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ID S1343
Bill
Status
2/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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Declares "swatting" (maliciously submitting false emergency reports to trigger armed law enforcement response) presents a grave danger to public safety and law enforcement.
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Creates new crime of false reports of violence or emergency under Idaho Code 18-3313A, excluding explosives which remain under existing 18-3313.
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Establishes tiered misdemeanor and felony penalties based on whether report mentions weapons/violence and whether it causes property damage, bodily injury, or death, ranging from 6 months county jail to life imprisonment.
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Requires court to order restitution for actual damages including attorney's fees; prohibits sentence suspension except for juveniles waived to adult court.
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Takes effect July 1, 2024, with an emergency declaration.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to revise a provision regarding a false report of explosives and to provide for the crime of false reports of violence or emergency in public or private places.
FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
2/13/2024