Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 5-514 (2026)
Acts subjecting persons to jurisdiction of courts of state.
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Acts subjecting persons to jurisdiction of courts of state.
Any person, firm, company, association or corporation, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who in person or through an agent does any of the acts hereinafter enumerated, thereby submits said person, firm, company, association or corporation, and if an individual, his personal representative, to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to any cause of action arising from the doing of any of said acts:
(a) The transaction of any business within this state which is hereby defined as the doing of any act for the purpose of realizing pecuniary benefit or accomplishing or attempting to accomplish, transact or enhance the business purpose or objective or any part thereof of such person, firm, company, association or corporation;
(b) The commission of a tortious act within this state;
(c) The ownership, use or possession of any real property situate within this state;
(d) Contracting to insure any person, property or risk located within this state at the time of contracting;
(e) The maintenance within this state of matrimonial domicile at the time of the commission of any act giving rise to a cause of action for divorce or separate maintenance;
(f) The engaging in an act of sexual intercourse within the state, giving rise to a cause of action for paternity under chapter 11, title 7, Idaho Code. The provisions of this subsection shall apply retroactively, and for the benefit of any dependent child, whether born before or after the effective date of this act, and regardless of the past or current marital status of the parents of the child.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 96
cases (24 in the last 5 years), 1966–2026 · leading case: Blimka v. My Web Wholesaler, LLC., 152 P.3d 594 (Idaho 2007).
Blimka v. My Web Wholesaler, LLC., 152 P.3d 594 (Idaho 2007). “The district court held that its exercise of personal jurisdiction over the defendants was proper under Idaho's long-arm statute, Idaho Code § 5-514 , which provides for the exercise of jurisdiction over claims arising out of a defendant's contacts with Idaho.”
S. Idaho Pipe & Steel Co. v. Cal-Cut Pipe & Supply, Inc., 567 P.2d 1246 (Idaho 1977). “Idaho Code § 5-514 , in relevant part, reads as follows: "Any person, firm, company, association or corporation, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who in person or through an agent does any of the acts hereinafter enumerated, thereby submits said person, firm,…”
Dickinson Frozen Foods, Inc. v. J.R. Simplot Co., 434 P.3d 1275 (Idaho 2019). “We recently addressed personal jurisdiction as it relates to out-of-state defendants and said that: There are two requirements for an Idaho court to properly exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant: (1) the act giving rise to the cause of action must fall within the…”
Houghland Farms, Inc. v. Johnson, 803 P.2d 978 (Idaho 1990). “The exercise of personal jurisdiction by the courts of this state over those who do any of the acts enumerated in I.C. § 5-514 extends only “as to any cause of action arising from the doing of any of said acts.”
Akichika v. Kellerher, 539 P.2d 283 (Idaho 1975). “The only issue raised by this appeal is whether an Idaho court, pursuant to I.C. § 5-514 and the requirements of due process, has personal jurisdiction of Kelleher so that the court can hear Akichika's complaint praying for award of damages from Kelleher.”
Profits Plus Capital Mgmt., LLC v. Podesta, 332 P.3d 785 (Idaho 2014). “Transacting business is defined as “the doing of any act for the purpose of realizing pecuniary benefit or accomplishing or attempting to accomplish, transact or enhance the business purpose or objective or any part thereof of such person, firm, company, association or…”
Beco Corp. v. Roberts & Sons Constr. Co., 760 P.2d 1120 (Idaho 1988). “ (a) The transaction of any business within this state which is hereby defined as the doing of any act for the purpose of realizing pecuniary benefit or accomplishing or attempting to accomplish, transact or enhance the business purpose or objective or any part thereof of such…”
Bill Gailey v. Kim Whiting, 339 P.3d 1131 (Idaho 2014). “ANALYSIS There are two requirements for an Idaho court to properly exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant: (1) the act giving rise to the cause of action must fall within the scope of Idaho’s long-arm statute, Idaho Code section 5-514; and (2) jurisdiction must not…”
Wells Cargo, Inc. v. Transp. Ins., 676 F. Supp. 2d 1114 (D. Idaho 2009). “Because Idaho’s long-arm statute, codified in Idaho Code § 5-514 , allows a broader application of personal jurisdiction than the Due Process Clause, the Court need look only to the Due Process Clause to determine personal jurisdiction.”
State of Idaho v. MA Hanna Co., 819 F. Supp. 1464 (D. Idaho 1993). “Accordingly, to determine whether service of process is effective, it is necessary to look to Idaho’s long-arm statute, I.C. § 5-514, to determine whether Idaho courts would have personal jurisdiction over the nonresident defendant.”
Holli Telfore v. Smith Cnty., 314 P.3d 179 (Idaho 2013). “” I.C. § 5-514. A cause of action must be alleged in the party’s pleading to be raised in a lawsuit.”
Jones v. Watson, 570 P.2d 284 (Idaho 1977). “In that opinion, this court overruled Staten and held that the statute of limitations is not tolled for an out-of-state defendant who is susceptible to service of process under the provisions of the "long-arm" statute, I.C. § 5-514, if the defendant can be located for service of…”
— Idaho Code § 5-514(a) — 31 cases
S. Idaho Pipe & Steel Co. v. Cal-Cut Pipe & Supply, Inc., 567 P.2d 1246 (Idaho 1977). “Idaho Code § 5-514 , in relevant part, reads as follows: "Any person, firm, company, association or corporation, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who in person or through an agent does any of the acts hereinafter enumerated, thereby submits said person, firm,…”
Houghland Farms, Inc. v. Johnson, 803 P.2d 978 (Idaho 1990). “The exercise of personal jurisdiction by the courts of this state over those who do any of the acts enumerated in I.C. § 5-514 extends only “as to any cause of action arising from the doing of any of said acts.”
Profits Plus Capital Mgmt., LLC v. Podesta, 332 P.3d 785 (Idaho 2014). “Transacting business is defined as “the doing of any act for the purpose of realizing pecuniary benefit or accomplishing or attempting to accomplish, transact or enhance the business purpose or objective or any part thereof of such person, firm, company, association or…”
Blimka v. My Web Wholesaler, LLC., 152 P.3d 594 (Idaho 2007). “The district court held that its exercise of personal jurisdiction over the defendants was proper under Idaho's long-arm statute, Idaho Code § 5-514 , which provides for the exercise of jurisdiction over claims arising out of a defendant's contacts with Idaho.”
Bill Gailey v. Kim Whiting, 339 P.3d 1131 (Idaho 2014). “ANALYSIS There are two requirements for an Idaho court to properly exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant: (1) the act giving rise to the cause of action must fall within the scope of Idaho’s long-arm statute, Idaho Code section 5-514; and (2) jurisdiction must not…”
— Idaho Code § 5-514(b) — 13 cases
Blimka v. My Web Wholesaler, LLC., 152 P.3d 594 (Idaho 2007). “The district court held that its exercise of personal jurisdiction over the defendants was proper under Idaho's long-arm statute, Idaho Code § 5-514 , which provides for the exercise of jurisdiction over claims arising out of a defendant's contacts with Idaho.”
Dickinson Frozen Foods, Inc. v. J.R. Simplot Co., 434 P.3d 1275 (Idaho 2019). “We recently addressed personal jurisdiction as it relates to out-of-state defendants and said that: There are two requirements for an Idaho court to properly exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant: (1) the act giving rise to the cause of action must fall within the…”
McAnally v. Bonjac, Inc., 50 P.3d 983 (Idaho 2002).
Saint Alphonsus Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. State, 852 P.2d 491 (Idaho 1993).
Bill Gailey v. Kim Whiting, 339 P.3d 1131 (Idaho 2014). “ANALYSIS There are two requirements for an Idaho court to properly exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant: (1) the act giving rise to the cause of action must fall within the scope of Idaho’s long-arm statute, Idaho Code section 5-514; and (2) jurisdiction must not…”
— Idaho Code § 5-514(c) — 1 case
Tandy & Wood, Inc. v. Munnell, 540 P.2d 804 (Idaho 1975).
— Idaho Code § 5-514(e) — 1 case
Baker v. Baker, 603 P.2d 590 (Idaho 1979).
— Idaho Code § 5-514(f) — 1 case
State Dep't of Health & Welfare Ex Rel. Oregon v. Conley, 971 P.2d 332 (Idaho Ct. App. 1999).
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