Idaho Code § 18-903 : — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSASSAULT AND BATTERY —903 - BATTERY DEFINED TEXT PDF A battery is any: (a) Willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another; or (b) Actual, intentional and unlawful touching or striking of another person against the will of the other; or (c) Unlawfully and intentionally causing bodily harm to an individual. Idaho Code § 18-903 [18-903, added 1979, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 624.]