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Idaho Misdemeanor Criminal Rule 14. Disposition of Citations by Written Plea of Guilty - Limitations - Deferred Payment Agreements.

(a) Written Plea of Guilty. Subject to the limitations of subsections (b) and (c) of this rule, any person charged with a misdemeanor by a uniform citation or complaint may sign a written plea of guilty on the citation and pay the fine and court costs. The amount of the fine and court costs to be assessed for an offense under a written plea of guilty shall be the bail bond amount provided in Rule 13. Upon the entry of a written plea of guilty under this rule, the clerk shall enter a judgment of conviction and shall collect the payment of the fine and court costs or enter into a deferred payment agreement with the defendant as provided in Rule 8. If a defendant appears before a judge or magistrate, or if a judge or magistrate reviews the file of a defendant and finds that summary disposition under this rule is not appropriate, in either event the summary disposition under this Rule 14(a) shall not apply and the Court shall make disposition of the case. 

 

(b) Limitation on offenses for written plea of guilty. A written plea of guilty can be accepted under subsection (a) of this rule only if the required bail bond under Rule 13 does not exceed: 

   

(1)  $276.00 for a motor vehicle offense. 

 

(2)  $582.00 for offenses under I.C. Sections 49-432, 49-432(2)(a), 49-432(2)(b), 63-2450 and 63-2455.

 

(3)  $4,103.50 for offenses under I.C. Sections 49-1001, 49-1002, 49-1004, and 49-1005; $421.00 for violations of I.C. Sections 49-1427, and Rules under I.C. Section 67-2901A and $276.00 for the other offenses listed under Rule 13(b)(3). 

 

(4)  $191.00 for any fish or game offense, except those where the citation indicates the offense requires suspension of a license or payment of a civil penalty. 

 

(5)  $457.50 for offenses under I.C. Section 67-2921.

 

(6)  $276.00 for any other offense.

 

(c)  Additional limitation on offenses for written plea of guilty.  With the exception of an offense under I.C. Section 49-301, a written plea of guilty shall not be accepted pursuant to this rule for an offense with the bail bond designation of “Book & Release” under Rule 13.  The amount of the fine and court costs to be assessed upon a written plea of guilty for an offense under I.C. Section 49-301 shall be $500.00. 

   

(Adopted April 18, 1983, effective July 1, 1983; amended March 20, 1985, effective July 1, 1985; amended June 15, 1987, effective November 1, 1987; amended March 30, 1988, effective July 1, 1988; amended April 12, 1988, effective July 1, 1988; amended March 27, 1989, effective July 1, 1989; amended March 23, 1990, effective March 23, 1990; amended March 20, 1991, effective July 1, 1991; amended April 15, 1991, effective July 1, 1991; amended October 11, 1991, effective January 1, 1992; amended March 26, 1992, effective July 1, 1992; amended February 10, 1993, effective July 1, 1993; amended April 21, 1993, effective July 1, 1993; amended March 30, 1994, effective July 1, 1994; amended April 19, 1995, effective July 1, 1995; amended April 3, 1996, effective July 1, 1996; February 26, 1997, effective July 1, 1997; amended April 10, 1997, effective July 1, 1997; amended July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1998; amended June 7, 1999, effective July 1, 1999; amended July 19, 2005, effective September 1, 2005; amended April 26, 2007, effective July 1, 2007; amended February 10, 2009, effective February 1, 2009; amended September 4, 2009, effective October 1, 2009, amended April 2, 2010, effective April 15, 2010; amended April 27, 2012, effective July 1, 2012; amended June 27, 2014, effective August 1, 2014; amended August 24, 2017, effective August 24, 2017; amended April 25, 2018, effective July 1, 2018; amended & effective May 13, 2020; amended January 13, 2021, effective January 13, 2021; amended and effective June 28, 2021.)

As the Third Branch of Government, we provide access to justice through the timely, fair, and impartial resolution of cases.

 

Members of the
Idaho Supreme Court

Chief Justice G Richard Bevan
Justice Robyn M. Brody
Justice Gregory W. Moeller
Justice Colleen D. Zahn
Justice Cynthia K.C. Meyer



Members of the
Idaho Court of Appeals

Chief Judge David W. Gratton
Judge Molly J Huskey
Judge Jessica M. Lorello
Judge Michael P. Tribe

 

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