Idaho § 42-245 - Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 42-245 — Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-245. Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right
Any person claiming the right to divert or withdraw and use waters of the state who fails to file a claim as provided in section 42-243 , Idaho Code, shall be conclusively deemed to have waived and relinquished any right, title or interest in said right.
The provisions of this section shall not apply if a claim to the right is filed in a general water rights adjudication proceeding commenced under the provisions of chapter 14, title 42 , Idaho Code.
[42-245, added 1978, ch. 345, sec. 8, p. 889; am. 1988, ch. 152, sec. 1, p. 272; am. 1994, ch. 63, sec. 1, p. 121; am. 2020, ch. 146, sec. 1, p. 447.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-245 ("Failure to file claim waives and relinquishes right") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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