State notification register
Idaho data breach notification law: as soon as possible.
Idaho's breach-notification obligations are set by Idaho Code 28-51-104 et seq.. This page summarises the deadline to notify affected residents, the attorney general notification threshold, whether a private right of action exists, and the penalties for late or missing notification. Every provision is cited to its source statute and was verified in June 2026.
Individual deadline
No fixed day
Without unreasonable delay
AG notification
Required
Government agencies only (no requirement for commercial entities)
Private action
No
No direct individual lawsuits
Statute
ID
Idaho Code 28-51-104 et seq.
Section ID.1
What the statute requires
Under Idaho Code 28-51-104 et seq., a business that owns or licenses computerized personal information of Idaho residents must notify affected individuals as soon as possible, without unreasonable delay.
Attorney general or state-agency notification is government agencies only (no requirement for commercial entities). Where required, the timeline is: government agencies: within 24 hours of discovery.
Section ID.2
What triggers notification
Like most US state statutes, notification is triggered by the unauthorized acquisition of unencrypted, unredacted computerized personal information that compromises its security, confidentiality, or integrity. Two concepts recur across the states and apply here.
Encryption safe harbor
Personal information that was encrypted, and where the encryption key was not also acquired, generally does not trigger notification. A stolen device with full-disk encryption is typically a non-event; an unencrypted record, or an encrypted record where the key was exposed alongside it, is a reportable breach.
Who must be notified
- [1] Affected Idaho residents: without unreasonable delay
- [2] Attorney general / state agency: government agencies only (no requirement for commercial entities)
- [3] Consumer reporting agencies where the breach is large-scale
Section ID.3
Penalties and enforcement
Up to $25,000 per breach for intentional failure to notify.
Private right of action: No. No direct individual lawsuits; AG and primary regulators enforce.
Primary source:Idaho statute Idaho Code 28-51-104 et seq.; verified June 2026 against state statutory summaries and the underlying statute text.
Section ID.4
How this compares to the strictest states
The strictest US deadlines are 30 days (California, Florida, Washington, Colorado, Maine, New York, New Jersey). The majority of states use a qualitative "without unreasonable delay" standard with no fixed day cap. Here is where Idaho sits.
Idaho does not set a numeric deadline. It uses a "without unreasonable delay" standard, which regulators interpret as days to weeks, not months. Organizations operating across multiple states should default to the strictest applicable clock, which can be as short as 30 days in states such as California, Colorado, Florida.
Cross-references
Index / All 50 states + DC
→The full register: deadline and AG threshold for every state.
Schedule 09 / Notification laws
→Global frameworks and the cost of notification.
01 / Breach cost calculator
→Estimate your Idaho breach exposure, including notification cost.
Regulation / GDPR
→The 72-hour clock and 4%-of-revenue fine framework.
Cost / Notification
→Why notification is roughly 6% of total breach cost.
Schedule F / Reference Q&A
Frequently Asked Questions
Primary source:Idaho data breach notification statute (Idaho Code 28-51-104 et seq.). Provisions verified June 2026 against state statutory summaries (Recording Law US data-privacy series, 2026 edition), the IAPP US State Data Breach Notification Chart, Foley & Lardner's chart, and the underlying statute text.