Idaho § 18-3316 - Unlawful possession of a firearm
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-3316 — Unlawful possession of a firearm, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-3316. Unlawful possession of a firearm
(1) A person who previously has been convicted of a felony who purchases, owns, possesses, or has under his custody or control any firearm shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period of time not to exceed five (5) years and by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, "convicted of a felony" shall include a person who has entered a plea of guilty, nolo contendere or has been found guilty of any of the crimes enumerated in section 18-310 , Idaho Code, or to a comparable felony crime in another state, territory, commonwealth, or other jurisdiction of the United States.
(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a person whose conviction has been nullified by expungement, pardon, setting aside the conviction or other comparable procedure by the jurisdiction where the felony conviction occurred; or whose civil right to bear arms either specifically or in combination with other civil rights has been restored by any other provision of Idaho law.
[18-3316, added 1992, ch. 224, sec. 1, p. 675; am. 2002, ch. 187, sec. 1, p. 541; am. 2015, ch. 303, sec. 6, p. 1198.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-3316 ("Unlawful possession of a firearm") 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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