# Statutory penalty · Idaho — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Statutory penalty · Idaho, limitation period is two (2) years; section is 5-219; how the statute describes it is An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Statutory penalty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Idaho _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two (2) years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 5-219 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years: 1. An action against a sheriff, coroner or constable, upon the liability incurred by the doing of an act in his official capacity, and in virtue of his office, or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution. 2. An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation.

## Source

- https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).