# Idaho Code § 18-6703: 18-6703 MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, AND ADVERTISING OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES PROHIBITED

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## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-6703
- **Heading:** 18-6703 MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, AND ADVERTISING OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES PROHIBITED
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 67 / Section 18-6703

## Text

18-6703. Manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of wire, electronic or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter any person who willfully:

(a) Sends through the mail or sends or carries any electronic, mechanical, or other device, with the intention of rendering it primarily useful for the purpose of the illegal interception of wire, electronic or oral communications as specifically defined by this chapter; or

(b) Manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device with the intention of rendering it primarily useful for the purpose of the illegal interception of wire, electronic or oral communications as specifically defined by this chapter, shall be guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of five (5) years or by a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) It is lawful under this section for:

(a) A provider of wire or electronic communication service or an officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with, such a provider, in the normal course of business; or

(b) An officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with, bidding upon contracts with, or in the course of doing business with, the United States, a state, or a political subdivision thereof, in the normal course of the activities of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision thereof, to send through the mail, send or carry in interstate or foreign commerce, or manufacture, assemble, possess, or sell any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, electronic or oral communication.

(3) It shall not be unlawful under this section to advertise for sale a device described in subsection (1) of this section if the advertisement is mailed, sent or carried solely to a domestic provider of wire or electronic communication service or to an agency of the United States, any state, or a political subdivision thereof that is duly authorized to use such device.

History:

[18-6703, added 1980, ch. 326, sec. 2, p. 835; am. 2002, ch. 223, sec. 3, p. 637.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-6701 18-6701 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6701.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6702 18-6702 INTERCEPTION AND DISCLOSURE OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6702.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 18-6704 18-6704 CONFISCATION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6704.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6705 18-6705 PROHIBITION OF USE AS EVIDENCE OF INTERCEPTED WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6705.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6706 18-6706 AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6706.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6707 18-6707 AUTHORIZATION FOR DISCLOSURE AND USE OF INTERCEPTED WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6707.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6708 18-6708 PROCEDURE FOR INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6708.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6709 18-6709 RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6709.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6710 18-6710 USE OF TELECOMMUNICATION TO ANNOY, TERRIFY, THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, HARASS, OR OFFEND BY LEWD OR PROFANE LANGUAGE, REQUESTS, SUGGESTIONS, OR PROPOSALS — THREATS OF PHYSICAL HARM — DISTURBING THE PEACE BY REPEATED TELECOMMUNICATION — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6710.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6711 18-6711 USE OF TELEPHONE TO TERRIFY, INTIMIDATE, HARASS OR ANNOY BY FALSE STATEMENTS — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6711.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6711A 18-6711A FALSE ALARMS — COMPLAINTS — REPORTS — PENALTIES — CIVIL DAMAGES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6711A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6712 18-6712 PLACE OF OFFENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6712.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-6713 18-6713 THEFT OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C67_S18-6713.md)

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