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S1346aa..............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
THREATS - FALSE REPORTS - Repeals and adds to existing law to provide that
certain conduct relating to threats, false reports and hoaxes shall
constitute a felony; and to provide for punishment.
01/31 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/01 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/11 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
02/18 Rpt out amen - to engros
02/19 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
02/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-1-6
AYES -- Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Goedde, Hill, Ingram,
Ipsen, Keough, Little, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch(Risch),
Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler,
Williams
NAYS -- Hawkins
Absent and excused -- Andreason, Frasure, Geddes, King-Barrutia,
Marley, Sandy
Floor Sponsor - Sorensen
Title apvd - to House
02/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1346
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS; REPEALING SECTION 18-3313, IDAHO CODE; AND
3 AMENDING CHAPTER 33, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SEC-
4 TION 18-3313, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT SPECIFIED CONDUCT RELATING TO
5 THREATS, FALSE REPORTS AND HOAXES SHALL CONSTITUTE A FELONY AND TO PROVIDE
6 FOR PUNISHMENT.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 18-3313, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 repealed.
10 SECTION 2. That Chapter 33, Title 18, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
11 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
12 ignated as Section 18-3313, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
13 18-3313. THREATS, FALSE REPORTS AND HOAXES. (1) A person is guilty of a
14 felony who willfully makes any threat, or maliciously conveys false informa-
15 tion knowing the information to be false, concerning:
16 (a) The presence of any explosive or harmful biological or chemical sub-
17 stance; or
18 (b) An attempt to kill, injure or intimidate any person, or to unlawfully
19 damage or destroy any building, vehicle or other real or personal prop-
20 erty, by means of fire, explosion or harmful biological or chemical sub-
21 stances.
22 (2) A person who maliciously places any device or substance in any loca-
23 tion with the intent to induce the belief in another person that the device or
24 substance is an explosive or a harmful biological or chemical substance is
25 guilty of a felony.
26 (3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by
27 imprisonment for a term of not more than ten (10) years, by a fine of not more
28 than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
Moved by Sorensen
Seconded by Stegner
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. NO. 1346
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 16, following "any" insert:
3 "fire,"; also in line 16, delete "biological or" and insert: "biological,";
4 and also in line 16, following "chemical" insert: "or radioactive"; in line
5 20, delete "biological or" and insert: "biological,"; and also in line 20,
6 following "chemical" insert: "or radioactive"; in line 21, delete "stances"
7 and insert: "stance"; in line 24, delete "biological or" and insert:
8 "biological,"; and also in line 24, following "chemical" insert: "or radioac-
9 tive".
10 AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
11 On page 1, following line 28, insert:
12 "SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
13 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
14 passage and approval.".
15 CORRECTION TO TITLE
16 On page 1, in line 6, following "PUNISHMENT" insert: "; AND DECLARING AN
17 EMERGENCY".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1346, As Amended
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS; REPEALING SECTION 18-3313, IDAHO CODE; AND
3 AMENDING CHAPTER 33, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SEC-
4 TION 18-3313, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT SPECIFIED CONDUCT RELATING TO
5 THREATS, FALSE REPORTS AND HOAXES SHALL CONSTITUTE A FELONY AND TO PROVIDE
6 FOR PUNISHMENT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 18-3313, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 repealed.
10 SECTION 2. That Chapter 33, Title 18, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
11 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
12 ignated as Section 18-3313, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
13 18-3313. THREATS, FALSE REPORTS AND HOAXES. (1) A person is guilty of a
14 felony who willfully makes any threat, or maliciously conveys false informa-
15 tion knowing the information to be false, concerning:
16 (a) The presence of any fire, explosive or harmful biological, chemical
17 or radioactive substance; or
18 (b) An attempt to kill, injure or intimidate any person, or to unlawfully
19 damage or destroy any building, vehicle or other real or personal prop-
20 erty, by means of fire, explosion or harmful biological, chemical or
21 radioactive substance.
22 (2) A person who maliciously places any device or substance in any loca-
23 tion with the intent to induce the belief in another person that the device or
24 substance is an explosive or a harmful biological, chemical or radioactive
25 substance is guilty of a felony.
26 (3) A violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by
27 imprisonment for a term of not more than ten (10) years, by a fine of not more
28 than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
29 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
30 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
31 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11661C1
This legislation repeals the existing Idaho Code ยง 18
-3313, and enacts a new statute providing for the punishment
of threats, false reports and hoaxes. It will make it a felony
to willfully make a threat, or maliciously convey false
information, concerning the presence of explosives or harmful
substances, or an attempt to kill, injure or intimidate any
person, or unlawfully damage or destroy any property, by means
of fire, explosion or harmful substances. It would also make it
a felony to maliciously place any device or substance in a
location with the intent to induce a belief that the device or
substance is an explosive or a harmful substance.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
CONTACT:
Name: Steve Tobiason, Deputy Attorney General
Agency: Office of The Attorney General
Phone: 334-4151
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact S 1346