Volunteer Intern Waiver

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Volunteer/intern Waiver
Please read carefully and initial all of the following to indicate acceptance of the terms of this waiver. Item
No. 12 applies to IDOC employees only; however, IDOC employees should also complete items 1-11.
I, , in consideration for being allowed to serve as a volunteer/intern
by the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC), understand and agree as follows:
1. I desire to perform services for the IDOC on a completely voluntary basis.
2. I do not expect nor will I seek or demand any compensation, monetary or otherwise, or any kind
whatsoever for any services I might perform as a volunteer/intern for the IDOC.
3. No one has promised me, either directly or indirectly, any compensation, monetary or otherwise,
of any kind whatsoever for performing volunteer/intern services for the IDOC.
4. 1 have not been coerced or pressured in any way, either directly or indirectly, to perform any
volunteer/intern services for the IDOC. My desire to perform volunteer/intern services and my offer to
do so are voluntary and of my own free will.
5. In performing volunteer/intern services, I will not be an employee of the IDOC or State of Idaho in
any capacity whatsoever.
6. My service as a volunteer/intern will not give rise to or create any claim against IDOC or the state
of Idaho for wages, compensation, benefits, insurance, workers compensation, unemployment
insurance, defense or indemnification, nor any other form of consideration, compensation or benefit of
any kind.
7. In the event of any legal action against me as a result of my volunteer/intern service, I shall not
be entitled to defense, indemnification, or to be held harmless by the IDOC or the state of Idaho. And
shall be responsible for my own legal defense and associated costs and fees, as well as for any
judgment that may be entered against me.
8. 1 will be required to work under the observation and supervision of IDOC and to comply with all
applicable IDOC policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
9. 1 may be required by IDOC staff to cease volunteer/intern activities at any time and I agree to
immediately comply with any such request.
10. 1 may choose to end my volunteer/intern service for the IDOC at any time, without explanation,
and there shall be no adverse consequence for such a decision.
11. _Prior to executing this agreement, I have had the opportunity to review it and consult with
counsel of my own choosing.
(Complete item 12 only if you are an IDOC employee)
12. 1 am an employee of the IDOC. I fully understand and fully agree to all of the foregoing
provisions of this Waiver, in addition to which I further understand and agree as follows:
A. _My service as a volunteer/intern for the IDOC is separate from my work as an IDOC
employee. In my volunteer/intern capacity, I am not an employee of the IDOC or the state of Idaho.
B. _ I will not perform any volunteer/intern services which are identical to, or of the same type or
similar to those I perform as an employee of the IDOC.
C._I understand this is for my benefit to learn a new or additional skill for a job or a job class
different than the one I currently hold with IDOC.
D._As a volunteer/intern, I will exercise no supervision or control over any IDOC employee and I
may be supervised by IDOC employees outside my chain of command or of lower rank than I.
E. _All volunteer/intern services I perform must be performed outside my scheduled working hours
for the IDOC.
F._My volunteer/intern service will not give rise to any claim for wages or benefits of any kind,
including overtime pay, compensatory time, wages, compensation, benefits, insurance, workers
compensation, unemployment insurance, defense or indemnification, nor any other form of
consideration, compensation or benefit of any kind.
G._My service as a volunteer/intern will not count toward my years of service with the IDOC or the
state of Idaho for purposes of retirement, vacation time, sick leave or any other benefit.
H. My service as a volunteer/intern for the IDOC is outside the scope and course of my
employment with IDOC for purposes of the Idaho Tort Claims Act. As to any claims against me that
may arise out of my volunteer/intern service, I will not be entitled to a legal defense, to indemnification
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or to be held harmless against a judgment by the state of Idaho or the IDOC as set forth in that Act. I
will be responsible for my own legal defense and associated costs and fees, and for any judgment
entered against me.
I. _ 1 understand that my participation in a "ride along" is that of an observer and that I am not
expected to perform (and will not perform) any productive work for IDOC while engaged in this
activity.
fully agree to all of the foregoing and enter into this agreement freely and voluntarily.
DATED this_day of
Volunteer/Intern's Printed Name
Signature
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