Idaho § 18-8201 - Money laundering and illegal investment - Penalty - Restitution
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§ 18-8201. Money laundering and illegal investment - Penalty - Restitution
(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, or make available anything of value that the person knows is intended to be used to commit or further a pattern of racketeering activity as defined in section 18-7803 (d), Idaho Code, or a violation of the provisions of chapter 27, title 37 , Idaho Code.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally direct, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds known by that person to be derived from a pattern of racketeering activity as defined in section 18-7803 (d), Idaho Code, or a violation of the provisions of chapter 27, title 37 , Idaho Code.
(3) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds known by that person to be derived from a pattern of racketeering activity as defined in section 18-7803 (d), Idaho Code, or a violation of the provisions of chapter 27, title 37 , Idaho Code, if the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the proceeds, or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under state or federal law.
(4) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction may be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or twice the value of the property involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, or be imprisoned for not more than ten (10) years, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
(5) Upon a conviction of a violation under the provisions of this chapter, the court may order restitution for all costs and expenses of prosecution and investigation, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in section 37-2732 (k), Idaho Code.
[18-8201, added 1992, ch. 335, sec. 1, p. 1004; am. 1993, ch. 105, sec. 3, p. 270.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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