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2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 65 - LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING › Section 67-6533 - LOCATION OF STORES SELLING SEXUAL MATERIAL RESTRICTED IN CERTAIN AREAS.

67-6533. LOCATION OF STORES SELLING SEXUAL MATERIAL RESTRICTED IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) From and after January 1, 1980, no person or entity shall own or operate any store, shop or business which sells or rents any materials defined as obscene materials in section 18-4101, Idaho Code, within twenty-five hundred (2500) feet of any school, church, or place of worship measured in a straight line to the nearest entrance to the premises.
(b) From and after January 1, 1980, no person or entity shall own or operate any store, shop or business which sells or rents any materials defined in subsection 1 of section 18-1515, Idaho Code, where such materials constitute ten percent (10%) or more of the printed materials held for sale or rent of such store, shop or business, within twenty-five hundred (2500) feet of any school, church, or place of worship measured in a straight line to the nearest entrance to the premises.
(c) From and after the effective date of this act, a violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
(d) A judge of a court of competent jurisdiction shall immediately issue a temporary restraining order for a violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section upon application therefore [therefor] by any public or private entity or person and upon compliance with the Idaho rules of civil procedure, except that no bond or security for the issuance of such restraining order shall be required. Further, a violation of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall subject the person and entities therefore [therefor] to a preliminary and permanent order of any court of this state enjoining them from such violation and no bond or security shall be required from the plaintiff or applicant therefore [therefor].
(e) No entity, public or private, nor any person shall be liable for any damages, costs or attorney fees for any acts attempting to civilly or criminally enforce this section.
(f) Nothing contained in this section shall preempt or prohibit cities or counties from regulating or restricting the location of the business activity described in this section and cities and counties are hereby specifically authorized to so regulate or restrict the location of said business activity.
History:
[67-6533, added 1980, ch. 82, sec. 1, p. 181.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 65 - LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING › Section 67-6534 - ADOPTION OF HEARING PROCEDURES.

67-6534. ADOPTION OF HEARING PROCEDURES. The governing board shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt procedures for the conduct of public hearings. At a minimum such hearing procedures shall provide an opportunity for all affected persons to present and rebut evidence.
History:
[67-6534, added 1982, ch. 129, sec. 1, p. 371; am. 1999, ch. 396, sec. 16, p. 1111.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 65 - LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING › Section 67-6536 - TRANSCRIBABLE RECORD.

67-6536. TRANSCRIBABLE RECORD. In every case in this chapter where an appeal is provided for, a transcribable verbatim record of the proceeding shall be made and kept for a period of not less than six (6) months after a final decision on the matter. The proceeding envisioned by this statute for which a transcribable verbatim record must be maintained shall include all public hearings at which testimony or evidence is received or at which an applicant or affected person addresses the commission or governing board regarding a pending application or during which the commission or governing board deliberates toward a decision after compilation of the record. Upon written request and within the time period provided for retention of the record, any person may have the record transcribed at his expense.
The governing board and commission shall also provide for the keeping of minutes of the proceedings. Minutes shall be retained indefinitely or as otherwise provided by law.
History:
[67-6536, added 1982, ch. 129, sec. 3, p. 372; am. 1999, ch. 396, sec. 18, p. 1111.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 65 - LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING › Section 67-6537 - USE OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATER.

67-6537. USE OF SURFACE AND GROUND WATER. (1) The intent of this section is to encourage the use of surface water for irrigation. All applicants proposing to make land use changes shall be required to use surface water, where reasonably available, as the primary water source for irrigation. Surface water shall be deemed reasonably available if:
(a) A surface water right is, or reasonably can be made, appurtenant to the land;
(b) The land is entitled to distribution of surface water from an irrigation district, canal company, ditch users association, or other irrigation delivery entity, and the entity’s distribution system is capable of delivering the water to the land; or
(c) An irrigation district, canal company, or other irrigation delivery entity has sufficient available surface water rights to apportion or allocate to the land and has a distribution system capable of delivering the water to the land.
(2) Consistent with sections 42-108 and 42-222, Idaho Code, any change in the nature of use of surface water provided by an irrigation delivery entity must be authorized by the entity holding the water right(s) for the available surface water. Nothing in this section shall alter the authority and discretion of irrigation delivery entities to apportion, allocate and distribute surface water, or for municipalities, counties, or water and sewer districts to pass ordinances or regulations to promote the use of surface water for irrigation.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to override or amend any provision of title 42 or 43, Idaho Code, or impair any rights acquired thereunder.
(4) When considering amending, repealing or adopting a comprehensive plan, the local governing board shall consider the effect the proposed amendment, repeal or adoption of the comprehensive plan would have on the source, quantity and quality of ground water in the area.
History:
[67-6537, added 1989, ch. 421, sec. 3, p. 1033; am. 2005, ch. 338, sec. 1, p. 1056.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 65 - LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING › Section 67-6538 - USE FOR DESIGNED PURPOSE PROTECTED — WHEN VACANCY OCCURS.

67-6538. USE FOR DESIGNED PURPOSE PROTECTED — WHEN VACANCY OCCURS. (1) No rights or authority granted pursuant to this chapter shall be construed to empower a city or county to enact any ordinance or resolution which deprives an owner of the right to use improvements on private property for their designed purpose based solely on the nonuse of the improvements for their designed purpose for a period of ten (10) years or less. Where an owner or his authorized agent permits or allows an approved or unlawful intervening use of the owner’s property, the provisions of this section are not applicable.
(2) If the nonuse continues for a period of one (1) year or longer, the city or county may, by written request, require that the owner declare his intention with respect to the continued nonuse of the improvements in writing within twenty-eight (28) days of receipt of the request. If the owner elects to continue the nonuse, he shall notify the city or county in writing of his intention and shall post the property with notice of his intent to continue the nonuse of the improvements. He shall also publish notice of his intent to continue the nonuse in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located. If the property owner complies with the requirements of this subsection, his right to use such improvements in the future for their designed purpose shall continue, notwithstanding any change in the zoning of the property.
(3) The property owner may voluntarily elect to withdraw the use by filing with the clerk of the city or the county, as the case may be, an affidavit of withdrawn use. If the property is redesigned for a different use, the property owner shall be deemed to have abandoned any grandfather right to the prior use of the property.
(4) For purposes of this section "designed purpose" means the use for which the improvements were originally intended, designed and approved pursuant to any applicable planning and zoning ordinances.
(5) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit a city or a county from passing or enforcing any other law or ordinance for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
History:
[67-6538, added 1999, ch. 292, sec. 1, p. 731.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 65 - LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING › Section 67-6539 - LIMITATIONS ON REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS.

67-6539. LIMITATIONS ON REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS. (1) Neither a county nor a city may enact or enforce any ordinance that has the express or practical effect of prohibiting short-term rentals or vacation rentals in the county or city. A county or city may implement such reasonable regulations as it deems necessary to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare in order to protect the integrity of residential neighborhoods in which short-term rentals or vacation rentals operate. A short-term rental or vacation rental shall be classified as a residential land use for zoning purposes subject to all zoning requirements applicable thereto.
(2) Neither a county nor a city can regulate the operation of a short-term rental marketplace.
History:
[67-6539, added 2017, ch. 239, sec. 2, p. 592; am. 2018, ch. 79, sec. 1, p. 179.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6601 - PURPOSE OF CHAPTER.

67-6601. PURPOSE OF CHAPTER. The purpose of this chapter is:
(1) To promote public confidence in government; and
(2) To promote openness in government and to promote transparency by those giving financial support to election campaigns and those promoting or opposing legislation or attempting to influence executive or administrative actions for compensation.
History:
[67-6601, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 1; am. 2006, ch. 106, sec. 1, p. 294; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 1, p. 831.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6603 - APPOINTMENT OF POLITICAL TREASURER.

67-6603. APPOINTMENT OF POLITICAL TREASURER. (a) Each candidate and political committee shall appoint a political treasurer and certify the full name and complete address of the political treasurer to the secretary of state. A political treasurer so appointed shall be a registered elector of this state. An individual may be appointed and serve as political treasurer for a candidate and a political committee or two (2) or more candidates or political committees. A candidate may appoint himself his own political treasurer.
(b) A candidate or political committee may remove his or its political treasurer. In case of the death, resignation or removal of his or its political treasurer before compliance with all obligations of a political treasurer under this act, such candidate or political committee shall appoint a successor and certify the name and address of the successor in the manner provided in the case of an original appointment.
(c) No contribution shall be received or expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate or political committee:
(1) Until the candidate or political committee appoints a political treasurer and certifies the name and address of the political treasurer to the secretary of state or, in the event of a vacancy in the office of political treasurer, has certified the name and address of the successor as provided therein; and
(2) Unless the contribution is received or expenditure made by or through the political treasurer for the candidate or political committee.
History:
[67-6603, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 3; am. 2015, ch. 244, sec. 59, p. 1037.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6604 - ACCOUNTS OF POLITICAL TREASURER.

67-6604. ACCOUNTS OF POLITICAL TREASURER. (1) The political treasurer for each candidate or political committee shall keep detailed accounts, current within not more than seven (7) days after the date of receiving the contribution or making an expenditure, of all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or political committee that are required to be set forth in a statement filed under this chapter.
(2) Accounts kept by the political treasurer for a candidate or political committee may be inspected before the election to which the accounts refer by the secretary of state, or county clerk for local government offices or measures, or his agent or employee, who is making an investigation pursuant to section 67-6615, Idaho Code.
(3) Accounts kept by a political treasurer shall be preserved by him for at least one (1) year after the date of the election to which the accounts refer or at least one (1) year after the date the last statement is filed under section 67-6607, Idaho Code, whichever is later.
History:
[67-6604, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 4; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 3, p. 835.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6605 - CONTRIBUTIONS OBTAINED BY A POLITICAL COMMITTEE.

67-6605. CONTRIBUTIONS OBTAINED BY A POLITICAL COMMITTEE. Contributions shall not be obtained for a political committee by use of coercion or physical force, by making a contribution a condition of employment or membership, or by using or threatening to use job discrimination or financial reprisals. A political committee may solicit or obtain contributions from individuals as provided in chapter 26, title 44, Idaho Code, or as provided in section 44-2004, Idaho Code. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in section 67-6625(2), Idaho Code.
History:
[67-6605, added 1997, ch. 393, sec. 2, p. 1252; am. 2003, ch. 97, sec. 3, p. 314; am. 2021, ch. 237, sec. 3, p. 728.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6606 - EXPENDITURES BY NONBUSINESS ENTITY.

67-6606. EXPENDITURES BY NONBUSINESS ENTITY. (1) Any nonbusiness entity that is not a political committee as defined in section 67-6602, Idaho Code, making expenditures in or directed to voters in the state of Idaho in an amount exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) in any calendar year for the purpose of supporting or opposing one (1) or more candidates or measures shall file a statement with the secretary of state. The statement shall include:
(a) The name and address of the nonbusiness entity and the name and address of its principal officer or directors.
(b) The name and address of each person whose fees, dues, payments or other consideration paid to such nonbusiness entity during either of the prior two (2) calendar years has exceeded five hundred dollars ($500) or who has paid or has agreed to pay fees, dues, payments or other consideration exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) to such entity during the current year.
(2) This statement shall be filed within thirty (30) days of when the one thousand dollar ($1,000) threshold mentioned in subsection (1) of this section is exceeded.
History:
[67-6606, added 1994, ch. 379, sec. 3, p. 1221; am. 2015, ch. 284, sec. 2, p. 1154; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 4, p. 836; am. 2019, ch. 290, sec. 2, p. 853.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6608 - SPECIAL PROVISION FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND MEASURES.

67-6608. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND MEASURES. (1) The political treasurer for a candidate for a judicial office or a local government office, or for a political committee that is specifically designated to support or oppose a candidate or local ballot measure, is exempt from filing reports under section 67-6607, Idaho Code, unless and until such time as the candidate receives contributions or expends funds in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) or more. Within seven (7) calendar days of the five hundred dollar ($500) threshold being met, the political treasurer for the candidate shall file a cumulative report covering the period from the first contribution or expenditure to the current date and shall file all subsequent reports according to section 67-6607, Idaho Code, regardless of amounts received or expended.
(2) The political treasurer for a political committee that is not specifically designated to support or oppose any candidate or measure, but that receives contributions and makes expenditures for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate for a judicial office, a local government office, or a local ballot measure, is exempt from filing reports under section 67-6607, Idaho Code, unless and until such time as the political committee receives contributions or expends funds in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more. Within seven (7) calendar days of the one thousand dollar ($1,000) threshold being met, the political treasurer for the political committee shall file a cumulative report covering the period from the first contribution or expenditure to the current date and shall file all subsequent reports according to section 67-6607, Idaho Code, regardless of amounts received or expended.
History:
[67-6608, added 2019, ch. 288, sec. 7, p. 837; am. 2020, ch. 70, sec. 1, p. 159.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6609 - STATEMENT AS TO NO CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE.

67-6609. STATEMENT AS TO NO CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE. If no contribution is received or expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate or political committee during a period described in section 67-6607, Idaho Code, the political treasurer for the candidate or political committee shall file with the secretary of state, at the time required by such section of this act for the period, a statement to that effect.
History:
[67-6609, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 9; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 8, p. 838.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6610 - CONTRIBUTION IN EXCESS OF FIFTY DOLLARS.

67-6610. CONTRIBUTION IN EXCESS OF FIFTY DOLLARS. (a) Any person who contributes more than fifty dollars ($50.00) (including one or more smaller contributions which aggregate more than fifty dollars ($50.00) in any one calendar year) to a candidate or political committee shall accompany the contribution with a statement of his full name and complete address.
(b) If a political treasurer is offered or receives a payment or contribution of more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or which together with prior contributions from the same person during that calendar year exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00), and there is no statement of the full name and complete address of the person making the contribution, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor if his identity can be ascertained. If the contributor’s identity cannot be ascertained, the contribution shall be transmitted immediately by the political treasurer who received it to the state controller for deposit in the public school fund.
History:
[67-6610, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 10; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 229, p. 562.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6610B - RETIRING DEBT.

67-6610B. RETIRING DEBT. (1) If a political committee organized on behalf of a candidate has unpaid debt at the end of the reporting periods specified in section 67-6607, Idaho Code, then the committee may accept additional contributions to retire such unpaid debt, provided the contributions do not exceed the applicable contribution limits prescribed.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "unpaid debt" means any unpaid monetary obligation incurred by the political committee as listed on the reports filed through the postelection report period minus any cash balance reported on the postelection report. Outstanding loans are considered a type of "unpaid debt."
History:
[67-6610B, added 2004, ch. 277, sec. 1, p. 767; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 10, p. 839.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6610C - USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

67-6610C. USE OF CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. (1) Permitted uses. A contribution accepted by a candidate may be used by the candidate:
(a) For expenditures in connection with the campaign for public office of the candidate;
(b) For ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with duties of the individual as a holder of public office;
(c) For contributions to an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(d) For transfers, without limitation, to a national, state or local committee of a political party;
(e) For donations to state and local candidates subject to the provisions of state law; or
(f) For any other lawful purpose unless prohibited by subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Prohibited use.
(a) In general. A contribution shall not be converted by any person to personal use.
(b) Conversion. For the purposes of subsection (2)(a) of this section, a contribution shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate’s election campaign or individual’s duties as a holder of public office, including:
(i) A home mortgage, rent or utility payment;
(ii) A clothing purchase except for items of de minimis value such as campaign shirts or hats;
(iii) A noncampaign or nonofficeholder related automobile expense;
(iv) A country club membership;
(v) A vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
(vi) A tuition payment;
(vii) Admission to a sporting event, concert, theater or other form of entertainment not associated with an election campaign;
(viii) Dues, fees and other payments to a health club or recreational facility; and
(ix) Meals, groceries or other food expense, except for tickets to meals that the candidate attends solely for the purpose of enhancing the candidacy of another person or meal expenses which are incurred as part of a campaign activity or as part of a function that is related to the candidate’s or officeholder’s responsibilities.
History:
[67-6610C, added 2006, ch. 36, sec. 2, p. 100.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6610D - FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, FOREIGN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES, AND FOREIGN ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED.

67-6610D. FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, FOREIGN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES, AND FOREIGN ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED. (1) A foreign national shall not make a contribution, directly or indirectly, to any candidate, political committee, or measure or make electioneering communications or independent expenditures.
(2) As used in this section, "foreign national" means:
(a) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States and is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(b) A government or subdivision of a foreign country;
(c) A foreign political party; or
(d) Any entity, such as a partnership, association, corporation, organization, union, or other combination of persons, that is organized under the laws of or has its principal place of business in a foreign country.
(3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be prosecuted and punished as provided in section 67-6625(2) through (5), Idaho Code. Provided, however, any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony when:
(a) The aggregate amount of contributions, independent expenditures, or cost of electioneering communications made in violation of this section exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a consecutive twelve (12) month period; or
(b) The person pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a knowing and willful violation of the provisions of this section for a second time within ten (10) years, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment.
(4) If any provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the section or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
History:
[67-6610D, added 2021, ch. 237, sec. 1, p. 727.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6611 - INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.

67-6611. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. (1) Each person who makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) in support of or in opposition to any one (1) candidate, political committee, or measure shall file a statement of the expenditure with the secretary of state.
(2) Statements shall be filed with the secretary of state, not less than seven (7) days prior to the primary and general election and thirty (30) days after the primary and general election.
(3) The statement shall contain the following information:
(a) The name and address of any person to whom an expenditure in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) has been made by any such person in support of or in opposition to any such candidate or measure during the reporting period, together with the amount, date, and purpose of each such expenditure, including the identity of the candidate or measure, and whether the expenditure was made either in support of or in opposition to such candidate or measure; and
(b) The total sum of all expenditures made in support of or in opposition to any such candidate or measure.
(4) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, each person who makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more after the sixteenth day before, but more than forty-eight (48) hours before, any primary or general election shall file a written statement of the expenditure with the secretary of state not more than forty-eight (48) hours from the time of such expenditure. The statement shall include the information required in subsection (3) of this section.
History:
[67-6611, added 1997, ch. 393, sec. 5, p. 1254; am. 1999, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 41; am. 2003, ch. 20, sec. 1, p. 76; am. 2004, ch. 148, sec. 1, p. 478; am. 2021, ch. 150, sec. 1, p. 423.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6612 - DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS MADE TO SIGNATURE GATHERERS.

67-6612. DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS MADE TO SIGNATURE GATHERERS. (1) Any person who pays or provides other valuable consideration in an aggregate amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or more to another person or persons, in exchange for their actions or intended actions of gathering signatures on a ballot initiative petition or referendum, shall file a statement of the expenditure with the secretary of state.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply beginning on the date that the ballot initiative or referendum petitioners receive from the secretary of state the official ballot title for which the person is paying to have signatures gathered and shall continue for as long as the filer makes payments to a signature gatherer or gatherers.
(3) Statements shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month during which the payments to the signature gatherers were made.
(4) The statement shall contain the following information:
(a) The name and address of any signature gatherer to whom a payment in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) has been made during the reported month; and
(b) The total sum of all payments made to signature gatherers in the aggregate during the reported month.
(5) In addition to the statements filed under subsection (3) of this section, any person who pays a signature gatherer or gatherers the aggregate amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more during the fourteen (14) days prior to the election shall file a notice of the expenditures with the secretary of state not more than forty-eight (48) hours from the time of the expenditure. The notice shall include the information required under subsection (4) of this section.
History:
[67-6612, added 2020, ch. 336, sec. 4, p. 979.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6613 - COMMERCIAL REPORTING.

67-6613. COMMERCIAL REPORTING. Each newspaper, periodical, broadcasting station, direct mailing company, printer and advertising agency which accepts expenditures from a political treasurer shall keep a current record (available to the public) listing the amounts paid and the obligations incurred by each candidate, political committee or political treasurer to such newspaper, periodical, broadcasting station, direct mailing company, printer or advertising agency.
History:
[67-6613, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 13.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6614 - IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.

67-6614. IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES. No contribution shall be made and no expenditure shall be incurred, directly or indirectly, in a fictitious name, anonymously, or by one (1) person through an agent, relative or other person in such a manner as to conceal the identity of the source of the contribution.
History:
[67-6614, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 14.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6614A - PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL STATEMENTS.

67-6614A. PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL STATEMENTS. Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing communications expressly advocating the election, approval or defeat of a candidate, measure or person standing for election to the position of precinct committeeman through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, direct mailing or any other type of general public political advertising, the person responsible for such communication shall be clearly indicated on such communication.
History:
[67-6614A, added 1977, ch. 180, sec. 4, p. 505; am. 1992, ch. 196, sec. 4, p. 609.; am. 2016, ch. 304, sec. 1, p. 858.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6615 - INSPECTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE AND COUNTY CLERKS.

67-6615. INSPECTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE AND COUNTY CLERKS. (1) It is the intent of the legislature to consolidate filings for all offices and measures in a central online database established by the secretary of state.
(2) The secretary of state shall inspect each statement filed pursuant to this chapter for statewide, legislative, and judicial district offices or measures, and the county clerk shall inspect each statement filed for all local government offices or measures for which the county is the home county, as defined in section 34-1401, Idaho Code, within two (2) days after the date it is filed. He shall notify a person required to file a statement under this chapter immediately if:
(a) It appears that the person has failed to file a statement as required by law or that a statement filed by the person does not conform to law; or
(b) A written complaint is filed with the secretary of state or county clerk by any registered voter alleging that a statement filed with the secretary of state does not conform to law or to the truth or that a person has failed to file a statement required by law.
History:
[67-6615, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 15; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 12, p. 840.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6616 - EXAMINATION OF STATEMENTS.

67-6616. EXAMINATION OF STATEMENTS. Within three (3) months after the date of each election, the secretary of state shall examine such statement filed pursuant to this chapter for statewide, legislative, and judicial district offices or measures, and the county clerk shall inspect each statement filed for all local government offices or measures for which the county is the home county, as defined in section 34-1401, Idaho Code; and referring to the election, determine whether the statement conforms to law. Such examinations shall include a comparison of reports and statements received by the secretary of state pursuant to sections 67-6607 through 67-6609, 67-6611, and 67-6614, Idaho Code. The secretary of state or county clerk may require any person to answer in writing and under oath or affirmation any question within the knowledge of that person concerning the source of any contribution.
History:
[67-6616, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 16; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 13, p. 840.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6618 - EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.

67-6618. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. The following persons and activities shall be exempt from registration and reporting under sections 67-6617 and 67-6619, Idaho Code:
(1) Persons who limit their lobbying activities to appearances before public sessions of committees of the legislature or to appearances or participation in public meetings, public hearings or public proceedings held or initiated by executive officials or their employees.
(2) Persons who are employees of an entity engaged in the business of publishing, broadcasting or televising, while engaged in the gathering and dissemination of news and comment thereon to the general public in the ordinary course of business.
(3) Persons who do not receive any compensation for lobbying and persons whose compensation for lobbying does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in the aggregate during any calendar quarter, including persons who lobby on behalf of their employer or employers, and the lobbying activity represents less than the equivalent of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of the employee’s time per calendar year quarter, based on an hourly proration of said employee’s compensation.
(4) Members of a trade association who are acting on behalf of and at the request of the trade association, if such association has registered as a lobbyist pursuant to this chapter, and if any expenditures are reported by the association pursuant to section 67-6619, Idaho Code.
(5) Elected state officers and state executive officers appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate; elected officials of political subdivisions of the state of Idaho, acting in their official capacity.
(6) A person who represents a bona fide church (of which he is a member) solely for the purpose of protecting the constitutional right to the free exercise of religion.
(7) (a) Employees of a corporate entity, if such corporate entity:
(i) Has registered as a lobbyist pursuant to this chapter;
(ii) Has appointed one (1) or more of its employees or contractors as its official designated lobbyist; and
(iii) The person so appointed by the corporate entity has completed the designated lobbyist registration.
(b) The corporate entity shall, through its designated lobbyist, fully and accurately report all expenditures made by employees who are exempt hereunder, in the manner and at the times required by section 67-6618, Idaho Code, and, in addition thereto, shall report the names of all employees who make expenditures in the aggregate sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more during any calendar year on behalf of the corporate entity’s lobbying activities.
History:
[67-6618, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 18; am. 1976, ch. 362, sec. 1, p. 1194; am. 1998, ch. 242, sec. 1, p. 801; am. 2006, ch. 106, sec. 3, p. 298; am. 2019, ch. 290, sec. 4, p. 854.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6619A - REPORTS BY STATE ENTITIES.

67-6619A. REPORTS BY STATE ENTITIES. Any office or agency of state government or a state funded educational institution that offers gifts of any kind through interaction with the legislative or executive department of state government shall file the same reports lobbyists are required to file pursuant to section 67-6619, Idaho Code, with the exception of reporting under section 67-6619(3)(d), Idaho Code, unless the office, agency or state funded educational institution is otherwise represented by a lobbyist who files all necessary reports and documentation as provided by law.
History:
[67-6619A, added 2016, ch. 345, sec. 1, p. 997; am. 2019, ch. 290, sec. 6, p. 856.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6620 - EMPLOYMENT OF UNREGISTERED PERSONS.

67-6620. EMPLOYMENT OF UNREGISTERED PERSONS. It shall be a violation of this act for any person to employ for pay or any consideration, or pay or agree to pay any compensation to, a person to lobby who is not registered or exempt from registration under this act unless such person registers as a lobbyist as provided by this act as soon as practicable after such employment or payment, or agreement to pay, compensation.
History:
[67-6620, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 20.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6621 - DUTIES OF LOBBYISTS.

67-6621. DUTIES OF LOBBYISTS. A person required to register as a lobbyist under this chapter shall also have the following obligations, the violation of which shall constitute cause for revocation of his registration, and may subject such person, and such person’s employer or client, if such employer or client aids, abets, ratifies or confirms any such act, to other civil liabilities, as provided by this chapter:
(1) Such persons shall obtain and preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents necessary to substantiate the financial reports required to be made under this chapter for a period of at least three (3) years from the date of the filing of the statement containing such items, which accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers and documents shall be made available for inspection by the secretary of state at any reasonable time during such three (3) year period; provided, however, that if a lobbyist is required under the terms of his employment contract to turn any records over to his employer or client, responsibility for the preservation of such records under this subsection shall rest with such employer or client.
(2) In addition, a person required to register as a lobbyist shall not:
(a) Engage in any activity as a lobbyist before registering as such;
(b) Knowingly deceive or attempt to deceive any legislator to any fact pertaining to any pending or proposed legislation;
(c) Cause or influence the introduction of any bill or amendment thereto for the purpose of thereafter being employed to secure its defeat;
(d) Knowingly represent an interest adverse to any of his employers or clients without first obtaining such employers’ or clients’ consent thereto after full disclosure to such employers or clients of such adverse interest;
(e) Exercise any economic reprisal, extortion, or unlawful retaliation upon any legislator by reason of such legislator’s position with respect to, or his vote upon, any pending or proposed legislation;
(f) Accept any employment as a lobbyist for a compensation dependent in any manner upon the passage or defeat of any proposed or pending legislation or upon any other contingency connected with the action of the legislature or of either branch thereof or of any committee thereof. This contingent fee prohibition shall also apply to lobbying activities that pertain to communications with executive officials as described in section 67-6602(9), Idaho Code.
History:
[67-6621, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 21; am. 2015, ch. 244, sec. 60, p. 1038; am. 2015, ch. 284, sec. 3, p. 1155; am. 2017, ch. 142, sec. 1, p. 336; am. 2018, ch. 169, sec. 22, p. 371; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 14, p. 841; am. 2019, ch. 290, sec. 7, p. 857; am. 2020, ch. 82, sec. 38, p. 212.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6622 - DOCKET — CONTENTS — REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE — SUBJECTS OF LEGISLATION — WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.

67-6622. DOCKET — CONTENTS — REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE — SUBJECTS OF LEGISLATION — WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION. The Secretary of State shall prepare and keep a docket in which shall be entered the name and business address of each lobbyist and the name and business address of his employer or employers, and the subject or subjects of legislation (by bill number, if available) to which the employment relates, which information shall also be indexed by names of employers of lobbyists. Such docket shall be a public record and open to the inspection of any citizen upon demand at any time during the regular business hours of the office of the Secretary of State. Beginning with the first week following the beginning of any regular or special session of the legislature and on every Wednesday thereafter for the duration of such session, the Secretary of State shall from his records report to each house of the legislature the names of lobbyists registered under this act not previously reported, the names of the persons whom they represent as such lobbyist, and subject of legislation (by bill number, if available) in which they are interested.
History:
[67-6622, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 22.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6624 - STATEMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED.

67-6624. STATEMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED. All statements required to be filed with the secretary of state under this act shall be signed and certified as true and correct by the person required to file the same. Electronic signatures and certifications shall be governed by the uniform electronic transactions act, chapter 50, title 28, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-6624, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 24; am. 2017, ch. 142, sec. 3, p. 337.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6625 - VIOLATIONS — CIVIL FINE — MISDEMEANOR PENALTY — PROSECUTION — LIMITATION — VENUE.

67-6625. VIOLATIONS — CIVIL FINE — MISDEMEANOR PENALTY — PROSECUTION — LIMITATION — VENUE. (1) Any person who violates the provisions of sections 67-6603, 67-6604, 67-6606 through 67-6614A, 67-6617, 67-6619, 67-6620, 67-6621(1), 67-6624, 67-6627 or 67-6628, Idaho Code, shall be liable for a civil fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) if an individual, and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) if a person other than an individual. The burden of proof for such civil liability shall be met by showing a preponderance of the evidence.
(2) Any person who violates section 67-6605 or 67-6621(2), Idaho Code, and any person who knowingly and willfully violates sections 67-6603 through 67-6614A, 67-6617, 67-6619, 67-6620, 67-6621(1), 67-6624, 67-6627 or 67-6628, Idaho Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, in addition to the fines set forth in subsection (1) of this section, may be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months or be both fined and imprisoned.
(3) The attorney general or the appropriate prosecuting attorney may prosecute any violations of this chapter.
(4) Prosecution for a civil or misdemeanor violation of this chapter must be commenced within two (2) years after the date on which the violation occurred. Prosecution for a felony violation of this chapter must be commenced pursuant to the provisions of section 19-402, Idaho Code.
(5) Venue for prosecution under the provisions of this chapter shall be in the county of residence of the defendant if the defendant is a resident of the state of Idaho, otherwise venue shall be in Ada county.
History:
[67-6625, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 25; am. 1976, ch. 227, sec. 1, p. 812; am. 1977, ch. 169, sec. 1, p. 434; am. 1978, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 77; am. 1997, ch. 393, sec. 6, p. 1254; am. 2001, ch. 106, sec. 2, p. 350; am. 2005, ch. 254, sec. 3, p. 780; am. 2017, ch. 142, sec. 4, p. 338; am. 2021, ch. 237, sec. 2, p. 727.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6625A - LATE FILING OF STATEMENT OR REPORT — FEES.

67-6625A. LATE FILING OF STATEMENT OR REPORT — FEES. (1) If any person fails to file a report or statement required under this chapter on or before a specified date, he shall be liable to the secretary of state for deposit in the general fund in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day beginning forty-eight (48) hours after the deadline until the statement or report is filed. The secretary of state or the county clerk shall notify the person and his treasurer, if any, that a fine has been assessed and will continue to accrue until the report or statement has been filed. The notification shall be made by telephone or electronic means within twenty-four (24) hours of the missed filing deadline.
(2) The remedy provided in this section is cumulative and does not exclude any other remedy or penalty prescribed in section 67-6625, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-6625A, added 1977, ch. 169, sec. 2, p. 435; am. 1993, ch. 203, sec. 3, p. 559; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 16, p. 842.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS › Chapter 66 - ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES — LOBBYISTS › Section 67-6626 - INJUNCTIONS.

67-6626. INJUNCTIONS. The district courts of this state shall have original jurisdiction to issue injunctions to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon application by any citizen of this state, by the secretary of state or by the county clerk. The court may in its discretion require the citizen plaintiff to file a written complaint with the secretary of state or county clerk prior to seeking injunctive relief. A successful plaintiff is entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees, by the person or persons named defendant in said injunctive action. A successful defendant is entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees, if the court determines that plaintiff’s action was without substantial merit.
History:
[67-6626, added Init. Measure 1974, No. 1, sec. 26; am. 2019, ch. 288, sec. 17, p. 842.]