Idaho Statutes

§ 18-4006 — MANSLAUGHTER DEFINED

Idaho § 18-4006
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 18CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Ch. 40HOMICIDE

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Idaho Code § 18-4006 (2026).

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Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being including, but not limited to, a human embryo or fetus, without malice. It is of three (3) kinds:

(1)Voluntary — upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.
(2)Involuntary — in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any unlawful act, other than those acts specified in section 18-4003 (d), Idaho Code; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection; or in the operation of any firearm or deadly weapon in a reckless, careless or negligent manner which produces death.
(3)Vehicular — in which the operation of a motor vehicle is a significant cause contributing to the death because of:
(a)The commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony, with

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Legislative History

[18-4006, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 928; am. 1983, ch. 3, 1st E.S., sec. 17, p. 21; am. 1984, ch. 22, sec. 5, p. 36; am. 1997, ch. 103, sec. 1, p. 244; am. 2002, ch. 330, sec. 2, p. 936; am. 2007, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 104; am. 2009, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 496.]

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