Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 19-510 (2026)
Peace officers enumerated.
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Peace officers enumerated.
A peace officer is a sheriff of a county, or a constable, marshal, or policeman of a city or town.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: State v. Pratt, 873 P.2d 800 (Idaho 1993).
State v. Pratt, 873 P.2d 800 (Idaho 1993). “Idaho Code § 19-510 falls under title 19, chapter 5, Idaho Code, entitled "Complaint and Warrant of Arrest.”
State v. Pratt, 873 P.2d 848 (Idaho 1994). “§ 18-4003(b) is not limited by I.C. § 19-510, because to do so would exempt deputy sheriffs, Idaho State Police officers, and even the President of the United States from its protection.”
State v. Wozniak, 486 P.2d 1025 (Idaho 1971). “2d 67 (1935); I.C. § 19-510; People v. Buice, 230 Cal.App.”
State v. Goerig, 822 P.2d 1005 (Idaho Ct. App. 1991). “The term "peace officer” is defined in I.C. § 19-510 as "a sheriff of a county, or a constable, marshal, or policeman of a city or town.”
Monson v. Boyd, 348 P.2d 93 (Idaho 1959). “” I.C. § 19-510. Boise city policemen are peace officers.”
Hazell,et al. v. BNSF Ry. Co. (D. Idaho 2025). “By comparison, a railroad police officer is separately defined in the very next section of the Code, which provides that the governor may appoint “any person designated by such [railroad] company to serve at the expense of such company as policeman, with the powers of a police…”
State v. Gage, 853 P.2d 620 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). “Gage also recognizes the definition set forth in I.C. § 19-510: “a peace officer is a sheriff of a county, or a constable, marshal, or policeman of a city or town.”
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