Idaho law requires that profits from a criminal defendant's deal to tell their crime story (including through a movie, book, or magazine article) be paid first to the state treasurer to be placed in an escrow account, and victims or their families must be notified and may claim those funds through civil lawsuits within five years.
July 23, 2025
high
legal
State-level statute allocating proceeds from criminals' publicity deals to an escrow mechanism and enabling victim claims.