18-701. REFUSAL OF OFFICER TO MAKE ARREST. Every sheriff, coroner, keeper of a jail, constable, or other peace officer, who wilfully refuses to receive or arrest any person charged with criminal offense, is punishable by fine not exceeding $5,000, and imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year.
History:
[18-701, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 862.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Chapter 7 - ARRESTS AND SEIZURES OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY — SPECIAL OFFICERS
Section 18-701 - REFUSAL OF OFFICER TO MAKE ARREST.
Section 18-703 - ILLEGAL ARRESTS AND SEIZURES.
Section 18-704 - INHUMAN TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
Section 18-705 - RESISTING AND OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS.
Section 18-706 - UNNECESSARY ASSAULTS BY OFFICERS.
Section 18-708 - RECAPTURE OF GOODS FROM LEGAL CUSTODY.
Section 18-709 - MALICIOUSLY PROCURING WARRANT.
Section 18-712 - CIVIL LIABILITY FOR IMPORTING POLICE OFFICERS OR ARMED MEN.