ID H0360

Amends Idaho Code Section 18-918 to require the Supreme Court (rather than each judicial district) to establish a uniform system for qualification and approval of evaluators conducting domestic violence assessments.

Requires persons convicted of domestic violence offenses under Section 18-918 or attempted strangulation under Section 18-923 to undergo evaluation at their own expense to determine if aggression counseling or other treatment is appropriate.

Mandates that if an evaluation recommends counseling or treatment, courts must order the defendant to complete it unless the court determines it would be inappropriate and enters written findings on the record.

Adds Section 18-923(6) to require persons guilty of attempted strangulation to undergo the same evaluation, counseling, and treatment procedures as those convicted of domestic violence offenses.

Clarifies that counseling or treatment standards must be established or approved by the Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance.