# Idaho Code § 19-204: 19-204 PREVENTION OF OFFENSES BY OFFICERS OF JUSTICE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-204

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 19-204
- **Heading:** 19-204 PREVENTION OF OFFENSES BY OFFICERS OF JUSTICE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 19-204

## Text

19-204. Prevention of offenses by officers of justice. Public offenses may be prevented by the intervention of the officers of justice:

1. By requiring security to keep the peace.

2. By forming a police in cities and towns, and by requiring their attendance in exposed places.

3. By suppressing riots.

History:

[(19-204) Cr. Prac. 1864, sec. 17, p. 215; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 7375; C.S., sec. 8628; I.C.A., sec. 19-204.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 19-201 19-201 LAWFUL RESISTANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-201A 19-201A LEGISLATIVE INTENT — CASTLE DOCTRINE AND STAND YOUR GROUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-201A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-202 19-202 RESISTANCE BY THREATENED PARTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-202A 19-202A DEFENSE OF SELF, OTHERS AND CERTAIN PLACES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-202A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-203 19-203 RESISTANCE BY OTHER PARTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-204 19-204 PREVENTION OF OFFENSES BY OFFICERS OF JUSTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-205 19-205 PREVENTION BY PERSONS ASSISTING OFFICERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-206 19-206 SECURITY TO KEEP PEACE — INFORMATION OF THREATENED OFFENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-206.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-207 19-207 EXAMINATION OF COMPLAINANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-207.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-208 19-208 WARRANT OF ARREST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-208.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-209 19-209 HEARING OF CONTROVERTED CHARGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-209.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-210 19-210 DISCHARGE OF ACCUSED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-211 19-211 SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-211.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-212 19-212 EFFECT OF GIVING OR REFUSING SECURITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C2_S19-212.md)

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