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Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 18-924 (2026)

sexual battery. 

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sexual battery. 

(1) Sexual battery is any willful physical contact, over or under the clothing, with the intimate parts of any person, when the physical contact is done without consent and with the intent to degrade, humiliate or demean the person touched or with the intent of arousing, appealing to or gratifying the lust, passion or sexual desires of the actor or any other person. For purposes of this section, "intimate parts" means the genital area, groin, inner thighs, buttocks or breasts.

(2)  Sexual battery is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by up to one (1) year in jail, or a fine of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: State v. McGrath, 501 P.3d 346 (Idaho 2021).
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State v. McGrath, 501 P.3d 346 (Idaho 2021). · cites it 2× “McGrath agreed to plead guilty to felony injury to a child in violation of Idaho Code section 18-1501 and misdemeanor sexual battery in violation of Idaho Code section 18-924. As a result, the trial regarding L.”
Skehan v. ISP (Idaho 2024). · cites it 20× “Skehan asserts that his Oregon conviction is substantially equivalent to the crime of sexual battery, Idaho Code section 18-924, which does not require registration.”
State v. McGrath Amended; Petition for Review Granted 4/7/2021 (Idaho Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “to misdemeanor sexual battery, I.C. § 18-924, and injury to a child, I.C.”
State v. Rice (Idaho Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” At the plea hearing, the district court indicated that Rice agreed to “obtain a psychosexual evaluation and a full disclosure polygraph and make that available to the Court” for sentencing.”
State v. Schossberger (Idaho Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “§ 18-6604; and sexual battery, I.C. § 18-924. All charges were alleged to have been committed against K.”
— Idaho Code § 18-924(1) — 1 case
Skehan v. ISP (Idaho 2024). “Skehan asserts that his Oregon conviction is substantially equivalent to the crime of sexual battery, Idaho Code section 18-924, which does not require registration.”
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