Idaho · Public Records Act

The Idaho Public Records Act, with its residency-split clock built in

AccessPoint manages Public Records Act requests under Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq. — the residency-split response clock, the §§ 74-104 to 74-109 exemptions, and district-court enforcement — pre-configured for Idaho and running inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

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Idaho at a glance

Response standard
Idaho residents: 3 working days, extendable to 10; non-residents: 21 days, extendable to 35 — a residency split introduced in 2025
Enforcement
No oversight agency — petition the district court for the county where the record is located within 180 days of denial
Exemptions
Idaho Code §§ 74-104 to 74-109, plus the § 74-124 law-enforcement and investigatory-records standards
Charges
Idaho residents get the first two hours of labour free; additional labour and copying charged at actual cost
Oversight
Idaho district courts; no administrative appeal or ombudsman
Languages
English

Built for Idaho

One platform for the whole access-and-privacy mandate, pre-configured for this regime and running in your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

IPRA request lifecycle

Intake to release under the Idaho Public Records Act (Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq.) — the residency-split clock, extension notices, and inspection or copies — all on Microsoft 365.

Residency-aware exemptions

The Idaho Code §§ 74-104 to 74-109 exemptions and the § 74-124 law-enforcement and investigatory-records standards, applied consistently regardless of who is asking.

The residency-split clock

Since 2025, Idaho runs two clocks side by side: 3 working days for Idaho residents (extendable to 10), and 21 days for everyone else (extendable to 35). AccessPoint detects the requester's residency and starts the right clock automatically.

Redaction by exemption

Apply the §§ 74-104 to 74-109 exemptions and the § 74-124 law-enforcement standards line by line on a colour-coded, audit-trailed redaction record.

IPRA charges

Idaho residents get the first two hours of labour free; AccessPoint tracks the free-hours balance and computes labour and copying charges at actual cost from there.

In your own tenant

Every request and record stays inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud, no cross-border transfers, and no per-user fees.

The residency-split clock

Since 2025, Idaho runs on two clocks — and the requester's address decides which one applies.

Idaho used to give every requester the same response window. Since 2025, the Public Records Act splits the clock by residency: an Idaho resident is owed a response within three working days, extendable to ten for a voluminous or complex request, while a non-resident's request runs on a twenty-one-day clock, extendable to thirty-five. Getting the classification wrong at intake means missing the deadline that actually applies. AccessPoint captures the requester's residency at intake and starts the correct clock automatically, with the matching extension path built in.

Residents: 3 → 10 days Idaho residents get the fast clock, extendable once for a qualifying request.
Non-residents: 21 → 35 days Requesters outside Idaho run on the longer statutory clock.
First 2 hours free Idaho residents receive the first two hours of labour at no charge.

Configured out of the box

Installing the us-id-pra jurisdiction pack seeds your tenant with everything this regime needs — a starting point you can adjust, not a lock-in.

Pack content last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Related guide: FOI Workflow Quick Check
  • The Idaho Public Records Act (Idaho Code § 74-101 et seq.) as the legal-authority and citation spine
  • The Idaho state-holiday calendar and the residency-split due-date rules — 3/10 working days for residents, 21/35 days for non-residents
  • Residency detection at intake, so the correct statutory clock starts automatically
  • The §§ 74-104 to 74-109 exemptions, plus the § 74-124 law-enforcement and investigatory-records standards, mapped for redaction
  • IPRA charges — the first two hours of labour free for Idaho residents, then actual-cost labour and copying
  • The district-court petition workflow — the 180-day filing window when no oversight agency is available
  • Idaho timeliness tracking across both statutory clocks and their extensions
  • IPRA correspondence templates with statutory wording
A jurisdiction pack's detail panel in AccessPoint settings, showing the pack description, version, what's new, and the checklist of items it imports: legal authorities, calendars, request statuses, request types, extension reasons, requestor categories and consultation types Click to enlarge
What a pack looks like in Settings (the Ontario municipal pack shown): the description, the version and what changed in it, and every item it imports with its statutory basis. Anything you have customized is never overwritten on update.

Idaho Questions

When must an Idaho agency respond to a records request?
It depends on the requester's residency. Idaho residents are owed a response within three working days, extendable to ten for a voluminous or complex request. Non-residents run on a twenty-one-day clock, extendable to thirty-five. AccessPoint detects residency at intake, starts the correct clock, and drafts the matching extension notice.

What makes Idaho different — the residency-split clock?
Yes. Since 2025, Idaho is one of the few states to give in-state and out-of-state requesters different statutory deadlines. Idaho residents get the fast three-to-ten-day clock; everyone else runs on the twenty-one-to-thirty-five-day clock. AccessPoint classifies each requester and applies the correct deadline automatically.

What can an Idaho agency charge?
Idaho residents receive the first two hours of labour free; additional labour and copying are charged at actual cost. AccessPoint tracks the free-hours balance and computes the charge from there.

Where does data reside?
Entirely within your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant. Requests, documents, and audit history never leave your control — no third-party cloud, no vendor access, and no cross-border data transfers.

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Flat annual pricing, published in full. Every feature in every size — access requests, privacy impact assessments, breach response, complaints, video & audio redaction, and AI Assist. No per-user or per-module fees.

  • Under 500 employees$2,990/yr
  • 500–2,000 employees$7,990/yr
  • Over 2,000 employees$14,990/yr

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