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HOUSE BILL NO. 205 – Privacy, trespass, crime

HOUSE BILL NO. 205

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H0205................................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
PRIVACY - Adds to existing law to establish the crime of trespass of
privacy.

02/10    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/26    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03    3rd rdg - PASSED - 51-9-10
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel, Chase,
      Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hammond,
      Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd,
      Kempton, Kendell, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Marley,
      McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
      Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stoicheff,
      Stone, Taylor, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Williams, Zimmermann
      NAYS -- Alltus, Bell, Denney, Hadley, Kunz, Meyer, Schaefer, Tilman,
      Wood
      Absent and excused -- Callister, Campbell, Crow, Field(13), Geddes,
      Kellogg, Mader, Stevenson, Wheeler, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Ellsworth
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16    3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-0-7
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hawkins,
      Ingram, Ipsen, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Branch, Frasure, Keough, Noh, Parry, Twiggs,
      Wheeler
    Floor Sponsor - Sorensen
    Title apvd - to House
03/17    To enrol
03/18    Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/19    To Governor
03/23    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 209
         Effective: 07/01/99

Bill Text


H0205


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 205

                     BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO TRESPASS; AMENDING CHAPTER 70, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE  ADDI-
 3        TION OF A NEW SECTION 18-7006, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH THE CRIME OF TRES-
 4        PASS OF PRIVACY.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 70, Title 18, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
 7    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
 8    known and designated as Section 18-7006, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

 9        18-7006.  TRESPASS OF PRIVACY. It shall be unlawful for any  person,  upon
10    the  private  property  of another, to intentionally look, peer or peek in the
11    door, window, or other transparent opening of any inhabited building or  other
12    structure  located  thereon, without visible or lawful purpose. Any person who
13    violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                                                                                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                    
                                                                  RS 08617C2        
                                    
                                                                  The purpose of this legislation is to establish the crime of
                                                                  trespass of privacy. Currently, Idaho Code 18-7006 which  defines the crime of trespass, offers no protection to citizens
                                                                  who have not posted their property with signs or markers. This
                                                                  new section would protect citizens from those who would come
                                                                  upon private property and peer into occupied residences without     lawful purpose.
                                                                  



                                                                                                  FISCAL NOTE

                                                                  The fiscal impact of this new section would be minimal.
                                                                  Counties and municipalities would be responsible for additional
                                                                  prosecutions and potential incarcerations that would result
                                                                  from the new statute. These costs could be offset by the
                                                                  collection of fines. Fiscal impact would depend greatly on the
                                                                  discretion of judges and attorneys involved in the cases.





CONTACT:  Kevin Maloney
          Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys' Assoc.
                                                                           364-2121

                                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE  Bill No.  H 205