# Idaho Code § 18-1001: 18-1001 COMMON BARRATRY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C10_S18-1001

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-1001
- **Heading:** 18-1001 COMMON BARRATRY
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 10 / Section 18-1001

## Text

18-1001. Common barratry. Common barratry is the practice of exciting groundless judicial proceedings, and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months and by fine not exceeding $500.

History:

[18-1001, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 867.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-1001 18-1001 COMMON BARRATRY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C10_S18-1001.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-1002 18-1002 PROOF OF COMMON BARRATRY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C10_S18-1002.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-1003 18-1003 PURCHASE OF EVIDENCE OF DEBT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C10_S18-1003.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-1004 18-1004 ATTORNEY DEFENDING WHEN PARTNER PROSECUTES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C10_S18-1004.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-1005 18-1005 EXCEPTION TO PRECEDING SECTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C10_S18-1005.md)

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