06 Legislative Statutes: Idaho Code Ann.
Idaho Statutes: Overview
The Idaho Statutes consists of laws that govern aspects of day-to-day life in Idaho. They detail what is legal and illegal, the court system, corporations, public land use, taxes, etc. Numerous sections in the Idaho Statutes deal with firearm rules, rights, and restrictions.
It is important to understand the numbering system used in Statutes, in order to navigate the system easily. The numbering patterns used are:
For sections: Statute § Title (dash) Chapter/Section number
For subsections: Statute § Title (dash) Chapter/Section number plus (Subsection number)
The symbol printed as [§] stands for “section number.” Two in a row [§§] stands for “multiple sections,” and will be followed by several Section numbers. A subsection is a specific point of the law. Here are some examples:
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302F = Idaho Statutes Code, Title 18 [Crimes and Punishments], Chapter 33 [Firearms, Explosives and Other Deadly Weapons], Section 18-3302F (Prohibition of possession of certain weapons by a minor).
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3316(1) = Idaho Statutes Code, Title 18 [Crimes and Punishments], Chapter 33 [Firearms, Explosives and Other Deadly Devices], Section 18-3316 [Unlawful Possession of a Firearm], Subsection (1) [(1) A person who previously has been convicted of a felony who purchases, owns, possesses, or has under his custody or control any firearm shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period of time not to exceed five (5) years and by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).].
STATUTES RESEARCH. The “archive” system for Idaho Statutes works differently from the other official sources. Each individual Statute contains its “History” at the bottom of the page. This gives
The Statute section number, what year it was added, and a cross-reference to that year’s official record book’s chapter, section, and page number.
If there have been changes since then, these amendments are noted by “am.” (the abbreviation used for amended”), and a cross-reference to that year’s official record book’s chapter, section, and page number.
Example: Title 18: Crimes and Punishments. Chapter 33 – Firearms, Explosives and Other Deadly Weapons. 18-3317. Unlawful discharge of a firearm at a dwelling house, occupied building, vehicle or mobile home. The history line appears below (emphasis added):
History: [18-3317, added 1993, ch. 254, sec. 1, p. 880; am. 2007, ch. 42, sec. 1, p. 104.]
If a Title or Chapter has been Repealed, the name of the Title or Chapter still appears in the table of contents list, but is noted in square brackets as [REPEALED] and there is no active link to the text.
Example: The table of contents page for Title 18: Crimes and Punishments, shows Chapter 12 – Billiard, Pool and Card Rooms and Confectionaries is [REPEALED].
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List of Statute Titles and Chapters Included
We have sought to be as complete and accurate as possible in locating Idaho Statutes relevant to firearm rights and regulations. If you find something we have missed or a mistake, please let us know by using the comment form. This is the list we are working with as of May 2013.
Title 5: Proceedings in Civil Actions in Courts of Record – Chapter 2: Limitation of Actions
Title 6: Actions in Particular Cases – Chapter 14: Product Liability
Title 9: Evidence – Chapter 3: Public Writings
Title 18: Crimes and Punishments – Chapter 33: Firearms, Explosives and Other Deadly Weapons
- For details on concealed weapon license, see the page on Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302.
- For details on weapons on school property, see the page on Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302D.
- For details on retired law enforcement officers and concealed weapons, see the page on Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302H.
Title 18: Crimes and Punishments – Chapter 40: Homicide
Title 18: Crimes and Punishments – Chapter 85: Idaho Criminal Gang Enforcement Act
Title 19: Criminal Procedure – Chapter 2: Prevention of Public Offenses
Title 33: Education – Chapter 2: Attendance at Schools
Title 36: Fish and Game – Chapter 15: Public Safety
Title 39: Health and Safety – Chapter 18: Hotels and Food Vending Establishments – Regulations and Inspection
Title 46: Militia and Military Affairs – Chapter 8: Miscellaneous and General Provisions
Title 46: Militia and Military Affairs – Chapter 10: State Disaster Preparedness Act
Title 55: Property in General – Chapter 26: Sport Shooting Ranges
- For details on sport shooting ranges, see the page on Idaho Code Ann. §§ 55-2601 through 55-2606.
Title 66: State Charitable Institutions – Chapter 3: Hospitalization of Mentally Ill
Title 67: State Government and State Affairs – Chapter 30: Criminal History Records and Crime Information
Title 67: State Government and State Affairs – Chapter 52: Idaho Administrative Procedure Act
Title 67: State Government and State Affairs – Chapter 91: Idaho Outdoor Sport Shooting Range Act
- For details on the Idaho Outdoor Sport Shooting Range Act, see the page on Idaho Code Ann. §§ 67-9101 through 67-9105.
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Idaho Statutes / Idaho Code Ann. Reference List
This reference list gives the number and name for the Title, Chapter, and Section. These references are also used elsewhere in the PPG Idaho Firearm Rights Center materials to footnote sources for various points.
If any of the Statute names are not self-explanatory about the contents and its relationship to gun laws, or do not give enough detail, we as the producers of the IFR Resource Center may have added notes. (Such notes and summaries are for meant for clarification and convenience – they are not meant to be taken as fully accurate legally or to provide legal advice.) The notes often have added emphasis – especially boldface, and occasional underlining – to draw attention to what the producers see as the core content of that Statute.
We have sought to be as complete and accurate as possible. If you find something we have missed or a mistake, please let us know by using the comment form.
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Title 5: Proceedings in Civil Actions in Courts of Record
– Chapter 2: Limitation of Actions –
Idaho Code Ann. § 5-247 – Limitation on suits against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association or seller. [Subsection (2) states that governmental units may not file a suit against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association or seller when there is “lawful design, manufacture, marketing or sale of firearms or ammunition to the public” – unless, as stated in Subsection (3), the legislature adopts a related resolution or enacts a statute. The prohibition does not apply to breach of contract or to defective firearms or ammunition.]
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Title 6: Actions in Particular Cases
– Chapter 14: Product Liability –
Idaho Code Ann. § 6-1410 – Products liability – Defectiveness of firearms or ammunition. [Subsection (2)(a) states that the “potential of a firearm or ammunition to cause serious injury, damage, or death when discharged does not make the product defective in design.” Subsection (3) does not protect manufacturers when there is “improper selection of design alternatives.”]
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Title 9: Evidence
– Chapter 3: Public Writings –
Idaho Code Ann. § 9-340A – Records exempt from disclosure – Exemptions in federal or state law – court files of judicial proceedings. [Subsection (2) has a clause about firearms-related background checks “required by federal law regulating the sale of firearms, guns or ammunition,” so these are exempt from disclosure.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 9-340B – Records exempt from disclosure – Law enforcement records, investigatory records of agencies, evacuation and emergency response plans, worker’s compensation. [Subsection (6) refers to non-disclosure of records related to application or licenses to carry a concealed weapon by a citizen (18-3302) or specifically by a qualified retired law enforcement officer (18-3302H).]
Idaho Code Ann. § 9-340C – Records exempt from disclosure – Personnel records, personal information, health records, professional discipline. [Subsections (6) and (13) have clauses about firearms-related background checks “required by federal law regulating the sale of firearms, guns or ammunition,” so these are exempt from disclosure.]
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Title 18: Crimes and Punishments
– Chapter 33: Firearms, Explosives & Other Deadly Weapons –
NOTES: Statute numbers followed by an asterisk are lengthy or complex. The description that follows the link generally just summarizes that overall content, unless the specific wording is important. Then, a direct quote is given.
Other pages in the PPG Idaho Firearm Rights Center may deal with the Statute’s various regulations, exemptions, etc.
For a list of Frequently Asked Questions about Idaho State law on concealed weapons, see Office of the Attorney General, State of Idaho, page on Concealed Weapons License FAQs. Also, according to Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302(17), the Attorney General is authorized to negotiate reciprocal agreements with other states to honor their licenses for concealed weapons. The Attorney General’s page on concealed weapons gives this information (as of March 18, 2013). (Emphasis added.)
Does Idaho have reciprocity agreements with any other states? If so what states?
Yes. Idaho has signed reciprocity agreements with Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
Also, Idaho recognizes valid concealed weapons licenses from all states. Idaho does not require specific reciprocity agreements with the other states.
Some states, such as those listed above, do require reciprocity agreements. Those states have specifically negotiated reciprocity agreements with Idaho.
If you are in doubt about a particular state’s reciprocity requirement, it is best to check with that state to determine its concealed weapons policy.
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3301 – Deadly weapon – Possession with intent to assault. [This crime is a misdemeanor.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302* – Issuance of licenses to carry concealed weapons. [This Section was added to the Idaho Statutes in 1990 and has been amended 12 times since then so far. It has 18 Subsections addressing who is and is not eligible to apply for a concealed weapon permit, application process, fees, renewals. It also includes various requirements, restrictions, and regulations.] For details of this Section, see the PPG Idaho Firearms Rights page on Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302.
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302A – Sale of weapons to minors. [The opening sentence states: “It shall be unlawful to directly or indirectly sell to any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years any weapon without the written consent of the parent or guardian of the minor.” To do so is a misdemeanor. The rest of the Section deals with fines, imprisonment, and definition of “weapons.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302B – Carrying concealed weapons under the influence of alcohol or drugs. [This crime is a misdemeanor.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302C – Prohibited conduct. [Includes details of where carrying a concealed weapon is prohibited unless given an exception: courthouse, juvenile detention facility or jail, and public or private school.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302D*– Possessing weapons or firearms on school property. [This crime is a misdemeanor. The prohibition includes locales of school-sponsored activities, programs, and events, along with any school-provided transportation. Subsection (3) details the right to search students and minors (including possessions and lockers), under what conditions, and who is allowed to do so. Subsection (4) notes exemptions to the prohibition. Subsection (5) details penalties of fines, juvenile detention, and probation.] For details of this Section, see the PPG Idaho Firearms Rights page on Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302D.
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302E – Possession of a weapon by a minor. [Subsection (1) states: “It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to possess or have in possession any weapon, as defined in section 18-3302A, Idaho Code, unless he: (a) Has the written permission of his parent or guardian to possess the weapon; or (b) Is accompanied by his parent or guardian while he has the weapon in his possession. Subsection (2) requires minors under age 12 to be accompanied by an adult when in possession of a weapon. Violation is a misdemeanor.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302F – Prohibition of possession of certain weapons by a minor. [Subsection (1) states it is unlawful for minors “to possess or have in possession any handgun.” Subsection (2) outlaws minors possessing a sawed-off rifle or shotgun (a misdemeanor) or a full automatic weapon (a felony) – except as provided by federal law. Subsections (3) and (4) details the kind of crime each infraction is, and Subsection (5) defines terms. Subsection (6) states that: “Any person who provides a handgun to a minor when the possession of the handgun by the minor is a violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302G – Exceptions. [Exceptions to possession of a weapon or handgun by minors: amusement parks or elsewhere that firearms are fixed to counters, hunter’s/firearm safety courses, established shooting range or area, organized shooting competitions and practices, with appropriate permission to be on a property with a firearm, lawful hunting, traveling with an unloaded firearm during most such activities.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302H* – Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers. [The requirements and restrictions for carrying a concealed firearm are very similar overall for retired law enforcement officers as for other applicants for this license. However, there are some additional requirements, and some of the restrictions are more specific or more stringent.] For details of this Section, see the PPG Idaho Firearms Rights page on Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302H.
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302I – Threatening violence on school grounds. [Subsection (1)(a) states that it is a misdemeanor for anyone – including a student – on school grounds to willfully threaten by word or act to use a firearm or other dangerous weapon in doing violence to anyone else on school grounds. Subsection (1)(b) gives important technical details describing that it is the threat itself that is the focus, and that “The prosecution is not required to prove that the defendant actually intended to carry out the threat.” Subsection (2) defines terms.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302J – Preemption of firearms regulation. [Subsections (1) and (2) describe the need for uniformity in gun laws across the state, and why and where the state of Idaho laws preempt/override any city or county ordinances, other than where an exception is given. Subsection (3) allows Idaho counties to create gun regulations – but cannot infringe on the areas listed. Subsection (4) does the same, but for Idaho cities. Subsection (5) addresses other realms of regulation for Fish and Game (wildlife management), counties and cities (sport shooting ranges), and colleges and universities (matters related to firearms).]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3303 – Exhibition or use of deadly weapon. [It is a misdemeanor to draw or exhibit any deadly weapon in front of two or more persons “in a rude, angry or threatening manner” or use it in a fight or quarrel.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3304 – Aiming firearms at others. [It is a misdemeanor to intentionally and without malice point or aim a firearm at or toward another. The fine cannot be less than $5 or more than $1,000.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3305 – Discharge of arms aimed at another. [It is a misdemeanor to discharge a firearm without injuring a person, while intentionally and without malice aiming at or toward that person. The fine is not more than $1,000, imprisonment in the county jail for a maximum of six months, or both, at the court’s discretion.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3306 – Injuring another by discharge of aimed firearms. [It is a misdemeanor to maim or injury someone by the discharge of a firearm aimed at them without malice. The fine cannot be less than $50 or more than $1,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for no more than one year. If the injured party dies from the maiming or wounding, the person is guilty of manslaughter.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3307 – Civil liability for injury by firearm. [The maimed or wounded party, or that person’s heirs or representatives if the person is killed by firearm discharge, may have a civil action against the offender. The action involves a jury trial and the court involved may double the damages at its discretion.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3308 – Selling explosives, ammunition or firearms to minors. [It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell or give a minor under the age of 16 any kind of gunpowder, dynamite, explosive, shells or fixed ammunition of any (except for shotguns or rifles of 22 caliber or smaller), or firearms of any description – without the written consent of the minor’s parents or guardian first.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3310 – Shipping loaded firearms. [It is a misdemeanor to ship, deliver, or cause to be shipped or delivered, any loaded firearm.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3312 – Injuring another by careless handling and discharge of firearms. [It is a misdemeanor to handle, use, or operate any firearm “in a careless, reckless or negligent manner, or without due caution and circumspection, whereby the same is fired or discharged and maims, wounds or injures any other person or persons.” The fine is not more than $1,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for no more than six months, or both.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3314 – Resident’s purchase of firearm out-of-state. [This Section states: “Residents of the state of Idaho may purchase rifles and shotguns in a state other than Idaho, provided that such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the federal gun control act of 1968, and regulations thereunder, and provided further, that such residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such a purchase in Idaho and in the state in which the purchase is made.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3315 – Nonresident – Purchase of firearm in Idaho. This Section states: “Residents of a state other than the state of Idaho may purchase rifles and shotguns in Idaho, provided that such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the federal gun control act of 1968, and regulations thereunder, and provided further, that such residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase in Idaho and in the state in which such persons reside.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3315A – Prohibition of federal regulation of certain firearms. [Relates primarily to firearms, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufactured in Idaho.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3316 – Unlawful possession of a firearm. [According to Subsection (1), it is a felony for a previously convicted felon to purchase, own, possess, or have in their custody or control any firearm. The punishment is imprisonment in the state prison for no more than five years and a fine of no more than $5,000. Subsection (3) notes this does not apply to a person whose conviction has been removed (expunged, pardoned, set aside, etc.) by the jurisdiction where the felony conviction occurred, “or whose civil right to bear arms either specifically or in combination with other civil rights has been restored by any other provision of Idaho law.” Subsection (2) defines “convicted of a felony” and Subsection (3) defines “firearm.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3317 – Unlawful discharge of a firearm at a dwelling house, occupied building, vehicle or mobile home. [It is a felony to “intentionally and unlawfully discharge a firearm at an inhabited dwelling house, occupied building, occupied motor vehicle, inhabited mobile home, inhabited travel trailer, or inhabited camper.” The term “inhabited” here means “currently being used for dwelling purposes, whether occupied or not.” The punishment is imprisonment in the state prison for no more than 15 years.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3318 – Definitions. [This Section covers what constitutes a “bomb,” “destructive device,” “hoax destructive device,” and “shrapnel,” as these are illegal. Some kinds of firearms are included, when converted into devices that fit the description of “destructive,” but normal-use firearms are excluded from that category.]
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Title 18: Crimes and Punishments
– Chapter 40: Homicide –
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-4009 – Justifiable homicide by any person. [Subsection (2) states what is known as a “Castle Law” (emphasis added). “Homicide is also justifiable when committed by any person … When committed in defense of habitation, property or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony, or against one who manifestly intends and endeavors, in a violent, riotous or tumultuous manner, to enter the habitation of another for the purpose of offering violence to any person therein.”]
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Title 18: Crimes and Punishments
– Chapter 85: Idaho Criminal Gang Enforcement Act –
Idaho Code Ann. § 18-8505 – Supplying firearms to a criminal gang. [It is illegal to supply, sell, or give possession/control of a firearm to someone you know is a criminal gang member. The degree of offense is not specified, but the penalty is a prison term of 10 years maximum, a fine of $50,000 maximum, or both. Also, the offense “shall not apply to a person who is convicted as a principal to the offense committed by the recipient of the firearm.”]
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Title 19: Criminal Procedure
– Chapter 2: Prevention of Public Offenses–
Idaho Code Ann. § 19-202A – Legal jeopardy in cases of self-defense and defense of other threatened parties. “No person in this state shall be placed in legal jeopardy of any kind whatsoever for protecting himself or his family by reasonable means necessary, or when coming to the aid of another whom he reasonably believes to be in imminent danger of or the victim of aggravated assault, robbery, rape, murder or other heinous crime.”
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Title 33: Education
– Chapter 2: Attendance at Schools –
Idaho Code Ann. § 33-205 – Denial of school attendance. [The second paragraph describes the expelling or denying enrollment to “a student who has been found to have carried a weapon or firearm on school property in this state or any other state.” Generally, expulsion or denial of enrollment is for 12 calendar months, unless modified by the board of trustees. Discipline of students with disabilities is governed by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, and the Rehabilitation Act, Section 504. Weapons/firearms incidents and students involved must be reported to law enforcement.]
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Title 36: Fish and Game
– Chapter 15: Public Safety –
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1501 – Revocation of license for improper handling of a weapon. [Describes specific situations which could lead to the Director of Idaho Department of Fish and Game revoking someone’s hunting license. The key provisions of Subsections (a), (b), and (c) revolve around an accident and injury to a person, property, or livestock by use of a weapon. Subsection (d) involves where there is a case of injury or death of another person by use of a weapon, and includes fleeing or failure to render assistance. Subsection (e) involves not meeting expenses or being released from liability to cover “ambulance, hospital, medical, funeral bills, and other related expense, from the injured person, or his heirs in case of death.” Subsection (f) involves not being released from liability for damages caused to livestock by use of a weapon.
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1502 – Preferring charges for improper handling of a weapon – hearing – procedure. [Describes the legal process for filing charges against a person with either an Idaho or out-of-state hunting license, the requirements to appear for person so charged, and penalties for failure to appear without submitting satisfactory reasons.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1503 – Period of revocation. [If the Director of Fish and Game finds there has been a violation, revocation of license is required. The penalty is denial to hunt in Idaho for up to five years for a first violation, and five years for each additional offense.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1504 – Court revocation. [Any court with jurisdiction involving cases with violations of this public safety act can revoke a hunter’s license and deny the opportunity to hunt in Idaho for periods indicated in other Sections of this Chapter. Also describes the process for certified notice of revocation.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1505 – Surrender of license. [Describes the process of notification by the Director of Fish and Game when a license has been revoked and must be surrendered.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1507 – Appeal from order of revocation. [Describes the process required for a person whose license has been revoked to file an appeal against the Director of Fish and Game, and the subsequent civil case procedures used.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1508 – Shooting from public highway – children in possession of firearms. [Subsection (a) deals with shooting from a public highway. It states that: “No person shall … discharge any firearm from or across a public highway.” Subsection (b) deals with Children with Firearms: “No person under the age of ten (10) years shall have in his possession any shotgun, rifle or other firearm while in the fields or forests or in any tent, camp, auto or any other vehicle in the state of Idaho, except that the holder of a valid hunting license or a participant in a mentored hunting program as prescribed by rules of the commission, if accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in the state of Idaho, may possess a firearm for hunting while in the fields or forests.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1510 – Interference with hunting, fishing, trapping or wildlife control. [Section (1) overs intentional actions designed to interfere with legal taking or control of fish or wildlife, damage or destruction of a hunting blind, or use of various forms of harassment toward individuals engaged in lawful taking or control of fish or game. Section (3) notes that this Statute “does not include any incidental interference arising from lawful activity by land users or interference by a landowner or members of his immediate family arising from activities on his own property.” Sections (2), (4), and (5) address arrest, penalties and punishment, and potential civil damages.]
Idaho Code Ann. § 36-1511 – Revocation of license for taking of animals within boundaries of a national park. [Deals with the Director of Idaho Fish and Game revoking the license of a hunter who violates any related Idaho or federal fish and game laws by taking of animals within the boundaries of a national park.]
For details on national parks, go to the National Park Service website and find the “layer map” for Idaho. On the right-hand navigation bar, “Deselect All” and then select only “National Parks.” Click on the large dots around the Idaho map, and a pop-up screen appears with the name of that National Park or Monument and a link. Click on the link to go to a pop-up summary description of the Park or Monument, and click on the link you find there to go to the full page on that site.
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Title 39: Health and Safety
– Chapter 18: Hotels and Food Vending Establishments – Regulations and Inspection –
Idaho Code Ann. § 39-1805 – Eviction of guests. [Subsection (2)(d) allows for eviction of hotel guests who seek to bring into the hotel dangerous or unlawfully possessed items, such as “firearms, explosives, or hazardous or toxic substances.”]
Idaho Code Ann. § 39-1809 – Hotelkeeper’s responsibility to provide accommodations. [Hotelkeepers are not required to provide accommodations to those they reasonably believe seek to bring dangerous or unlawfully possessed items into the hotel, such as firearms, explosives, or hazardous or toxic substances.]
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Title 46: Militia and Military Affairs
– Chapter 8: Miscellaneous and General Provisions –
Idaho Code Ann. § 46-802 – Unorganized associations prohibited – Parades prohibited – Exceptions. [Types of parades allowed where people carry firearms.]
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Title 46: Milita and Military Affairs
– Chapter 10: State Disaster Preparedness Act –
Idaho Code Ann. § 46-1008 – The governor and disaster emergencies. [The governor and state governmental agencies cannot restrict firearms or ammunition during a state of disaster emergency. Specifically: “During the continuance of any state of disaster emergency, neither the governor nor any agency of any governmental entity or political subdivision of the state shall impose restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage, display or use of firearms or ammunition.”]
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Title 55: Property in General
– Chapter 26: Sport Shooting Ranges –
Sections 55-2601 through 55-2606 address issues on sport shooting ranges, other than outdoor sport shooting ranges owned by the state of Idaho. For details of these Sections, see the PPG Idaho Firearms Rights page on Idaho Code Ann. §§ 55-2601 through 55-2606. For regulations on such Idaho-owned ranges, see the page on Title 67 (State Government and State Affairs), Chapter 91 (Idaho Outdoor Sport Shooting Range Act).
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Title 66: State Charitable Institutions
– Chapter 3: Hospitalization of Mentally Ill–
Idaho Code Ann. § 66-356 – Relief from firearms disabilities. [Individuals deemed “mentally ill” are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms. This section deals with the specific procedures related to a finding by a court that an individual is “mentally ill,” submitting this information to the state police who forward it to the FBI for inclusion in the National Instant Criminal System (NICS) background check database. It also gives conditions and procedures for reversing that finding and placement. See Subsection (1) and its cross-reference links for potential conditions that can lead to a finding of “mentally ill.” See Subsections (2) and (3) for points about the reversal of such findings.]
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Title 67: State Government and State Affairs
– Chapter 30: Criminal History Records and Crime Information –
Idaho Code Ann. § 67-3003 – Duties of the department. [This section deals with the handling of criminal records, background checks, cooperation with other state and federal law enforcement agencies, and connections with the National Instant Criminal System (NICS) for background checks.]
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Title 67: State Government and State Affairs
– Chapter 52: Idaho Administrative Procedure Act –
According to Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302(15), the “sheriff of the county where the license was issued or the sheriff of the county where the person resides shall have the power to revoke a license [to carry a concealed weapon] subsequent to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of“ Idaho Code Ann. Title 67, Chapter 52. [See Idaho Code Ann. § 18-3302(15) for potential reasons for license revocation.]
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Title 67: State Government and State Affairs
– Chapter 91: Idaho Outdoor Sport Shooting Range Act –
Sections 67-9101 through 67-9105 address issues on outdoor sport shooting ranges owned by the state of Idaho. For details of these Sections, see the PPG Idaho Firearms Rights page on Idaho Code Ann. §§ 67-9101 through 67-9105. For regulations on sport shooting ranges owned by other entities, see the page on Title 55 (Property in General), Chapter 26 (Sport Shooting Ranges).
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