Title 18 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

18-801. Arson — Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Damage", in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any charring, scorching, burning or breaking, and shall include any diminution in the value of any property as a consequence …

18-802. Arson in first degree — Burning of dwelling or other structures where persons are normally present — Penalties. Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages: (1) Any dwelling, whether occupied or not; or (2) Any structure, whether occupied or not…

18-803. Arson in the second degree — Burning of a structure — Penalties. Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages any structure, whether the property of the actor or another, not included or described in the preceding section, is guilty of arson in t…

18-804. Arson in the third degree — Burning of real or personal property or forest land — Penalties. Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages: (1) Any real or personal property of another; or (2) Any forest land; is guilty of arson in the third degre…

18-805. Aggravated arson — Penalties. A person whose violation of sections 18-802, 18-803 or 18-804, Idaho Code, results, directly or indirectly, in great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement or death of a firefighter or any other person, regardless of inten…

18-901. Assault defined. An assault is: (a) An unlawful attempt, coupled with apparent ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another; or (b) An intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to …

18-902. Assault — Punishment. An assault is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-903. Battery defined. A battery is any: (a) Willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another; or (b) Actual, intentional and unlawful touching or striking of another person against the will of the other; or (c) Unlawfully and intentionally causing bodil…

18-904. Battery — Punishment. Battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both unless the victim is pregnant and this fact is known to the batterer, in which case the punishmen…

18-905. Aggravated assault defined. An aggravated assault is an assault: (a) With a deadly weapon or instrument without intent to kill; or (b) By any means or force likely to produce great bodily harm. (c) With any vitriol, corrosive acid, or a caustic chemical of any kind. (d) "…

18-906. Aggravated assault — Punishment. An aggravated assault is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed five (5) years or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by both.

18-907. Aggravated battery defined. (1) A person commits aggravated battery who, in committing battery: (a) Causes great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement; or (b) Uses a deadly weapon or instrument; or (c) Uses any vitriol, corrosive acid, or a caustic …

18-908. Aggravated battery — Punishment. An aggravated battery is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed fifteen (15) years.

18-909. Assault with intent to commit a serious felony defined. An assault upon another with intent to commit murder, rape, mayhem, robbery, or lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor child is an assault with the intent to commit a serious felony.

18-910. Assault with the intent to commit a serious felony — Punishment. An assault with the intent to commit a serious felony is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed fifteen (15) years.

18-911. Battery with the intent to commit a serious felony defined. Any battery committed with the intent to commit murder, rape, mayhem, robbery or lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor child is a battery with the intent to commit a serious felony.

18-912. Battery with the intent to commit a serious felony — Punishment. A battery with the intent to commit a serious felony is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed twenty (20) years.

18-913. Felonious administering of drugs defined. Any person who administers, aids in administering or orders the administering to another any chloroform, ether, laudanum or other narcotic, anaesthetic or intoxicating agent, with intent to enable or assist himself or any other pe…

18-914. Felonious administering of drugs — Punishment. A felonious administering of drugs is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed five (5) years or five thousand ($5,000) dollars, or both.

18-915. Assault or battery upon certain personnel — Punishment. (1) Any person who commits a crime provided for in this chapter against or upon a justice, judge, magistrate, prosecuting attorney, public defender, peace officer, bailiff, marshal, sheriff, police officer, peace off…

18-915A. Removing a firearm from a law enforcement officer. (1) A person may not knowingly remove or attempt to remove a firearm from the possession of another person if: (a) The other person is lawfully acting within the course and scope of employment; and (b) The person knows o…

18-915B. Propelling bodily fluid or waste at certain persons. Any person who is housed in a state, private or county correctional facility, work release center or labor camp, or who is being transported or supervised by a correctional officer or detention officer, irrespective of…

18-915C. battery against health care workers. Any person who commits battery as defined in section 18-903, Idaho Code, against or upon any person licensed, certified or registered by the state of Idaho to provide health care, or an employee of a hospital, medical clinic or medica…

18-916. Abuse of school teachers. Every parent, guardian or other person who upbraids, insults or abuses any teacher of the public schools, in the presence and hearing of a pupil thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

18-917. Hazing. (1) No student or member of a fraternity, sorority or other living or social student group or organization organized or operating on or near a school or college or university campus, shall intentionally haze or conspire to haze any member, potential member or pers…

18-917A. Student harassment — Intimidation — Bullying. (1) No student or minor present on school property or at school activities shall intentionally commit, or conspire to commit, an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying against another student. (2) As used in this section…

18-918. Domestic violence. (1) For the purpose of this section: (a) "Household member" means a person who is a spouse, former spouse, or a person who has a child in common, regardless of whether they have been married, or a person with whom a person is cohabiting, whether or not …

18-919. Sexual exploitation by a medical care provider. (a) Any person acting or holding himself out as a physician, surgeon, dentist, psychotherapist, chiropractor, nurse or other medical care provider as defined in this section, who engages in an act of sexual contact with a pa…

18-920. Violation of no contact order. (1) When a person is charged with or convicted of an offense under section 18-901, 18-903, 18-905, 18-907, 18-909, 18-911, 18-913, 18-915, 18-918, 18-919, 18-6710, 18-6711, 18-7905, 18-7906 or 39-6312, Idaho Code, or any other offense for wh…

18-921. Peace officers — Immunity. No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for actions or omissions in the performance of the duties of his office under this chapter, if the peace officer acts in good faith and without malice.

18-922. Order — Transmittal to law enforcement agency. (1) A no contact order may be imposed either by order of the court or by an Idaho criminal rule, as a condition of bond. (2) (a) Notice of a no contact order shall be forwarded by the clerk of the court, or by the arresting a…

18-923. Attempted strangulation. (1) Any person who willfully and unlawfully chokes or attempts to strangle a household member, or a person with whom he or she has or had a dating relationship, is guilty of a felony punishable by incarceration for up to fifteen (15) years in the …

18-924. sexual battery. (1) Sexual battery is any willful physical contact, over or under the clothing, with the intimate parts of any person, when the physical contact is done without consent and with the intent to degrade, humiliate or demean the person touched or with the inte…

18-925. aggravated sexual battery. (1) Aggravated sexual battery is sexual battery as defined in section 18-924, Idaho Code, when the forbidden contact occurs under the circumstances described in section 18-907, Idaho Code. (2) Aggravated sexual battery is a felony and shall be p…

18-1001. Common barratry. Common barratry is the practice of exciting groundless judicial proceedings, and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months and by fine not exceeding $500.

18-1002. Proof of common barratry. No person can be convicted of common barratry except upon proof that he has excited suits or proceedings at law in at least three (3) instances, and with a corrupt or malicious intent to vex and annoy.

18-1003. Purchase of evidence of debt. Every attorney, public officer, or licensed collector, who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of debt or thing in action, with intent to bring suit thereon, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

18-1004. Attorney defending when partner prosecutes. Every attorney who directly or indirectly advises in relation to, or aids, or promotes the defense of, any action or proceeding in any court, the prosecution of which is carried on, aided or promoted by any person as prosecutin…

18-1005. Exception to preceding section. The preceding section does not prohibit an attorney from defending himself in person as attorney or counsel, when prosecuted either civilly or criminally.

18-1101. Bigamy defined. Every person having a husband or wife living, who marries any other person, except in the cases specified in the next section, is guilty of bigamy.

18-1102. Exceptions to preceding section. The last section does not extend: 1. To any person by reason of any former marriage, whose husband or wife by such marriage has been absent for five (5) successive years without being known to such person within that time to be living; no…

18-1103. Punishment for bigamy. Bigamy is punishable by fine not exceeding $2,000 and by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding three (3) years.

18-1104. Marrying spouse of another. Every person who knowingly and wilfully marries the husband or wife of another, in any case in which such husband or wife would be punishable under the provisions of this chapter, is punishable by fine not less than $2,000, or by imprisonment …

18-1301. Bribery of judicial officers. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his vote…

18-1302. Receipt of bribe by officer. Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator or umpire, and every person authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe, upon any agreement or understanding that his…

18-1303. Acceptance of rewards. Every judicial officer who asks or receives any emolument, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, except such as may be authorized by law, for doing any official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

18-1304. Attempt to influence jurors and arbitrators. Every person who corruptly attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen as an arbitrator or umpire, or appointed a referee, in respect to his verdict in, or decision of, any cause pendin…

18-1305. Misconduct of jurors and arbitrators. Every juror or person drawn or summoned as a juror, or chosen arbitrator or umpire, or appointed referee, who either: 1. Makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict or decision for or against any party; or, 2. Wilfully and corru…

18-1307. Forfeiture of office on conviction. Every officer convicted of any crime defined in this chapter, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeits his office.

18-1308. Offenses relating to bribery — Incriminating testimony may be required. No person shall be excused from testifying or producing documents, at the instance of the state, in any criminal cause or proceeding touching any offense relating to bribery, on the ground that the t…