(1) The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the agency as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact.
(2)  When the agency was not required by the provisions of this chapter or by other provisions of law to base its action exclusively on a record, the court shall affirm the agency action unless the court finds that the action was:
(a)  in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;
(b)  in excess of the statutory authority of the agency;
(c)  made upon unlawful procedure; or
(d)  arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion.
If the agency action is not affirmed, it shall be set aside, in whole or in part, and remanded for further proceedings as necessary.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-5279

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Agency: means each state board, commission, department or officer authorized by law to make rules or to determine contested cases, but does not include the legislative or judicial branches, executive officers listed in section 1, article IV of the constitution of the state of Idaho in the exercise of powers derived directly and exclusively from the constitution, the state militia or the state board of correction. See Idaho Code 67-5201
  • Agency action: means :
Idaho Code 67-5201
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Order: means an agency action of particular applicability that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one (1) or more specific persons. See Idaho Code 67-5201
    • (3)  When the agency was required by the provisions of this chapter or by other provisions of law to issue an order, the court shall affirm the agency action unless the court finds that the agency’s findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:
    (a)  in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;
    (b)  in excess of the statutory authority of the agency;
    (c)  made upon unlawful procedure;
    (d)  not supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole; or
    (e)  arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion.
    If the agency action is not affirmed, it shall be set aside, in whole or in part, and remanded for further proceedings as necessary.
    (4)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, agency action shall be affirmed unless substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced.