Idaho Statutes

§ 19-4204 — APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS BY A PERSON NOT A PRISONER

Idaho § 19-4204
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 19CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 42HABEAS CORPUS AND INSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION PROCEDURES ACT

This text of Idaho § 19-4204 (APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS BY A PERSON NOT A PRISONER) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Idaho primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Idaho Code § 19-4204 (2026).

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(1)Application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person not a prisoner shall be made by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the district court of the county in which the person is restrained.
(2)The petition must be verified by the oath or affirmation of the party applying for the writ and shall specify:
(a)That the person is unlawfully restrained of his liberty;
(b)The identity and address of the person restraining the subject of the petition;
(c)The name and address of the place in which the person is restrained;
(d)A description of the facts which make the restraint illegal; and
(e)The theory of law upon which relief is sought, if known.
(3)Application under this section may be made by a guardian on behalf of a minor or by a guardian on behalf of an incapacitated perso

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Related

Coffelt v. State
440 P.2d 355 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1968)
8 case citations
Van Hook v. State
506 P.3d 887 (Idaho Supreme Court, 2022)

Legislative History

[19-4204, added 1999, ch. 376, sec. 2, p. 1028.]

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