Idaho Code § 18-3810

Slot machines — Possession unlawful — Exception

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case MDS INVESTMENTS, LLC v. State (2003)

Most recently applied in 759 F. Supp. 2d 1223 - Knox v. United States Department of the Interior (December 2010)

I.C., § 18-3810, as added by 1986, ch. 8, § 2, p. 48; am. 2006, ch. 71, § 13, p. 216.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to use, possess, operate, keep, sell, or maintain for use or operation or otherwise, anywhere within the state of Idaho, any slot machine of any sort or kind whatsoever.

(2) The provisions of section 18-3804, Idaho Code, shall not apply to antique slot machines. For the purpose of this section, an antique slot machine is a slot machine manufactured prior to 1950, the operation of which is exclusively mechanical in nature and is not aided in whole or in part by any electronic means.

(3) Antique slot machines may be sold, possessed or located for purposes of display only and not for operation.

(4) An antique slot machine may not be operated for any purpose.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.