Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 19-621 (2026)
Authority to establish road blocks.
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Authority to establish road blocks.
The duly elected or appointed sheriffs, state policemen or policemen of cities of the first or second class of the state of Idaho are hereby authorized to establish, in their respective or adjacent jurisdictions, temporary road blocks upon the highways of this state or city streets for the purpose of apprehending persons reasonably believed by such officers to be wanted for violation of the laws of this state, of any other state, or of the United States, and using such highways or streets.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1988–2020 · leading case: State v. Gascon, 812 P.2d 239 (Idaho 1991).
State v. Gascon, 812 P.2d 239 (Idaho 1991). “Gascon argues that the roadblock did not comply with the requirements of I.C. §§ 19-621 and 19-622. We disagree. I.”
State v. Henderson, 756 P.2d 1057 (Idaho 1988). “Idaho Code § 19-621 , which grants authority to establish roadblocks, does so only where it is reasonably believed that persons have broken the law.”
State v. Missamore, 803 P.2d 528 (Idaho 1990). “I.C. §§ 19-621 and -623. Anyone "running" a roadblock is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine of not more than $300, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both fine and imprisonment.”
State v. Gascon, 811 P.2d 1103 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “Although the officers had no information indicating the suspect had access to a vehicle, their decision to establish a temporary roadblock at the Perrine Bridge was a reasonable tactical response.”
State v. Butcher, 44 P.3d 1180 (Idaho Ct. App. 2002). “] § 19-621 allows them to set up a roadblock on a likely escape route to apprehend the suspect.”
Tanner v. Idaho Dep't of Fish & Game (D. Idaho 2020). “Much of the IDFG Defendants’ summary judgment arguments turn on whether the use of check station roadblocks under Idaho Code § 36-1201 violates the Fourth Amendment, the Idaho Constitution, or Idaho Code § 19-621 . See generally Dkts.”
State v. McGovern, 967 P.2d 274 (Idaho 1998). “McGovern appealed to the district judge asserting that the blocked road in question was established in violation of section 19-621 of the Idaho Code (I.C.) and that the police lacked reasonable suspicion to seize McGovern.”
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