Idaho Code § 19-621
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19-621 AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ROAD BLOCKS.
Official statutory text
19-621. Authority to establish road blocks. The duly elected or appointed sheriffs, state policemen or policemen of cities of the first or second class of the state of Idaho are hereby authorized to establish, in their respective or adjacent jurisdictions, temporary road blocks upon the highways of this state or city streets for the purpose of apprehending persons reasonably believed by such officers to be wanted for violation of the laws of this state, of any other state, or of the United States, and using such highways or streets.
History:
[19-621, added 1957, ch. 31, sec. 2, p. 49.]
History:
[19-621, added 1957, ch. 31, sec. 2, p. 49.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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