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S1451aaH.............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE/INSTRUMENT - DESTRUCTION - Adds to existing law to
provide that the intentional destruction of a telecommunications line or
instrument is a crime; and to provide penalties.
02/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little,
Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims,
Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Hawkins
Floor Sponsor - Dunklin
Title apvd - to House
03/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/14 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/15 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
Rls susp - PASSED - 64-1-5
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe,
Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13),
Field(20), Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford,
Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Mortensen, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smith(23), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone,
Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Pearce
Absent and excused -- Aikele, Gagner, Montgomery, Moyle, Young
Floor Sponsor - Jaquet
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 Senate concurred in House amens - to engros
Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde,
Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little, Lodge,
Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Dunklin
Title apvd - to enrol
03/18 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/18 To Governor
03/22 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 227
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1451
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION LINE OR TELECOMMUNI-
3 CATION INSTRUMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 68, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
4 TION OF A NEW SECTION 18-6810, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CRIME OF
5 MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION LINE OR TELECOMMUNICATION
6 INSTRUMENT AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 68, Title 18, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 18-6810, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 18-6810. MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION LINE OR TELECOMMU-
12 NICATION INSTRUMENT. Any person who maliciously takes down, removes, injures
13 or obstructs in any manner any telecommunication line or, any part thereof, or
14 appurtenances or apparatus connected therewith, or severs any wire thereof or
15 who maliciously takes, withholds, takes down, removes, injures or obstructs
16 any telephone instrument or other instrument that is used or could be used to
17 facilitate the transmission of messages, signals, facsimiles, video images or
18 other communication by means of telephone, telegraph, cable, wire or the pro-
19 jection of energy or waves without physical connection (such as wireless or
20 cellular), with the intent to prohibit, disrupt, inhibit, delay, disconnect or
21 otherwise interfere with a person's ability to make contact with or otherwise
22 communicate with an emergency service provider is guilty of a misdemeanor for
23 a first offense and shall be punished by a fine of up to one thousand dollars
24 ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for up to one (1) year, or
25 both. For a second or subsequent offense, the person shall be guilty of a
26 felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term
27 not in excess of five (5) years, or by a fine not in excess of fifty thousand
28 dollars ($50,000) or both.
29 (2) For purposes of this statute, a "telecommunication line" shall be
30 defined as any line used or that could be used for the transmission of any
31 type of message or information, regardless of form or content.
32 (3) For purposes of this statute, an "emergency service provider"
33 includes law enforcement, emergency medical service providers (including, but
34 not limited to, ambulance, EMS, or paramedic service providers), fire suppres-
35 sion service providers, dispatch centers, dispatch personnel, and any person,
36 entity, or security business (including private business) that has the author-
37 ity to dispatch such service providers or that otherwise makes available the
38 service of requesting a response, or providing notification of the need for a
39 response, by any of the foregoing emergency service providers. The term
40 "emergency service provider" shall also include any personnel, service or
41 entity that can be contacted, either directly or indirectly, by dialing "911."
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
Moved by Smith
Seconded by Bieter
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1451
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 11, delete "MALICIOUS" and insert:
3 "INTENTIONAL"; in line 12, delete "maliciously" and insert: "intentionally";
4 in line 15, delete "maliciously" and insert: "intentionally"; and delete lines
5 25 through 28 and insert: "both.".
6 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
7 On page 1, in line 2, delete "MALICIOUS" and insert: "INTENTIONAL"; and in
8 line 5, delete "MALICIOUS" and insert: "INTENTIONAL".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1451, As Amended in the House
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION LINE OR TELECOMMU-
3 NICATION INSTRUMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 68, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
4 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 18-6810, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CRIME OF
5 INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION LINE OR TELECOMMUNICATION
6 INSTRUMENT AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 68, Title 18, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 18-6810, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 18-6810. INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATION LINE OR TELECOM-
12 MUNICATION INSTRUMENT. Any person who intentionally takes down, removes,
13 injures or obstructs in any manner any telecommunication line or, any part
14 thereof, or appurtenances or apparatus connected therewith, or severs any wire
15 thereof or who intentionally takes, withholds, takes down, removes, injures or
16 obstructs any telephone instrument or other instrument that is used or could
17 be used to facilitate the transmission of messages, signals, facsimiles, video
18 images or other communication by means of telephone, telegraph, cable, wire
19 or the projection of energy or waves without physical connection (such as
20 wireless or cellular), with the intent to prohibit, disrupt, inhibit, delay,
21 disconnect or otherwise interfere with a person's ability to make contact with
22 or otherwise communicate with an emergency service provider is guilty of a
23 misdemeanor for a first offense and shall be punished by a fine of up to one
24 thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for up to one
25 (1) year, or both.
26 (2) For purposes of this statute, a "telecommunication line" shall be
27 defined as any line used or that could be used for the transmission of any
28 type of message or information, regardless of form or content.
29 (3) For purposes of this statute, an "emergency service provider"
30 includes law enforcement, emergency medical service providers (including, but
31 not limited to, ambulance, EMS, or paramedic service providers), fire suppres-
32 sion service providers, dispatch centers, dispatch personnel, and any person,
33 entity, or security business (including private business) that has the author-
34 ity to dispatch such service providers or that otherwise makes available the
35 service of requesting a response, or providing notification of the need for a
36 response, by any of the foregoing emergency service providers. The term
37 "emergency service provider" shall also include any personnel, service or
38 entity that can be contacted, either directly or indirectly, by dialing "911."
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12076
This bill will create an offense for maliciously destroying
telecommunications lines or equipment, with the first offense being a
misdemeanor and subsequent offenses a felony. The defines
"telecommunication line" and "emergency service provider" for the
purposes of this bill.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no direct fiscal impact to state general funds. The
state would bear the cost of imprisoning, and the counties for
jailing, anyone convicted and ordered to jail or prison.
Contact
Name: Laura Bonneville, Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office
Phone: 208.769.4465
Sen. Betsy Dunklin
Rep. Wendy Jaquet
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1451