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Idaho Code § 72-718 (2026)

Finality of commission’s decision. 

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Finality of commission’s decision. 

A decision of the commission, in the absence of fraud, shall be final and conclusive as to all matters adjudicated by the commission upon filing the decision in the office of the commission; provided, within twenty (20) days from the date of filing the decision any party may move for reconsideration or rehearing of the decision, or the commission may rehear or reconsider its decision on its own initiative, and in any such events the decision shall be final upon denial of a motion for rehearing or reconsideration or the filing of the decision on rehearing or reconsideration. Final decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Court as provided by section 72-724, Idaho Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 52 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Fowler v. City of Rexburg, 773 P.2d 269 (Idaho 1989).
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Fowler v. City of Rexburg, 773 P.2d 269 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 32× “There are two discrete statutes of limitations which apply to applications for hearings of worker's compensation claims, I.”
Woodvine v. Triangle Dairy, Inc., 682 P.2d 1263 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 12× “I.C. § 72-718 provides that a decision of the Commission (after any rehearing or reconsideration), if not appealed and in the absence of fraud, is "final and conclusive as to all matters adjudicated by the commission.”
Roy Green v. Indus. Special Indem., 371 P.3d 329 (Idaho 2016). · cites it 10× “The Commission stated: "It is difficult to square Vawter with the unambiguous provisions of Idaho Code § 72-718 .” The Commission appears to have adopted the position that parties may not seek reconsideration of interlocutory rulings more than twenty days after they are made.”
Morris v. Hap Taylor & Sons, Inc., 301 P.3d 639 (Idaho 2013). · cites it 10× “According to I.C. § 72-718: “A decision of the commission, in the absence of fraud, shall be final and conclusive as to all matters adjudicated by the commission.”
Stoddard v. Hagadone Corp., 207 P.3d 162 (Idaho 2009). · cites it 6× “ISIF contends that Royal’s claim against ISIF is barred by res judicata, collateral estoppel or the doctrine of waiver by virtue of the 2001 decision and I.C. § 72-718. I.C. § 72-718 states that, [a] decision of the commission, in the absence of fraud, shall be final and…”
Page v. McCain Foods, Inc., 179 P.3d 265 (Idaho 2008). · cites it 6× “I.C. § 72-718. This Court has observed there is a difference between “make” and “file” as used in this statute, and we have held that a motion mailed twenty days after the filing date of the decision but not filed until twenty-one days after the filing date of the decision is…”
Kindred v. Amalgamated Sugar Co., 756 P.2d 401 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 6× “Since the compensation agreement between Kindred and Amalgamated did not determine the retraining benefits, it cannot be considered res judicata with respect to any new awards, as I.C. § 72-718 distinctly provides: "A decision of the Commission .”
Frank v. Bunker Hill Co., 792 P.2d 815 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 16× “Shoshone County Courthouse Wallace, ID 83873 /s/ Blaine Evans Blaine Evans Idaho Code § 72-718 allows any party to ask for a reconsideration of any decision it has made by filing a request therefore within 20 days of the decision, and such petitions are routinely filed by losing…”
Frank v. Bunker Hill Co., 124 P.3d 1002 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 4× “Idaho Code § 72-718 provides that a Commission decision is “final and conclusive as to all matters adjudicated.”
Sines v. Appel, 644 P.2d 331 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 4× “§ 72-711 becomes final and conclusive if no appeal is taken ( see also I.C. § 72-718). Blackburn v. Olson, 69 Idaho 428 , 207 P.”
Peterson v. Farmore Pump & Irrigation, 812 P.2d 276 (Idaho 1991). · cites it 8× “Peterson's appeal to this Court was based on I.C. § 72-718 and I.A.R. 11(d). I.C. § 72-718 provides that a final decision of the Commission may be appealed to this Court as provided by I.”
Sund v. Gambrel, 896 P.2d 329 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 7× “When an “award” has been made, I.C. § 72-718 provides that the “decision of the commission, in the absence of fraud, shall be final and conclusive as to all matters adjudicated.”
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