdivision. "Peace officer" also means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency of a federally recognized Indian tribe who has satisfactorily completed the peace officer standards and training academy and has been deputized by a sheriff of a county or a chief of police of a city of the state of Idaho.
(e) "Political subdivision" means any city or county.
(f) "Emergency communications officer" means any emergency call taker or dispatcher whose primary responsibility is to receive or dispatch calls for emergency services in the state of Idaho.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1993–2008 · leading case: State v. Pratt, 873 P.2d 800 (Idaho 1993).
State v. Pratt, 873 P.2d 800 (Idaho 1993). “" The first sentence of I.C. § 19-5101 (1981) specifically limits its definitions to "[a]s used in this act.”
Athay v. Stacey, 196 P.3d 325 (Idaho 2008). “Idaho Code § 19-5101 (d) defines "peace officer” as follows: "Peace officer” means any employee of a police or law enforcement agency which is a part of or administered by the state or any political subdivision thereof and whose duties include and primarily consist of the…”
State v. Wengren, 889 P.2d 96 (Idaho Ct. App. 1995). “Only when she assumed the duties of a special agent with the task force did she qualify as a peace officer, pursuant to I.C. § 19-5101(d), and become subject to the POST-certification requirements.”
State v. Gage, 853 P.2d 620 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). “” The definition of “peace officer” in I.C. § 19-5101 is part of chapter 51 of title 19 of the Idaho Code dealing with “Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.”
— Idaho Code § 19-5101(d) — 3 cases
State v. Pratt, 873 P.2d 800 (Idaho 1993). “" The first sentence of I.C. § 19-5101 (1981) specifically limits its definitions to "[a]s used in this act.”
State v. Wengren, 889 P.2d 96 (Idaho Ct. App. 1995). “Only when she assumed the duties of a special agent with the task force did she qualify as a peace officer, pursuant to I.C. § 19-5101(d), and become subject to the POST-certification requirements.”
State v. Gage, 853 P.2d 620 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). “” The definition of “peace officer” in I.C. § 19-5101 is part of chapter 51 of title 19 of the Idaho Code dealing with “Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.”
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