# Idaho Code § 18-9008: 18-9008 DETERMINATION OF ALIENAGE UPON CONFINEMENT

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## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-9008
- **Heading:** 18-9008 DETERMINATION OF ALIENAGE UPON CONFINEMENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 90 / Section 18-9008

## Text

18-9008. Determination of alienage upon confinement. (1) Following an arrest for a criminal offense, the custodial authority shall determine as part of the booking process if the person may be a foreign national. If it is determined that the person is a foreign national, then the custodial authority shall notify DHS of the identity of the person so confined and the place of confinement. Such notification shall be provided within forty-eight (48) hours of the person being placed in confinement.

(2) A person's status as a foreign national shall be considered suspect if the person cannot provide:

(a) A valid Idaho driver's license;

(b) A valid Idaho identification card;

(c) A valid United States passport;

(d) Any valid driver's license or identification card issued by a state or district or territory of the United States, provided the issuing authority limits issuance of the foregoing to persons who demonstrate lawful presence in the United States;

(e) Any valid identification card issued by the United States, including those issued by the department of defense, provided the issuing authority limits issuance of the foregoing to persons who demonstrate lawful presence in the United States; or

(f) Any other information sufficiently reliable to demonstrate the identity of the confined person and the person's lawful presence in the United States.

History:

[18-9008, added 2025, ch. 183, sec. 1, p. 860.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-9001 18-9001 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9001.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9002 18-9002 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9002.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9003 18-9003 ILLEGAL ENTRY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9003.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9004 18-9004 ILLEGAL REENTRY BY CERTAIN ALIENS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9004.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9005 18-9005 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9005.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9006 18-9006 TRAFFICKING A DANGEROUS ILLEGAL ALIEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9006.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9007 18-9007 SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9007.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9008 18-9008 DETERMINATION OF ALIENAGE UPON CONFINEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9008.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9009 18-9009 CONDITIONS OF RELEASE OF ILLEGAL ALIEN FROM CONFINEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9009.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9010 18-9010 AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9010.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9011 18-9011 IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9011.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9012 18-9012 ABATEMENT OF PROSECUTION ON BASIS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS DETERMINATION PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9012.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9013 18-9013 INTERPRETATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9013.md)

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