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Idaho Code § 18-2901 (2026)

False imprisonment defined. 

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False imprisonment defined. 

False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: Melene James v. City of Boise, 376 P.3d 33 (Idaho 2016).
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Melene James v. City of Boise, 376 P.3d 33 (Idaho 2016). · cites it 4× “(a) Willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another; or (b) Actual, intentional and unlawful touching or striking of another person against the will of the other; or (c) Unlawfully and intentionally causing bodily harm to an individual.”
State v. Preston Adam Joy, 304 P.3d 276 (Idaho 2013). · cites it 2× “Similarly, the elements of kidnapping, as charged in the information against Preston, are (1) willfully, (2) without lawful authority, (3) seizure and/or confinement, with (4) intent to keep or detain another, (5) against her will.”
United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 477 F.3d 310 (5th Cir. 2007). “2006); Idaho Code Ann. § 18-2901 (2004); Iowa Code Ann.”
State v. Richardson, 511 P.2d 263 (Idaho 1973). · cites it 2× “In the event that the arrest is unlawful, the arrested individual may seek relief under I.”
State v. Horejs, 141 P.3d 1129 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “The jury acquitted Horejs of kidnapping but found him guilty of two counts of a lesser included misdemeanor, false imprisonment, I.C. § 18-2901. They also found him guilty of aggravated assault on the second victim and of the lesser included offense of simple assault, a…”
State v. Lilly, 122 P.3d 1170 (Idaho Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Following a jury trial, Lilly was found guilty of the domestic violence charge and the enhancement.”
State v. Wilcott, 653 P.2d 1178 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 2× “” Appellant’s principal assertion of error and the only one necessary for consideration herein is that the trial court erred in refusing to give appellant’s requested jury instruction setting forth that the offense of false imprisonment (I.”
Melene James v. City of Boise, 351 P.3d 1171 (Idaho 2015). · cites it 4× “(a) Willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another; or (b) Actual, intentional and unlawful touching or striking of another person against the will of the other; or (c) Unlawfully and intentionally causing bodily harm to an individual.”
Baker v. Clearwater Cnty. (D. Idaho 2022). · cites it 6× “False Imprisonment – Idaho Code Section 18-2901 Under Idaho Code Section 18-2901, “[f]alse imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another.”
State v. Douglas J. Standish (Idaho Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Standish entered Alford1 pleas to one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon enhancement, Idaho Code §§ 18-901 (b), 18-905(a), 18-25-20, and one count of false imprisonment, I.C. § 18-2901. The district court sentenced Standish to a unified sentence of fifteen years…”
Dobe (D. Idaho 2026). · cites it 2× “False Imprisonment Second, the false imprisonment charge under Idaho Code § 18-2901 is also unclear, but the facts imply that only Deputy Dobe could possibly be charged with this offense.”
Van Hook v. State, 506 P.3d 887 (Idaho 2022). · cites it 2× “]” In reply, Van Hook reasserts that a writ of habeas corpus is an “absolute constitutional right[.”
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