# Idaho Code § 18-2408: 18-2408 PUNISHMENT FOR THEFT

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## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-2408
- **Heading:** 18-2408 PUNISHMENT FOR THEFT
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 24 / Section 18-2408

## Text

18-2408. Punishment for theft. (1) Grand theft committed in a manner prescribed in subsection (1)(a) of section 18-2407, Idaho Code, is a felony punishable by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisonment in the state prison for not less than one (1) year nor more than twenty (20) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) (a) Grand theft committed in a manner prescribed in subsection (1)(b)1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 8., 9. or 10. of section 18-2407, Idaho Code, or a felony committed in a manner prescribed in section 18-2415, Idaho Code, is a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than one (1) year nor more than fourteen (14) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(b) Grand theft committed in a manner prescribed in subsection (1)(b)7. of section 18-2407, Idaho Code, is a felony punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), and the minimum fine shall not be suspended or withheld, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than one (1) year nor more than fourteen (14) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the court shall assess civil damages as provided in section 25-1910, Idaho Code.

(3) Petit theft is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year or by both.

History:

[18-2408, added 1981, ch. 183, sec. 2, p. 325; am. 1983, ch. 19, sec. 2, p. 55; am. 1987, ch. 84, sec. 2, p. 159; am. 1995, ch. 216, sec. 1, p. 754; am. 2001, ch. 112, sec. 2, p. 403; am. 2002, ch. 257, sec. 2, p. 748; am. 2002, ch. 289, sec. 1, p. 837.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-2401 18-2401 CONSOLIDATION OF THEFT OFFENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2401.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2402 18-2402 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2402.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2403 18-2403 THEFT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2403.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2404 18-2404 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE — THEFT BY LESSEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2404.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2405 18-2405 PROOF OF FRAUDULENT INTENT IN PROCURING FOOD, LODGING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2405.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2406 18-2406 DEFENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2406.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2407 18-2407 GRADING OF THEFT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2407.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2408 18-2408 PUNISHMENT FOR THEFT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2408.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2409 18-2409 PLEADING AND PROOF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2409.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2410 18-2410 PROHIBITING DEFACING, ALTERING OR OBLITERATING NUMBERS — SALES PROHIBITED — PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2410.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2411 18-2411 UNLAWFUL USE OF THEFT DETECTION SHIELDING DEVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2411.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2415 18-2415 SCANNING — REENCODING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2415.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2416 18-2416 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2416.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2417 18-2417 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2417.md)

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