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Senate committee advances bill letting Idaho peace officers search people on parole or probation
Summary
The Senate committee voted to send House Bill 187 to the floor after testimony from law enforcement leaders who said the change would improve officer safety and enforcement; civil liberties advocates and a family member raised concerns about constitutional rights and the bill's scope.
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 187 to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation after extended testimony for and against the measure.
House Bill 187, presented by State Sen. Todd Lakey, addresses searches of people who have been convicted of a felony and are on probation or parole by clarifying that peace officers, in addition to probation and parole officers, may rely on an existing consent-to-search condition in supervision agreements. "Probation and parole is really the ultimate trust — trust but verify," Lakey told the committee, saying the bill would make search authority uniform and reduce delays when local officers encounter someone on supervision.
Supporters including chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and police unions said the change is a practical safety measure. Rex Ingram, chief of the Caldwell Police Department and president of the Idaho…
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