# Idaho Code § 5-202: 5-202 ACTIONS BY STATE

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-202

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 5-202
- **Heading:** 5-202 ACTIONS BY STATE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-202

## Text

5-202. Actions by state. The people of this state will not sue any person for or in respect to any real property or the issues or profits thereof, by reason of the right or title of the people to the same, unless:

1. Such right or title shall have accrued within ten (10) years before any action or other proceeding for the same is commenced; or,

2. The people or those from whom they claim, shall have received the rents and profits of such real property, or of some part thereof, within the space of ten (10) years.

History:

[(5-202) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 142; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4035; C.S., sec. 6595; I.C.A., sec. 5-202.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 5-201 5-201 LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-202 5-202 ACTIONS BY STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-203 5-203 ACTION TO RECOVER REALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-204 5-204 ACTION ARISING OUT OF CLAIM TO TITLE OR RENTS OR PROFITS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-205 5-205 EFFECT OF ENTRY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-206 5-206 CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-206.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-207 5-207 POSSESSION UNDER WRITTEN CLAIM OF TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-207.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-208 5-208 CLAIM UNDER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT — POSSESSION DEFINED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-208.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-209 5-209 POSSESSION UNDER ORAL CLAIM OF TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-209.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-210 5-210 ORAL CLAIM — POSSESSION DEFINED — PAYMENT OF TAXES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-211 5-211 POSSESSION OF TENANT — PRESUMPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-211.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-212 5-212 DESCENT CAST DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-212.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-213 5-213 PERSONS UNDER DISABILITIES — RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-213.md)
- [Idaho Code § 5-214 5-214 ACTIONS OTHER THAN FOR RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T5_C2_S5-214.md)

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