Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 18-904 (2026)
Battery — Punishment.
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Battery — Punishment.
Battery is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both unless the victim is pregnant and this fact is known to the batterer, in which case the punishment is by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
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Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: State v. Cootz, 718 P.2d 1245 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986).
State v. Cootz, 718 P.2d 1245 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). “…simple battery — is only a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or by a jail sentence not to exceed six months, or both. I.C. § 18-904.”
State v. Johnson, 964 P.2d 675 (Idaho Ct. App. 1998). “Johnson was charged with battery on a police officer, I.C. §§ 18-904, -915, and pledguilty. The state requested that the magistrate order Johnson to be tested for the presence of HIV and for hepatitis B, pursuant to I.”
State v. Cesar Gabriel Castrejon, 407 P.3d 606 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “See I.C. § 18-904. However, it is a felony to commit “a violation of the provisions of section 18-903, Idaho Code, except unlawful touching as described in section 18-903(b), Idaho Code, against the person of a former or present peace officer, sheriff or police officer” under…”
State v. Smith, 589 P.3d 998 (Idaho Ct. App. 2026). “, I.C. § 18-904 (providing punishment for battery may include a fine not exceeding $1,000); I.”
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