Amends existing law to provide for certain types of electronic threats against state officials.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT -- Amends existing law to provide for certain types of electronic threats against state officials.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Thislegislationupdatesacriminalstatutetoreflecttoday'selectroniccommunicationtechnology. Thisproposal amends Idaho Code to provide that threats against state officials of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch or elected officials of a county or city, includes threats transmitted electronically. The legislation defines the term "transmit electronically" to include any device that provides transmission of messages, signals, facsimiles, video or photographic images, voice recordings or other communication between persons.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (59)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (4)
LATEST ACTION
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2020
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 5, 2020