Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 45-109 (2026)

Lien transfers no title. 

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Lien transfers no title. 

Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, a lien, or a contract for a lien, transfers no title to the property subject to the lien.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1966–2020 · leading case: Chavez v. Barrus, 192 P.3d 1036 (Idaho 2008).
Chavez v. Barrus, 192 P.3d 1036 (Idaho 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 55-101, real property consists of: lands, possessory rights tp land, ditch and water rights, mining claims, and that which is affixed or appurtenant to land. Every other kind of property is personal property.”
Ogilvie v. Idaho Bank & Trust Co., 582 P.2d 215 (Idaho 1978). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 45-109. The common law unity of title was not, therefore, destroyed by Richard Ogilvie's pledge of the stock certificates.”
Gem-Valley Ranches, Inc. v. Small, 411 P.2d 943 (Idaho 1966). · cites it 4× “” I.C. § 45-109. *366 “All contracts for the forfeiture of property subject to a lien, in satisfaction of the obligation secured thereby, and all contracts in restraint of the right of redemption from a lien, are void.”
Bennett v. Bank of E. Oregon (Idaho 2020). · cites it 2× “”) (emphasis added), with I.C. § 45-109 (“Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, a lien, or a contract for a lien, transfers no title to the property subject to the lien.”
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