Idaho § 45-417 - Interference with property subject to lien - Penalty - Bond

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 45-417 — Interference with property subject to lien - Penalty - Bond, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 45-417. Interference with property subject to lien - Penalty - Bond

Any person or persons who shall, after the filing for record in the county recorder’s office in the county of which said labor was performed, or in which said logs, spars, piles, cord wood or other timber are located, of a claim of lien as in this chapter provided, remove, dispose of, injure, impair or destroy or who shall render difficult, uncertain or impossible of identification any such saw logs, spars, piles, cord wood, or other timber products upon which there is a lien as herein provided, or any person or persons who shall aid or assist in doing any of the acts above prohibited shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300, or shall suffer both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, unless prior to such removing, disposing of, injuring, impairing, or destroying, or rendering uncertain or impossible of identification, a bond in double the amount of the lien claim, said bond to be approved by the clerk of the district court and running to the lien claimant or claimants, the condition of said bond being that the owner of said logs or other timber products liened upon will pay any judgment, including costs and reasonable attorney fees to be assessed by the court, rendered in favor of such lien claimant or claimants, shall be filed with the county auditor of the county where said lien is filed or in lieu of said bond, as the case may be, deposit with said auditor a sum equal to double the amount claimed in said lien.

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 45-417

What does Idaho Statutes § 45-417 cover?

Section 45-417 ("Interference with property subject to lien - Penalty - Bond") 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.

How do I cite Idaho § 45-417?

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