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Idaho Code § 18-907

Aggravated battery defined

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case State v. Clark (1989)

Most recently applied in United States v. Scott (March 2021)

I.C., § 18-907, as added by 1979, ch. 227, § 2, p. 624; am. 2002, ch. 330, § 4, p. 935; am. 2002, ch. 337, § 2, p. 953.

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(1) A person commits aggravated battery who, in committing battery: Causes great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement; or

(2) Uses a deadly weapon or instrument; or

(3) Uses any vitriol, corrosive acid, or a caustic chemical of any nature; or

(4) Uses any poison or other noxious or destructive substance or liquid; or

(5) Upon the person of a pregnant female, causes great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement to an embryo or fetus.

(6) For purposes of this section the terms “embryo” or “fetus” shall mean any human in utero.

(7) There shall be no prosecution under subsection (1)(e) of this section: Of any person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant female, or person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law.

(8) Of any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant female or her embryo or fetus; or

(9) Of any female with respect to her embryo or fetus.

(10) Nothing in this chapter is intended to amend or nullify the provisions of chapter 6, title 18, Idaho Code.

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.