TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 41

IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT

39-4126.  Violations misdemeanors. (1) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or who willfully violates any provisions of the codes enumerated in this chapter or rules promulgated by the administrator or the board pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days or by both fine and imprisonment. Violations of this chapter shall be tried in any court of competent jurisdiction within the state of Idaho.

(2)  A separate violation is deemed to have occurred with respect to each building not in compliance with this chapter. Each day such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

(3)  The misdemeanor provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to manufactured homes. Violations of manufactured home construction and safety standards shall be tried in any court of competent jurisdiction.

History:

[39-4126, added 1975, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 486; am. 1988, ch. 264, sec. 21, p. 534; am. 2002, ch. 345, sec. 28, p. 975.]