HB 580 Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 18-6101 to revise rape definition, replacing gender-specific language ("female," "she," "her") with gender-neutral terms ("victim") and clarifying that both males and females are capable of committing rape.

• Adds new circumstance (subsection 6) where rape can occur when victim is prevented from resistance due to objectively reasonable belief that resistance would be futile or would result in excessive force.

• Repeals Section 18-6108 (male rape) and Section 18-6109 (punishment for male rape), consolidating rape offenses into single statute.

• Updates Section 18-6107 to modify rape of spouse exceptions, allowing prosecution under subsections (4), (5), (6), and (10) of the consolidated rape statute.

• Makes corresponding technical corrections and updates code references in 13 other Idaho Code sections to remove obsolete references to repealed male rape provisions and implement gender-neutral terminology throughout criminal and civil statutes.