(1) Any contractor or agent thereof violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) to be imposed by the court in favor of the state and deposited in the state general account.
(2)  If a violation of the provisions of this chapter results in physical or electrical contact with any high voltage overhead line, the contractor committing the violation shall be liable to the public utility owning or operating the high voltage overhead line for all damages to the facilities and all costs and expenses, including damages to third persons, incurred by the public utility as a result of the contact.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 55-2404

  • Contractor: means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other business entity doing business in the state of Idaho which contracts, subcontracts or otherwise agrees or undertakes to perform any function or activity upon any land, building, highway, waterway or other premises. See Idaho Code 55-2401
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • High voltage: means voltage in excess of six hundred (600) volts measured between conductors or between a conductor and the ground. See Idaho Code 55-2401
  • Overhead line: means all electrical conductors installed above ground. See Idaho Code 55-2401
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public utility: means any publicly, cooperatively or privately owned utility which owns or operates a high voltage overhead line. See Idaho Code 55-2401
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  County prosecuting attorneys and the attorney general are authorized to prosecute violations of the provisions of this chapter.