Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 49-1419 (2026)

Obedience to traffic direction. 

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Obedience to traffic direction. 

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any peace officer, fireman or uniformed adult school crossing guard invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–1994 · leading case: State v. Godwin, 826 P.2d 452 (Idaho 1992).
State v. Godwin, 826 P.2d 452 (Idaho 1992). · cites it 4× “See I.C. § 49-1419. Or, Godwin could have reasonably (but mistakenly) thought he could be charged with eluding a police officer, a violation of I.”
State v. Pick, 861 P.2d 1266 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “We disagree with Pick’s assertion that, had she not responded to the officer’s questions, she risked being cited with a violation of I.C. §§ 49-1419 and 18-705. 3 Deputy Bailey had not given Pick “any lawful order or direction” for which she had willfully failed or refused to…”
State v. Chisholm, 882 P.2d 974 (Idaho Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Chisholm was arrested for failure to obey the lawful order of a police officer, I.C. § 49-1419. Prior to trial, Chisholm filed a motion seeking a determination that evidence regarding the danger posed by the transportation and storage of nuclear waste products would be…”
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