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Idaho Code § 7-901 (2026)

Validity of arbitration agreement. 

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Validity of arbitration agreement. 

A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. This act does not apply to arbitration agreements between employers and employees or between their respective representatives (unless otherwise provided in the agreement).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 38 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: Moore v. Omnicare, Inc., 118 P.3d 141 (Idaho 2005).
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Moore v. Omnicare, Inc., 118 P.3d 141 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 28× “Moore argues that Idaho Code § 7-901 prevents application of the Idaho UAA to contracts between employers and employees.”
Loomis, Inc. v. Cudahy, 656 P.2d 1359 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 36× “Under I.C. § 7-901 "a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract.”
Hansen v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 735 P.2d 974 (Idaho 1987). · cites it 20× “Indeed, we perceive an express legislative policy in favor of such clauses.”
Bingham Cnty. Comm'n v. Interstate Elec. Co., 665 P.2d 1046 (Idaho 1983). · cites it 8× “On May 9, 1980, Bingham County filed a motion in district court seeking to vacate the arbitration award pursuant to I.C. §§ 7-901 et seq., the Uniform Arbitration Act.”
Lovey v. Régence BlueShield of Idaho, 72 P.3d 877 (Idaho 2003). · cites it 3× “Idaho Code § 7-901 provides: “A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds…”
Clearwater REI v. Mark Boling, 318 P.3d 944 (Idaho 2014). · cites it 6× “” Therefore, the Idaho Uniform Arbitration Act, I.C. §§ 7-901 through 7-922, applies as the substantive law in this case, including substantive issues regarding arbitration.”
Barbee v. WMA Sec., Inc., 146 P.3d 657 (Idaho 2006). · cites it 4× “[4] The scope of review for awards made pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.”
Borah v. McCandless, 205 P.3d 1209 (Idaho 2009). · cites it 2× “We conclude that McCandless has waived his right to rely on the parties’ arbitration clause and that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction to resolve Borah’s claim that McCandless breached the contract.”
Mason v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 177 P.3d 944 (Idaho 2007). · cites it 4× “" [1] State Farm asserts the district court erred because the arbitration clause is enforceable, and because the parties' dispute falls within the scope of the provision, According to State Farm, since no cognizable grounds exist for the revocation of the arbitration clause, it…”
Gumprecht v. Doyle, 912 P.2d 610 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 8× “I.C. § 7-901. However, the UAA specifically excludes from the act arbitration agreements between employers and employees.”
Emery v. United Pac. Ins., 815 P.2d 442 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 4× “the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration ... ... . (d) Any action or proceeding involving an issue subject to arbitration shall be stayed if an order for arbitration or an application therefor has been made under this section.”
Murphy v. Mid-West Nat'l Life Ins. Co. of Tennessee, 78 P.3d 766 (Idaho 2003). · cites it 4× “The district court denied Mid-West’s motions on the grounds that the provision in the policy allocating the costs of arbitration was unconscionable and thus revocable under I.C. § 7-901. The relevant provision in the policy states: Each party shall pay the costs of its…”
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Moore v. Omnicare, Inc., 118 P.3d 141 (Idaho 2005). “Moore argues that Idaho Code § 7-901 prevents application of the Idaho UAA to contracts between employers and employees.”
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