Idaho § 18-2710 - Withholding books and records from successor
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-2710 — Withholding books and records from successor, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-2710. Withholding books and records from successor
Every officer whose office is abolished by law, or who, after the expiration of the time for which he may be appointed or elected, or after he has resigned or been legally removed from office, wilfully and unlawfully withholds or detains from his successor, or other person entitled thereto, the records, papers, documents or other writings appertaining or belonging to his office, or mutilates, destroys or takes away the same, is guilty of a felony.
[18-2710, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 900.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-2710 ("Withholding books and records from successor") 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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