Idaho § 19-305 - Offenses committed on or near county boundaries
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 19-305 — Offenses committed on or near county boundaries, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-305. Offenses committed on or near county boundaries
When a public offense is committed on the boundary of two (2) or more counties, or within five hundred (500) yards thereof, if the place where the crime is committed cannot be ascertained with reasonable certainty by the law enforcing officers of either county, or if a misdemeanor or infraction is committed in a city which is located in two (2) counties, then in any such event the venue is in either county. Provided however, that a prosecution in one (1) county shall be a bar to a prosecution for the same act or offense in the other county.
[19-305, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 4, p. 984; am. 1976, ch. 24, sec. 1, p. 59; am. 1986, ch. 289, sec. 5, p. 729; am. 2001, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 416.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-305 ("Offenses committed on or near county boundaries") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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