Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 19-606 (2026)
Person arresting may summon assistance.
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Person arresting may summon assistance.
Any person making an arrest may orally summon as many persons as he deems necessary to aid him therein.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1960–2021 · leading case: State v. Sutherland, 943 P.2d 62 (Idaho Ct. App. 1997).
State v. Sutherland, 943 P.2d 62 (Idaho Ct. App. 1997). “2 The state asserts that Gomaa summoned the police for assistance pursuant to I.C. § 19-606, so that she could make the arrest.”
Sima v. Skaggs Payless Drug Ctr., Inc., 353 P.2d 1085 (Idaho 1960). “I.C. § 19-606 provides: “Any person making an arrest may orally summon as many persons as he deems necessary to aid him therein.”
State v. Sutterfield (Idaho 2021). “Based upon all evidence presented at the hearing, the State has failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that Sutterfield was provided adequate notice to effect a valid citizen’s arrest under the plain-language of Idaho Code § 19-606 [sic]. Therefore, the evidence…”
State v. Sutterfield (Idaho 2021). “Based upon all evidence presented at the hearing, the State has failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that Sutterfield was provided adequate notice to effect a valid citizen’s arrest under the plain-language of Idaho Code § 19-606 [sic]. Therefore, the evidence…”
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