Definition of Terms:
Aggravated Arson
- Burning or damaging by fire or explosion a structure or real or personal property, resulting
directly or indirectly, in great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement
or death of any person, regardless of intent or lack of intent to cause such harm.
Ref.: Idaho Code § 18-802
Aggravated Assault
- An assault with a deadly weapon or instrument, without the intent to kill, or an assault by
any means or force likely to produce great bodily harm. Ref.: Idaho Code § 18-905
Aggravated Battery
- Battery in which a person: (a) causes great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent
disfigurement; or (b) uses a deadly weapon or instrument; or (c) uses any vitriol, corrosive
acid, or a caustic chemical of any nature; or (d) uses any poison or other noxious or
destructive substance or liquid; or (e) upon the person of a pregnant female, causes great
bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement to an embryo or fetus.
Ref.: Idaho Code § 18-907
Gun Free Violations
- Federal or state gun free schools requirement violations on school property or at school
sponsored events while school is in session.
Homicide
- The unlawful killing of a human being.
Kidnapping-First Degree - Any kidnapping committed for the purpose of:
- obtaining money, property or any other thing of value for the return or
disposition of such person
- raping, or committing the infamous crime against nature;
- committing serious bodily injury upon the person kidnapped;
- committing any lewd and lascivious act upon any child under the age of sixteen.
Robbery
- Robbery is the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his
person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.
Ref.: Idaho Code § 18-6501
(Note: Robbery differs from theft because of the physical presence of the victim and the
force or fear component involved in the perpetrator taking the property from the victim
against his will.)
Sexual Offense
- Rape, crime against nature, forcible sexual penetration by use of foreign object, sexual
abuse of a child under the age of sixteen, ritualized abuse of a child, sexual exploitation
of a child, Lewd conduct with a minor child under sixteen, or sexual battery of a minor
child sixteen or seventeen years of age.
Stalking
- Any person who willfully, maliciously and repeatedly follows or harasses another person.
Threat of or Actual Physical Injury
- To express an intent, through word or action to inflict harm upon another’s person, coupled
with the apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in
such other person that such violence is imminent.
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