Idaho § 19-403 MISDEMEANORS

Idaho Statutes

§ 19-403 — MISDEMEANORS

Idaho § 19-403

Title 19CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 4TIME OF COMMENCING CRIMINAL ACTIONS

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Bluebook

Idaho Code § 19-403 (2026).

Text

(1)Except as otherwise provided in this section, a prosecution for any misdemeanor must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within one (1) year after its commission.

(2)A prosecution for failure to report or failure to cause to be reported the abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child as provided for in section 16-1605, Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within four (4) years after its commission.

(3)A prosecution for misuse of funds as provided for in section 18-5702 (1), Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within five (5) years after its commission.

(4)A prosecution for a misdemeanor that was dismissed pursuant to section 19-3509,

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a prosecution for any misdemeanor must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within one (1) year after its commission.
(2) A prosecution for failure to report or failure to cause to be reported the abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child as provided for in section 16-1605, Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within four (4) years after its commission.
(3) A prosecution for misuse of funds as provided for in section 18-5702 (1), Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within five (5) years after its commission.
(4) A prosecution for a misdemeanor that was dismissed pursuant to section 19-3509, Idaho Code, must be refiled no later than two (2) years after its dismissal.

Legislative History

[19-403, as added by 1972, ch. 336, sec. 5, p. 986; am. 2007, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 374; am. 2008, ch. 56, sec. 5, p. 146; am. 2019, ch. 305, sec. 5, p. 911.]