Amends and adds to existing law to provide requirements regarding bail enforcement agents, including agent credentials.
BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS - Amends and adds to existing law to provide requirements regarding bail enforcement agents, including agent credentials.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The proposed legislation establishes the State of Idaho's bail arrest empowerment requirements, documentation,proceduresandpenalties. Itdefinesthetermbailenforcementagentandestablishes requirements for who may be empowered to become a bail enforcement agent and lists the required itemsandinformationthatmustbepossessedbyabailenforcementagent. Theproposedlegislation requires a bail enforcement agent to wear clothing identifying himself as a bail enforcement agent during the forced entry of a building. It addresses certain procedures a bail enforcement agent may not engage in while arresting a defendant, and establishes civil and criminal penalties for violating the act.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (57)
LATEST ACTION
Reported out without amendments; referred to: Judiciary & Rules