# Idaho Code § 42-1204: 42-1204 EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND OTHER REAL PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO ADVERSE POSSESSION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1204

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 42-1204
- **Heading:** 42-1204 EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND OTHER REAL PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO ADVERSE POSSESSION
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 42 / Chapter 12 / Section 42-1204

## Text

42-1204. Easements, rights-of-way, and other real property not subject to adverse possession. (1) The easements, rights-of-way, or real property owned by irrigation districts, Carey act operating companies, nonprofit irrigation entities, lateral ditch associations, and drainage districts are not subject to adverse possession.

(2) No person shall prevent free access of authorized personnel on such easements, rights-of-way, or other real property, or construct any obstruction on such easements, rights-of-way, or other real property in an effort to adversely possess said easement, right-of-way, or other real property.

History:

[(42-1204) 42-1208, added 1981, ch. 344, sec. 1, p. 714; am. 2004, ch. 179, sec. 2, p. 563; am. 2021, ch. 112, sec. 1, p. 354; am. and redesig. 2026, ch. 109, sec. 5, p. 562.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 42-1201 42-1201 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 42-1202 42-1202 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION CONVEYANCE FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 42-1203 42-1203 RELOCATION AND PIPING OF IRRIGATION CONVEYANCE FACILITIES AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 42-1204 42-1204 EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND OTHER REAL PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO ADVERSE POSSESSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 42-1205 42-1205 ENCROACHMENTS ON EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 42-1210 42-1210 INJURING DITCH OR HEADGATE — TRIPLE DAMAGES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 42-1211 42-1211 LIABILITY FOR WASTE OF WATER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T42_C12_S42-1211.md)

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