18-8501 Short Title
18-8502 Definitions
18-8503 Punishment
18-8504 Recruiting Criminal Gang Members
18-8505 Supplying Firearms to a Criminal Gang
18-8506 Adoption of Local Regulations

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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 18 > Chapter 85 - Idaho Criminal Gang Enforcement Act

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Criminal gang: means an ongoing organization, association, or group of three (3) or more persons, whether formal or informal, that has a common name or common identifying sign or symbol, whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity, having as one (1) of its primary activities the commission of one (1) or more of the criminal acts enumerated in subsection (3) of this section. See Idaho Code 18-8502
  • Criminal gang member: means any person who engages in a pattern of criminal gang activity and who meets two (2) or more of the following criteria:
Idaho Code 18-8502
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Pattern of criminal gang activity: means the commission, attempted commission or solicitation of two (2) or more of the following offenses, provided that the offenses are committed on separate occasions or by two (2) or more gang members:
  • Idaho Code 18-8502
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
  • Idaho Code 73-114
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114