Idaho § 18-4617 - Stealing rides on trains
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-4617 — Stealing rides on trains, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4617. Stealing rides on trains
Every person who shall, at any place within this state, ride or attempt to ride upon any locomotive engine, railroad car, railroad train, or trains of any character, in or upon any part thereof, for the purpose or with the intent of stealing a ride thereon, or who shall at any place, within this state, climb upon, hold to, or in any manner attach himself to, any locomotive engine or railroad car or railroad train or trains of any character, while the same are in motion, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: provided, that this section shall not apply to any employee of a railroad company operating such train, locomotive or car, nor to any person operating such train, locomotive or car, nor to any person having business with, or acting under legal authority of, such railroad company.
[I.C., sec. 18-4617, as added by 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 939.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 18-4617 cover?
Section 18-4617 ("Stealing rides on trains") 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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