Terms Used In Idaho Code 74-118

  • Custodian: means the person or persons having personal custody and control of the public records in question. See Idaho Code 74-101
  • Public agency: means any state or local agency as defined in this section. See Idaho Code 74-101
  • 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
  • Public record: includes , but is not limited to, any writing containing information relating to the conduct or administration of the public’s business prepared, owned, used or retained by any state agency, independent public body corporate and politic or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. See Idaho Code 74-101
No public agency, public official, or custodian shall be liable, nor shall a cause of action exist, for any loss or damage based upon the release of a public record governed by the provisions of this chapter if the public agency, public official, or custodian acted in good faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of this chapter.