# Idaho Code § 56-705: 56-705 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF STATUTES PROTECTING DISABLED PERSONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C7_S56-705

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 56-705
- **Heading:** 56-705 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF STATUTES PROTECTING DISABLED PERSONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 56-705

## Text

56-705. Civil liability for intentional violation of statutes protecting disabled persons. Civil action may be brought against any person intentionally violating the provisions of section 18-5811, 18-5811A, 18-5812 or 18-5812A, Idaho Code, with judgment awarded upon proof of the elements to a preponderance of the evidence. As a part of any such civil judgment, a successful plaintiff shall be awarded punitive damages in an amount equal to all other damages suffered by the plaintiff, but in no event less than five hundred dollars ($500). The failure of a disabled person to use an assistance device or a service dog shall not be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence in any civil action.

History:

[56-705, added 1997, ch. 267, sec. 12, p. 768; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 16, p. 650.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 56-701 56-701 POLICY OF STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C7_S56-701.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-701A 56-701A DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C7_S56-701A.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 56-704 56-704 RIGHT TO USE OF SERVICE DOG — LIABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C7_S56-704.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-704A 56-704A RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERVICE DOGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C7_S56-704A.md)
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