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2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 2 - OPEN MEETINGS LAW › Section 74-202 - OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS — DEFINITIONS.

74-202. OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS — DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Decision" means any determination, action, vote or final disposition upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order, ordinance or measure on which a vote of a governing body is required, at any meeting at which a quorum is present, but shall not include those ministerial or administrative actions necessary to carry out a decision previously adopted in a meeting held in compliance with this chapter.
(2) "Deliberation" means the receipt or exchange of information or opinion relating to a decision, but shall not include informal or impromptu discussions of a general nature that do not specifically relate to a matter then pending before the public agency for decision.
(3) "Executive session" means any meeting or part of a meeting of a governing body that is closed to any persons for deliberation on certain matters.
(4) "Public agency" means:
(a) Any state board, commission, department, authority, educational institution or other state agency created by or pursuant to statute, other than courts and their agencies and divisions, and the judicial council, and the district magistrates commission;
(b) Any regional board, commission, department or authority created by or pursuant to statute;
(c) Any county, city, school district, special district, or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Idaho; and
(d) Any subagency of a public agency created by or pursuant to statute, ordinance, or other legislative act.
(5) "Governing body" means the members of any public agency that consists of two (2) or more members, with the authority to make decisions for or recommendations to a public agency regarding any matter.
(6) "Meeting" means the convening of a governing body of a public agency to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter.
(a) "Regular meeting" means the convening of a governing body of a public agency on the date fixed by law or rule, to conduct the business of the agency.
(b) "Special meeting" is a convening of the governing body of a public agency pursuant to a special call for the conduct of business as specified in the call.
History:
[74-202, added 2018, ch. 142, sec. 3, p. 289.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 2 - OPEN MEETINGS LAW › Section 74-203 - GOVERNING BODIES — REQUIREMENT FOR OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS.

74-203. GOVERNING BODIES — REQUIREMENT FOR OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS. (1) Except as provided below, all meetings of a governing body of a public agency shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting except as otherwise provided by this act. No decision at a meeting of a governing body of a public agency shall be made by secret ballot.
(2) Deliberations of the board of tax appeals created in chapter 38, title 63, Idaho Code, the public utilities commission and the industrial commission in a fully submitted adjudicatory proceeding in which hearings, if any are required, have been completed, and in which the legal rights, duties or privileges of a party are to be determined are not required by this act to take place in a meeting open to the public. Such deliberations may, however, be made and/or conducted in a public meeting at the discretion of the agency.
(3) Meetings of the Idaho life and health insurance guaranty association established under chapter 43, title 41, Idaho Code, the Idaho insurance guaranty association established under chapter 36, title 41, Idaho Code, and the surplus line association approved by the director of the Idaho department of insurance as authorized under chapter 12, title 41, Idaho Code, are not required by this act to take place in a meeting open to the public.
(4) A governing body shall not hold a meeting at any place where discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin is practiced.
(5) All meetings may be conducted using telecommunications devices which enable all members of a governing body participating in the meeting to communicate with each other. Such devices may include, but are not limited to, telephone or video conferencing devices and similar communications equipment. Participation by a member of the governing body through telecommunications devices shall constitute presence in person by such member at the meeting; provided however, that at least one (1) member of the governing body, or the director of the public agency, or the chief administrative officer of the public agency shall be physically present at the location designated in the meeting notice, as required under section 74-204, Idaho Code, to ensure that the public may attend such meeting in person. The communications among members of a governing body must be audible to the public attending the meeting in person and the members of the governing body.
History:
[74-203, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 369.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 2 - OPEN MEETINGS LAW › Section 74-205 - WRITTEN MINUTES OF MEETINGS.

74-205. WRITTEN MINUTES OF MEETINGS. (1) The governing body of a public agency shall provide for the taking of written minutes of all its meetings. Neither a full transcript nor a recording of the meeting is required, except as otherwise provided by law. All minutes shall be available to the public within a reasonable time after the meeting, and shall include at least the following information:
(a) All members of the governing body present;
(b) All motions, resolutions, orders, or ordinances proposed and their disposition;
(c) The results of all votes, and upon the request of a member, the vote of each member, by name.
(2) Minutes pertaining to executive sessions. Minutes pertaining to an executive session shall include a reference to the specific statutory subsection authorizing the executive session and shall also provide sufficient detail to identify the purpose and topic of the executive session but shall not contain information sufficient to compromise the purpose of going into executive session.
History:
[74-205, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 371.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 2 - OPEN MEETINGS LAW › Section 74-206A - NEGOTIATIONS IN OPEN SESSION.

74-206A. NEGOTIATIONS IN OPEN SESSION. (1) All negotiations between a governing body and a labor organization shall be in open session and shall be available for the public to attend. This requirement also applies to negotiations between the governing body’s designated representatives and representatives of the labor organization. This requirement shall also apply to meetings with any labor negotiation arbitrators, fact finders, mediators or similar labor dispute meeting facilitators when meeting with both parties to the negotiation at the same time. Provided, however, a governing body or its designated representatives may hold an executive session for the specific purpose of:
(a) Deliberating on a labor contract offer or to formulate a counteroffer; or
(b) Receiving information about a specific employee, when the information has a direct bearing on the issues being negotiated and a reasonable person would conclude that the release of that information would violate that employee’s right to privacy.
(2) All documentation exchanged between the parties during negotiations, including all offers, counteroffers and meeting minutes, shall be subject to public writings disclosure laws.
(3) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, including any other provisions to the contrary in sections 33-402 and 74-204, Idaho Code, the governing body shall post notice of all negotiation sessions at the earliest possible time practicable. This shall be done by the governing body by immediately posting notice of the negotiation session on the front page of its official website. If time permits, the governing body shall also post notice within twenty-four (24) hours at its regular meeting physical posting locations.
(4) Public testimony, if any, shall be posted as an agenda item.
History:
[(74-206A) 67-2345A, added 2015, ch. 271, sec. 2, p. 1126; am. and redesig. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 41, p.125; am. 2019, ch. 85, sec. 1, p. 211.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 2 - OPEN MEETINGS LAW › Section 74-207 - OPEN LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS REQUIRED.

74-207. OPEN LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS REQUIRED. All meetings of any standing, special or select committee of either house of the legislature of the state of Idaho shall be open to the public at all times, except in extraordinary circumstances as provided specifically in the rules of procedure in either house, and any person may attend any meeting of a standing, special or select committee, but may participate in the committee only with the approval of the committee itself.
History:
[74-207, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 372.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT › Section 74-402 - POLICY AND PURPOSE.

74-402. POLICY AND PURPOSE. It is hereby declared that the position of a public official at all levels of government is a public trust and it is in the public interest to:
(1) Protect the integrity of government throughout the state of Idaho while at the same time facilitating recruitment and retention of personnel needed within government;
(2) Assure independence, impartiality and honesty of public officials in governmental functions;
(3) Inform citizens of the existence of personal interests which may present a conflict of interest between an official’s public trust and private concerns;
(4) Prevent public office from being used for personal gain contrary to the public interest;
(5) Prevent special interests from unduly influencing governmental action; and
(6) Assure that governmental functions and policies reflect, to the maximum extent possible, the public interest.
History:
[74-402, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 373.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT › Section 74-405 - NONCOMPENSATED PUBLIC OFFICIAL — EXCEPTION.

74-405. NONCOMPENSATED PUBLIC OFFICIAL — EXCEPTION. When a person is a public official by reason of his appointment or election to a governing board of a governmental entity for which the person receives no salary or fee as compensation for his service on said board, he shall not be prohibited from having an interest in any contract made or entered into by the board of which he is a member, if he strictly observes the procedure set out in section 18-1361A, Idaho Code.
History:
[74-405, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 376.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT › Section 74-406 - CIVIL PENALTY.

74-406. CIVIL PENALTY. (1) Any public official who intentionally fails to disclose a conflict of interest as provided for in section 74-404, Idaho Code, shall be guilty of a civil offense, the penalty for which may be a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any public official where the governmental entity on which said official serves has put into operation an ethics commission or board described in section 74-404(6), Idaho Code.
(2) The penalty prescribed in subsection (1) of this section does not limit the power of either house of the legislature to discipline its own members, nor limit the power of governmental entities, including occupational or professional licensing bodies, to discipline their members or personnel. A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not preclude prosecution and conviction for any criminal violation that may have been committed.
History:
[74-406, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 376.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 4 - ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT › Section 74-407 - TAX COMMISSION CORRESPONDENCE — COUNTY PROPERTY TAX CORRESPONDENCE.

74-407. TAX COMMISSION CORRESPONDENCE — COUNTY PROPERTY TAX CORRESPONDENCE. Neither the name of any public official, nor any electioneering message, shall appear on tax commission correspondence with a taxpayer, whether or not it includes a check, warrant, or rebate, or on a county property tax correspondence with a taxpayer, whether or not it includes a check, warrant, or rebate, unless acting as an endorser of a check, warrant, or rebate or unless otherwise necessary for the proper execution of a check, warrant, or rebate. This provision shall not apply to standard letterhead of the tax commission or of a county.
History:
[74-407, added 2023, ch. 284, sec. 1, p. 869.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-501 - OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS.

74-501. OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS. Members of the legislature, state, county, city, district and precinct officers, must not be interested in any contract made by them in their official capacity, or by any body or board of which they are members.
History:
[74-501, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-502 - REMOTE INTERESTS.

74-502. REMOTE INTERESTS. (1) A public officer shall not be deemed to be interested in a contract, within the meaning of section 74-501, Idaho Code, if he has only a remote interest in the contract and if the fact and extent of such interest is disclosed to the body of which he is an officer and noted in the official minutes or similar records prior to the formation of the contract, and thereafter the governing body authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract in good faith by a vote of its membership sufficient for the purpose without counting the vote or votes of the officer having the remote interest. As used in this section, "remote interest" means:
(a) That of a nonsalaried officer of a nonprofit corporation; or
(b) That of an employee or agent of a contracting party where the compensation of such employee or agent consists entirely of fixed wages or salary; or
(c) That of a landlord or tenant of a contracting party; or
(d) That of a holder of less than one percent (1%) of the shares of a corporation or cooperative which is a contracting party.
(2) Although a public official’s interest in a contract may be only remote, a public official shall not influence or attempt to influence any other officer of the board of which he is an officer to enter into the contract. Violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor as provided in section 74-509, Idaho Code. Any contract created or entered into in violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be void.
History:
[74-502, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-503 - OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN SALES.

74-503. OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN SALES. State, county, district, precinct and city officers must not be purchasers at any sale nor vendors at any purchase made by them in their official capacity.
History:
[74-503, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-504 - PROHIBITED CONTRACTS VOIDABLE.

74-504. PROHIBITED CONTRACTS VOIDABLE. Every contract made in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter may be avoided at the instance of any party except the officer interested therein.
History:
[74-504, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-505 - DEALING IN WARRANTS PROHIBITED.

74-505. DEALING IN WARRANTS PROHIBITED. The state treasurer and state controller, the several county, city, district or precinct officers of this state, their deputies and clerks, are prohibited from purchasing or selling, or in any manner receiving to their own use or benefit, or to the use or benefit of any person or persons, whatever, any state, county, or city warrants, scrip, orders, demands, claims, or other evidences of indebtedness against the state, or any county or city thereof, except evidences of indebtedness issued to or held by them for services rendered as such officer, deputy or clerk, and evidences of the funded indebtedness of such state, county, city, district or corporation.
History:
[74-505, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-506 - AFFIDAVIT OF NONVIOLATION A PREREQUISITE TO ALLOWANCE OF ACCOUNTS.

74-506. AFFIDAVIT OF NONVIOLATION A PREREQUISITE TO ALLOWANCE OF ACCOUNTS. Every officer whose duty it is to audit and allow the accounts of other state, county, district, city or precinct officers, must, before allowing such accounts, require each of such officers to make and file with him an affidavit that he has not violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
History:
[74-506, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-507 - PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER VIOLATED — DISBURSING OFFICER NOT TO PAY WARRANTS.

74-507. PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER VIOLATED — DISBURSING OFFICER NOT TO PAY WARRANTS. Officers charged with the disbursement of public moneys must not pay any warrant or other evidence of indebtedness against the state, county, city or district, when the same has been purchased, sold, received or transferred contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter.
History:
[74-507, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 378.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-508 - SUSPENSION OF SETTLEMENT OR PAYMENT — PROSECUTION OF OFFENDERS.

74-508. SUSPENSION OF SETTLEMENT OR PAYMENT — PROSECUTION OF OFFENDERS. Every officer charged with the disbursement of public moneys, who is informed by affidavit that any officer whose account is to be settled, audited, or paid by him, has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, must suspend such settlement or payment, and cause such officer to be prosecuted for such violation.
History:
[74-508, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 378.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-509 - VIOLATION.

74-509. VIOLATION. A violation of the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise provided, is a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or incarceration in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and incarceration.
History:
[74-509, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 378.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-510 - NONCOMPENSATED PUBLIC OFFICIAL — EXCEPTION.

74-510. NONCOMPENSATED PUBLIC OFFICIAL — EXCEPTION. When a person is a public official by reason of his appointment or election to a governing board of a governmental entity for which the person receives no salary or fee as compensation for his service on said board, he shall not be prohibited from having an interest in any contract made or entered into by the board of which he is a member, if he strictly observes the procedure set out in section 18-1361A, Idaho Code.
History:
[74-510, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 378.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 5 - PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CONTRACTS WITH OFFICERS › Section 74-511 - VIOLATION RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

74-511. VIOLATION RELATING TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS. Officers shall not commit any act prohibited by section 67-9230, Idaho Code, violations of which are subject to penalties as provided in section 67-9231, Idaho Code, and which prohibitions and penalties shall be deemed to extend to all public officers governed by the provisions of this chapter.
History:
[74-511, added 2015, ch. 140, sec. 5, p. 378; am. 2016, ch. 289, sec. 20, p. 820.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 6 - PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT › Section 74-601 - SHORT TITLE.

74-601. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Integrity in Elections Act."
History:
[74-601, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 616.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 6 - PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT › Section 74-602 - LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

74-602. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature finds that it is against the public policy of the state of Idaho for public funds, resources or property to be used to advocate for or against a candidate or ballot measure.
History:
[74-602, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 616.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 6 - PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT › Section 74-603 - DEFINITIONS.

74-603. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
(1)(a) "Advocate" means to campaign for or against a candidate or the outcome of a ballot measure.
(b) "Advocate" does not mean providing factual information about a ballot measure and the public entity’s reason for the ballot measure stated in a factually neutral manner. Factual information includes but is not limited to the cost of indebtedness, intended purpose, condition of property to be addressed, date and location of election, qualifications of candidates, or other applicable information necessary to provide transparency to electors.
(2) "Ballot measure" means constitutional amendments, bond measures, or levy measures.
(3) "Candidate" means and includes every person for whom it is contemplated or desired that votes be cast at any political convention, primary, general, local, or special election and who either tacitly or expressly consents to be so considered.
(4) "Expenditure" means:
(a) A purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value; or
(b) A legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value.
(5) "Property or resources" means goods, services, equipment, computer software and hardware, college extra credit, other items of intangible property, or facilities provided to or for the benefit of a candidate, a candidate’s personal campaign committee, a political issues committee for political purposes, or advocacy for or against a ballot measure or candidate. Public property or resources that are available to the general public, at such times and in such manner as they are available to the general public, are exempt from this exclusion and may be used by a political party as defined in section 34-109, Idaho Code, provided that all political parties are given equal and fair access.
(6) "Public entity" means the state, each state agency, county, municipality, school district, state institution of higher learning, or other taxing district or public corporation empowered to submit ballot measures to its electors.
(7) "Public funds" means any money received by a public entity from appropriations, taxes, fees, interest, or other returns on investment.
(8) "Public official" means an elected or appointed member of a public entity who has:
(a) Authority to make or determine public policy;
(b) Supervisory authority over the personnel and affairs of a public entity; or
(c) Authority to approve the expenditure of funds for the public entity.
(9) "State agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, or other administrative unit of the state.
History:
[74-603, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 616; am. 2021, ch. 291, sec. 1, p. 871; am. 2022, ch. 179, sec. 1, p. 582.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 6 - PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT › Section 74-604 - PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED.

74-604. PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED. Unless specifically required by law, and except as provided in this chapter:
(1) Neither a public entity nor its employees shall make, nor shall a public official make or authorize, an expenditure from public funds to advocate for or against a candidate or a ballot measure.
(2) Neither a public entity nor any of its employees shall use, nor shall a public official authorize or use, public property or resources to advocate for or against a candidate or a ballot measure.
(3) Neither a public entity nor any of its employees shall provide or offer to provide, nor shall a public official provide or offer to provide, college extra credit to a student of a state institution of higher learning either:
(a) To encourage a student to vote or not vote; or
(b) To influence a student’s vote for or against a candidate or ballot measure.
History:
[74-604, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 617; am. 2021, ch. 291, sec. 2, p. 872.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 6 - PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT › Section 74-605 - EXCLUSIONS.

74-605. EXCLUSIONS. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit:
(1) A public official or employee from speaking, campaigning, contributing personal money or otherwise exercising the public official’s or employee’s individual first amendment rights for political purposes, provided no public funds are used for expenditures supporting the public official or employee in such activity;
(2) A public entity, public official or employee from the neutral encouragement of voters to vote;
(3) An elected official or employee from personally campaigning or advocating for or against a ballot measure, provided no public funds, property or resources are used for supporting the elected official or employee in such activity;
(4) A public entity from preparing and distributing to electors an objective statement explaining the purpose and effect of the ballot measure, including in the case of bond or levy elections the cost per taxpayer or taxable value, or similar information based on reasonable estimates prepared in good faith;
(5) The formulation and publication of statements regarding proposed amendments to the state constitution, as authorized by section 67-453, Idaho Code;
(6) The publication of information described in sections 34-913, 34-914, and 34-1406, Idaho Code, as applicable, or other provisions of law requiring notices and disclosures in connection with elections and ballot measures; or
(7) A balanced student classroom discussion or debate of current or pending election issues.
History:
[74-605, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 617; am. 2021, ch. 288, sec. 6, p. 866.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 74 - TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 6 - PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT › Section 74-606 - VIOLATIONS — REMEDIES.

74-606. VIOLATIONS — REMEDIES. (1) Any public official or employee who conducts or participates in an activity that violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(2) Any public official or employee who knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(3) Any public official or employee who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter and who has previously admitted to committing or has been previously determined to have committed a violation pursuant to subsection (2) of this section within the twelve (12) months preceding this subsequent violation shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(4) The attorney general shall have the duty to enforce this chapter in relation to public agencies of state government, and the prosecuting attorneys of the various counties shall have the duty to enforce this chapter in relation to local public agencies within their respective jurisdictions. In the event that there is reason to believe that a violation of the provisions of this act has been committed by members of a board of county commissioners or, for any other reason a county prosecuting attorney is deemed disqualified from proceeding to enforce this chapter, the prosecuting attorney or board of county commissioners shall seek to have a special prosecutor appointed for that purpose, as provided in section 31-2603, Idaho Code.
History:
[74-606, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 618.]
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 5/ - U. S. Constitution Amendment Act.

(5 ILCS 5/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 300)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
U. S. Constitution Amendment Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 301)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Whenever the Congress of the United States of America has
adopted a proposal to amend the Constitution of the United States of
America and the mode of ratification thereof prescribed by Congress is
by the legislatures of the several states, a joint resolution proposing
the ratification of such proposed amendment shall be considered by both
houses of the General Assembly of this State. Such joint resolution to
ratify the Congressional proposition to amend the Constitution of the
United States shall be validly adopted by the General Assembly of this
State only if it receives the favorable vote of a constitutional
majority of the members of each house of the General Assembly.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 1215.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 50/ - Common Law Act.

(5 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 800)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Common Law Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 801)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That the common law of England,
so far as the same is applicable and of a general nature, and all
statutes or acts of the British parliament made in aid of, and to supply
the defects of the common law, prior to the fourth year of James the
First, excepting the second section of the sixth chapter of 43d
Elizabeth, the eighth chapter of 13th Elizabeth, and ninth chapter of
37th Henry Eighth, and which are of a general nature and not local to
that kingdom, shall be the rule of decision, and shall be considered as
of full force until repealed by legislative authority.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 269.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 85/ - Statutes Savings (1874) Act.

(5 ILCS 85/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 1650)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Statutes Savings (1874) Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 85/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 1651)
Sec. 2. 
		
		The repeal of the acts and parts of acts mentioned in the
preceding section shall not affect suits pending or rights existing at
the time this act takes effect, and as to all corporations, municipal or
private, heretofore formed under any act of incorporation mentioned in
the preceding section, such act of incorporation, and all amendments
thereof, shall continue in force to the same extent and with like effect
as if the same had not been repealed by this act, nor shall such repeal,
as above mentioned, be taken, construed or held to avoid or impair any
grant made or right acquired, or cause of action now existing under any
such acts or the amendments thereto, but as to all grants made or rights
acquired or causes of action now existing, said laws shall be continued
in full force and effect. And all deeds or other instruments of writing
affecting real estate, which have been proved or acknowledged according
to any law in force at the time such proof or acknowledgment was made,
may be recorded, and the same or a certified copy of the record thereof
be read in evidence, notwithstanding the repeal of such laws by this or
any other act of this or the twenty-seventh General Assembly. And when
any limitation law has been revised by this or the twenty-seventh
General Assembly, and the former limitation law repealed, such repeal
shall not be construed so as to stop the running of any statute, but the
time shall be construed as if such repeal had not been made.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 1012.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 90/ - Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission Act.

(5 ILCS 90/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as
the Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-350, eff. 7-24-03.)
(5 ILCS 90/5)
Sec. 5. 
		Commission.
(a) The Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission is created, to consist of one
member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the
Senate Minority Leader, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader.
(b) Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation, but may be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in the course of their service to the
Commission out of any moneys available for that purpose.
(Source: P.A. 93-350, eff. 7-24-03.)
(5 ILCS 90/10)
Sec. 10. 
		Duties; report.
(a) The Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission shall consult with the
Legislative Reference Bureau and other interested parties on the fiscal
impact and other consequences of undertaking a comprehensive effort to
make the Illinois Compiled Statutes gender neutral.
(b) The Gender-Neutral Statutes Commission shall report its findings
to the General Assembly by January 15, 2004.
(Source: P.A. 93-350, eff. 7-24-03.)
(5 ILCS 90/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 93-350, eff. 7-24-03.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 100/ - Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. › Article 15 - Severability And Effective Date

(5 ILCS 100/Art. 15 heading)
ARTICLE 15.  
		SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE
(5 ILCS 100/15-5) (from Ch. 127, par. 1015-5)
Sec. 15-5. 
		Severability. 
		If any provision of this Act or the
application of any provision of this Act to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this
Act are severable.
(Source: P.A. 87-823.)
(5 ILCS 100/15-10) (from Ch. 127, par. 1015-10)
Sec. 15-10. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect
upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 87-823.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 165/ - Filing of Copies Act.

(5 ILCS 165/0.01) (from Ch. 116, par. 100)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Filing of Copies Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 165/1) (from Ch. 116, par. 101)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Subject to the provisions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Act,
reproduced copies of the following forms, reports and schedules may be
filed in lieu of the original copy:
(a) capital stock tax return or schedule required by     the General Revenue Law of Illinois;
(b) any personal property tax return or schedule     required by the General Revenue Law of Illinois;
(c) any annual report required by the "Business     Corporation Act of 1983", as amended;
(d) any annual report required by the "General Not     for Profit Corporation Act", approved July 17, 1943, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)
(5 ILCS 165/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 102)
Sec. 2. 
In order to be acceptable for filing, reproduced copies shall
conform to the following standards:
(a) be facsimiles of the official form, produced by     photo-offset, photoengraving, photocopying, or other similar reproduction process;
(b) be on paper of substantially the same weight and     texture and of a quality at least as good as that used in the official form;
(c) substantially duplicate the colors of the     official form;
(d) have a high degree of legibility, both as to the     original form and as to matter filled in; the agency with which a report is required to be filed may reject any illegible reproduction and reject any process which fails to meet this standard;
(e) be on paper perforated in the same manner as the     official form; and
(f) be of the same size as the official form, both as     to the dimensions of the paper and the image produced.
(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
(5 ILCS 165/3) (from Ch. 116, par. 103)
Sec. 3. 
		
		Only one side of the reproduction paper need be used; however, when
practicable, both sides, resulting in the same page arrangement as the
official form, shall be used.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2551.)
(5 ILCS 165/4) (from Ch. 116, par. 104)
Sec. 4. 
		
		Reproduction of forms may be made after insertion of the required
information; however, all signatures shall be original signatures, affixed
subsequent to the reproduction process.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2551.)
(5 ILCS 165/5) (from Ch. 116, par. 105)
Sec. 5. 
		
		Prior approval of reproduction of forms need not be obtained from
the governmental agency with which the report is required to be filed, if
the conditions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 are complied with. If prior
approval is desired, a sample of the proposed reproduction shall be
delivered to the agency involved, and such agency shall approve the
reproduction, if the conditions of Sections 2, 3 and 4 are complied with.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2551.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 170/ - Filmed Records Reproduction Act.

(5 ILCS 170/0.01) (from Ch. 116, par. 34.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Filmed Records Reproduction Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 170/1) (from Ch. 116, par. 35)
Sec. 1. 
		
		The term "public officer" means any officer of the Executive
Department of the State government, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, all
officers created by "The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois", approved
March 7, 1917, as amended, and all other officers, boards, commissions
and agencies of the State government.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1057.)
(5 ILCS 170/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 36)
Sec. 2. 
		
		Any public officer of the state may cause any or all records,
papers or documents made or kept by him to be photographed,
microphotographed or reproduced on film or by other processes which
accurately reproduce or form a durable medium for reproducing the
original. The reproduction of records by any photographic,
microphotographic or silver halide processes, when such reproductions are
to serve as permanent records, shall comply with the regulations and
standards of the State Records Commission. Other durable media using
machine readable techniques may be used as an alternative to film, provided
the medium is non-erasable and cannot be altered once the original document
has been recorded.
(Source: P.A. 87-205.)
(5 ILCS 170/3) (from Ch. 116, par. 37)
Sec. 3. 
		
		Such photographs, microphotographs, photographic film or the
result of any other process authorized by Section 2 shall be
deemed to be an original record for all purposes, including introduction in
evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript,
exemplification or certified copy thereof shall, for all purposes recited
herein, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of
the original.
(Source: P.A. 87-205.)
(5 ILCS 170/4) (from Ch. 116, par. 38)
Sec. 4. 
		
		Whenever such photographs, microphotographs, reproductions
on film or the result of any other process authorized by
Section 2 shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and
provisions made for preserving, examining and using the same,
any such public officer may, with the approval of the State
Records Commission, cause the original records from which the
photographs or microphotographs or other permanent record have
been made or any part thereof to be disposed of according to
methods prescribed by law.
(Source: P.A. 87-205.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 190/ - Seat of Government Act.

(5 ILCS 190/0.01) (from Ch. 123, par. 0.01)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Seat of Government Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 190/1) (from Ch. 123, par. 1)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That the seat of government shall continue to be
at Springfield, in the County of Sangamon, at which place all acts shall be
done which are required to be done at the seat of government: Provided,
that they may be done at some other place, to be designated by the
Governor, when it is necessary in consequence of pestilence or public
danger.
(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 985.)
(5 ILCS 190/2) (from Ch. 123, par. 2)
Sec. 2. 
		
		
		Whoever shall be guilty of any noisy or disorderly conduct in the state
house, or the public grounds about the same, or shall deface, defile or
injure the same or any vault, privy, out-building or fence in or about the
same, shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined not less than $5 nor
more than $100.
(Source: P.A. 77-2269.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 195/ - Emergency Seat of Government Act.

(5 ILCS 195/0.01) (from Ch. 123, par. 6.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Emergency Seat of Government Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 195/1) (from Ch. 123, par. 7)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy
attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes
imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of State
Government at the normal location of the seat thereof in the City of
Springfield, in the County, Sangamon, the Governor shall, as often as the
exigencies of the situation require, by proclamation, declare an emergency
temporary location, or locations, for the seat of government at such place,
or places, within or without this State as he may deem advisable under the
circumstances, and shall take such action and issue such orders as may be
necessary for an orderly transition of the affairs of State Government to
such emergency temporary location, or locations. Such emergency temporary
location, or locations, shall remain as the seat of government until the
General Assembly shall by law establish a new location, or locations, or
until the emergency is declared to be ended by the Governor and the seat of
government is returned to its normal location.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 797.)
(5 ILCS 195/2) (from Ch. 123, par. 8)
Sec. 2. 
		
		During such time as the seat of government remains at such
emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or
hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any
officer, agency, department or authority of this State, including the
convening and meeting of the General Assembly in regular, extraordinary, or
emergency session, shall be as valid and binding when performed at such
emergency temporary location or locations, as if performed at the normal
location of the seat of government.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 797.)
(5 ILCS 195/3) (from Ch. 123, par. 9)
Sec. 3. 
		
		The provisions of this Act shall control and be supreme in
the event it shall be employed notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law to the contrary or in conflict herewith.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 797.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 250/ - Gubernatorial Appointee Oath Act.

(5 ILCS 250/0.01) (from Ch. 101, par. 100)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Gubernatorial Appointee Oath Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 250/10) (from Ch. 101, par. 101)
Sec. 10. 
		
		Any officer appointed by the Governor shall before entering
into the duties of his office, qualify for the office by taking and
subscribing the constitutional oath of office and filing the signed oath
with the Secretary of State. Nothing herein shall be construed to alter or
eliminate any requirement established by law that such officer receive the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(Source: P.A. 84-115.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 265/ - Holdover Official Bond Act.

(5 ILCS 265/0.01) (from Ch. 103, par. 14.90)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Holdover Official Bond Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 265/1) (from Ch. 103, par. 15)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Whenever any county officer, who has been
heretofore elected to any office in any county in this state, shall, for
any cause, continue in office after the time for which he was elected, such
officer so continuing in office shall execute a new official bond in the
same manner, of the same character, with the same conditions and penalties
and like securities as now required by law of such officer before entering
upon the duties of his office. Should any county officer fail, neglect or
refuse to execute such new bond, as above provided, within thirty days
after the expiration of the time for which he was elected, the county board
of such county may declare such office vacant. The liabilities of the
principal and securities of any such bond shall continue during the
continuance of such officer in office; but neither the execution of such
bond nor the failure to execute the same shall be held to in any wise
release or extinguish the liabilities of such officer or his securities on
any bond executed by them before the execution of such new bond.
(Source: Laws 1881, p. 62.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 270/ - Official Bond Payment Act.

(5 ILCS 270/0.01) (from Ch. 103, par. 15.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Official Bond Payment Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(5 ILCS 270/1) (from Ch. 103, par. 16)
Sec. 1. 
		
		The State or any county, township, municipality, or public
board or body, whether organized under general or special Act,
shall pay out of its funds the cost of any official bond
furnished by any officer of the State, county, township,
municipality, or public board or body required by its laws,
rules, or regulations to execute the bond if the officer furnishes the
bond with a surety company or companies authorized to do business in this
State under the laws of this State and, if the surety on any official bond
is not such a surety company or companies, the State, county, township,
municipality, or public board or body shall pay out of its funds the cost
of any bond or bonds indemnifying the surety against liability on the
official bond. The total amount of the indemnity, however, must correspond
to the total obligation of the surety on the official bond, and the
indemnitor or indemnitors must be a company or companies
authorized by the laws of this State to execute the
indemnifying bond or bonds.  A county that has elected to self-insure
under Section 9-103 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
Tort Immunity Act may also elect to self-insure with respect to official
bonds and shall, thus, satisfy the requirements of this Section.
A township located in a county with the township form of government and a
road district comprised of that township may jointly obtain,
from a risk management pool of townships, any official bonds required by law to
be furnished by officers of the township or road district.
A road district located in a county without the township form of government may
obtain, from a risk management pool of townships and road districts, any
official bonds required by law to be furnished by officers of the road
district.
 A municipality may obtain, from a risk management pool of municipalities,
any official bonds required by law to be furnished by officers of the
municipality.
(Source: P.A. 93-291, eff. 1-1-04.)