Title 18 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

18-1517. Disseminating material harmful to minors — Defenses. 1. In any prosecution for disseminating material harmful to minors, it is an affirmative defense that: (a) The defendant had reasonable cause to believe that the minor involved was eighteen (18) years old or more, or s…

18-1517A. Hiring, employing, etc., minor to engage in certain acts — Penalty. Every person who, with knowledge that a person is a minor under eighteen (18) years of age, or who, while in the possession of such facts that he should reasonably know that such person is a minor under…

18-1517B. Children’s School and Library Protection. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Children’s School and Library Protection Act." (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school or public library, or an agent thereof, shall not promote, give, or…

18-1518. Tie-in sales of prohibited materials — Misdemeanor. No person shall as a condition to a sale or delivery for resale of any book, paper, magazine, periodical, or other material require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any article, the promotion of which …

18-1519. Each prohibited item disseminated constitutes separate offense. If more than one (1) article or item of material prohibited under this statute, is sold, given, advertised for sale, distributed commercially or promoted, in violation of the provisions of this act by the sa…

18-1520. District courts — Injunctions — Trial — Orders of injunction. The district courts have jurisdiction to enjoin the sale or distribution of material harmful to minors, and to direct the seizure and destruction of the same, as hereinafter specified: 1. The prosecuting attor…

18-1521. Uniform enforcement — Abrogation of existing ordinances — Further local ordinances banned. In order to make the application and enforcement of this act uniform throughout the state, it is the intent of the legislature to preempt, to the exclusion of city and county gover…

18-1522. Unauthorized school bus entry — Notice. (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person: (a) Enters a school bus with intent to commit a crime; (b) Enters a school bus and disrupts or interferes with the driver; or (c) Enters a school bus and refuses to dise…

18-1523. mINORS — Tattooing, branding, TANNING DEVICES AND body piercing. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Body piercing" means the perforation of any human body part other than an earlobe for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration or for some other nonmedical purp…

18-1601. Compounding felony or misdemeanor. Every person who, having knowledge of the actual commission of a crime, takes money or property of another, or any gratuity or reward, or any engagement, or promise thereof, upon any agreement or understanding to compound or conceal, su…

18-1701. Criminal conspiracy defined. If two (2) or more persons combine or conspire to commit any crime or offense prescribed by the laws of the state of Idaho, and one (1) or more of such persons does any act to effect the object of the combination or conspiracy, each shall be …

18-1702. Mining claims — Conspiracy to usurp. In all cases where two (2) or more persons associate themselves together for the purpose of obtaining the possession of any lode, gulch or placer claim, then in the actual possession of another, by force and violence, or by stealth, a…

18-1801. Criminal contempts. Every person guilty of any contempt of court, of either of the following kinds, is guilty of a misdemeanor: 1. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of any court of justice, in immediate view and presence of the co…

18-1901. Fictitious stock subscription. Every person who signs the name of a fictitious person to any subscription for, or agreement to take, stock in any corporation existing or proposed, and every person who signs to any subscription or agreement the name of any person, knowing…

18-1902. Exhibition of false papers to public officers. Every officer, agent or clerk of any corporation, or of any persons proposing to organize a corporation, or to increase the capital stock of any corporation, who knowingly exhibits any false, forged or altered book, paper, v…

18-1903. Use of false name in prospectus. Every person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to, or inserts the name of another in, any prospectus, circular or other advertisement or announcement of any corporation or joint stock association, exis…

18-1904. Illegal dividends and reductions of capital. Every director of any stock corporation who concurs in any vote or act of the directors of such corporation, or any of them, by which it is intended, either: 1. To make any dividend, except from the surplus profits arising fro…

18-1905. Falsification of corporate books. Every director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any property of such corporation or association otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and who, with inten…

18-1906. Fraudulent reports by officers. Every director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association who knowingly concurs in making or publishing any written report, exhibit or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition, containing any material statement …

18-1907. Refusal to permit stockholder to inspect records. Every officer or agent of any corporation having or keeping an office within this state who has in his custody or control any book, paper or document of such corporation and who refuses to give to a stockholder or member …

18-1908. Directors deemed to have knowledge of affairs. Every director of a corporation or joint stock association is deemed to possess such a knowledge of the affairs of his corporation as to enable him to determine whether any act, proceeding or omission of its directors is a v…

18-1909. Director present at meeting — Assent to illegal acts. Every director of a corporation or a joint stock association who is present at a meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors in violation of this chapter occurs, is deemed to ha…

18-1910. Director not present at meeting — Assent to illegal acts. Every director of a corporation or joint stock association, although not present at a meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors in violation of this chapter occurs, is dee…

18-1911. Foreign corporations subject to chapter. It is no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter that the corporation was one created by the laws of another state, territory, government or country, if it was one carrying on business or keeping…

18-1912. Director defined. The term "director" as used in this chapter embraces any of the persons having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name such persons are described in its charter or known by law.

18-2001. Definition of solicitation. A person is guilty of criminal solicitation to commit a crime if with the purpose of promoting or facilitating its commission he solicits, importunes, commands, encourages or requests another person to engage in specific conduct which would co…

18-2002. Innocence or incapacity of person solicited — No defense. It is no defense to a prosecution for criminal solicitation that the person solicited could not be guilty of the crime solicited owing to criminal irresponsibility or other legal incapacity or exemption, or to una…

18-2003. Renunciation of criminal purpose. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant, after soliciting another person to commit a crime, persuaded him not to do so or otherwise prevented the commission of the crime, under circumstances manifesting a complete and voluntary r…

18-2004. Punishment for criminal solicitation. Every person who is found guilty of criminal solicitation to commit a crime is punishable in the same manner and to the same extent as for an attempt to commit such crime.

18-2005. Solicitation to halt or impede lawful forest, mining or agricultural practices. Any person who solicits any other person, or conspires with any other person to commit any crime against property or person with the specific intent to halt, impede, obstruct or interfere wit…

18-2201. Definitions. As use in this chapter: (1) To "access" means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system, or computer network. (2) "Computer" means, but is not limited to, an electro…

18-2202. Computer crime. (1) Any person who knowingly accesses, attempts to access or uses, or attempts to use any computer, computer system, computer network, or any part thereof for the purpose of: devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; obtaining money, proper…

18-2301. Official neglect or malfeasance. Every person charged with the performance of any duty, under the provisions of any law of this state relating to elections, who wilfully neglects or refuses to perform it, or who, in his official capacity, knowingly and fraudulently acts …

18-2302. False swearing as to qualifications as voter. Every person who, upon his right to vote being challenged at any election held under the laws of this state, wilfully, corruptly and falsely swears touching his qualifications as a voter, is guilty of perjury.

18-2303. Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions. Every person who, after being required by the board of judges at any election, refuses to be sworn, or who, after being sworn, refuses to answer any pertinent question propounded by such board, touching his right, or the right …

18-2304. Procuring illegal votes. Every person who procures, aids, assists, counsels or advises another to give or offer his vote at any election, knowing that the person is not qualified to vote, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

18-2305. Intimidation, corruption and frauds. Every person who, by force, threats, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt means, either directly or indirectly attempts to influence any elector in giving his vote, or to deter him from giving the same, or attempts by any means whatever, …

18-2306. Illegal voting — interference with election — tampering with voting machines or vote tally systems. Every person not entitled to vote, who fraudulently votes, and every person who votes more than once at any one election, or knowingly hands in two (2) or more tickets fol…

18-2307. Attempting to vote when not qualified or to vote more than once. (1) It is unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held in this state solely or in part for the purpose of electing or nominating any candidate to any elective office. Every person not entitled to vot…

18-2308. Attempt of officer to ascertain vote. Every officer, judge, or clerk of an election, who, previous to putting the ballot of an elector in the ballot box, attempts to find out any name on such ballot, or who opens, or suffers the folded ballot of any elector that has been…

18-2309. Officers attempting to change result. Every officer or clerk of election who aids in changing or destroying any poll list, or in placing any ballots in the ballot box, or taking any therefrom, or adds, or attempts to add, any ballots to those legally polled at such elect…

18-2310. Forging or counterfeiting returns. Every person who forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct, town, or ward where no election was in fact held, or wilfully substitutes forged or counterfeit returns of election in the place …

18-2311. Adding to or subtracting from votes. Every person who wilfully adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at an election in any returns, or who alters such returns, is guilty of a felony.

18-2312. Aiding and abetting election offenses. Every person who aids or abets in the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in the four preceding sections, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for the period of six months, or in the state prison not exceeding tw…

18-2313. Riotous conduct and interference with election. Any person who wilfully disturbs, or is guilty of any riotous conduct at or near, any election place or voting precinct, with intent to disturb the same, or interferes with the access of the electors to the polling place, o…

18-2314. Betting on elections. Every person who makes, offers, or accepts any bet or wager upon the result of any election, or upon the success or failure of any person or candidate, or upon the number of votes to be cast, either in the aggregate or for any particular candidate, …

18-2315. Election offenses not otherwise provided for. Unless a different punishment is otherwise prescribed by law, every person who willfully violates any of the provisions of the laws of this state relating to elections is punishable by fine not exceeding $1,000, or by impriso…

18-2316. Tampering with certificates of nomination or ballots. (1) No person shall falsely make, make oath to, fraudulently deface, or fraudulently destroy any certificate of nomination, or any part thereof, or file or receive for filing any certificate of nomination, or letter o…

18-2317. Destroying or defacing supplies. No person shall, during the election, remove or destroy any of the supplies or conveniences placed in the booths or compartments for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his ballot, or prior to, or on the day of election, willfull…

18-2318. Electioneering at polls prohibited. (1) In order to protect the freedom of voters to exercise their franchise without interference or intimidation and to ensure the administration of an election at any polling place is undisturbed, the provisions of this section shall ap…