Self-Defense Laws in Idaho

Idaho is a stand-your-ground state by statute: a person "need not retreat from any place that person has a right to be" and may use force that would appear necessary to a reasonable person in a similar situation, judged without hindsight. The statute also says no one may be placed in legal jeopardy for lawfully defending themselves or others, and places the burden on the prosecution in criminal cases.

A person who uses force in a habitation (including its curtilage), place of business or employment, or occupied vehicle is presumed to have acted reasonably and to have had a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious bodily injury when the intruder's entry is unlawful and made or attempted by force, in a violent and tumultuous manner, surreptitiously or by stealth, or to commit a felony. Homicide is justifiable in defense of habitation, place of business or employment, occupied vehicle, property or person, and a person who unlawfully and forcibly or by stealth enters these places is presumed to intend a felony. A person whose use of force is justified is immune from civil liability for that force (unless they knew or should have known the person was an on-duty law enforcement officer), and the court must award the defendant reasonable attorney's fees and costs.