Idaho Code § 49-245

§ 49-245.

next of kin database. (1) The department shall collect from each applicant for any type of driver’s license pursuant to chapter 3, title 49 , Idaho Code, or for an identification card pursuant to sections 49-2442 and 49-2443 , Idaho Code:

(a) The name and phone number of no more than two (2) next of kin who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and whom the applicant wishes to be notified in the event of an emergency involving the applicant; or

(b) An indication that the applicant has chosen not to provide any next of kin information pursuant to this section.

(2) The department shall confidentially maintain all next of kin information collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Such information shall be made available only under the circumstances described in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) Next of kin information collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be disclosed only to a coroner, state police officer, sheriff, or other peace officer in this state or another state for the purpose, as applicable, of making contact with the person or persons named as next of kin by an individual to report only the injury, death, or other emergency situation involving such individual. Such information shall be communicated by the department or otherwise made available to a coroner, state police officer, sheriff, or other peace officer only through the Idaho public safety and security information system.

(4) The department shall establish and maintain procedures by which individuals may update, change, or revoke their election to provide the department with next of kin information as provided for in this section. The department shall also establish and maintain procedures by which persons identified as next of kin for another individual may remove themselves as such person’s next of kin.

(5) The department is authorized to promulgate rules if necessary to carry out the requirements of and to enforce the provisions of this section.

(6) For the purposes of this section only, "next of kin" means the closest living blood relative, including spouse, adult child, parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins.

[49-245, added 2024, ch. 118, sec. 1, p. 504.]