Whenever a person is halted by a peace officer for a misdemeanor traffic violation and is not taken before a magistrate as required or permitted by this title, the officer shall issue a citation as provided by section 19-3901, Idaho Code, and by rule of the supreme court.
Idaho Code § 49-1409
Issuance of traffic citation
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Hallstrom
Most recently applied in State v. Jones (October 2011)
I.C., § 49-1113, as added by 1983, ch. 25, § 12, p. 66; am. and redesig. 1988, ch. 265, § 345, p. 549.
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