(1) The attorney general or the appropriate county prosecutor may, on behalf of the state, recover payment or reimbursement, as the case may be, from each person who has received legal assistance or another benefit under this chapter:
(a)  To which he was not entitled;
(b)  With respect to which he was not an indigent person when he received it; or
(c)  With respect to which he has failed to make the certification required under section 19-6011, Idaho Code, and for which he refuses to pay or reimburse. Suit must be brought within five (5) years after the date on which the aid was received.
(2)  The attorney general or the appropriate county prosecutor may, on behalf of the state, recover payment or reimbursement, as the case may be, from each person other than a person covered under subsection (1) of this section who has received legal assistance under this chapter and who, on the date on which suit is brought, is financially able to pay or reimburse for legal assistance without manifest hardship according to the standards of ability to pay applicable under sections 19-6009 and 19-6011, Idaho Code, but refuses to do so. Suit must be brought within three (3) years after the date on which the benefit was received.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 19-6015

  • Indigent person: means a person who, at the time his need is determined pursuant to section 19-6009, Idaho Code, is unable to provide for the full payment of an attorney and all other necessary expenses of representation. See Idaho Code 19-6002
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  Amounts recovered under this section shall be paid into the state public defense fund pursuant to section 57-827, Idaho Code.