Idaho Code § 72-1018

Current through Chapter 330 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session
Section 72-1018 - AWARD OF COMPENSATION
(1) The commission shall award compensation benefits under this chapter, if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for compensation have been met.
(2) An award may be made whether or not any person is prosecuted or convicted. Proof of conviction of a person whose acts give rise to a claim is conclusive evidence that the crime was committed unless an application for rehearing or an appeal of the conviction is pending or a rehearing or new trial has been ordered.
(3) The commission may suspend the proceedings pending disposition of a criminal prosecution that has been commenced or is imminent and may make a tentative award under section 72-1017, Idaho Code.

Idaho Code § 72-1018

[72-1018, added 1986, ch. 337, sec. 1, p. 830.]