ID H0500

Expands the definition of "peace officer" in Idaho Code to include tribal law enforcement employees of federally recognized Indian tribes who have completed peace officer training and meet specified conditions.

Allows Indian tribes (Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock, and Shoshone-Paiute) to elect to enforce Idaho state laws within their reservation boundaries by providing 180 days' written notice to county officials and the Idaho State Police director.

Requires tribes electing state law enforcement authority to maintain $2,000,000 in comprehensive general liability insurance naming affected counties as insureds and waiving sovereign immunity defenses for civil claims arising from tribal peace officer conduct.

Grants tribal peace officers the same authority as state peace officers to make arrests for public offenses on tribal lands, but requires immediate notification to the county sheriff and delivery of arrested persons to county custody.

Establishes that tribal law enforcement authority is concurrent with, not exclusive to, state and local law enforcement, and does not affect tribal sovereignty or state/local law enforcement authority within Indian reservations.