Idaho § 18-7020 - Destroying lumber, poles, rafts, and vessels
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-7020 — Destroying lumber, poles, rafts, and vessels, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-7020. Destroying lumber, poles, rafts, and vessels
Every person who willfully and maliciously burns, injures, marks, brands or defaces or destroys any pile, piling, telegraph pole, telephone pole or electric transmission line pole, fence post, pile or raft of wood, plank, boards or other lumber, or any part thereof, or cuts loose or sets adrift any such raft or part thereof, or cuts, breaks, injures, sinks or sets adrift any vessel the property of another, is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[18-7020, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 977; am. 2006, ch. 71, sec. 18, p. 222.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 18-7020
What does Idaho Statutes § 18-7020 cover?
Section 18-7020 ("Destroying lumber, poles, rafts, and vessels") 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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