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Committee approves rule aligning pardons timeframe with 2024 law; director flags workload and transparency issues
Summary
The Senate committee approved a rule adding felony domestic violence and attempted strangulation to offenses requiring a 15-year wait before a pardon application, aligning commission rules with 2024 legislation.
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee approved Docket 500-101-24001, updating the Commission of Pardons and Parole rules to align the commission’s pardon-application timeframe with changes enacted by House Bill 600 (2024).
Christine Starr, executive director of the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole, told the committee the rule change specifically adds felony domestic violence and attempted strangulation to the list of offenses for which an applicant must wait at least 15 years before applying for a pardon. Starr said the amendment was needed to conform the commission’s rules to statutory changes and cited the Idaho Supreme Court’s…
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