Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 18-920 (2026)
Violation of no contact order.
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Violation of no contact order.
(1) When a person is charged with or convicted of an offense under section 18-901, 18-903, 18-905, 18-907, 18-909, 18-911, 18-913, 18-915, 18-918, 18-919, 18-6710, 18-6711, 18-7905, 18-7906 or 39-6312, Idaho Code, or any other offense for which a court finds that a no contact order is appropriate, an order forbidding contact with another person may be issued. A no contact order may be imposed by the court or by Idaho criminal rule.
(2) A violation of a no contact order is committed when:
(a) A person has been charged or convicted under any offense defined in subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) A no contact order has been issued, either by a court or by an Idaho criminal rule; and
(c) The person charged or convicted has had contact with the stated person in violation of an order.
(3) A violation of a no contact order is punishable 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. Any person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of this section who previously has pled guilty to or been found guilty of two (2) violations of this section, or of any substantially conforming foreign criminal violation or any combination thereof, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment, within five (5) years of the first conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not to exceed five (5) years or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment. No bond shall be set for this violation until the person charged is brought before the court which will set bond. Further, any such violation may result in the increase, revocation or modification of the bond set in the underlying charge for which the no contact order was imposed.
(4) A peace officer may arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated a no contact order issued under this section if the person restrained had notice of the order.
(5) For purposes of this section, a substantially conforming foreign criminal violation exists when a person has pled guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of any federal law or law of another state, or any valid county, city or town ordinance of another state, substantially conforming with the provisions of this section. The determination of whether a foreign criminal violation is substantially conforming is a question of law to be determined by the court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 85
cases (21 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: State v. Nathan Wade Herren, 339 P.3d 1126 (Idaho 2014).
State v. Nathan Wade Herren, 339 P.3d 1126 (Idaho 2014). “2 provides that a no contact order must contain “[a] distance restriction” and an advisory that “[a] violation of the order may be prosecuted as a separate crime under I.C. § 18-920.” I.C.R. 46.2(a)(2), (a)(4)(a).”
State v. Lodge, 461 P.3d 819 (Idaho 2020). “All of the crimes listed in Idaho Code section 18-920 involve crimes against another person.”
State v. Jeppesen, 57 P.3d 782 (Idaho 2002). “Did the Magistrate Judge Have Authority to Issue a Permanent No Contact Order as Part of the Sentence for Disturbing the Peace? The magistrate judge ruled that Idaho Code § 18-920 (1) authorizes the issuance of a permanent no contact order as part of the punishment for any…”
State v. Ahmed, 492 P.3d 1110 (Idaho 2021). “3d 819, 822 (2020) (“[T]he grant of discretion to the district court regarding the issuance of no contact orders [which is similar to the issuance of a protection order, see I.C. § 18-920] as part of a criminal case is broad.”
State v. Edward R. Hochrein, Jr., 303 P.3d 1249 (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). “Hochrein was charged with felony violation of a no contact order, Idaho Code § 18-920 , and a persistent violator enhancement, I.”
State v. Junior Larry Hilbroom, 352 P.3d 999 (Idaho 2015). “It states in part: (a)No contact orders issued pursuant to Idaho Code § 18-920 shall be in writing and served on or signed by the defendant.”
Miguel C. Joyner v. State, 322 P.3d 305 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). “The State charged Joyner by information with felony violation of a no-contact order, under Idaho Code § 18-920 . The charging language alleged that Joyner made calls to the victim ninety-one times, or had others contact the victim on Joyner’s behalf, or both.”
State v. Alsanea, 69 P.3d 153 (Idaho Ct. App. 2003). “§ 19-2520; violation of a no-contact order, I.C. § 18-920; and unlawful entry, I.C. § 18-7034.”
State v. Charles A.Vaughn, Jr., 319 P.3d 497 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). “, appeals from his judgment of conviction for felony violation of a no contact order, Idaho Code § 18-920 . We affirm. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On December 30, 2009, Vaughn pled guilty to domestic violence in the presence of a child in Case No.”
State v. Tristum Beeks, II, 358 P.3d 784 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “Instead of immediately terminating the conversation after receiving that notice, Beeks continued to have contact with the victim in violation of the no-contact order for approximately twelve more minutes.”
State v. Elizarraraz, 462 P.3d 620 (Idaho Ct. App. 2020). “Idaho Code § 18-920 allows the district court to impose a no-contact order for certain convictions, including domestic assault.”
Doe I v. Doe II, 228 P.3d 980 (Idaho 2010). “I.C. § 18-920. 2 . "The court’s finding with respect to grounds for termination shall he based upon clear and convincing evidence.”
— Idaho Code § 18-920(1) — 14 cases
State v. Lodge, 461 P.3d 819 (Idaho 2020). “All of the crimes listed in Idaho Code section 18-920 involve crimes against another person.”
State v. Nathan Wade Herren, 339 P.3d 1126 (Idaho 2014). “2 provides that a no contact order must contain “[a] distance restriction” and an advisory that “[a] violation of the order may be prosecuted as a separate crime under I.C. § 18-920.” I.C.R. 46.2(a)(2), (a)(4)(a).”
State v. Ahmed, 492 P.3d 1110 (Idaho 2021). “3d 819, 822 (2020) (“[T]he grant of discretion to the district court regarding the issuance of no contact orders [which is similar to the issuance of a protection order, see I.C. § 18-920] as part of a criminal case is broad.”
State v. Jeppesen, 57 P.3d 782 (Idaho 2002). “Did the Magistrate Judge Have Authority to Issue a Permanent No Contact Order as Part of the Sentence for Disturbing the Peace? The magistrate judge ruled that Idaho Code § 18-920 (1) authorizes the issuance of a permanent no contact order as part of the punishment for any…”
State v. Junior Larry Hilbroom, 352 P.3d 999 (Idaho 2015). “It states in part: (a)No contact orders issued pursuant to Idaho Code § 18-920 shall be in writing and served on or signed by the defendant.”
— Idaho Code § 18-920(2) — 8 cases
State v. Nathan Wade Herren, 339 P.3d 1126 (Idaho 2014). “2 provides that a no contact order must contain “[a] distance restriction” and an advisory that “[a] violation of the order may be prosecuted as a separate crime under I.C. § 18-920.” I.C.R. 46.2(a)(2), (a)(4)(a).”
State v. Junior Larry Hilbroom, 352 P.3d 999 (Idaho 2015). “It states in part: (a)No contact orders issued pursuant to Idaho Code § 18-920 shall be in writing and served on or signed by the defendant.”
Miguel C. Joyner v. State, 322 P.3d 305 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). “The State charged Joyner by information with felony violation of a no-contact order, under Idaho Code § 18-920 . The charging language alleged that Joyner made calls to the victim ninety-one times, or had others contact the victim on Joyner’s behalf, or both.”
State v. Tristum Beeks, II, 358 P.3d 784 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “Instead of immediately terminating the conversation after receiving that notice, Beeks continued to have contact with the victim in violation of the no-contact order for approximately twelve more minutes.”
State v. Ahmed, 492 P.3d 1110 (Idaho 2021). “3d 819, 822 (2020) (“[T]he grant of discretion to the district court regarding the issuance of no contact orders [which is similar to the issuance of a protection order, see I.C. § 18-920] as part of a criminal case is broad.”
— Idaho Code § 18-920(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Tristum Beeks, II, 358 P.3d 784 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “Instead of immediately terminating the conversation after receiving that notice, Beeks continued to have contact with the victim in violation of the no-contact order for approximately twelve more minutes.”
— Idaho Code § 18-920(2)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Junior Larry Hilbroom, 352 P.3d 999 (Idaho 2015). “It states in part: (a)No contact orders issued pursuant to Idaho Code § 18-920 shall be in writing and served on or signed by the defendant.”
State v. Junior Larry Hillbroom (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
— Idaho Code § 18-920(2)(c) — 2 cases
State v. Ahmed, 492 P.3d 1110 (Idaho 2021). “3d 819, 822 (2020) (“[T]he grant of discretion to the district court regarding the issuance of no contact orders [which is similar to the issuance of a protection order, see I.C. § 18-920] as part of a criminal case is broad.”
State v. Nathan Wade Herren (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
— Idaho Code § 18-920(2)(e) — 1 case
State v. Nathan Wade Herren, 339 P.3d 1126 (Idaho 2014). “2 provides that a no contact order must contain “[a] distance restriction” and an advisory that “[a] violation of the order may be prosecuted as a separate crime under I.C. § 18-920.” I.C.R. 46.2(a)(2), (a)(4)(a).”
— Idaho Code § 18-920(3) — 7 cases
State v. Pierre J. Saviers, 325 P.3d 665 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Tristum Beeks, II, 358 P.3d 784 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “Instead of immediately terminating the conversation after receiving that notice, Beeks continued to have contact with the victim in violation of the no-contact order for approximately twelve more minutes.”
State v. Elizarraraz, 462 P.3d 620 (Idaho Ct. App. 2020). “Idaho Code § 18-920 allows the district court to impose a no-contact order for certain convictions, including domestic assault.”
State v. Levi Wesley Cole (Idaho Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Gavie Julian Garcia (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
— Idaho Code § 18-920(3)(F)(3) — 1 case
State v. Needs (Idaho Ct. App. 2024).
— Idaho Code § 18-920(4) — 1 case
Morris v. Middleton Police Dep't (D. Idaho 2020).
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