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S1360................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
CITY/COUNTY OFFICIALS - THREATS - Amends existing law to prohibit threats
against elected officials of a county or city.
02/03 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/04 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Crow
Floor Sponsor - Richardson
Title apvd - to House
02/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-0-10
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel, Callister,
Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
Wheeler, Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Bell, Black, Crow, Cuddy, Gould,
Henbest, Stevenson, Wood, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Clark
Title apvd - to Senate
03/24 To enrol
03/27 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/28 To Governor
03/31 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 131
Effective: 07/01/00
S1360
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1360
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THREATS AGAINST ELECTED OFFICIALS; AMENDING SECTION 18-1353A,
3 IDAHO CODE, TO PROHIBIT THREATS AGAINST ELECTED OFFICIALS OF A COUNTY OR
4 CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 18-1353A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 18-1353A. THREATS AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS OF THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE
9 OR JUDICIAL BRANCH OR ELECTED OFFICIALS OF A COUNTY OR CITY. Whoever knowingly
10 and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any
11 post office or by any letter carrier, any letter, paper, writing, print,
12 missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict
13 bodily harm upon any state elected official of the executive or legislative
14 branch, or any justice, judge or magistrate of the judicial branch, or person
15 appointed to fill the vacancy of a state elected official of the executive or
16 legislative branch of the state of Idaho, or knowingly and willfully otherwise
17 makes any such threat against a state elected official of the executive or
18 legislative branch, or any justice, judge or magistrate of the judicial
19 branch, or person appointed to fill the vacancy of a state elected official of
20 the executive or legislative branch of the state of Idaho, or upon any elected
21 official of any county or city, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
22 thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall
23 be sentenced to not to exceed one (1) year in the county jail. If such threat
24 is made while the defendant exhibits a firearm or other dangerous or deadly
25 weapon, the defendant shall be guilty of a felony. Upon a second or subsequent
26 conviction of an offense under this section, the defendant shall be guilty of
27 a felony and shall be sentenced to a term of not to exceed five (5) years in
28 the state penitentiary.
29 SECTION 2. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after July
30 1, 2000.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
09690C1
Idaho law makes it a misdemeanor to make threats against state officials. This proposed
legislation would also make it a misdemeanor to make such threats against elected city and
county officials.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no fiscal impact to the state or local governments.
Contact: Ken Harward
Association of Idaho Cities
344-8594
kharward@idahocities.org
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT S 1360