Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 9-316 (2026)
Official Reports as Evidence Act.
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Official Reports as Evidence Act.
Written reports or findings of fact made by officers of this state, on a matter within the scope of their duty as defined by statute, shall, insofar as relevant, be admitted as evidence of the matters stated therein.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1971–1987 · leading case: Owen v. Burcham, 599 P.2d 1012 (Idaho 1979).
Owen v. Burcham, 599 P.2d 1012 (Idaho 1979). “2d 439 (1971), which held that a police officer’s investigative accident report was admissible into evidence under I.C. § 9-316 as an official report made within the scope of the official duties of an officer of the State.”
Walker v. Shoshone Cnty., 739 P.2d 290 (Idaho 1987). “Possessing a more superior knowledge of the law than extremely able counsel, the Court resorted to I.C. §§ 9-316, 9-317, and 9-318, which deal with admitting into evidence "written reports or findings of fact made by officers of this state, on a matter within the scope of their…”
Leliefeld v. Johnson, 659 P.2d 111 (Idaho 1983). “§ 49-1511, this Court held that such reports were admissible as “official reports” under I.C. § 9-316. Here, none of the parties directed the trial court’s attention to I.”
Bell Ex Rel. Bell v. O'Connor Transp. Ltd., 489 P.2d 439 (Idaho 1971). “The legislature was apparently well aware of possible hearsay problems in the rule stated in I.C. § 9-316 since it also enacted the subsequent sections 9-317 and 9-318: “9-317.”
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