Title 59 — PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL

59-1001. Possession of books and papers. Every public officer is entitled to the possession of all books and papers pertaining to his office, or in the custody of a former incumbent by virtue of his office.

59-1002. Proceedings to compel delivery of books and papers. If any person, whether a former incumbent or another person, refuse or neglect to deliver to the actual incumbent any such books or papers, such actual incumbent may apply by petition to any court of record sitting in t…

59-1003. Attachment to enforce delivery of books and papers. The execution of the order and the delivery of the books and papers may be enforced by attachment as for a witness, and also, at the request of the petitioner, by a warrant directed to the sheriff or a constable of the …

59-1004. Seals of executive officers. Except when otherwise specially provided by law, the seals of office of the various executive officers are those in use by such officers at the time this title takes effect, and each of such officers must at once file a description and impres…

59-1005. Great seal of state. The design drawn and executed by Miss Emma Edwards, of Boise City, and reported and recommended by the select joint committee to devise a great seal for the state, with the Latin motto "Esto Perpetua," is adopted, and is hereby made the great seal of…

59-1005A. Authorship and description of great seal of state. The inscription of authorship of the great seal of state shall appear as follows: 1891 EMMA EDWARDS GREEN – PAUL B. EVANS rev. 1957. The new inscription shall be located in the same place and manner as the previous insc…

59-1006. Officers may administer oaths. Every executive and judicial officer may administer and certify oaths.

59-1007. Office hours. Unless otherwise provided by law, every officer must keep his office open for transaction of business from eight o’clock a.m. until 5 o’clock p.m., each day except upon Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and days upon which office closure is due to mandatory leav…

59-1008. Signature of ex officio officers. When an officer discharges ex officio the duties of another office than that to which he is elected or appointed, his official signature and attestation must be in the name of the office the duties of which he discharges.

59-1010. Officers to keep accounts. It shall be the duty of all state, county, city and precinct officers, who receive fees for services in an official capacity, or who receive public moneys for safekeeping, to at all times keep a public account of the same, consisting of a day b…

59-1011. Furnishing account books — Examination by citizens. It shall be the duty of the state and county officers respectively charged with furnishing books and stationery for public use, to furnish suitable books for the purpose to such officers; and such books shall be subject…

59-1012. Sale of pamphlet laws — Disposition of funds — Exception. All publications of laws and regulations and the constitution of the state of Idaho, issued in pamphlet form, other than the regular edition of the session laws, may be sold by the officer or officers having the s…

59-1013. Sale of pamphlet laws — Penalty for nonfeasance. Any failure to comply with the provisions of the preceding section by any person or persons charged by law with the duty of publishing any of said laws as in said section provided for, shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conv…

59-1014. Accounting for fees. (1) All state officers and agencies, who receive any money or evidences of indebtedness for or on account of the state or in payment of any fee, license, or tax due the state, shall deposit the same with the state treasurer: (a) Daily, when the amoun…

59-1014A. Accounting for losses. All state officers and agencies shall, immediately upon discovering any loss of money in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) or evidences of indebtedness of the officer or agency, report the same, in writing within five (5) working days of the di…

59-1015. Deficiencies — Creation prohibited — Exception. No officer, employee or state board of the state of Idaho, or board of regents or board of trustees of any state institution, or any member, employee or agent thereof, shall enter, or attempt to offer to enter into any cont…

59-1016. Deficiencies — Contracts in creation of, void. Any indebtedness attempted to be created against the state in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any indebtedness attempted to be created against the state in excess of the appropriation provided for in any act,…

59-1017. Deficiencies — Penalty for creating. Any person violating the provisions of the two preceding sections shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be disqualified from holding any state office or from being employed by the state of Idaho or by any board of regents…

59-1018. Uniform facsimile signature of public officials act — Definitions. As used in this act (a) "Public Security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, or oth…

59-1019. Facsimile signature. (1)(a) Any authorized officer, after filing with the secretary of state his manual signature certified by him under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature: (i) Any public security, provide…

59-1020. Use of facsimile seal. When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal t…

59-1021. Violation and penalty. Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment: (a) A facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, or any authorized officer, or (b) Any facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of this state or any…

59-1022. Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

59-1023. Short title. This act may be cited as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.

59-1025. Eligibility of blind persons under merit systems. No partially or totally blind person shall be denied employment under the provisions of any merit system now in effect or hereafter to be established in any department, agency or office of the state of Idaho solely becaus…

59-1026. Willful and knowing avoidance of competitive bidding and procurement statutes — Civil penalties. It is a violation of this section for an official of any political subdivision or the state itself to willfully or knowingly avoid compliance with procurement or competitive …