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 bidding statutes or to willfully or knowingly split or separate purchases or work projects with the intent of avoiding compliance with such statutes. If any officer or employee of any public entity willfully or knowingly violates this section, the public entity which the officer or employee serves shall be liable for civil penalties not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense, such civil penalty to be payable to the office of the public agency bringing an enforcement action, upon court order, to reimburse the reasonable expense of enforcing compliance with competitive bidding and procurement statutes.
History:
[59-1026, added 2005, ch. 213, sec. 36, p. 668.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 59 - PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL
Chapter 10 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 59-1001 - POSSESSION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS.
Section 59-1002 - PROCEEDINGS TO COMPEL DELIVERY OF BOOKS AND PAPERS.
Section 59-1003 - ATTACHMENT TO ENFORCE DELIVERY OF BOOKS AND PAPERS.
Section 59-1004 - SEALS OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Section 59-1005 - GREAT SEAL OF STATE.
Section 59-1005A - AUTHORSHIP AND DESCRIPTION OF GREAT SEAL OF STATE.
Section 59-1006 - OFFICERS MAY ADMINISTER OATHS.
Section 59-1007 - OFFICE HOURS.
Section 59-1008 - SIGNATURE OF EX OFFICIO OFFICERS.
Section 59-1010 - OFFICERS TO KEEP ACCOUNTS.
Section 59-1011 - FURNISHING ACCOUNT BOOKS — EXAMINATION BY CITIZENS.
Section 59-1012 - SALE OF PAMPHLET LAWS — DISPOSITION OF FUNDS — EXCEPTION.
Section 59-1013 - SALE OF PAMPHLET LAWS — PENALTY FOR NONFEASANCE.
Section 59-1014 - ACCOUNTING FOR FEES.
Section 59-1014A - ACCOUNTING FOR LOSSES.
Section 59-1015 - DEFICIENCIES — CREATION PROHIBITED — EXCEPTION.
Section 59-1016 - DEFICIENCIES — CONTRACTS IN CREATION OF, VOID.
Section 59-1017 - DEFICIENCIES — PENALTY FOR CREATING.
Section 59-1018 - UNIFORM FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACT — DEFINITIONS.
Section 59-1019 - FACSIMILE SIGNATURE.
Section 59-1020 - USE OF FACSIMILE SEAL.
Section 59-1021 - VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Section 59-1022 - UNIFORMITY OF INTERPRETATION.
Section 59-1023 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 59-1025 - ELIGIBILITY OF BLIND PERSONS UNDER MERIT SYSTEMS.