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
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Bluebook
Idaho Code § 19-4204 (2026).
Text
(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)
Van Hook v. State
506 P.3d 887 (Idaho Supreme Court, 2022)
Legislative History
[19-4204, added 1999, ch. 376, sec. 2, p. 1028.]
Nearby Sections
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CHALLENGE — BY WHOM MADE§ 19-1002
GROUNDS FOR CHALLENGE TO PANEL§ 19-1004
FORM OF CHALLENGE§ 19-1005
DECISION UPON CHALLENGE§ 19-1009
OBJECTIONS MUST BE BY CHALLENGE§ 19-1010
APPOINTMENT OF FOREMAN§ 19-1011
OATH OF FOREMAN§ 19-1012
OATH OF JURORS§ 19-1013
CHARGE TO JURY§ 19-1014
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Bluebook (online)
Idaho § 19-4204, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/id/19-4204.