Idaho Code § 5-201 : — PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS IN COURTS OF RECORDLIMITATION OF ACTIONS —201 - LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL TEXT PDF Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter after the cause of action shall have accrued, except when, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute. Idaho Code § 5-201 [(5-201) C.C.P. 1881, sec. 141; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 4030; C.S., sec. 6594; I.C.A., sec. 5-201.]