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ID S1161
Bill
Status
3/13/2017
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Idaho Code Section 18-4009 to presume that a person who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter another's habitation intends to commit a felony.
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Revises Idaho Code Section 19-202A to expand self-defense protections to include defense of any person (not just family members) and eliminates any duty to retreat in self-defense or defense of another situations.
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Establishes that a person may stand their ground and use any force necessary to defend themselves or another person as would appear necessary to a reasonable person in similar circumstances without the benefit of hindsight.
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Repeals Idaho Code Section 19-203 relating to resistance by other parties.
Legislative Description
Amends and repeals existing law to provide that certain persons who enter or attempt to enter the habitation of another are presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit a felony, to revise a provision regarding use of force and to provide that certain persons shall not have a duty to retreat.
USE OF FORCE
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
3/14/2017