Idaho § 49-1503 - Penalties for violations of statutes and ordinances
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-1503 — Penalties for violations of statutes and ordinances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1503. Penalties for violations of statutes and ordinances
(1) No local authority may, by ordinance, regulation or otherwise make any act a misdemeanor which, but for that ordinance or regulation, would constitute an infraction under any provision of this chapter and all such acts made a misdemeanor or for which a misdemeanor penalty has been established by any local authority through ordinance, regulation or otherwise are hereby declared to be infractions as defined in section 49-110 , Idaho Code.
(2) The penalty for an infraction citation and the judgment entered for the commission of an infraction shall be the amount provided in section 18-113A , Idaho Code.
[49-1503, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 370, p. 756; am. 2014, ch. 236, sec. 5, p. 599.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-1503 ("Penalties for violations of statutes and ordinances") 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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