Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 18-6009 (2026)
Placing obstructions on tracks.
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Placing obstructions on tracks.
Every person who maliciously places any obstruction upon the rails or track of any railroad, or of any switch, branch, branchway, or turnout connected with any railroad, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding five years, or in the county jail not less than six months.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1989–2019 · leading case: State v. Coniconde, 456 P.3d 530 (Idaho Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Coniconde, 456 P.3d 530 (Idaho Ct. App. 2019). “§ 49-1404(2) and placing obstructions on railroad tracks in violation of I.C. § 18-6009, both felonies. The plea agreement did not include any terms related to the length or period of commencement of the driver’s license suspension.”
State v. Fife, 771 P.2d 543 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “In 1984, Fife pled guilty in Elmore County to placing an obstruction on a railroad track, I.C. § 18-6009. The district court withheld entry of a judgment of conviction and placed Fife on supervised probation for five years.”
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