Idaho § 44-2701 - Agreements and covenants protecting legitimate business interests
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 44-2701 — Agreements and covenants protecting legitimate business interests, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-2701. Agreements and covenants protecting legitimate business interests
A key employee or key independent contractor may enter into a written agreement or covenant that protects the employer’s legitimate business interests and prohibits the key employee or key independent contractor from engaging in employment or a line of business that is in direct competition with the employer’s business after termination of employment, and the same shall be enforceable, if the agreement or covenant is reasonable as to its duration, geographical area, type of employment or line of business, and does not impose a greater restraint than is reasonably necessary to protect the employer’s legitimate business interests.
[44-2701, added 2008, ch. 295, sec. 1, p. 824.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-2701 ("Agreements and covenants protecting legitimate business interests") 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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