Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 18-202 (2026)

Territorial jurisdiction over accused persons liable to punishment. 

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Territorial jurisdiction over accused persons liable to punishment. 

The following persons are liable to punishment under the laws of this state:

1.  All persons who commit, in whole or in part, any crime within this state.
2.  All who commit larceny or robbery out of this state, and bring to, or are found with the property stolen, in this state.
3.  All who, being out of this state, cause or aid, advise or encourage, another person to commit a crime within this state and are afterwards found therein.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2021 · leading case: State v. Doyle, 828 P.2d 1316 (Idaho 1992).
State v. Doyle, 828 P.2d 1316 (Idaho 1992). · cites it 36× “Reflecting this approach, I.C. § 18-202 sets forth Idaho's territorial jurisdiction as follows: Territorial jurisdiction over accused persons liable to punishment.”
State v. Jesse Eugene Mann, 394 P.3d 79 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 3× “Idaho Code section 18-202 provides: “The following persons are liable to punishment under the law of this state: (1)All persons who commit, in whole or in part, any crime within this state.”
State v. Rogers, 91 P.3d 1127 (Idaho 2004). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 18-202 establishes the court’s personal jurisdiction over all individuals who commit a crime in this state.”
Hooper v. State, 248 P.3d 748 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 18-202. The courts acquire this jurisdiction when the defendant initially appears before the court on a complaint or indictment.”
State v. Swisher, 874 P.2d 608 (Idaho Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 6× “Swisher also relies upon I.C. § 18-202. 2 That statute defines the limits of this state’s jurisdiction to punish criminals, restricting that jurisdiction to those who commit all or a portion of a crime within this state.”
State v. Stephen D. L'Abbe, 324 P.3d 1016 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “”) Thus, the magistrate court had subject matter jurisdiction to try L’Abbe’s speeding violation infraction. L’Abbe also asserts that the magistrate court did not have personal jurisdiction over him because he only made a special appearance to challenge the magistrate’s…”
State v. Stephen D. L'Abbe (Idaho Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “I.C. § 18-202. The Idaho Supreme Court has held that I.”
State v. Reuben D. Lehmann (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 6× “I.C. § 18-202. The Idaho Supreme Court has held that I.”
State v. Stephen D. L'Abbe (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 8× “The magistrate had personal jurisdiction over L’Abbe by virtue of its territorial jurisdiction as set out in I.C. § 18-202, which provides that any person who commits all or an essential part of a crime within this state is liable to punishment under its laws.”
Valentino Alex Herrera v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Here, the district court had personal jurisdiction over Herrera by virtue of its territorial jurisdiction set out in Idaho Code § 18-202 , which provides that any person who commits all or an essential part of a crime within this state is liable to punishment under its laws.”
State v. Jesse Eugene Mann (Idaho 2017). · cites it 3× “Idaho Code section 18-202 provides: 2 The position that Mann argued before the district court was clearly wrong.”
State v. Dakota Lee Villafuerte, 373 P.3d 695 (Idaho 2016). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code section 18-202(1) provides that “[a]ll persons who commit, in whole or in part, any crime within this state” are “liable to punishment under the laws of this state.”
— Idaho Code § 18-202(1) — 1 case
State v. Dakota Lee Villafuerte, 373 P.3d 695 (Idaho 2016). “Idaho Code section 18-202(1) provides that “[a]ll persons who commit, in whole or in part, any crime within this state” are “liable to punishment under the laws of this state.”
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