ID · jury_instructions
ICJI 1033
Eluding a Peace Officer
ICJI 1033 ELUDING A PEACE OFFICER
In order for the defendant to be guilty of Eluding a Peace Officer, the state must prove each of the following:
1. On or about [date]
2. in the state of Idaho,
3. while driving a motor vehicle,
4. the defendant [name] wilfully fled or attempted to elude
5. a pursuing police vehicle
6. when a peace officer had given the defendant a visual or audible signal to bring the defendant's vehicle to a stop, and
If any of the above has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, you must find the defendant not guilty. If each of the above has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, then you must find the defendant guilty.
The signal to stop must be given by emergency lights or siren which a reasonable person knew or should have known was intended to bring the pursued vehicle to a stop.
Comment
I.C. � 49-1404(1). The statute expressly provides that the emergency lights or siren need not conform to the standards for decibel ratings or light visibility specified in section 49-623(3).
The signal to stop must be given by emergency lights or siren. State v. Bedard, 120 Idaho 869, 820 P.2d 1226 (1991).
Provenance
- Source
- isc.idaho.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-21
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
d5f471644f1fea3df89bb793d51cdc586b2f7481eb782129f5c829ad6b8cc1ce
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