Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

UNLAWFUL EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS OF PEACE OFFICERS -- UNLAWFUL
IMPORTATION OF POLICE OFFICERS -- SUPPRESSION OF VIOLENCE -- EXCEPTIONS. 1.
Any person who shall in this state unlawfully exercise or attempt to exercise
the functions of, or hold himself out to any one as, a deputy sheriff,
marshal, policeman, constable or peace officer, or any person, whether acting
in his own behalf or as an officer of the law, or as the authorized or
unauthorized agent or representative of another, or of any association,
corporation or company, who shall bring or cause to be brought, or aid in
bringing into this state any armed or unarmed police force or detective agency
or force, or any armed or unarmed body of men for the suppression of domestic
violence, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than two (2) years
and not more than five (5) years: provided, that the legislature, or the
executive when the legislature can not be convened, may call upon the lawfully
constituted authorities of the United States for the protection against
invasion and domestic violence, as provided in section 4 of article 4 of the
Constitution of the United States.
2. This section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer who pursuant
to an interlocal cooperation plan upon receiving an emergency request from an
Idaho law enforcement officer enters Idaho to give assistance; nor shall this
section apply to the Idaho law enforcement officer who makes a request for
emergency assistance.

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