TITLE 61

PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION

CHAPTER 8

STRAY CURRENT AND VOLTAGE REMEDIATION ACT

61-809.  Limitation of claims. No claim for nuisance may be asserted against a utility for damages due to stray current or voltage. Claims against a utility for damages due to stray current or voltage shall be limited to claims of negligence, including in the case of a prior determination of the commission pursuant to subsections (3) or (4) of section 61-805, Idaho Code, negligence per se. In determining whether the utility was negligent, the utility’s conduct shall be judged using a standard of ordinary care under the existing circumstances.

History:

[61-809, added 2005, ch. 189, sec. 1, p. 581.]