# Comparative fault system · Idaho — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Comparative fault system · Idaho, state is Idaho; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (50% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if such negligence or comparative responsibility was not as great as the negligence, gross negligence or comparative responsibility of the person against whom recovery is sought; fault threshold is 50%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Idaho _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (50% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** if such negligence or comparative responsibility was not as great as the negligence, gross negligence or comparative responsibility of the person against whom recovery is sought _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 50% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 6-801 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Contributory negligence or comparative responsibility shall not bar recovery in an action by any person or his legal representative to recover damages for negligence, gross negligence or comparative responsibility resulting in death or in injury to person or property, if such negligence or comparative responsibility was not as great as the negligence, gross negligence or comparative responsibility of the person against whom recovery is sought, but any damages allowed shall be diminished in the proportion to the amount of negligence or comparative responsibility attributable to the person recovering.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> 6-801. Comparative negligence or comparative responsibility — Effect of contributory negligence.

## Source

- https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH8/SECT6-801/

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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