Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 6-1003 (2026)

Informal proceedings. 

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Informal proceedings. 

There shall be no record of such proceedings and all evidence, documents and exhibits shall, at the close thereof, be returned to the parties or witnesses from whom the same were secured. The hearing panel shall have the authority to issue subpoenas and to administer oaths; provided, the parties requesting the presentation of such proof shall provide the funds required to tender witness fees and mileage as provided in proceedings in district courts. Except upon special order of the panel, and for good cause shown demonstrating extraordinary circumstances, there shall be no discovery or perpetuation of testimony in said proceedings.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Rudd v. Merritt, 66 P.3d 230 (Idaho 2003).
Rudd v. Merritt, 66 P.3d 230 (Idaho 2003). · cites it 2× “, no record is kept, Idaho Code § 6-1003 (1998), there is no cross-examination or rebuttal, Idaho Code § 6-1008 (1998), the proceedings are closed even to the parties except when they are presenting their own testimony and argument, Id.”
James v. Buck, 727 P.2d 1136 (Idaho 1986). · cites it 4× “" I.C. § 6-1003 says that "[t]here shall be no record of such proceedings.”
Taylor v. Chamberlain, 302 P.3d 35 (Idaho 2013). · cites it 2× “Proceedings before the panel are closed to the public and are informal with no right to conduct discovery and no record being kept of the proceedings, I.C. § 6-1003; no applicable rules of evidence, I.”
Wiseman v. Rencher, 553 P.3d 948 (Idaho 2024). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 6-1003. The statutes specifically provide that “[t]here shall be no judicial or other review or appeal of such matters” and that “[n]o party shall be obliged to comply with or otherwise [be] affected or prejudiced by 4 the proposals, conclusions or suggestions of the…”
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