Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 18-8503 (2026)
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(1) An adult, or any juvenile waived to adult court pursuant to section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, who is convicted of any felony or misdemeanor enumerated in section 18-8502(3), Idaho Code, that is knowingly committed for the benefit or at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal gang or criminal gang member, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the underlying offense, shall be punished as follows:
(a) Any adult, or any juvenile waived to adult court pursuant to section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, who is convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by an additional term of imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year.
(b) Any adult, or any juvenile waived to adult court pursuant to section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, who is convicted of a felony shall be punished by an extended term of not less than two (2) years and not more than five (5) years in prison.
(c) If the underlying offense described in section 18-8502(3), Idaho Code, is a felony and committed on the grounds of, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of, a public or private elementary, secondary or vocational school during hours when the facility is open for classes or school-related programs or when minors are using the facility, the extended term shall be not less than two (2) years and not more than five (5) years in prison.
(2) This section does not create a separate offense but provides an additional penalty for the primary offense, the imposition of which is contingent upon the finding of the prescribed facts.
(3) The court shall not impose an extended penalty pursuant to this section unless:
(a) The indictment, information, complaint or petition charging the defendant with the primary offense alleges that the primary offense was committed knowingly for the benefit or at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal gang or criminal gang member with the specific intent to promote, further or assist the activities of the criminal gang; and
(b) The trier of fact finds the allegation to be true beyond a reasonable doubt.
(4) Except in a case of a juvenile who has been waived to adult court pursuant to section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, the imposition or execution of the sentences provided in this section may not be suspended.
(5) An extended sentence provided in this section shall run consecutively to the sentence provided for the underlying offense.
(6) Unless waived to adult court pursuant to section 20-508 or 20-509, Idaho Code, a juvenile who is adjudicated of any felony or misdemeanor enumerated in section 18-8502(3), Idaho Code, that is knowingly committed for the benefit or at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal gang or criminal gang member shall be sentenced according to the provisions of section 20-520, Idaho Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: State v. Rodriguez, 465 P.3d 1087 (Idaho 2020).
State v. Rodriguez, 465 P.3d 1087 (Idaho 2020). “It is probably true that, if the jury decided that Rodriguez sold the gun in order to further criminal gang purposes under Idaho Code 18-8503, Rodriguez’s as-applied constitutional challenges would be much weaker.”
State v. Bonds, 502 S.W.3d 118 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “, status or position in a criminal street gang”); Idaho Code Ann. § 18-8503 (enhancing punishment for enumerated offenses “committed for the benefit or at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal street gang member”); Ind.”
State v. Salazar, 278 P.3d 426 (Idaho Ct. App. 2012). “§ 19-2520; and two enhancements for committing the batteries with the intent to promote the activities of a criminal gang, I.C. § 18-8503. The store’s security videos show that the man who stabbed the two victims had a shaved head and sported a goatee.”
State v. Jacob Juan Hernandez, Jr. (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “, appeals from a judgment entered upon the jury’s verdicts finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, Idaho Code § 18-4006 (1) (with a gang enhancement, I.C. § 18-8503(b)), two counts of aggravated battery, I.”
State v. Almaraz (Idaho Ct. App. 2025). “§ 19-2520, and a Part III, alleging Ethan committed the crimes with the intent to promote criminal gang activity, I.C. § 18-8503(1)(b). Prior to trial, Ethan filed a motion in limine pursuant to Idaho Rule of Evidence 403 seeking to exclude all evidence regarding a tattoo on…”
State of Tennessee v. Devonte Bonds (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “status or position in a criminal street gang‖); Idaho Code Ann. § 18-8503 (enhancing punishment for enumerated offenses ―committed for the benefit or at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal street gang member‖); Ind.”
— Idaho Code § 18-8503(1)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Rodriguez, 465 P.3d 1087 (Idaho 2020). “It is probably true that, if the jury decided that Rodriguez sold the gun in order to further criminal gang purposes under Idaho Code 18-8503, Rodriguez’s as-applied constitutional challenges would be much weaker.”
State v. Almaraz (Idaho Ct. App. 2025). “§ 19-2520, and a Part III, alleging Ethan committed the crimes with the intent to promote criminal gang activity, I.C. § 18-8503(1)(b). Prior to trial, Ethan filed a motion in limine pursuant to Idaho Rule of Evidence 403 seeking to exclude all evidence regarding a tattoo on…”
— Idaho Code § 18-8503(b) — 1 case
State v. Jacob Juan Hernandez, Jr. (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “, appeals from a judgment entered upon the jury’s verdicts finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, Idaho Code § 18-4006 (1) (with a gang enhancement, I.C. § 18-8503(b)), two counts of aggravated battery, I.”
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