{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-15-15-106","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 15-15-106","heading":"OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKING DOCUMENT.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section or by law of this state other than this act, including section 15-12-120(2)(b), Idaho Code, a person that is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document shall accept within a reasonable time a document that purportedly meets the validity requirements of section 15-15-103, Idaho Code. The person may not require an additional or different form of document for authority granted in the document presented.\n(2) A person that is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document is not required to accept the document if:\n(a) The person otherwise would not be required in the same circumstances to act if requested by the individual who executed the document;\n(b) The person has actual knowledge of the termination of the decision maker’s authority or the document;\n(c) The person’s request under section 15-15-105(2), Idaho Code, for the decision maker’s assertion of fact, a translation or an opinion of counsel is refused;\n(d) The person in good faith believes that the document is not valid or the decision maker does not have the authority to request a particular transaction or action; or\n(e) The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to the local office of adult protective services stating a belief that the individual for whom a decision will be made may be subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the decision maker or a person acting for or with the decision maker.\n(3) A person that in violation of the provisions of this section refuses to accept a substitute decision-making document is subject to:\n(a) A court order mandating acceptance of the document; and\n(b) Liability for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in an action or proceeding that mandates acceptance of the document.","path":["TITLE 15 UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","Chapter 15 UNIFORM RECOGNITION OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKING DOCUMENTS ACT","PART 1. Provisions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title15/t15ch15/sect15-15-106/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:16:47Z","sha256":"954e9f96d542b78dc8e18d07655eae822bb38a27be8f824813dcfdb2f0dee1fe","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-15-15-105","next":"us-id/idaho-code-15-15-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}