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Section 18-901 – ASSAULT DEFINED.

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 do so, and doing some act which […]

Section 18-902 – ASSAULT — PUNISHMENT.

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. History: [18-902, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 624; am. 1982, ch. 246, sec. 1, p. 633; am. […]

Section 18-903 – BATTERY DEFINED.

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 bodily harm to an individual. History: [18-903, added 1979, ch. […]

Section 18-904 – BATTERY — PUNISHMENT.

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 punishment is by a fine not exceeding […]

Section 18-905 – AGGRAVATED ASSAULT DEFINED.

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.[; or] (c) With any vitriol, corrosive acid, or a caustic chemical of any kind. (d) "Deadly weapon or instrument" as used […]

Section 18-906 – AGGRAVATED ASSAULT — PUNISHMENT.

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. History: [18-906, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 625.]

Section 18-907 – AGGRAVATED BATTERY DEFINED.

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 chemical of any nature; or (d) Uses any poison or other noxious or […]

Section 18-909 – ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A SERIOUS FELONY DEFINED.

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. History: [18-909, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 625; am. 2022, ch. […]

Section 18-911 – BATTERY WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT A SERIOUS FELONY DEFINED.

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. History: [18-911, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 625; am. 1981, […]

Section 18-913 – FELONIOUS ADMINISTERING OF DRUGS DEFINED.

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 person to commit a felony, is guilty of felonious administering of drugs. History: [18-913, added […]

Section 18-914 – FELONIOUS ADMINISTERING OF DRUGS — PUNISHMENT.

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. History: [18-914, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 626.]

Section 18-915 – ASSAULT OR BATTERY UPON CERTAIN PERSONNEL — PUNISHMENT.

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 officer standards and training employee involved in peace officer decertification activities, emergency services dispatcher, correctional […]

Section 18-915A – REMOVING A FIREARM FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

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 or has reason to know that the […]

Section 18-915B – PROPELLING BODILY FLUID OR WASTE AT CERTAIN PERSONS.

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 whether the person is a sentenced prisoner or a pretrial detainee, […]

Section 18-915C – BATTERY AGAINST HEALTH CARE WORKERS.

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 medical practice, when the victim is in the course of […]

Section 18-916 – ABUSE OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.

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. History: [18-916, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 626.]

Section 18-917 – HAZING.

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 person pledged to be a member of the group or […]