Idaho § 5-239 ACTIONS BARRED IN ANOTHER STATE

Idaho Statutes

§ 5-239 — ACTIONS BARRED IN ANOTHER STATE

Idaho § 5-239

Title 5PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS IN COURTS OF RECORD

Ch. 2LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

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Idaho Code § 5-239 (2026).

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When a cause of action has arisen in another state or territory, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon can not there be maintained against a person by reason of the lapse of time, an action thereon shall not be maintained against him in this state, except in favor of one who has been a citizen of this state and who has held the cause of action from the time it accrued.

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When a cause of action has arisen in another state or territory, or in a foreign country, and by the laws thereof an action thereon can not there be maintained against a person by reason of the lapse of time, an action thereon shall not be maintained against him in this state, except in favor of one who has been a citizen of this state and who has held the cause of action from the time it accrued.