6-902. DEFINITIONS. As used in this act:
1. "State" means the state of Idaho or any office, department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university or other instrumentality thereof.
2. "Political subdivision" means any county, city, municipal corporation, health district, school district, irrigation district, an operating agent of irrigation districts whose board consists of directors of its member districts, special improvement or taxing district, or any other political subdivision or public corporation. As used in this act, the terms "county" and "city" also mean state licensed hospitals and attached nursing homes established by counties pursuant to chapter 36, title 31, Idaho Code, or jointly by cities and counties pursuant to chapter 37, title 31, Idaho Code.
3. "Governmental entity" means and includes the state and political subdivisions as herein defined.
4. "Employee" means an officer, board member, commissioner, executive, employee, or servant of a governmental entity, including elected or appointed officials, and persons acting on behalf of the governmental entity in any official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the governmental entity, whether with or without compensation, but the term employee shall not mean a person or other legal entity while acting in the capacity of an independent contractor under contract to the governmental entity to which this act applies in the event of a claim.
5. "Bodily injury" means any bodily injury, sickness, disease or death sustained by any person and caused by an occurrence.
6. "Property damage" means injury or destruction to tangible property caused by an occurrence.
7. "Claim" means any written demand to recover money damages from a governmental entity or its employee which any person is legally entitled to recover under this act as compensation for the negligent or otherwise wrongful act or omission of a governmental entity or its employee when acting within the course or scope of his employment.
History:
[6-902, added 1971, ch. 150, sec. 2, p. 743; am. 1976, ch. 309, sec. 2, p. 1063; am. 1978, ch. 372, sec. 1, p. 977; am. 1982, ch. 132, sec. 1, p. 379; am. 1986, ch. 214, sec. 2, p. 548; am. 1996, ch. 192, sec. 1, p. 601; am. 2005, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 803.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 6 - ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES
Chapter 9 - TORT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
Section 6-902A - SUPERVISORY PHYSICIAN.
Section 6-903 - LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES — DEFENSE OF EMPLOYEES.
Section 6-904 - EXCEPTIONS TO GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY.
Section 6-904A - EXCEPTIONS TO GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY.
Section 6-904B - EXCEPTIONS TO GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY.
Section 6-905 - FILING CLAIMS AGAINST STATE OR EMPLOYEE — TIME.
Section 6-906 - FILING CLAIMS AGAINST POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR EMPLOYEE — TIME.
Section 6-906A - TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS BY MINORS.
Section 6-907 - CONTENTS OF CLAIMS — FILING BY AGENT OR ATTORNEY — EFFECT OF INACCURACIES.
Section 6-908 - RESTRICTION ON ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS.
Section 6-909 - TIME FOR ALLOWANCE OR DENIAL OF CLAIMS — EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ACT.
Section 6-910 - SUIT ON DENIED CLAIMS PERMITTED.
Section 6-911 - LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
Section 6-912 - COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT BY GOVERNING BODY.
Section 6-913 - COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT BY BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Section 6-914 - JURISDICTION — RULES OF PROCEDURE.
Section 6-916 - SERVICE OF SUMMONS.
Section 6-917 - RECOVERY AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY BAR TO ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYEE.
Section 6-918 - NO PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
Section 6-918A - ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
Section 6-920 - LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR STATE PROCURED BY DIVISION OF INSURANCE MANAGEMENT.
Section 6-921 - APPORTIONMENT OF COST OF STATE PLAN.
Section 6-922 - PAYMENT BY STATE OF CLAIMS OR JUDGMENTS WHEN NO INSURANCE.
Section 6-923 - AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO PURCHASE INSURANCE.
Section 6-924 - POLICY LIMITS — MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
Section 6-925 - POLICY TERMS NOT COMPLYING WITH ACT — CONSTRUCTION — EXCEPTION.
Section 6-927 - TAX LEVY TO PAY COMPREHENSIVE LIABILITY PLAN.
Section 6-928 - TAX LEVY TO PAY CLAIM OR JUDGMENT.
Section 6-929 - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.