18-1506A. RITUALIZED ABUSE OF A CHILD — EXCLUSIONS — PENALTIES — DEFINITION. (1) A person is guilty of a felony when he commits any of the following acts with, upon, or in the presence of a child as part of a ceremony, rite or any similar observance:
(a) Actually or in simulation, tortures, mutilates or sacrifices any warm-blooded animal or human being;
(b) Forces ingestion, injection or other application of any narcotic, drug, hallucinogen or anaesthetic for the purpose of dulling sensitivity, cognition, recollection of, or resistance to any criminal activity;
(c) Forces ingestion, or external application, of human or animal urine, feces, flesh, blood, bones, body secretions, nonprescribed drugs or chemical compounds;
(d) Involves the child in a mock, unauthorized or unlawful marriage ceremony with another person or representation of any force or deity, followed by sexual contact with the child;
(e) Places a living child into a coffin or open grave containing a human corpse or remains;
(f) Threatens death or serious harm to a child, his parents, family, pets or friends which instills a well-founded fear in the child that the threat will be carried out; or
(g) Unlawfully dissects, mutilates, or incinerates a human corpse.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to:
(a) Lawful agricultural, animal husbandry, food preparation or wild game hunting and fishing practices and specifically the branding or identification of livestock;
(b) The lawful medical practice of circumcision or any ceremony related thereto; or
(c) Any state or federally approved, licensed or funded research project.
(3) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not more than life.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "child" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
History:
[18-1506A, added 1990, ch. 210, sec. 1, p. 467; am. 2006, ch. 178, sec. 4, p. 546.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Chapter 15 - CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
Section 18-1501 - INJURY TO CHILDREN.
Section 18-1502 - BEER, WINE OR OTHER ALCOHOL AGE VIOLATIONS — FINES.
Section 18-1502B - POSSESSION OF INHALANTS BY MINORS.
Section 18-1505 - ABUSE, EXPLOITATION OR NEGLECT OF A VULNERABLE ADULT.
Section 18-1505A - ABANDONING A VULNERABLE ADULT.
Section 18-1505B - SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT.
Section 18-1506 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS.
Section 18-1506A - RITUALIZED ABUSE OF A CHILD — EXCLUSIONS — PENALTIES — DEFINITION.
Section 18-1506B - FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A CHILD — EXCLUSIONS — PENALTIES — DEFINITION.
Section 18-1507 - DEFINITIONS — SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD — PENALTIES.
Section 18-1507A - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Section 18-1508 - LEWD CONDUCT WITH MINOR CHILD UNDER SIXTEEN.
Section 18-1508A - SEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR CHILD SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE — PENALTY.
Section 18-1509 - ENTICING OF CHILDREN.
Section 18-1510 - PROVIDING SHELTER TO RUNAWAY CHILDREN.
Section 18-1512 - MEDICAL BILLS PAYMENT FOR CHILD TO BE ADOPTED OR MOTHER AN EXCEPTION.
Section 18-1512A - ADVERTISING FOR ADOPTION — PROHIBITED ACTS.
Section 18-1513 - OBSCENE MATERIALS — DISSEMINATION TO MINORS — POLICY.
Section 18-1514 - OBSCENE MATERIALS — DEFINITIONS.
Section 18-1515 - DISSEMINATING MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS — DEFINED — PENALTY.
Section 18-1516 - MISREPRESENTATIONS — PARENTHOOD OR AGE — MISDEMEANOR.
Section 18-1517 - DISSEMINATING MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS — DEFENSES.
Section 18-1517A - HIRING, EMPLOYING, ETC., MINOR TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTS — PENALTY.
Section 18-1518 - TIE-IN SALES OF PROHIBITED MATERIALS — MISDEMEANOR.
Section 18-1519 - EACH PROHIBITED ITEM DISSEMINATED CONSTITUTES SEPARATE OFFENSE.
Section 18-1520 - DISTRICT COURTS — INJUNCTIONS — TRIAL — ORDERS OF INJUNCTION.
Section 18-1522 - UNAUTHORIZED SCHOOL BUS ENTRY — NOTICE.
Section 18-1523 - MINORS — TATTOOING, BRANDING, TANNING DEVICES AND BODY PIERCING.