Idaho § 18-3313 - False reports of explosives in public or private places a felony - Penalty
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§ 18-3313. False reports of explosives in public or private places a felony - Penalty
Any person who reports, or causes any report to be made, to any police officer, sheriff, employee of a police department or sheriff’s office, employee of a 911 emergency communications system or emergency vehicle dispatch center, employee of a fire department or fire service, prosecuting attorney, newspaper, radio station, television station, deputy sheriff, deputy prosecuting attorney, member of the state police, employee of an airline, employee of an airport, employee of a railroad or bus line, employee of a telephone company, occupants of a building, employee of a school district, or news reporter in the employ of a newspaper or radio or television station that a bomb or other explosive has been placed or secreted in a public or private place knowing that such report is false is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a term of not to exceed five (5) years in the state penitentiary.
[18-3313, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 913; am. 2006, ch. 46, sec. 1, p. 135; am. 2025, ch. 32, sec. 2, p. 168.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-3313 ("False reports of explosives in public or private places a felony - Penalty") 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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