Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
26 sections
- Bail After An ArrestIdaho Code § 19-2903 and Idaho Code § 19-2904 — bail as a matter of right before a plea or verdict, or release on recognizance
- Assault And BatteryIdaho Code § 18-901 and Idaho Code § 18-903 — assault up to three months, battery up to six, aggravated battery up to fifteen years
- The Theft LadderIdaho Code § 18-2407 and Idaho Code § 18-2408 — over $1,000 is grand theft, and petit theft carries up to a year
- Competent To Stand TrialIdaho Code § 18-210 and Idaho Code § 18-212 — no trial while a person cannot understand or assist, and ninety days of treatment
- HazingIdaho Code § 18-917 — bodily danger or listed humiliations as a condition of membership, a misdemeanor
- Harassment And StalkingIdaho Code § 18-7906, Idaho Code § 18-7905 and Idaho Code § 18-6710 — a course of conduct, a first and a second degree, and messages meant to frighten
- When Someone Uses Your NameIdaho Code § 18-3126 and Idaho Code § 18-3128 — taking another person's identifying information to get credit is a felony
- Ending Without A ConvictionIdaho Code § 19-2604 — a withheld judgment, probation kept, the plea set aside and the case dismissed
- What An Offense Level MeansIdaho Code § 18-111, Idaho Code § 18-112 and Idaho Code § 18-113 — an infraction to $300, a misdemeanor to six months, a felony to five years
- How Long They Have To Charge YouIdaho Code § 19-402 and Idaho Code § 19-403 — five years for most felonies, one year for most misdemeanors, and none for murder
- The Clock On Your CaseIdaho Code § 19-3501 — six months to file, six months to trial, unless there is good cause
- Who Cannot CarryIdaho Code § 18-3302 and Idaho Code § 18-3316 — the disqualifications, and a felony for a felon with a firearmalso here
- Resisting And FleeingIdaho Code § 18-705 and Idaho Code § 49-1404 — resisting or obstructing, and a felony for fleeing at thirty overalso here
- Being ArrestedIdaho Code § 19-608 and Idaho Code § 19-615 — told the intention, the cause and the authority, and before a magistrate without unnecessary delayalso here
- The DUI StopIdaho Code § 18-8004 and Idaho Code § 18-8002 — 0.08, consent deemed given to testing, and a $250 civil penalty for refusingalso here
- Open ContainerIdaho Code § 23-505 — no open alcohol in the car, a misdemeanor for the driver and an infraction for passengersalso here
- Under 21 And AlcoholIdaho Code § 23-604 and Idaho Code § 18-1502 — an infraction of $300 the first time, then a misdemeanoralso here
- Marijuana And DrugsIdaho Code § 37-2732 — three ounces or less of marijuana a misdemeanor with a $300 minimum fine, more a felonyalso here
- ParaphernaliaIdaho Code § 37-2734A — using or possessing paraphernalia to use, up to one year or $1,000also here
- Driving Without PrivilegesIdaho Code § 18-8001 — a misdemeanor with notice or knowledge of the suspension, and a $150 infraction for some suspensionsalso here
- Passing A School BusIdaho Code § 49-1422 — stop for the signals, a $300 infraction the first time, and a misdemeanor the second within five yearsalso here
- Reckless DrivingIdaho Code § 49-1401 — careless and heedless driving that endangers anyone, and twenty over in an active school or work zonealso here
- Voting After A ConvictionIdaho Code § 18-310 — civil rights suspended in prison, and restored on final dischargealso here
- When You Are The VictimIdaho Code § 19-5306 — present at every proceeding, heard at sentencing, and told of a releasealso here
- Who Has To Report ItIdaho Code § 16-1605 — anyone with reason to believe a child is abused, within twenty-four hours, and a misdemeanor for failingalso here
- Sealing A Juvenile RecordIdaho Code § 20-525A — one year after the case for a misdemeanor, three years for a felony, and a hearingalso here
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