Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 6-906A (2026)

Time for filing claims by minors. 

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Time for filing claims by minors. 

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person who is a minor shall be required to present and file a claim against a governmental entity or its employee under this chapter until one hundred eighty (180) days after said person reaches the age of majority or six (6) years from the date the claim arose or should reasonably have been discovered, whichever is earlier.

(2)  For any claim filed by or on behalf of a minor against a governmental entity or its employee in a child abuse case, as described in section 6-1701, Idaho Code, such claim shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of section 6-1704, Idaho Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Doe v. Durtschi, 716 P.2d 1238 (Idaho 1986).
Doe v. Durtschi, 716 P.2d 1238 (Idaho 1986). · cites it 14× “[5] With the passage of I.C. § 6-906A, the legislature expressly applied the general tolling statute's policy of protecting minors to the notice of claim requirement in the ITCA.”
D.A.F. v. Lieteau & Juv. Corr. Nampa, 456 P.3d 193 (Idaho 2019). · cites it 16× “I.C. § 6-906A (italics added). It is undisputed that the Juveniles failed to give timely notice of a tort claim to the IDJC.”
Osborn v. Salinas, 958 P.2d 1142 (Idaho 1998). · cites it 20× “” I.C. § 6-906A. 1 It is undisputed that under I.”
Banks v. Univ. of Idaho, 798 P.2d 452 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 6-906A prescribes the time within which a minor shall be required to present and file a claim against a governmental entity or its employee under this act.”
Torres v. Sugar-Salem Sch. Dist. 322 (D. Idaho 2020). · cites it 8× “Section 6-906A, on the other hand, requires a minor to file a notice of claim “one hundred eighty (180) days after [that minor] reaches the age of majority or six (6) years from the date the claim arose or should reasonably have been discovered, whichever is earlier.”
Bray v. ID Dept of Juv. Corr. (Idaho 2025). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 6-906A(1) (“[N]o person who is a minor shall be required to … file a claim … under this chapter until one hundred eighty (180) days after said person reaches the age of majority or six (6) years from the date the claim arose or should reasonably have been discovered .”
— Idaho Code § 6-906A(1) — 1 case
Bray v. ID Dept of Juv. Corr. (Idaho 2025). “I.C. § 6-906A(1) (“[N]o person who is a minor shall be required to … file a claim … under this chapter until one hundred eighty (180) days after said person reaches the age of majority or six (6) years from the date the claim arose or should reasonably have been discovered .”
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