Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 6-910 (2026)

Suit on denied claims permitted. 

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Suit on denied claims permitted. 

If the claim is denied, a claimant may institute an action in the district court against the governmental entity or its employee in those circumstances where an action is permitted by this act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: Farnworth v. Femling, 869 P.2d 1378 (Idaho 1994).
Farnworth v. Femling, 869 P.2d 1378 (Idaho 1994). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 6-910 (emphasis added). Farnworth mailed his notice of claim to the county on February 21, 1989, and filed his original complaint on March 7, 1989.”
Madsen v. Idaho Dep't of Health & Welfare, 779 P.2d 433 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 6-910 recites that, if a claim is denied, the claimant may institute an action in district court against the governmental entity in those circumstances where an action is permitted under the Tort Claims Act.”
Brown v. City of Caldwell, 769 F. Supp. 2d 1256 (D. Idaho 2011). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 6-910. The Court assumes, without deciding, that Defendants are correct, and the Idaho legislature intended to incorporate other sections of the ITCA into Idaho Code § 50-219 even though they are not specifically referenced in the statute.”
Bray v. ID Dept of Juv. Corr. (Idaho 2025). · cites it 9× “” I.C. § 6-910. 2 A wrongful death claim under Idaho Code section 6-903 must be brought “within two (2) years after the date the claim arose .”
Keane (D. Idaho 2026). · cites it 2× “Defendants reply that Idaho Code § 6-910 is plain and unambiguous: “If the claim is denied, a claimant may institute an action .”
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