{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-19-2903","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 19-2903","heading":"RIGHT TO BAIL — limitations.","body":"Any person charged with a crime who is not released on his own recognizance is entitled to bail, as a matter of right, before a plea or verdict of guilty, except when the offense charged is punishable by death and the proof is evident or the presumption is great. The setting of bail on a bench warrant following a failure by a defendant to appear before the court as ordered and without sufficient excuse shall be determined under the provisions of section 19-2915, Idaho Code. In the discretion of the court, bail may be allowed in the following cases:\n(1) After the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty and before sentencing;\n(2) While an appeal is pending from a judgment of conviction, an order withholding judgment or an order imposing sentence, except that a court shall not allow bail when the defendant has been sentenced to death or life imprisonment;\n(3) Upon a charge of a violation of the terms of probation; and\n(4) Upon a finding of a violation of the conditions of release pursuant to section 19-2919, Idaho Code.","path":["TITLE 19 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 29 IDAHO BAIL ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title19/t19ch29/sect19-2903/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:17:17Z","sha256":"7f2db0ba165bd2ee6266c97085afc7e28395abac93715338fb777b3a1400e4f7","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-19-2902","next":"us-id/idaho-code-19-2904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}