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Idaho Code § 18-1509 (2026)

Enticing of children. 

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Enticing of children. 

(1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either:

(a)  Leave the child’s home or school; or
(b)  Enter a vehicle or building; or
(c)  Enter a structure or enclosed area, or alley, with the intent that the child shall be concealed from public view;
while the person is acting without the authority of (i) the custodial parent of the child, (ii) the state of Idaho or a political subdivision thereof or (iii) one having legal custody of the minor child. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the lawful detention of a minor child or the rendering of aid or assistance to a minor child.
(2)  Every person who is convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for not more than six (6) months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both such fine and imprisonment. A person convicted a second or subsequent time of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of time of not more than five (5) years.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: State v. Sindak, 774 P.2d 895 (Idaho 1989).
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State v. Sindak, 774 P.2d 895 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 12× “This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the misdemeanor crime of enticing children, I.C. § 18-1509, entered following trial in the magistrate court.”
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 31× “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
United States v. Juan Castillo-Rivera, 853 F.3d 218 (5th Cir. 2017). “Idaho Code § 18-1509 . Statute includes felonies from other states that "if the person has been convicted of a felony under carry punishment of up to a year in prison (MD, 10 Illinois 720 Ill.”
Matsumoto v. Labrador, 122 F.4th 787 (9th Cir. 2024). “This conduct is not proscribed by Idaho’s “[e]nticing of children” statute, Idaho Code § 18-1509 (1); its “child custody interference” statute, Idaho Code § 18-4506 ; or its ban on “[p]roviding shelter to runaway children,” Idaho Code § 18-1510 (1).”
State v. Sindak, 749 P.2d 1018 (Idaho Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Edward Sindak was found guilty of violating I.C. § 18-1509, enticing of children, by a magistrate division jury, a first offense punishable as a misdemeanor.”
State v. John (2013-28) Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 12× “The state subsequently filed a petition under the JCA alleging that Doe had violated I.C. § 18-1509, enticing a child. 1 An adjudicatory hearing was held, and the magistrate found that Doe’s conduct fell within the purview of the JCA for enticing a child and sentenced him to…”
Jimmy Thomas Glass v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2012). “§ 18-1509(A). The district court sentenced Glass to a unified term of fifteen years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years.”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(1) — 2 cases
State v. Sindak, 774 P.2d 895 (Idaho 1989). “This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the misdemeanor crime of enticing children, I.C. § 18-1509, entered following trial in the magistrate court.”
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(1)(b) — 1 case
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(1)(c) — 1 case
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(A) — 1 case
Jimmy Thomas Glass v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2012). “§ 18-1509(A). The district court sentenced Glass to a unified term of fifteen years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years.”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(l)(b) — 1 case
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
— Idaho Code § 18-1509(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Harrison, 214 P.3d 664 (Idaho Ct. App. 2009). “The child enticement statute, I.C. § 18-1509, provides, in relevant part: (1) A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if that person attempts to persuade, or persuades, whether by words or actions or both, a minor child under the age of sixteen (16) years to either: (a) Leave…”
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