Terms Used In Idaho Code 74-117

  • Public official: means any state, county, local district, independent public body corporate and politic or governmental official or employee, whether elected, appointed or hired. See Idaho Code 74-101
If the court finds that a public official has deliberately and in bad faith improperly refused a legitimate request for inspection or copying, a civil penalty shall be assessed against the public official in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), which shall be paid into the general fund.