Idaho
| CITATION | Idaho Code § 18-6702 |
| SUMMARY | Although legislation criminalizes the interception and disclosure of wire or oral communications, it specifically allows interception when one of the parties has given prior consent. Idaho Code § 18-6702. The Supreme Court of Idaho has held that eavesdroppers violated the Communications Security Act by willfully intercepting and recording telephone users’ cordless telephone conversation using radio scanners and tape recorders, and disclosing the conversations to others. Hoskins v. Howard, 971 P.2d 1135 (Idaho 1998). |
| CONSENT REQUIRED | 1 party to communication. |
| PENALTIES | Punishment for the felony of an illegal interception or disclosure can include up to five years in prison and as much as five thousand dollars ($5,000) in fines. Anyone whose communications are unlawfully intercepted can sue for recovery of actual damages, at one hundred dollars ($100) a day per day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000) — whichever is more. Punitive damages, litigation costs and attorney fees also can be recovered. Idaho Code § 18-6709. |
