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Idaho Code § 72-802 (2026)

Compensation not assignable — Exempt from execution. 

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Compensation not assignable — Exempt from execution. 

No claims for compensation under this law, including compensation payable to a resident of this state under the worker’s compensation laws of any other state, shall be assignable, and all compensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, except the restrictions under this section shall not apply to enforcement of an order of any court for the support of any person by execution, garnishment or wage withholding under chapter 12, title 7, Idaho Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1993–2018 · leading case: Williams v. Blue Cross of Idaho, 260 P.3d 1186 (Idaho 2011).
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Williams v. Blue Cross of Idaho, 260 P.3d 1186 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 44× “Patrick Williams appeals the Industrial Commission’s determination that I.C. § 72-802 does not prohibit Blue Cross of Idaho from seeking to exercise its contractual right of subrogation against Williams’ lump sum settlement proceeds.”
Barnett v. Eagle Helicopters, Inc., 848 P.2d 419 (Idaho 1993). · cites it 22× “§ 72-209(2) provides: The liability of an employer to another person who may be liable for or who has paid damages on account of an injury or occupational disease or death arising out of and in the course of employment of an employee of the employer and caused by the breach of…”
In Re Almgren, 384 B.R. 12 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2007). · cites it 11× “09; on Schedule C, she claimed this asset exempt under Idaho Code §§ 72-802 and 72-1375. Docket No.”
Am. & Foreign Ins. Co. v. Reichert, 94 P.3d 699 (Idaho 2004). · cites it 2× “The worker’s compensation benefits already received by Reichert shall be deducted from the arbitration award and the prejudgment interest recalculated.”
State, Dep't of Health & Welfare Ex Rel. Lisby v. Lisby, 890 P.2d 727 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 3× “Id. Title 7, Chapter 12 of the Idaho Code sets forth the remedies available to the Department for the enforcement of child support orders.”
In re Coleman, 584 B.R. 490 (Bankr. D. Del. 2018). “(emphasis in original) (quoting Idaho Code § 72-802 ). The court found that language to be plain, finding that "this law" referred exclusively "to Idaho's worker's compensation law, and thus the exemption provided by that section of the Idaho Code protects only those benefits…”
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