Section 72-1018 - AWARD OF COMPENSATION(1) The commission shall award compensation benefits under this chapter, if satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for compensation have been met.(2) An award may be made whether or not any person is prosecuted or convicted. Proof of conviction of a person whose acts give rise to a claim is conclusive evidence that the crime was committed unless an application for rehearing or an appeal of the conviction is pending or a rehearing or new trial has been ordered.(3) The commission may suspend the proceedings pending disposition of a criminal prosecution that has been commenced or is imminent and may make a tentative award under section 72-1017, Idaho Code.[72-1018, added 1986, ch. 337, sec. 1, p. 830.]