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Idaho Code § 19-6015 (2026)

Reimbursement — When authorized. 

✓ current as of May 2026
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Reimbursement — When authorized. 

(1) The attorney general or the appropriate county prosecutor may, on behalf of the state, recover payment or reimbursement, as the case may be, from each person who has received legal assistance or another benefit under this chapter:

(a)  To which he was not entitled;
(b)  With respect to which he was not an indigent person when he received it; or
(c)  With respect to which he has failed to make the certification required under section 19-6011, Idaho Code, and for which he refuses to pay or reimburse. Suit must be brought within five (5) years after the date on which the aid was received.
(2)  The attorney general or the appropriate county prosecutor may, on behalf of the state, recover payment or reimbursement, as the case may be, from each person other than a person covered under subsection (1) of this section who has received legal assistance under this chapter and who, on the date on which suit is brought, is financially able to pay or reimburse for legal assistance without manifest hardship according to the standards of ability to pay applicable under sections 19-6009 and 19-6011, Idaho Code, but refuses to do so. Suit must be brought within three (3) years after the date on which the benefit was received.
(3)  Amounts recovered under this section shall be paid into the state public defense fund pursuant to section 57-827, Idaho Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: State of Idaho v. Erica Dawn Baldwin, No. 51710 (Idaho Ct. App. June 1, 2026).
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State of Idaho v. Erica Dawn Baldwin, No. 51710 (Idaho Ct. App. June 1, 2026). · cites it 2× “2 Idaho Code § 19-858 was recodified in 2023 as I.C. § 19-6015 by the State Public Defender Act.”
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