# Idaho Code § 18-9003: 18-9003 ILLEGAL ENTRY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9003

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-9003
- **Heading:** 18-9003 ILLEGAL ENTRY
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 90 / Section 18-9003

## Text

18-9003. illegal entry. (1) A person who is an alien and is eighteen (18) years of age or older commits an offense if the person knowingly enters or attempts to enter this state or is at any time present in this state after having entered the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1) or 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(2).

(2) A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor upon a first conviction. A second or subsequent conviction shall be a felony.

(3) Law enforcement officers may enforce the provisions of this section only when a person is detained or investigated for suspected commission of an independent crime under title 18, Idaho Code, excluding this chapter, or under chapter 27, title 37, Idaho Code.

(4) It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(a) The federal government has affirmatively granted the defendant permission to remain in the United States under a provision of the immigration and nationality act or other federal statute; or

(b) The defendant was not investigated for, charged with, or convicted of committing the independent crime for which the defendant was detained or investigated pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a defendant shall not be eligible for deferred adjudication or a withheld judgment if the defendant is charged with or convicted of an offense pursuant to this section.

History:

[18-9003, added 2025, ch. 183, sec. 1, p. 857; am. 2026, ch. 165, sec. 2, p. 724.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-9001 18-9001 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9001.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9002 18-9002 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9002.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9003 18-9003 ILLEGAL ENTRY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9003.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9004 18-9004 ILLEGAL REENTRY BY CERTAIN ALIENS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9004.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9005 18-9005 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9005.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9006 18-9006 TRAFFICKING A DANGEROUS ILLEGAL ALIEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9006.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9007 18-9007 SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9007.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9008 18-9008 DETERMINATION OF ALIENAGE UPON CONFINEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9008.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9009 18-9009 CONDITIONS OF RELEASE OF ILLEGAL ALIEN FROM CONFINEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9009.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9010 18-9010 AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9010.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9011 18-9011 IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9011.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9012 18-9012 ABATEMENT OF PROSECUTION ON BASIS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS DETERMINATION PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9012.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-9013 18-9013 INTERPRETATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C90_S18-9013.md)

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