EVERY DEADLINE
95 periods Idaho law measures, gathered out of the file and put in order, shortest first. Each one says what starts it, whose period it is, and what the law attaches to it. The shortest here is 24 hours. The longest is 20 years.
Every period on this page is stated by a section of the file and carries that section's own authority. None of it is a calculation: a period that turns on facts, on service, or on a court's discretion is described the way the section describes it and no further.
95 deadlines
Traffic stops2
10 calendar days
Asking for a hearing on a police tow
- From
- The initial notice of the tow
- Whose
- The vehicle's owner
A written request to the department brings a tow procedure hearing within forty-eight hours, excluding weekends and holidays; it does not apply to a car removed from posted private property.
20 days
The hearing on a license suspension, once asked for
- From
- The department receiving the request for a hearing
- Whose
- The transportation department
On request, the department affords a hearing before a hearing officer, which may be held by telephone, unless the period is extended for good cause.
Being stopped5
24 hours
Bringing a mental health hold before a court
- From
- The person being taken into custody or detained
- Whose
- The officer or the hospital
The evidence for the hold goes to a court, and a person held this way is never put in a jail or other unit for criminal detention.
5 days
The hearing on detention pending commitment
- From
- The prosecutor's petition, weekends and holidays included
- Whose
- The court
If the examiner finds the grounds, the prosecutor files within twenty-four hours, and the hearing on detention pending commitment is held within five days; if no petition is filed in time, the hold ends.
14 days
Executing and returning a search warrant
- From
- The date of the warrant
- Whose
- The officer
A warrant must be executed and returned within fourteen days after its date, and is void after that unless executed.
20 days
Answering a forfeiture to claim seized property
- From
- The notice of the forfeiture proceeding
- Whose
- The owner
An owner may file a verified answer and claim to the property, and cash alone, without other indicia of crime, is insufficient cause for seizure.
30 days
Starting forfeiture proceedings after a seizure
- From
- The seizure
- Whose
- The state
Proceedings to forfeit property seized under the drug forfeiture section begin within thirty days.
Impaired driving3
7 calendar days
Asking for a hearing after refusing a boating test
- From
- Receipt of the complaint and summons
- Whose
- The operator
A written request brings a hearing, limited to why the test was refused, held within thirty days of the arrest; without one the court sustains the $200 civil penalty.
7 days
Asking for a hearing after refusing a DUI test
- From
- The refusal
- Whose
- The driver
The hearing is limited to showing cause why the test was refused, with the burden on the driver; refusing brings a $250 civil penalty and a suspension.
15 days
Registering a newly bought boat
- From
- The purchase
- Whose
- The owner
A vessel requiring numbering is registered with an assessor or authorized vendor, with the number and validation sticker on each side of the bow and the certificate on board.
Court and money42
24 hours
A public agency telling the Attorney General about a data breach
- From
- The agency discovering the breach
- Whose
- The public agency
A city, county or state agency that learns of a breach of the security of its system notifies the office of the Idaho Attorney General.
At least 24 hours before
Notice of a special public meeting
- From
- The meeting, counted back
- Whose
- The governing body
A special meeting takes at least twenty-four hours' notice unless there is an emergency.
24 hours
Reporting suspected child abuse or neglect
- From
- Having reason to believe a child was abused, abandoned or neglected
- Whose
- Any person, teachers and doctors included
The report goes to law enforcement or the health and welfare department, and failing to report as the section requires is a misdemeanor.
At least 48 hours before
The agenda for a regular public meeting
- From
- The meeting, counted back
- Whose
- The governing body
A regular meeting's agenda is posted at least forty-eight hours before it.
48 hours
The last paycheck after a written request for early payment
- From
- The employer receiving the employee's written request, weekends and holidays left out
- Whose
- The employer
On the employee's written request for earlier payment, the final wages are due within forty-eight hours, weekends and holidays excluded.
3 working days
Answering a resident's public records request
- From
- The agency receiving the request
- Whose
- The public agency
The agency grants or denies a resident's request, or says in writing that it needs longer to locate the records.
At least 3 days before
Notice to a secured lender before repairs
- From
- Starting the repairs, counted back
- Whose
- The repairer
To put the repair lien ahead of a lender, the repairer gives notice by registered mail to any secured lender of record, and the work may go ahead if the lender does not object in writing within those days.
At least 5 calendar days before
Notice of a regular public meeting
- From
- The meeting, counted back
- Whose
- The governing body
A regular meeting takes at least five calendar days' meeting notice, posted at the agency's principal office and online where it has a website or social media.
5 school days
The longest a principal may suspend a student
- From
- The start of the suspension
- Whose
- The principal
A principal's temporary suspension may not exceed five school days; the superintendent may extend it ten more, and the board five more on a finding about others' safety.
Two dates and a comparison, so this one is not worked out for you.The whole of it: Suspended Or Expelled →7 days
Accepting suitable work while on unemployment
- From
- The offer of suitable work
- Whose
- The claimant
Failing without good cause to apply for suitable work, or to accept it within seven days of an offer, costs benefits.
10 working days
Providing public records after saying more time is needed
- From
- The agency receiving the request
- Whose
- The public agency
Where the agency has said in writing it needs longer to locate the records, it provides them no later than ten working days after the request.
10 days before
Public notice of a repair lien auction
- From
- The auction, counted back
- Whose
- The repairer
Notice of the sale is published in a county newspaper, or posted in three public places where there is none, for ten days before the sale.
10 days
The last paycheck after a job ends
- From
- The layoff or termination, weekends and holidays left out, or the next regular payday if sooner
- Whose
- The employer
All wages then due are paid by the earlier of the next regular payday or ten days, weekends and holidays excluded.
At least 10 days
The time to pay in a storage sale notice
- From
- The operator sending the notice
- Whose
- The renter
The notice demands payment within a stated time of not less than ten days, and says the goods will be sold at a stated time and place if the claim is not paid.
11 days before
The county clerk's office closing voter registration
- From
- Election day, counted back
- Whose
- The county clerk
The office stops registering at 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day before an election, and a complete application received after is held and takes effect the day after; registration is still open at the polls on election day.
14 days
Appealing an unemployment determination
- From
- Notice of the determination
- Whose
- The claimant or the employer
A determination becomes final unless a written, signed appeal is filed with the department; if the determination was not delivered in time through no fault of the party, the period runs from actual notice.
14 days
Taking an appeals examiner's decision to the Industrial Commission
- From
- Service of the appeals examiner's decision
- Whose
- The claimant or the employer
The appeals examiner's decision, with its findings of fact and conclusions of law, can be taken to the commission, and the commission's decision to the Supreme Court.
15 days
How long late final wages keep running
- From
- The time the final wages were due
- Whose
- The employer
If the employer misses the time, wages continue at the same rate until paid or for fifteen days, whichever is less, up to $750, or $500 if paid before a wage lien is filed.
21 days
Answering a nonresident's public records request
- From
- The agency receiving the request
- Whose
- The public agency
The agency grants or denies a nonresident's request within twenty-one days.
30 days
Appealing a small claims judgment
- From
- The entry of the judgment
- Whose
- The party who lost
The appeal goes to a lawyer magistrate other than the one who decided it, for a $20 fee, and a party who loses the appeal too pays the winner's attorney's fee.
30 days
Collecting a small estate by affidavit
- From
- The death
- Whose
- The successor
Once thirty days have passed, anyone holding the person's money or property pays or delivers it to a successor who presents the affidavit, where the estate is worth no more than $100,000 and no administration is pending.
At least 30 days before
Notice to a parent who has not agreed to a child's name change
- From
- The hearing, counted back
- Whose
- The parent petitioning
Where a parent petitions for a minor and the other living parent does not join, the other parent is served with notice of the time and place of the hearing.
30 days
Presenting a car's title for transfer
- From
- The vehicle being transferred, or first entering Idaho if bought elsewhere
- Whose
- The new owner
The new owner pays a $20 penalty if the title is presented for transfer later than that.
2 months
Charges unpaid before a repair shop may auction the property
- From
- The work being done
- Whose
- The repairer
If the charges are not paid, the property may be sold at public auction after ten days' public notice, the proceeds pay the lien and costs, and the rest goes to the owner.
60 days
Charges unpaid before a storage or care lien sale
- From
- The service being rendered
- Whose
- The lienholder
A person who stores, protects or carries property may auction it after giving ten days' notice, with notice also sent to the owner and any secured lender.
60 days
Default before a storage operator may sell
- From
- The renter first being in default
- Whose
- The storage operator
A sale of stored property to satisfy the operator's lien may be held only after the renter has been in default continuously for sixty days.
60 days
Suing over a firing for jury service
- From
- The firing
- Whose
- The employee
An employee fired for jury service may sue for treble the wages lost and reinstatement, with a reasonable attorney's fee if the employee wins.
60 days
Telling the employer about an injury at work
- From
- The accident
- Whose
- The worker, or someone for them
No workers' compensation proceeding may go forward unless the employer is given notice as soon as practicable and not later than sixty days after the accident.
60 days
The shortest extended payment plan on a payday loan
- From
- The plan being signed
- Whose
- The payday lender
A plan the borrower asks for, once in any twelve months, runs at least sixty days in at least four equal payments, with no added interest or fees.
180 days
Suing over retaliation for a public employee's report
- From
- The retaliation
- Whose
- The public employee
An employee may sue for an injunction, actual damages or both, and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that the adverse action was because of the protected report.
1 year
Asking the Industrial Commission for a hearing when nothing was paid
- From
- The claim being made
- Whose
- The worker
Where a claim was made and nothing paid, the worker asks the Industrial Commission for a hearing within one year of the claim.
1 year
Filing a discrimination complaint with the Human Rights Commission
- From
- The discrimination
- Whose
- The person discriminated against
A complaint under oath goes to the Idaho Human Rights Commission, which first tries informal resolution and then investigates.
1 year
Making a workers' compensation claim
- From
- The accident, or the death
- Whose
- The worker, or someone for them
A claim is made within one year, unless compensation has been paid voluntarily or a hearing requested.
1 year
Petitioning to expunge a juvenile misdemeanor record
- From
- The end of the juvenile court's jurisdiction, or age eighteen if later
- Whose
- The person with the record
A person adjudicated only for misdemeanor or status offenses, or whose case went to diversion, may petition for expungement, and the court sets a hearing and notifies the prosecutor.
2 years
Filing a wage claim
- From
- The wages coming due
- Whose
- The employee
A wage claim is filed with the Department of Labor or in court within two years, or within twelve months for a claim of more pay for a period already paid.
2 years
Reporting a new car's defect under the lemon law
- From
- Delivery of the new car, or sooner at the end of the warranty or at 24,000 miles
- Whose
- The buyer
A defect reported to the manufacturer or its dealer in that window must be repaired even after it ends, and repeated failed repairs within it bring a refund or a replacement.
2 years
Suing over a death or a personal injury
- From
- The death or the injury
- Whose
- The heirs, the personal representative, or the injured person
An action for a death caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, or for an injury to the person, is brought within two years.
2 years
Suing under the consumer protection act
- From
- The claim arising
- Whose
- The consumer
No private action under the act may be brought more than two years after the cause of action accrues.
3 years
Petitioning to expunge a juvenile felony record
- From
- The end of the juvenile court's jurisdiction or release from the correctional center, or age eighteen if later
- Whose
- The person with the record
A person adjudicated for a felony or committed to juvenile corrections may petition after that time, apart from the serious offenses the section lists, which cannot be expunged.
4 years
Suing on an oral contract
- From
- The claim arising
- Whose
- The creditor
An action on a contract or obligation not founded on a writing is brought within four years.
5 years
Asking for more compensation after payments stopped
- From
- The accident
- Whose
- The worker
Where payments stopped, the worker has five years from the accident to ask the commission for more.
5 years
Suing on a written contract or debt
- From
- The claim arising, or the last payment of principal or interest
- Whose
- The creditor
An action on a contract founded on a writing is brought within five years, and any payment of principal or interest counts as a new written promise to pay the rest.
Your home38
At least 24 hours before
Notice to parents of the shelter care hearing
- From
- The shelter care hearing, counted back
- Whose
- The state
Each parent or custodian from whom the child was removed gets notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing and of the right to counsel.
48 hours
Holding a child removed without a court order
- From
- The child being taken into shelter care, weekends and holidays left out
- Whose
- The state
A child taken without an order may be held at most forty-eight hours, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, unless a shelter care hearing is held and the court orders an adjudicatory hearing.
72 hours
Installing smoke detectors after the tenant's certified notice
- From
- The landlord receiving the tenant's certified written notice
- Whose
- The landlord
Where smoke detectors are missing and not installed within seventy-two hours of the notice, the tenant may install them and deduct the cost from next month's rent.
72 hours
Removing belongings after an eviction judgment
- From
- The judgment for the landlord
- Whose
- The tenant
A residential tenant has seventy-two hours after the judgment to remove belongings before the writ is carried out.
3 business days
Rescinding a home purchase over the seller's form
- From
- The buyer or the buyer's agent receiving the disclosure form
- Whose
- The buyer
A buyer who receives the form after signing may rescind by a written, signed and dated notice naming a specific disclosure objected to, and the deposits come back.
3 days
The tenant's written notice before suing the landlord
- From
- The landlord receiving the tenant's written notice listing each failure
- Whose
- The landlord, to cure
A tenant may sue over repairs, the deposit or another of the landlord's duties only after giving three days' written notice listing the failure and demanding it be cured, delivered personally, at the landlord's business or by certified mail.
3 days
The three day notice to pay rent or give up possession
- From
- Service of the written notice demanding the rent or possession
- Whose
- The tenant
A tenant who stays after defaulting on rent is in unlawful detainer once the written notice, stating the amount due, has been served and the three days have run.
5 days
Holding an impounded dog before it may be put down
- From
- The dog being impounded, weekends and holidays left out
- Whose
- The sheriff or shelter
No impounded dog may be killed before five days, excluding weekends and holidays, have passed and a reasonable effort to find the owner has failed.
At least 5 days before
Serving the eviction summons and trial notice
- From
- The trial date, counted back
- Whose
- The landlord
The summons, the complaint and the notice of the trial are served on the tenant at least five days before the trial.
5 business days
Serving the owner with a copy of the lien
- From
- The lien claim being filed
- Whose
- The lien claimant
A copy of the claim is served on the owner personally or by certified mail.
10 days
Delivering the seller's property condition form
- From
- The seller accepting the buyer's offer
- Whose
- The seller
A signed and dated copy of the completed disclosure form goes to each prospective buyer or the buyer's agent.
10 working days
The board of equalization's wait after mailing notice of a higher value
- From
- The board mailing notice of its intention to raise the value
- Whose
- The county board of equalization
Where notice goes by mail, the board takes no final action raising the value until ten working days after mailing, unless the owner appears sooner.
12 days
The trial in a tenant's suit only for an order to perform
- From
- The tenant filing the suit
- Whose
- The court
In a suit only for specific performance of the landlord's duties, the court schedules a trial within twelve days of filing.
12 days
The trial in an eviction for unpaid rent
- From
- The landlord filing the action for possession
- Whose
- The court
In an action for possession for unpaid rent, the court schedules a trial within twelve days of filing.
14 days
How long an ex parte protection order lasts
- From
- The ex parte order being issued
- Whose
- The court
An ex parte temporary protection order is effective for a fixed period of no more than fourteen days, and may be reissued.
14 days
The full hearing on a protection order
- From
- The temporary order being issued
- Whose
- The court
A full hearing is set for not later than fourteen days from the temporary order, and the respondent is served with the order, the petition and the hearing date.
21 days
The deposit refund, where the lease sets no time
- From
- The lease ending and the tenant surrendering the premises
- Whose
- The landlord
The landlord refunds the deposit, and a partial refund comes with a signed statement itemizing what was kept, why, and what was spent. Nothing may be kept for normal wear and tear.
30 days before
Notice of a tax or utility pass-through on lot rent
- From
- The increase or decrease, counted back
- Whose
- The park landlord
An escalation clause for a share of taxes, utility assessments or services takes effect only after thirty days' written notice to the resident.
1 month before
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy
- From
- The date the tenancy is to end, counted back
- Whose
- Whichever side is ending it
A tenancy at will is ended by the landlord's written notice to remove, or the tenant's written notice of a vacating date, not less than one month away.
30 days
Telling the agency about a transfer of a dangerous or at-risk dog
- From
- The dog being transferred to a new owner
- Whose
- The owner
An owner transferring such a dog tells the local agency and gives the new owner a copy of the court's order.
30 days
The outer limit for the deposit refund, whatever the lease says
- From
- The lease ending and the tenant surrendering the premises
- Whose
- The landlord
However the lease sets the time, the deposit is refunded within thirty days in any event, with an itemized signed statement for anything kept.
At least 30 days before
The tries at the door and the last newspaper notice before a trustee's sale
- From
- The trustee's sale date, counted back
- Whose
- The trustee
Good faith attempts to serve an adult occupant, on different days over at least seven days, are each made at least thirty days before the sale, and the last of four weekly newspaper notices runs at least thirty days before it.
60 days
Back rent before the park notifies a lienholder
- From
- The resident falling behind on lot rent
- Whose
- The park landlord
When a resident is sixty days in arrears, the landlord notifies in writing any lienholder and legal owner who gave notice of their interest, and may recover at most sixty days' rent due before that notice.
60 days
Presenting a claim after a mailed notice to a creditor
- From
- The mailing or delivery of the written notice, or four months after publication if later
- Whose
- A creditor who got written notice
A creditor sent written notice has until the later of four months after the published notice or sixty days after the letter, or the claim is barred.
60 days
Rescinding an acknowledgment of paternity
- From
- The acknowledgment being filed, or a proceeding about the child if that comes sooner
- Whose
- Anyone who signed it
A signer may file a notarized rescission within the earlier of sixty days after filing or the date of a court or administrative proceeding about the child in which they are a party.
At least 2 months before
The notice of pending issue of tax deed
- From
- The date set for the tax deed to issue, counted back
- Whose
- The county tax collector
The notice goes by certified mail to the record owners and parties in interest no more than five months and no less than two months before the deed is set to issue.
90 days
Filing a lien for work on a house
- From
- Completing the work or furnishing the materials
- Whose
- The contractor or supplier
The claim is filed with the county recorder, verified by oath, stating the amount, the owner, who hired the claimant and the property.
90 days
Notice before belongings left in a foreclosed home are disposed of
- From
- The buyer's written notice to the last known occupant
- Whose
- The buyer at the sale
Personal property left in a home the buyer reasonably finds unoccupied may be stored, and the owner's rights in it end only if it is not claimed within ninety days of the written notice.
90 days before
Notice of a lot rent increase in a manufactured home park
- From
- The rent increase, counted back
- Whose
- The park landlord
After the lease term, lot rent may be raised only on ninety days' written notice to residents, by first class mail, certified mail or personal delivery, and uniformly across the community or rent tier.
115 days
Curing the default on a trust deed
- From
- The recording of the notice of default
- Whose
- The homeowner, or a junior lienholder
Paying the amount then due, other than principal not due without the default, with costs and fees, cures the default; the proceedings are dismissed and the trust deed goes on as if no acceleration had happened.
At least 120 days before
Mailing notice of a trustee's sale
- From
- The trustee's sale date, counted back
- Whose
- The trustee
After the notice of default is recorded, notice of the sale goes by registered or certified mail to the grantor and others with a recorded interest at least 120 days before the sale.
4 months
Presenting a claim after a published notice to creditors
- From
- The first publication of the notice to creditors
- Whose
- A creditor of the estate
Claims not presented within the time the notice states are forever barred.
6 months
Suing to enforce a lien on a house
- From
- The lien claim being filed
- Whose
- The lien claimant
A lien binds the property no longer than six months after filing unless a suit to enforce it is started within that time, or a payment or extension of credit is endorsed on the record.
1 year
How long a protection order may last after the full hearing
- From
- The order after the full hearing
- Whose
- The court
On a showing of immediate and present danger of domestic violence, the court may order relief for a period not exceeding one year.
14 months
Redeeming after the tax deed issues
- From
- The issuance of the tax deed to the county
- Whose
- The record owner or a party in interest
Unless the county has contracted to sell or transferred the property sooner, the owner may redeem by paying the delinquency, late charges, interest and costs, and the right ends fourteen months after the deed.
3 years
Redeeming delinquent property taxes before a tax deed
- From
- The date of delinquency
- Whose
- The owner
If real property with a delinquency is not redeemed within three years, the county tax collector makes a tax deed for it in favor of the county, after notice and an affidavit of compliance.
3 years
The outside limit for claims against an estate
- From
- The death
- Whose
- A creditor of the estate
A claim that arose before the death is barred against the estate, the personal representative and the heirs unless presented within three years, or sooner where a notice period ends first. State tax claims are the exception.
20 years
Occupying land long enough to claim it
- From
- The start of continuous occupation and claim
- Whose
- The person claiming the land
Adverse possession is never established without twenty years of continuous occupation and claim and payment of all the taxes on the land, and not at all where a recorded instrument says the use was by permission.
Carrying a firearm1
90 days
The sheriff issuing a concealed weapons license
- From
- The application
- Whose
- The sheriff
The sheriff issues a license to an applicant who is not disqualified, valid for five years, for a fee of $20.
Charges and penalties4
6 months
Bringing a misdemeanor to trial
- From
- The not guilty plea
- Whose
- The prosecutor
A defendant who did not ask for a postponement must be brought to trial, or the case is dismissed absent good cause; for a felony the six months run from the information being filed.
6 months
Filing the charge after a person is held to answer
- From
- The arrest
- Whose
- The prosecutor
Where a person has been held to answer and no indictment or information is filed within six months of the arrest, the court must dismiss unless good cause is shown.
1 year
Charging most misdemeanors
- From
- The offense
- Whose
- The prosecutor
A prosecution for most misdemeanors must be commenced by filing the complaint or finding an indictment within one year after the offense.
5 years
Charging most felonies
- From
- The offense
- Whose
- The prosecutor
A prosecution for most felonies must be commenced within five years; murder, voluntary manslaughter and the other listed crimes have no limit.
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