Idaho § 49-236 - Penalties

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-236 — Penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 49-236. Penalties

(1) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this title except the provisions of chapter 3, other than sections 49-301 , 49-316 , 49-331 and 49-332 , Idaho Code, chapter 4 and chapters 6 through 9 of this title, unless otherwise specifically provided.

(2) It is an infraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of chapters 3, 4 and 6 through 9 of this title unless otherwise specifically provided.

(3) Any offense punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary is a felony.

(4) Punishments shall be as provided in sections 18-111 , 18-112 , 18-113 and 18-113A , Idaho Code, unless otherwise specifically provided.

(5) Whenever a person is arrested for any violation of the provisions of this title declared to be a felony, he shall be dealt with in like manner as upon arrest for the commission of any other felony.

(6) It is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions of either section 49-1229 , 49-1232 or 49-1428 , Idaho Code.

[49-236, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 28, p. 586; am. 1990, ch. 432, sec. 1, p. 1198; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 6, p. 358; am. 2000, ch. 327, sec. 1, p. 1102.]

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