Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 18-7303 (2026)

Denial of right to work or accommodations a misdemeanor.

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Denial of right to work or accommodations a misdemeanor.

Every person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who denies to any other person because of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin the right to work: (a) by refusing to hire, (b) by discharging, (c) by barring from employment, or (d) by discriminating against such person in compensation or in other terms or conditions of employment; or who denies to any other person because of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges of any place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement, provided, however, that denial of the right to work on the basis of sex shall be permissible in situations where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2022 · leading case: Foster v. Shore Club Lodge, Inc., 908 P.2d 1228 (Idaho 1995).

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Foster v. Shore Club Lodge, Inc., 908 P.2d 1228 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 6× “§ 18-7301 is part of the penal code, and I.C. § 18-7303 provides that “[e]very person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who denies to any other person because of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin the right to work____” The district court dismissed this claim based on…”

Dayton Christian Schs., Inc. v. Ohio Civil Rights Comm'n, 766 F.2d 932 (6th Cir. 1985). “§ 378-3(2) (1984); Idaho Code § 18-7303 (1972); Iowa Code Ann.”

Idaho Trailer Coach Ass'n v. Brown, 523 P.2d 42 (Idaho 1974). · cites it 8× “First, I.C. § 18-7303 (enacted S.L.1972, Ch. 336, § 1, p.”

Hayes v. The Entity (IDOC) (D. Idaho 2022). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff also contends that two Idaho criminal statutes, §§ 18-7303 and 18-3201, render the denial of prison employment illegal.”

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