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Idaho Code § 20-244 (2026)

Government and discipline of the correctional facility — Rules and regulations. 

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Government and discipline of the correctional facility — Rules and regulations. 

The state board of correction shall make and adopt such rules and regulations for the government and discipline of the correctional facility as they may consider expedient, and from time to time, change and amend the same as circumstances may require. A printed copy of the rules and regulations shall be furnished to every officer and guard at the time he is appointed, and so much thereof as relates to the duties and obligations of the convicted persons shall be given to the convicted person upon reception at the state’s correctional institutions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1992–2020 · leading case: Searcy v. Idaho State Bd. of Corr., 376 P.3d 750 (Idaho 2016).
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Searcy v. Idaho State Bd. of Corr., 376 P.3d 750 (Idaho 2016). · cites it 26× “” I.C. § 20-244. This indicates the Legislature meant to give the Board flexibility in carrying out its difficult responsibilities by exempting internal rules from the rulemaking requirements of Idaho Code section 20-212.”
Barry Searcy v. State Bd of Corr. (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 35× “Idaho Code § 20-244 , also enacted by the 1947 Act, presently reads: The state board of correction shall make and adopt such rules and regulations for the government and discipline of the correctional facility as they may consider expedient, and from time to time, change and…”
Swain v. State, 841 P.2d 448 (Idaho Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “A related concern, of course, is whether Swain’s custody classification level established by the department nevertheless should be modified in a collateral judicial proceeding.”
Goodrick v. Field (D. Idaho 2020). · cites it 6× “Prisoners are to perform such labor at the direction of the Board pursuant to its “rules and regulations.” I.C. § 20-101.”
Goodrick - Certified Question of Law (Idaho 2020). · cites it 6× “Prisoners are to perform such labor at the direction of the Board pursuant to its “rules and regulations.”
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