Idaho § 18-4809 - Threats to publish libel - Extortion
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-4809 — Threats to publish libel - Extortion, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4809. Threats to publish libel - Extortion
Every person who threatens another to publish a libel concerning him, or any parent, husband, wife, or child of such person, or member of his family, and every person who offers to prevent the publication of any libel upon another person, with intent to extort any money or other valuable consideration from any person, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[18-4809, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 945.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-4809 ("Threats to publish libel - Extortion") 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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