Idaho Code § 49-1313 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-1313
49-1313 ANY INCORPORATED CITY MAY REQUIRE ACCIDENT REPORTS.
Status: in_force

49-1313. Any incorporated city may require accident reports. Any incorporated city may by ordinance require that the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident also file with a designated city department a report of an accident or a copy of any report required to be filed with the department. All such reports shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-1313, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 334, p. 743; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 71, p. 537; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 130, p. 476.]
Idaho Code § 49-510 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-510
49-510 LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES — FILING — FEE — NOTATION ON CERTIFICATE — CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

49-510. Liens and encumbrances — Filing — Fee — Notation on certificate — Constructive notice. (1) No lien or encumbrance on any vehicle registered under the laws of this state created subsequent to December 31, 1986, irrespective of whether such registration was effected prior or subsequent to the creation of the lien or encumbrance, shall be perfected as against creditors or subsequent purchasers or encumbrancers without notice until the holder of the lien or encumbrance, or his successor, agent or assignee, has complied with the requirements of section 49-504, Idaho Code, and has filed the properly completed title application and all required supporting documents with the department or an agent of the department.

(2) When the holder of a lien or encumbrance, his successor, agent or assignee, has filed with the department or agent of the department a properly completed title application and supporting documents as required by section 49-504, Idaho Code, it shall be the duty of the department or agent of the department to file the same, endorsing on the title application the date of receipt. A lien is perfected as of the date of the filing of a properly completed application with the department or an agent of the department.

(3) When the department is satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity of the documents submitted, it shall issue a new certificate of title or create a paperless electronic record of the title and lien filing when substantiated by a written agreement as provided in section 49-505, Idaho Code. The title shall contain the name of the owner of the vehicle, the name and address of each holder of a lien or encumbrance, and a statement of all liens or encumbrances which have been filed with the department, together with the date of each lien or encumbrance and the date received by the department or agent of the department. The filing of a lien or encumbrance and the notation of it shall be a condition of perfection and shall constitute constructive notice of the lien or encumbrance and its contents to creditors and subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers. All liens or encumbrances so filed with the department shall be perfected and take priority according to the order in which the same are noted upon the certificate of title or entered into the electronic records of the department.

History:

[49-510, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 125, p. 647; am. 1991, ch. 143, sec. 3, p. 341; am. 1992, ch. 143, sec. 1, p. 437; am. 1993, ch. 283, sec. 1, p. 957; am. 1993, ch. 298, sec. 2, p. 1098; am. 1996, ch. 364, sec. 1, p. 1221; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 18, p. 1223; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 15, p. 167; am. 2007, ch. 66, sec. 2, p. 169.]
Idaho Code § 49-419 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-419
49-419 IDAHO SNOWSKIER PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-419. Idaho snowskier plates. (1) On and after January 1, 1999, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and upon department approval receive special Idaho snowskier license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho snowskier license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the division of tourism fund within the department of commerce for use in general promotion of Idaho's ski industry.

(3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the new registration from the department.

(4) The Idaho snowskier license plate shall be of a color and design comparable to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals on a red, white and blue background, except that the word "Idaho" shall appear on each plate and the county designator shall be omitted to provide for distinguishing designs and slogans, acceptable to the Idaho ski areas association, to be added to the plate. The design shall be approved by the department and shall utilize a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho ski areas association.

(5) Sample Idaho snowskier license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be deposited in the division of tourism fund within the department of commerce for use in general promotion of Idaho's ski industry. Any moneys expended by the department of commerce for promotion of Idaho's ski industry shall be done in consultation with the Idaho ski area association. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.

History:

[49-419, added 1998, ch. 129, sec. 2, p. 482; am. 1999, ch. 315, sec. 5, p. 787; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 23, p. 207; am. 2002, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 526.]
Idaho Code § 49-518 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-518
49-518 ALTERING OR FORGING CERTIFICATE — STOLEN CARS — DESTROYING OR ALTERING ENGINE OR DECAL NUMBER — USE OF FICTITIOUS NAME — FRAUD.
Status: in_force

49-518. Altering or forging certificate — Stolen cars — Destroying or altering engine or decal number — Use of fictitious name — Fraud. It shall be a felony for any person to:

(1) Alter or forge any certificate of title or salvage certificate of ownership to a vehicle, or any assignment thereof, or any cancellation of any liens on a vehicle; or

(2) Hold or use a certificate of title or salvage certificate of ownership or assignment or cancellation knowing it to be altered or forged; or

(3) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title to a vehicle, or to pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title or any assignment to a vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that the vehicle has been stolen; or

(4) Sell or offer for sale in this state a vehicle on which the motor number, manufacturer's serial number, or "repaired vehicle" or "reconstructed vehicle" decal has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered or defaced, with knowledge of that destruction, removal, covering, alteration or defacement of the motor number, manufacturer's serial number, or "repaired vehicle" or "reconstructed vehicle" decal; or

(5) Use a false or fictitious name, or give a false or fictitious address, or make a false statement in any application or affidavit required under the provisions of this chapter, or any bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership, or otherwise commits a fraud in any application; or

(6) Purport to sell or transfer a vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title or salvage certificate of ownership duly assigned to the purchaser.

History:

[49-518, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 133, p. 651; am. 1989, ch. 285, sec. 5, p. 706; am. 1994, ch. 296, sec. 2, p. 937.]
Idaho Code § 49-1309 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-1309
49-1309 CORONERS TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

49-1309. Coroners to report. Every coroner or other official performing like functions shall, on or before the 10th day of each month, report in writing to the department the death of any person within his jurisdiction during the preceding calendar month as the result of a traffic accident, giving the time and place of the accident and the circumstances relating to it.

History:

[49-1309, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 330, p. 742.]
Idaho Code § 49-305 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-305
49-305 INSTRUCTION PERMITS — COMMERCIAL LEARNER'S PERMIT — CONDITIONAL LICENSES — MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT INSTRUCTION PERMIT.
Status: in_force

49-305. Instruction permits — commercial learner's permit — conditional licenses — Motorcycle endorsement instruction permit. (1) Upon passage of the required knowledge tests appropriate for the vehicle being operated, the department may issue a commercial learner's permit for the type of vehicle(s) the person will be operating or a class D instruction permit for a class D motor vehicle. Applicants, while in immediate possession of a commercial learner's permit, may drive a motor vehicle on the highways for a period of up to one (1) year. Applicants with a class D instruction permit may drive a motor vehicle on the highways for a period of up to one (1) year or as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection for certain class D instruction permits. That person must be accompanied by an adult driver eighteen (18) years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license appropriate for the vehicle being operated and who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver.

(a) Any person under the age of seventeen (17) years who has successfully completed an approved driver's training course and has satisfied the requirements of a class D supervised instruction permit, or any person who has reached the age of seventeen (17) years, may apply for a class D instruction permit. Any person applying for any class D instruction permit or driving privileges who is under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be in compliance with school attendance requirements of section 49-303A, Idaho Code.

(b) If a person reaches the age of seventeen (17) years while operating a class D vehicle with a class D supervised instruction permit, and such class D supervised instruction permit becomes a class D instruction permit as provided in section 49-307, Idaho Code, then such class D instruction permit shall expire five (5) days after the permittee's eighteenth birthday.

(c) Any person who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years, holds a valid Idaho class D driver's license, and has at least one (1) year of driving experience may apply for a commercial learner's permit.

(d) The department shall not issue a hazardous material endorsement on any commercial learner's permit.

(2) The department may, at its discretion, issue a conditional class D driver's license to an applicant for a class D driver's license permitting him to operate a motor vehicle while the department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the applicant's right to receive a driver's license. The conditional license may be canceled at the department's discretion at any time after issuance. The conditional license must be in the applicant's immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle, and it shall be invalid when the applicant's driver's license has been issued or for good cause has been refused.

(3) Proof of identity and citizenship status pursuant to section 49-306(5)(d), Idaho Code, shall be required before a class D driver's license or class D instruction permit will be issued.

(4) The department may issue a motorcycle endorsement instruction permit to an applicant who has a valid driver's license and who has successfully completed the motorcycle rider's knowledge test and paid the appropriate fees. The permit entitles the applicant, while having the permit in his immediate possession, to operate a motorcycle on the highways for a period not to exceed one (1) year. If the permittee passes the skills test for a motorcycle endorsement within the validity period of the motorcycle endorsement instruction permit, he shall not be required to pay the motorcycle endorsement fee. A person holding a motorcycle instruction permit shall not carry any passenger while operating a motorcycle, shall not operate a motorcycle except during the hours of daylight only, and shall not operate a motorcycle on any interstate highway system. A violation of the conditions of a motorcycle endorsement instruction permit is an infraction. The department shall cancel the permit whether or not such violation results in conviction of the infraction.

History:

[49-305, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 39, p. 591; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 18, p. 173; am. 1989, ch. 426, sec. 2, p. 1055; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 17, p. 93; am. 1991, ch. 89, sec. 4, p. 201; am. 1991, ch. 286, sec. 1, p. 737; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 9, p. 360; am. 1992, ch. 117, sec. 1, p. 390; am. 1994, ch. 234, sec. 6, p. 735; am. 1994, ch. 347, sec. 2, p. 1099; am. 1996, ch. 348, sec. 4, p. 1164; am. 1996, ch. 371, sec. 7, p. 1255; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 16, p. 397; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 8, p. 248; am. 2000, ch. 214, sec. 6, p. 590; am. 2000, ch. 327, sec. 3, p. 1103; am. 2004, ch. 297, sec. 1, p. 827; am. 2008, ch. 194, sec. 4, p. 612; am. 2010, ch. 16, sec. 2, p. 22; am. 2015, ch. 54, sec. 4, p. 131; am. 2022, ch. 71, sec. 1, p. 209; am. 2025, ch. 24, sec. 1, p. 72; am. 2025, ch. 259, sec. 1, p. 1131.]
Idaho Code § 49-1903 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 19 / Section 49-1903
49-1903 STATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AUTHORIZED TO COOPERATE WITH COOPERATING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

49-1903. State government departments authorized to cooperate with cooperating committee. Within appropriations available therefor, the departments, agencies and officers of the government of this state may cooperate with and assist the cooperating committee within the scope contemplated by article IV, section 1(a) and (b) of the agreement. The departments, agencies and officers of the government of this state are authorized generally to cooperate with that cooperating committee.

History:

[49-1903, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 440, p. 807.]
Idaho Code § 49-967 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-967
49-967 AIR BAGS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS — PROHIBITED ACTS — PENALTY.
Status: in_force

49-967. Air bags and air bag systems — prohibited acts — penalty. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally:

(a) Manufacture, import, distribute, offer for sale, sell, or lease, or install or reinstall into any motor vehicle, a counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system, a nonfunctional air bag, or other object that replaces an automobile supplemental restraining component that fails to meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards as provided in 49 CFR 571.208, for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle;

(b) Offer for sale, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer ownership of a motor vehicle with a counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system, a nonfunctional air bag, or other object that replaces an automobile supplemental restraining component that fails to meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards as provided in 49 CFR 571.208, for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle; or

(c) Install or reinstall any object, component, part, or device as part of an automobile supplemental restraint system that causes a motor vehicle's diagnostic system to fail to warn the motor vehicle operator that an air bag is not installed, a nonfunctional air bag is installed, or a counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system component is installed that does not comply with 49 CFR 571.208, for the make, model, and year of the motor vehicle. A violation of this paragraph shall not occur until the installation work is complete and one of the following conditions occurs:

(i) The motor vehicle is returned to the operator; or

(ii) The title to the motor vehicle is transferred.

(2) Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Air bag" means an inflatable restraint device for occupants of a motor vehicle that is part of an automobile supplemental restraint system.

(b) "Automobile supplemental restraint system" means a passive inflatable crash protection system that a vehicle manufacturer designs to protect occupants of a motor vehicle in conjunction with a seat belt assembly, as defined in 49 CFR 571.209, that has one (1) or more air bags and all components required to ensure that each air bag:

(i) Operates as designed in a motor vehicle crash; and

(ii) Meets federal motor vehicle safety standards for the specific make, model, and year of manufacture of the vehicle in which the air bag is installed.

(c) "Counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system component" means a replacement component, including an air bag, that displays a trademark that is identical to or substantially similar to the manufacturer's or supplier's trademark without authorization from a manufacturer or a person that supplies parts to the manufacturer.

(d)(i) "Nonfunctional air bag" means a replacement air bag that:

1. Was previously deployed or damaged;

2. Has a fault that a motor vehicle's diagnostic system detects once the air bag is installed;

3. May not be sold or leased pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30120(j); or

4. Includes a counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system component or other part or object that is installed for the purpose of misleading a motor vehicle owner or operator into believing that a functional air bag is installed.

(ii) "Nonfunctional air bag" does not include a deployed air bag that has not been repaired or an air bag that is installed in a motor vehicle when:

1. Such vehicle has been declared a total loss or is otherwise a totaled vehicle;

2. The owner was issued a salvage title certificate in Idaho or a similar title from another state; or

3. The air bag is visible in its deployed condition.

History:

[49-967, added 2026, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 522.]
Idaho Code § 49-232 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-232
49-232 FRAUDULENT REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF NUMBERS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

49-232. Fraudulent removal or alteration of numbers prohibited. No person shall with fraudulent intent deface, destroy or alter the manufacturer's serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a vehicle or a tractor, or other farm implement; nor shall any person place or stamp any fictitious or unauthorized serial, engine or other number of distinguishing mark with the intention that the same pass for a number or mark placed thereon by the manufacturer of the vehicle or tractor or farm implement. This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner or repair man of an original serial, engine or other number or distinguishing mark, but is designed to prohibit and prevent the fraudulent removal or alteration of marks or numbers placed on the vehicles or tractors and other farm implements by the manufacturer.

History:

[49-232, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 26, p. 585.]
Idaho Code § 49-1703 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 17 / Section 49-1703
49-1703 ASSIGNMENT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

49-1703. Assignment of lien. Any lien provided for in this chapter may be assigned by written instrument accompanied by delivery of possession of the vehicle subject to the lien, and the assignee may exercise the rights of a lien holder. Any lien holder assigning a lien, as authorized herein, shall at the time of assigning the lien give written notice of the assignment by certified mail to the registered and legal owner, including the name and address of the person to whom the lien is assigned.

History:

[49-1703, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 410, p. 790.]
Idaho Code § 49-509 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-509
49-509 STOLEN VEHICLES — REPORTING BY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

49-509. Stolen vehicles — Reporting by officers. It shall be the duty of every sheriff, chief of police, officer of the Idaho state police, or officer having taken a report of a stolen vehicle, to immediately enter the information regarding the stolen vehicle into the national crime information center stolen vehicle file.

History:

[49-509, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 124, p. 647; am. 1991, ch. 153, sec. 5, p. 365; am. 1995, ch. 116, sec. 27, p. 411; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 115, p. 1577; am. 2010, ch. 98, sec. 1, p. 190.]
Idaho Code § 49-206 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-206
49-206 PROVISIONS UNIFORM THROUGHOUT STATE.
Status: in_force

49-206. Provisions uniform throughout state. The provisions of this title shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state in all political subdivisions and municipalities and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions of this title unless expressly authorized.

History:

[49-206, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 7, p. 577.]
Idaho Code § 49-1814 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-1814
49-1814 FEES, STORAGE, AND ACCESS TO VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

49-1814. FEES, STORAGE, AND ACCESS TO VEHICLE. (1) Whenever a vehicle has been towed under the provisions of this chapter, reasonable efforts shall be made to secure and prevent further damage to the vehicle being stored.

(2) A towing company shall furnish its rate sheet to the department for law enforcement-directed tows. The department shall make the rate sheet available to the public and the rate sheet shall also be posted at the towing company's place of business and be made available upon request to consumers. Tow fees shall not vary based on the value of the vehicle and a charge more than what is reflected on the rate sheet for any service shall be deemed excessive.

(3) The maximum storage limit shall not exceed sixty (60) days from the date of tow. If the tow was reported in the portal within one (1) business day, excluding weekends and holidays, storage fees may begin from the date of tow. If the tow was not reported in the portal within one (1) business day, excluding weekends and holidays, storage fees shall not begin accumulating until the tow is reported in the portal by the towing company.

(4) Any vehicle stored under the provisions of this chapter, except vehicles being stored as part of a law enforcement investigation, shall:

(a) Be made available for physical inspection by the legal or registered owner, authorized agent with a valid power of attorney, or insurance representative during reasonable business hours at no additional charge; and

(b) Have no lien attached to any personal property in or on the vehicle. Personal property in or on the vehicle shall be given to the registered owner or the owner's authorized agent, if such agent has a valid power of attorney, during reasonable business hours at no additional charge, upon demand. The possessory lienholder shall not be responsible for personal property not attached to the vehicle after any vehicle has been disposed of pursuant to this chapter.

History:

[49-1814, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1032.]
Idaho Code § 49-453 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-453
49-453 MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FEE.
Status: in_force

49-453. Motorcycle safety program fee. A motorcycle safety program fee of six dollars ($6.00) shall be collected in addition to each motorcycle registration fee assessed pursuant to section 49-402, Idaho Code. Such fees shall be deposited to the motorcycle safety program fund established in section 33-4904, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-453, added 2005, ch. 308, sec. 2, p. 960.]
Idaho Code § 49-1629 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1629
49-1629 ODOMETERS.
Status: in_force

49-1629. Odometers. (1) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the service, repair or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage as defined in section 49-114, Idaho Code, indicated remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before service, repair or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice shall be attached permanently to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. Provided however, the notice shall not be required if the odometer reading is converted from registering in kilometers to miles, and the mileage on the vehicle after the conversion of the odometer is equivalent to its mileage before the conversion. No person shall:

(a) Fail to adjust an odometer or affix a notice regarding adjustment, as required under this section.

(b) With intent to defraud, remove or alter any notice affixed to a vehicle pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(a) Disconnect, turn back, or reset the odometer of any vehicle with the intent to reduce the number of miles indicated on the odometer gauge.

(b) Sell a vehicle in this state if that person has knowledge that the odometer on the vehicle has been turned back or replaced, and if the person fails to notify the buyer prior to the time of the sale, that the odometer has been turned back or replaced, or that he has reason to believe that the odometer has been turned back or replaced.

(c) Advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install on any part of a vehicle or on an odometer in a vehicle, any device which causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven.

History:

[49-1629, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 402, p. 787; am. 2005, ch. 145, sec. 2, p. 458.]
Idaho Code § 49-1502 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 15 / Section 49-1502
49-1502 PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING INFRACTION CITATIONS.
Status: in_force

49-1502. Procedure for processing infraction citations. (1) The procedure for processing an infraction citation and the trial thereon, if any, shall be the same as provided for the processing of a misdemeanor citation under rules promulgated by the supreme court, except there shall be no right to a trial by jury. An infraction is a civil public offense, but in order to insure the maximum protection of the laws to the citizens charged with having committed an infraction, the burden of proof and the rules of evidence applied to an infraction proceeding shall be those provided in a criminal trial.

(2) In the event the defendant of an infraction citation admits the offense, pays the penalty prescribed in the rules of the supreme court pursuant to section 49-1503(2), Idaho Code, or is found to have committed the infraction after trial before the court, a judgment shall be entered and reported to the department within ten (10) days of entry of the judgment.

History:

[49-1502, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 369, p. 756.]
Idaho Code § 49-228 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-228
49-228 RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING STOLEN VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

49-228. Receiving or transferring stolen vehicles. Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of the vehicle from or to another, or who shall have in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as an officer of the law, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 18-112, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-228, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 22, p. 584.]
Idaho Code § 49-3707 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 37 / Section 49-3707
49-3707 IDENTIFICATION OF TNC VEHICLES AND DRIVERS.
Status: in_force

49-3707. IDENTIFICATION OF TNC VEHICLES AND DRIVERS. The TNC's software application or website shall display a picture of the TNC driver, and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the TNC service before the passenger enters the TNC driver's vehicle.

History:

[49-3707, added 2015, ch. 267, sec. 1, p. 1076.]
Idaho Code § 49-903 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-903
49-903 WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

49-903. When lighted lamps are required. Every vehicle upon a highway at any time from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as here respectively required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as stated herein.

History:

[49-903, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 228, p. 689; am. 1990, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 363.]
Idaho Code § 49-1205 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1205
49-1205 SUSPENSION TO CONTINUE UNTIL JUDGMENTS PAID AND PROOF GIVEN.
Status: in_force

49-1205. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given. The driver's license and nonresident's driving privilege shall, except as provided in section 49-1207, Idaho Code, remain suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any driver's license be issued in the name of that person, including any person not previously licensed, unless and until every judgment is stayed, satisfied or discharged and proof of financial responsibility is given. A discharge in bankruptcy shall not be deemed a satisfaction of judgment unless the person gives proof of financial responsibility.

History:

[49-1205, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 295, p. 727; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 34, p. 104.]
Idaho Code § 49-1303 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-1303
49-1303 DUTY UPON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

49-1303. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle. The driver of any vehicle which collides with any unattended vehicle shall immediately stop, and then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of the vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle, or shall leave in a conspicuous place in or on the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking, along with a statement of the circumstances.

History:

[49-1303, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 324, p. 740; am. 1999, ch. 146, sec. 1, p. 417.]
Idaho Code § 49-717 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-717
49-717 POSITION ON HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

49-717. Position on highway. (1) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations:

(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.

(b) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

(c) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.

(2) Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way roadway with two (2) or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practicable.

History:

[49-717, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 206, p. 678.]
Idaho Code § 49-2003 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 20 / Section 49-2003
49-2003 JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMPACT ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

49-2003. Judicial review of compact enforcement. Any act or omission of any official or employee of this state done or omitted pursuant to, or in enforcing, the provisions of the driver license compact shall be subject to review by the district court of Ada County or of any other county in which the person aggrieved shall reside, upon a petition therefor filed within thirty (30) days thereafter, but any review of the validity of any conviction reported pursuant to the compact shall be limited to establishing the identity of the person so convicted.

History:

[49-2003, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 444, p. 811.]
Idaho Code § 49-1008 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-1008
49-1008 GRANTING PERMISSION FOR TRANSPORTATION OF LOADS OF LOGS, POLES, PILING AND MATERIAL FROM MINES WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FINALLY PROCESSED.
Status: in_force

49-1008. Granting permission for transportation of loads of logs, poles, piling and material from mines which has not been finally processed. With respect to transportation of logs, poles or piling by motor vehicle, the board or other proper authorities in charge of, or having jurisdiction over a highway, are authorized to designate and post a highway or section of highway or bridge over which loads of logs, poles, or piling may be transported in continuous operation by motor vehicles in excess of width and length provided by section 49-1010, Idaho Code, and to designate and post a highway or section of highway or bridge over which loads of logs, poles, piling or material from mines which has not been finally processed may be transported in continuous operation by motor vehicles in excess of weight provided by section 49-1001, Idaho Code.

The designation and posting of a highway or section of highway or bridge by the board or other proper authorities shall state width, length, gross weight and maximum speed of loads that may be transported. Any motor vehicle complying with width, length and weight allowed by posting of a highway under authority of this title shall not be required to obtain a permit under section 49-1004, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-1008, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 279, p. 720.]
Idaho Code § 49-1429 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 14 / Section 49-1429
49-1429 FALSE CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

49-1429. False certificate. It shall be unlawful for anyone to alter, falsify, forge, counterfeit, or issue or make any certificate of liability insurance except as provided for in this title.

History:

[49-1429, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 365, p. 755.]
Idaho Code § 49-3714 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 37 / Section 49-3714
49-3714 RECORDS.
Status: in_force

49-3714. records. A TNC shall maintain:

(1) Individual trip records for at least two (2) years from the date each trip was provided; and

(2) TNC driver records at least until the one (1) year anniversary of the date on which a TNC driver's activation on the TNC digital network has ended.

History:

[49-3714, added 2015, ch. 267, sec. 1, p. 1078.]
Idaho Code § 49-311 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-311
49-311 RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

49-311. Release from liability. Any person who has signed the application for a driver's license of a person under the age of eighteen (18) years may file with the department a verified written request that the driver's license so granted be cancelled and the department shall cancel the driver's license. The person who signed the application shall be relieved from the liability imposed by reason of having signed the application, of any subsequent negligence or willful misconduct of the person signed for in operating a motor vehicle.

History:

[49-311, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 45, p. 595; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 23, p. 177.]
Idaho Code § 49-1637 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1637
49-1637 EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE DEALERS.
Status: in_force

49-1637. Education requirements for vehicle dealers. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following continuing education requirements shall apply to a vehicle dealer for an initial dealer's license and for the annual renewal, as provided in sections 49-1607(3) and 49-1634, Idaho Code, of a dealer's license:

(a) An applicant for an annual renewal of a dealer's license must complete a four (4) hour education program as described in subsection (3) of this section prior to submitting a renewal application for a vehicle or vessel dealer license.

(b) An applicant requesting an initial vehicle or vessel dealer's license shall be required to provide certification that he has completed a department approved prelicensing class or program, including an examination on the materials that were presented prior to submitting a license application.

(2) The education requirements of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to an applicant for a full-time or part-time vehicle salesman's license, manufacturer's license or distributor's license. The following applicants are also exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of this section:

(a) A vehicle dealer of nationally advertised and recognized new motor vehicles or vessels; and

(b) A franchise dealer of new recreational vehicles, new motorcycles, new all-terrain vehicles, new snowmobiles or new vessels.

(3) The continuing education programs and prelicensing class requirements required in subsection (1) of this section shall be developed with input from motor vehicle industry organizations including, but not limited to, the Idaho independent automobile dealers association, and shall be approved by the department:

(a) Prelicensing classes shall consist of eight (8) hours of instruction or as otherwise approved by the department, which shall include the written examination.

(b) Fees applicable to the prelicensing class shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350).

(c) Fees applicable to the dealer education program shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).

(d) Any provider as approved by the department shall make the dealer education programs and prelicensing classes available on a monthly basis, at a minimum.

(4) The continuing education programs and the prelicensing class/programs required in subsection (1) of this section may be provided by accredited educational institutions, private vocational schools, correspondence schools or trade associations, provided that the continuing education program and prelicensing class/programs have been approved by the department as required in subsection (3) of this section.

(5) The department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

History:

[49-1637, added 2003, ch. 98, sec. 2, p. 317; am. 2010, ch. 329, sec. 2, p. 874; am. 2013, ch. 93, sec. 1, p. 229.]
Idaho Code § 49-806 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-806
49-806 LANE USE CONTROL SIGNALS.
Status: in_force

49-806. Lane use control signals. When lane use control signals are placed over individual lanes, the signals shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles as follows:

(1) Green indication. A driver may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown.

(2) Steady yellow indication. A driver is being warned that a lane control change is in process.

(3) Steady red indication. A driver shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.

(4) Flashing yellow indication. A driver may use the lane only for the purpose of making a left turn to or from the highway.

History:

[49-806, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 220, p. 685.]
Idaho Code § 49-330 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-330
49-330 RIGHT OF APPEAL TO COURT.
Status: in_force

49-330. Right of appeal to court. Any person denied a driver's license by the department or whose driver's license has been cancelled, suspended, disqualified, revoked, or restricted by the department shall have the right to file a petition for judicial review pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-330, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 64, p. 605; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 42, p. 186; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 28, p. 101; am. 1997, ch. 238, sec. 6, p. 700.]
Idaho Code § 49-1306 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-1306
49-1306 WRITTEN REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS.
Status: in_force

49-1306. Written reports of accidents. (1) Every law enforcement officer, who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident, or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses, shall within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation forward a written report of the accident to the department.

(2) Written reports required to be forwarded by law enforcement officers and the information contained in them shall not be privileged or held confidential.

History:

[49-1306, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 327, p. 741.]
Idaho Code § 49-417D — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-417D
49-417D IDAHO RANGELAND PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-417D. Idaho rangeland plates. (1) On and after January 1, 2009, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may apply for Idaho rangeland plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho rangeland plates for other vehicles may be authorized by rule of the board.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fee, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of the administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer to an Idaho rangeland resource commission account provided in section 58-1415, Idaho Code.

(3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may only display the plates after receipt of new registration from the department.

(4) The Idaho rangeland license plate shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. That portion of the design which features Idaho rangelands shall be acceptable to the Idaho rangeland resource commission and shall be approved by the department utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including the cost of plate design, shall be paid from the Idaho rangeland resource commission account.

(5) Sample Idaho rangeland plates may be purchased from the department for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be transferred to the Idaho rangeland resource commission account.

History:

[49-417D, added 2008, ch. 150, sec. 2, p. 437.]
Idaho Code § 49-236 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-236
49-236 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

49-236. Penalties. (1) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this title except the provisions of chapter 3, other than sections 49-301, 49-316, 49-331 and 49-332, Idaho Code, chapter 4 and chapters 6 through 9 of this title, unless otherwise specifically provided.

(2) It is an infraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of chapters 3, 4 and 6 through 9 of this title unless otherwise specifically provided.

(3) Any offense punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary is a felony.

(4) Punishments shall be as provided in sections 18-111, 18-112, 18-113 and 18-113A, Idaho Code, unless otherwise specifically provided.

(5) Whenever a person is arrested for any violation of the provisions of this title declared to be a felony, he shall be dealt with in like manner as upon arrest for the commission of any other felony.

(6) It is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions of either section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-236, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 28, p. 586; am. 1990, ch. 432, sec. 1, p. 1198; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 6, p. 358; am. 2000, ch. 327, sec. 1, p. 1102.]
Idaho Code § 49-223 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-223
49-223 SALE OF NONCONFORMING TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.
Status: in_force

49-223. Sale of nonconforming traffic-control devices. A person shall not sell nor offer for sale any sign, signal, marking or other device intended to regulate, warn or guide traffic unless it conforms with the adopted state manual and specifications.

History:

[49-223, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 19, p. 583.]
Idaho Code § 49-1607 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1607
49-1607 FEES — FUNDS — EXPENSES — EXPIRATION OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

49-1607. Fees — Funds — Expenses — Expiration of licenses. (1) The department shall collect with each application for licensure the following fees:

(a) Dealer's, wholesale dealer's and vehicle manufacturer's license, initial application, two hundred dollars ($200). Ten dollars ($10.00) of such fee shall be either retained by the department or authorized agent, if collected and processed by the department or authorized agent, or deposited in the county current expense fund. Renewal application, one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175).

(b) Vehicle salesman's license, thirty-six dollars ($36.00). Ten dollars ($10.00) of such fee shall be either retained by the department or authorized agent, if collected and processed by the department or authorized agent, or deposited in the county current expense fund.

(c) Distributor-factory branch-distributor branch license, one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175).

(d) Representative's license, forty-four dollars ($44.00).

(e) To reissue a license, salesman and dealer identification cards or other licensing documents at a dealer's request, not resulting from an error by the department, a fee of eighteen dollars ($18.00) per document.

(f) Supplemental lot license or relocated principal place of business, and temporary supplemental lot, forty-four dollars ($44.00) for license issued to a single dealer. A fee of eighty-eight dollars ($88.00) for a license issued to a group of dealers for a temporary supplemental lot.

(2) All fees shall be paid over to the state treasurer for credit to the state highway account, out of which shall be paid the expenses of the department and the expenses incurred in enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Dealer licenses, if not suspended or revoked, may be renewed from year to year upon the payment of the fees specified in this section to accompany applications, and renewals shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 49-1634, Idaho Code.

(a) There shall be twelve (12) licensing periods, starting with January and ending in December. A dealer's license shall be in effect from the month of initial licensing through the last day of the next year's calendar month that precedes the month of the initial licensing.

(b) Any renewal license application received or postmarked after thirty (30) days from the end of the previous year's license period shall be processed as an initial application and initial fees shall be paid.

(4) Salesman licenses, if not suspended or revoked, shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of issue and may be renewed upon application and payment of the fees specified in this section provided that:

(a) Employment remains with the sponsoring dealership; and

(b) The sponsoring dealership has a valid license issued by the department.

History:

[49-1607, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 380, p. 765; am. 1991, ch. 272, sec. 9, p. 698; am. 1993, ch. 297, sec. 1, p. 1095; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 21, p. 1227; am. 2009, ch. 331, sec. 7, p. 958; am. 2020, ch. 37, sec. 1, p. 73.]
Idaho Code § 49-304 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-304
49-304 MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

49-304. Motorcycle endorsement. The department shall issue a motorcycle "M" endorsement on a driver's license to applicants who complete the requirements to operate a motorcycle.

(1) No person may operate a motorcycle upon a highway without a motorcycle "M" endorsement on a valid driver's license.

(2) Any person who applies for a driver's license or renewal of a license may also apply for a motorcycle "M" endorsement. The requirements for obtaining a motorcycle "M" endorsement are:

(a) The applicant shall be tested by written examination for his knowledge of safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific to the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in section 49-306, Idaho Code.

(b) Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of the fee required for an "M" endorsement, the applicant shall obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license.

(3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for or obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license unless he has successfully completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under the provisions of chapter 49, title 33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not be effective unless and until the motorcycle rider training course is fully implemented by the division of career technical education.

(4) Any person who applies for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver's license, in addition to the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle "M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.

(5) The operation of a motorcycle upon a highway by any person who has failed to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this section shall constitute an infraction.

(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons operating autocycles.

History:

[49-304, added 1994, ch. 234, sec. 5, p. 735; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 15, p. 397; am. 2002, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 1012; am. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 56, p. 103; am. 2008, ch. 18, sec. 2, p. 26; am. 2009, ch. 30, sec. 7, p. 84; am. 2015, ch. 230, sec. 3, p. 725; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 40, p. 57.]
Idaho Code § 49-1609 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1609
49-1609 MANUFACTURER OR DEALER TO GIVE NOTICE OF SALE OR TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

49-1609. Manufacturer or dealer to give notice of sale or transfer. Every manufacturer or dealer, upon transferring a vehicle, whether by sale, lease or otherwise, to any person other than a manufacturer or dealer, shall within thirty (30) calendar days, give written notice of the transfer to the department or the assessor upon the official form provided by the department. Every notice shall contain the date of transfer, the time of transfer, the names and addresses of the transferor and transferee, any liens, a current odometer reading and a description of the vehicle as may be called for in the official form.

History:

[49-1609, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 382, p. 767; am. 1989, ch. 35, sec. 3, p. 47; am. 1991, ch. 272, sec. 11, p. 700.]
Idaho Code § 49-729 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-729
49-729 VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

49-729. violation. A violation of applicable provisions in this chapter or in chapter 6, title 49, Idaho Code, by a rider of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be an infraction.

History:

[49-729, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 11, p. 210.]
Idaho Code § 49-415A — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-415A
49-415A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-415A. Congressional medal of honor license plates. (1) Congressional medal of honor license plates are available to applicants who furnish proof of entitlement by certification from the United States Veterans Administration attesting to their status as a congressional medal of honor recipient.

(2) The license plates shall be provided free of charge. The applicant shall pay the regular annual registration fees required by section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. If the plate holder transfers his title or interest to a vehicle registered under this section, the plates may be transferred to another vehicle owned by the plate holder. If the plates are unexpired, the plate holder shall be given credit for the unexpired portion of the registration fee against the new registration fee. The transfer fee specified by section 49-431(1), Idaho Code, shall apply.

(3) These provisions shall apply to the vehicle to which the plates were originally issued and to any vehicle subsequently purchased and owned by the medal of honor recipient, except that the privilege shall not extend to more than two (2) vehicles at a time.

(4) Congressional medal of honor license plates may be retained and displayed on vehicles owned by the surviving spouse of a deceased congressional medal of honor recipient. In addition, the surviving spouse of a deceased congressional medal of honor recipient is eligible to reapply for and shall be issued congressional medal of honor license plates if the deceased congressional medal of honor recipient died on or after January 1 of the five (5) years preceding the date of reapplication for the plates. Such plates shall be used on a vehicle owned by the surviving spouse.

History:

[49-415A, added 1989, ch. 271, sec. 1, p. 659; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 15, p. 767; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 10, p. 425; am. 2000, ch. 37, sec. 3, p. 68; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 14, p. 200.]
Idaho Code § 49-959 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-959
49-959 AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

49-959. Air-conditioning equipment. (1) Air-conditioning equipment shall be manufactured, installed and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public and shall not contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable at or below one thousand degrees (1000°) Fahrenheit, unless the refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States environmental protection agency as an approved alternative motor vehicle air-conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12 under 42 U.S.C. section 7671k(c).

(2) No person shall have for sale, offer for sale, sell or equip any motor vehicle with any air-conditioning equipment unless it complies with the requirements of this section.

(3) No person shall operate on any highway any motor vehicle equipped with any air-conditioning equipment unless the equipment complies with the requirements of this section.

History:

[49-959, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 269, p. 714; am. 1997, ch. 392, sec. 1, p. 1249; am. 2010, ch. 259, sec. 1, p. 661.]
Idaho Code § 49-1426 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 14 / Section 49-1426
49-1426 PEDESTRIANS UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.
Status: in_force

49-1426. Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or drugs. A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree which renders him a hazard shall not walk or be upon a highway except on a sidewalk.

History:

[49-1426, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 362, p. 754.]
Idaho Code § 49-516 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-516
49-516 JUNKED OR CHANGED VEHICLES — CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

49-516. Junked or changed vehicles — Cancellation of certificate. Each owner of a vehicle and each person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title when a vehicle is dismantled, destroyed or changed in a manner that it is not the vehicle described in the certificate of title, shall surrender his certificate of title to the department, and the department shall with the consent of any holders of any liens, enter a cancellation upon its records. The department upon receipt of a certified copy of an order or judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction that a partially dismantled, junked, abandoned or non-operating vehicle is a public nuisance shall cancel the certificate of title to the vehicle if there be one. Upon cancellation of a certificate of title in the manner prescribed by this section the department may cancel and destroy all certificates in that chain of title.

History:

[49-516, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 131, p. 650.]
Idaho Code § 49-2431 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2431
49-2431 RIDESHARING EXEMPT FROM MOTOR CARRIER LAWS.
Status: in_force

49-2431. Ridesharing exempt from motor carrier laws. The following laws and regulations shall not apply to any ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle with a seating capacity for not more than fifteen (15) persons, including the driver:

(1) Title 49, Idaho Code, pertaining to the regulation of motor carriers of any kind or description;

(2) Laws and regulations containing insurance requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles;

(3) Laws imposing a greater standard of care on motor carriers or commercial vehicles than that imposed on other drivers or owners of motor vehicles;

(4) Laws and regulations with equipment requirements and special accident reporting requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles; and

(5) Laws imposing a tax on fuel purchased in another state by a motor carrier or highway use fees on commercial buses.

History:

[49-2431, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 488, p. 828; am. 1999, ch. 383, sec. 11, p. 1067.]
Idaho Code § 49-2437 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2437
49-2437 MUNICIPAL LICENSES — TAX.
Status: in_force

49-2437. Municipal licenses — Tax. No county, city, or other municipal corporation may impose a tax on, or require a municipal license for a ridesharing arrangement.

History:

[49-2437, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 494, p. 830.]
Idaho Code § 49-609 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-609
49-609 PERSONS RIDING ANIMALS OR DRIVING ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

49-609. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles. Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except those provisions of this title which, by their very nature, can have no application.

History:

[49-609, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 148, p. 657.]
Idaho Code § 49-514 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-514
49-514 TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY OPERATION OF LAW — LIENS — VEHICLES REGISTERED IN FOREIGN STATE — CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

49-514. Transfer of ownership by operation of law — Liens — Vehicles registered in foreign state — Certificates of title. In the event of the transfer of ownership of a vehicle by operation of law, as upon inheritance, devise or bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, or whenever a vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or repair charges, or if the interest of the owner is terminated or the vehicle is sold under a security agreement, the department may upon the surrender of the prior certificate of title, or when that is not possible, upon presentation of satisfactory proof to the department of ownership and right to possession of the vehicle and presentation of an application for a certificate of title, issue to the applicant a certificate of title. Only an affidavit by the person or agent of the person to whom possession of the vehicle so passed, setting forth facts entitling him to possession and ownership, together with a copy of the journal entry, court order or instrument upon which the claim of possession and ownership is founded, shall be considered satisfactory proof of ownership and right of possession. If the applicant cannot produce proof of ownership he may apply directly to the department and submit any evidence as he may have, and the department shall, if it finds the evidence sufficient, issue a certificate of title to the applicant.

If from the records in the office of the department there appears to be any prior lien or liens on the vehicle, the certificate of title shall contain a statement of those liens, unless the application is accompanied by proper evidence of their satisfaction or discharge.

Upon the death of the owner of one (1) or more registered vehicles, the following heirs of the owner, to wit: the surviving spouse, the children, lawful issue of the deceased children, the parents, the brothers or sisters, or the guardian of the estate of any minor or insane or incompetent person having such relationship to the owner, if such person has a right to succeed to the property of the owner, may secure a transfer of the certificate or certificates of title of the owner to the vehicle or vehicles, upon presenting to the department the appropriate certificate or certificates of title, if available, and an affidavit of the person or persons setting forth the fact of survivorship or heirship, the names and addresses of any other heirs, that the decedent died intestate, that the decedent has no creditors, that the decedent did not leave other property necessitating probate, and if required by the department, a certificate of the death of the deceased. The department, when satisfied of the genuineness and regularity of the transfer, shall transfer the registrations and titles accordingly.

History:

[49-514, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 129, p. 649; am. 1991, ch. 153, sec. 7, p. 366; am. 1994, ch. 70, sec. 1, p. 147; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 19, p. 1224.]
Idaho Code § 49-322 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-322
49-322 AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL AND DOWNGRADE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT.
Status: in_force

49-322. Authority of department to cancel and downgrade driver's license or instruction permit. (1) The department shall cancel any driver's license, restricted school attendance driving permit, or instruction permit upon determining that the licensee or permittee was not entitled to the issuance of the driver's license or instruction permit, that the licensee or permittee failed to give the required or correct information in his application, or that the licensee or permittee committed fraud in making the application.

(2) Upon a cancellation, the licensee or permittee shall surrender the canceled driver's license or canceled instruction permit to the department.

(3) The department shall cancel a person's commercial driver's license upon determining that the class A, B or C licensee has falsified information. Upon cancellation of a class A, B or C driver's license, the licensee shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of sixty (60) days.

(4) The department shall decertify the medical status and initiate a downgrade of any driver who is required by the federal motor carrier safety administration to maintain a medical examiner's certificate and/or medical exemption letter or skill performance evaluation certificate upon determining the person's medical certification has expired or has been revoked or canceled. The department shall change the person's driving status in the driver record to "not-certified," within ten (10) days and shall mail a notification letter regarding the pending decertification and downgrade action to the driver's last known address. The downgrade action shall occur no more than sixty (60) days from the date the not-certified status is posted to the record. Drivers can remove the not-certified medical status from their driving record by presenting a current and valid medical examiner's certificate and/or medical exemption letter or skill performance evaluation certificate to the department or by submitting an application to the department requesting their medical status be changed to "excepted."

(5) The department shall remove and, when applicable, subsequently reinstate a driver's commercial driving privileges upon receiving notification of a driver's status change in the drug and alcohol clearinghouse.

(6) When a driver's license has been canceled for reasons of impairment, incompetence or inability of the licensed driver to operate a motor vehicle safely as provided in section 49-303 or 49-326, Idaho Code, and the licensee has voluntarily surrendered his driver's license, or when a licensed driver requests cancellation of his license for any of the same reasons stated in this subsection and he voluntarily surrenders his license, the licensee may be eligible for a no-fee identification card as provided in section 49-2444, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-322, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 56, p. 600; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 34, p. 182; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 16, p. 366; am. 1999, ch. 79, sec. 1, p. 225; am. 2000, ch. 214, sec. 11, p. 600; am. 2002, ch. 235, sec. 8, p. 706; am. 2011, ch. 60, sec. 6, p. 134; am. 2024, ch. 13, sec. 3, p. 125.]
Idaho Code § 49-2209 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 22 / Section 49-2209
49-2209 CIVIL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

49-2209. Civil remedies. The remedies specified in this section are cumulative and nonexclusive.

(1) Monetary penalties.

(a) Any person who makes a materially false statement or representation in any application, label, manifest, record, report, permit, endorsement or other document filed, maintained, or used for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each separate violation.

(b) Any person who violates this chapter or any permit, standard, regulation, condition, or requirement issued or promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each separate violation.

(c) The imposition or computation of monetary penalties shall take into account the seriousness of the violation and good faith efforts to comply with the law.

(2) Assessment of costs. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any permit, standard, regulation, condition, or requirement issued or promulgated pursuant to this chapter may be assessed for:

(a) The state's cost for any nonroutine investigations, inspections, monitoring, or surveys which lead to evidence of the violation;

(b) The state's costs, and the costs of any political subdivision including city, county and fire protection districts, including the reasonable value of attorneys' services, for preparing and litigating the case;

(c) The state's cost, and the costs of any political subdivision including city, county and fire protection districts, for impounding, storing, and disposing of contaminated property and for the cleanup of a hazardous material or hazardous waste discharge;

(d) Compensation for damages to publicly held resources including, but not limited to land, water, recreational uses, wildlife, fish and aquatic life to restore the resource to its highest immediately previous uses. Any such suit for damages to publicly held resources may be brought only by the attorney general or prosecuting attorney for the county in which the violation occurred;

(e) Compensation for damages to privately held resources including, but not limited to livestock, land, water, or other personal property, and compensation for court costs allowed by law, reasonable attorney's fees for trial preparation and trial of the case, and all other reasonable costs of trial preparation and trial of the case;

(3) Payment to hazardous materials/hazardous waste transportation enforcement account. Moneys recovered pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) (a), (c) and (d) of this section shall be paid into the hazardous material/hazardous waste transportation enforcement account created in section 49-2205, Idaho Code. Moneys recovered under subsection (2)(b) of this section shall not be paid into this account but shall be paid to those who rendered services and incurred costs in litigating the case.

(4) Restraining orders, injunctions and other relief. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any permit, standard, regulation, or requirement issued or promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to injunctive relief or other relief deemed appropriate. Upon a showing to the court that a violation is causing an imminent hazard to the public health, the public safety, or to the environment, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney need not allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding that long term irreparable damage will occur should the injunction or order not be issued or that the remedy at law is inadequate.

History:

[49-2209, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 461, p. 817; am. 1990, ch. 191, sec. 1, p. 422.]
Idaho Code § 49-2701 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 27 / Section 49-2701
49-2701 FUNERAL PROCESSION RIGHT-OF-WAY — FUNERAL ESCORT VEHICLES — FUNERAL LEAD VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

49-2701. Funeral procession right-of-way — Funeral escort vehicles — Funeral lead vehicles. (1) "Funeral procession" means two (2) or more vehicles accompanying the body of a deceased person, in the daylight hours, including a funeral lead vehicle or a funeral escort vehicle.

(2) "Funeral lead vehicle" means a motor vehicle, including a funeral hearse, properly equipped, pursuant to section 49-2702, Idaho Code, leading and facilitating the movement of a funeral procession.

(3) "Funeral escort vehicle" means any motor vehicle properly equipped pursuant to section 49-2702, Idaho Code, and which escort facilitates the funeral procession and serves to direct traffic as provided in this section.

(4) Pedestrians and operators of all vehicles, except as stated in subsection (7) of this section, shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which is part of a funeral procession being led by a funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle.

(5) Whenever the funeral escort vehicle or funeral lead vehicle in a funeral procession enters an intersection, the remainder of the vehicles in such funeral procession may continue to follow the funeral lead vehicle through the intersection, notwithstanding any traffic control device or right-of-way provisions prescribed by statute or local ordinance, provided the operator of each vehicle exercises reasonable care toward any other vehicle or pedestrian on the roadway.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the driver of a funeral escort vehicle may direct the drivers of other vehicles in a funeral procession to proceed through an intersection or to make turns or other movements despite any official traffic control device. The driver of a funeral escort vehicle may direct and control the drivers of vehicles not in a funeral procession, including those in or approaching an intersection, to stop, proceed, or make turns or other movements without regard to an official traffic control device. Funeral escort vehicles may exceed the speed limit by fifteen (15) miles per hour when overtaking the funeral procession to direct traffic at the next intersection.

(7) Funeral processions shall have the right-of-way at intersections regardless of traffic control devices, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:

(a) Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way to an approaching emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal; and

(b) Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way when directed to do so by a police officer.

History:

[49-2701, added 1992, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 924.]
Idaho Code § 49-415 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-415
49-415 FORMER PRISONER OF WAR LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-415. Former prisoner of war license plates. (1) Any veteran, who was a prisoner of war (POW) of an armed enemy of the United States during active service in the armed forces of the United States, that service occurring during any portion of a recognized war period enumerated in this section, and who has been released or discharged from the armed forces under other than dishonorable conditions, may upon application to the department, register and receive for not more than two (2) motor vehicles, special former prisoner of war license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the plate fee required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Whenever a former prisoner of war transfers or assigns his title or interest to a vehicle registered under this section the registration shall expire, but the former prisoner of war may hold the special plates and may have them transferred to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fee provided in section 49-431, Idaho Code. He may only display the plates after receipt of the new registration document from the department.

(3) Former prisoner of war license plates shall bear the words "Former Prisoner of War" and a declaration of the period of service, and shall in all other respects be as provided by law.

(4) Recognized war periods for the purpose of this section shall be any period of war recognized by the United States department of veterans affairs for the purpose of awarding federal veterans benefits as may be defined in title 38, U.S. code, chapter 1, section 101(11).

(5) Former prisoner of war license plates may be retained and displayed on vehicles owned by the surviving spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war. In addition, the surviving spouse of the deceased former prisoner of war is eligible to reapply for and shall be issued former prisoner of war license plates if the deceased former prisoner of war died on or after January 1 of the five (5) years preceding the date of reapplication for the plates. Such plates shall be used on a vehicle owned by the surviving spouse.

History:

[49-415, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 83, p. 616; am. 1991, ch. 219, sec. 2, p. 524; am. 1992, ch. 23, sec. 1, p. 71; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 14, p. 767; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 9, p. 424; am. 2000, ch. 37, sec. 2, p. 67; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 13, p. 199.]
Idaho Code § 49-1005 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-1005
49-1005 SPECIAL REGULATIONS AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

49-1005. Special regulations and notice. Whenever in the judgment of the board or authorities in charge of, or having jurisdiction over a highway, the operation on any highway or section of highway of vehicles of sizes and weights at rates of speed permissible by law which will cause damage to the highway by reason of climatic or other conditions, or will interfere with the safe and efficient use of the highway by the traveling public, the board or other authorities in charge of, or having jurisdiction over a highway have authority to make regulations reducing the permissible sizes, weights or speeds of vehicles operated on that highway for any periods as may be necessary for the protection of the highway or for public safety. Signs designating those regulations shall be erected and maintained at each end of the highway or section and at intersections with main traveled highways.

History:

[49-1005, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 276, p. 719.]
Idaho Code § 49-103 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-103
49-103 DEFINITIONS — B.
Status: in_force

49-103. Definitions — B. (1) "Bicycle" means every vehicle propelled exclusively by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, and except scooters and similar devices.

(2) "Board" means the Idaho transportation board.

(3) "Boat transporter" means any vehicle combination designed and used specifically to transport assembled boats and boat hulls.

(4) "Boot" means a device used by a towing company or other entity to temporarily immobilize or disable a motor vehicle for purposes of enforcing parking restrictions.

(5) "Broker" means a person who, for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, arranges or offers to arrange a transaction involving the sale, but not resale, of a new vehicle, and who is not:

(a) A representative or an agent or employee of a representative;

(b) A distributor, agent or employee of a distributor; or

(c) At any point in the transaction, the owner of the vehicle involved in the transaction.

(6) "Bus" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten (10) passengers and used for the transportation of persons; and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. A motor vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen (15) persons, including the driver, shall not be a "bus" under the provisions of this title relating to equipment requirements, rules of the road, or registration.

(7) "Business district." (See "District", section 49-105, Idaho Code)

(8) "Buy." (See "Sell", "sold", and "purchase", section 49-120, Idaho Code)

History:

[49-103, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 2, p. 552; am. 1989, ch. 408, sec. 1, p. 996; am. 1991, ch. 272, sec. 1, p. 686; am. 2018, ch. 324, sec. 2, p. 754.]
Idaho Code § 49-663 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-663
49-663 RESTRICTED USE OF NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

49-663. Restricted use of neighborhood electric vehicles on highways. (1) It is unlawful to operate a neighborhood electric vehicle on any highway with a posted speed limit of over thirty-five (35) miles per hour.

(2) It is unlawful for a person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle to cross any highway with a posted speed limit greater than forty-five (45) miles per hour.

History:

[49-663, added 2005, ch. 183, sec. 5, p. 567; am. 2009, ch. 194, sec. 1, p. 628.]
Idaho Code § 49-420J — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-420J
49-420J SELWAY-BITTERROOT WILDERNESS PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-420J. selway-bitterroot wilderness plates. (1) Any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, may apply for and upon department approval receive special Idaho Selway-Bitterroot wilderness license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Selway-Bitterroot wilderness plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Thirteen dollars ($13.00) of the initial fee and thirteen dollars ($13.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-two dollars ($22.00) of each initial fee and twelve dollars ($12.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer to the Selway-Bitterroot foundation and shall be used by the foundation for the purpose of assisting in the stewardship of the Idaho Selway-Bitterroot wilderness and surrounding wildlands of north central Idaho.

(3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the new registration from the department.

(4) The license plate design shall be acceptable to the Selway-Bitterroot foundation and shall be approved by the department and shall utilize a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Selway-Bitterroot foundation.

(5) Sample Idaho Selway-Bitterroot wilderness license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), thirteen dollars ($13.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and seventeen dollars ($17.00) of which shall be transferred to the Selway-Bitterroot foundation.

History:

[49-420J, added 2010, ch. 140, sec. 2, p. 297; am. 2014, ch. 97, sec. 30, p. 290.]
Idaho Code § 49-1414 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 14 / Section 49-1414
49-1414 CONVICTION FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATION NOT TO AFFECT CREDIBILITY OF WITNESS.
Status: in_force

49-1414. Conviction for traffic violation not to affect credibility of witness. The conviction of a person upon a charge of violating any provision of this title less than a felony shall not affect or impair the credibility of that person as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding.

History:

[49-1414, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 350, p. 748.]
Idaho Code § 49-1402 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 14 / Section 49-1402
49-1402 PARTIES TO A CRIME.
Status: in_force

49-1402. Parties to a crime. Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as a principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of that offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcibly, or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits, or directs another to violate any provision of this title is likewise guilty of that offense.

History:

[49-1402, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 338, p. 745.]
Idaho Code § 49-1423 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 14 / Section 49-1423
49-1423 INVESTIGATION OF REPORTED VIOLATION OF FAILING TO OBEY SCHOOL BUS WARNING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

49-1423. Investigation of reported violation of failing to obey school bus warning devices. (1) The driver of a school bus who observes a violation of section 49-1422, Idaho Code, shall prepare a written report on a form provided by the department of education indicating that a violation has occurred. The school bus driver or a school official shall deliver the report no more than seventy-two (72) hours after the alleged violation occurred to a peace officer of the state or a peace officer of the county or municipality in which the alleged violation occurred. The report shall state the time and the location at which the alleged violation occurred and shall include the motor vehicle license plate number and a description of the vehicle involved in the alleged violation.

(2) Not more than seven (7) calendar days after receiving a report of an alleged violation of section 49-1422, Idaho Code, from a school bus driver or a school official, the peace officer shall initiate an investigation of the reported violation and contact the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the reported violation and request that the owner supply information identifying the driver if the registered owner claims he was not the driver at the time the alleged violation occurred. If, from the investigation, the peace officer is able to identify the driver and has reasonable cause to believe a violation of section 49-1422, Idaho Code, has occurred, the peace officer shall prepare a uniform traffic citation for the violation and shall serve it personally or by certified mail to the driver of the vehicle.

History:

[49-1423, added 1996, ch. 242, sec. 2, p. 772.]
Idaho Code § 49-944 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-944
49-944 STANDARDS FOR WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS OF MOTOR VEHICLES — PROHIBITED ACTS — PENALTY.
Status: in_force

49-944. Standards for windshields and windows of motor vehicles — Prohibited acts — Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for any person to place, install, affix, or apply any window tinting film or sunscreening device to the windows of any motor vehicle, except as follows:

(a) Nonreflective window tinting film or sunscreening devices shall not be applied to the windshield below the AS-1 line; if no AS-1 line is identifiable on the windshield, nonreflective window tinting film or sunscreening devices shall not be applied to the windshield below a line extending six (6) inches below and parallel to the exposed windshield;

(b) Nonreflective window tinting film or sunscreening devices that have a light transmission of not less than thirty-five percent (35%) with a tolerance limit of plus or minus three percent (3%) and a luminous reflectance of no more than thirty-five percent (35%) with a tolerance limit of plus or minus three percent (3%) may be applied to the front side vents, front side windows to the immediate right and left of the driver, and the rear window;

(c) Nonreflective window tinting film or sunscreening devices that have a light transmission of not less than twenty percent (20%) with a tolerance limit of plus or minus three percent (3%) and a luminous reflectance of no more than thirty-five percent (35%) with a tolerance limit of plus or minus three percent (3%) may be applied to the side windows to the rear of the driver;

(d) Window tinting films or sunscreening devices are materials or devices that are designed to be used in conjunction with approved vehicle glazing materials for the purpose of reducing the effects of the sun;

(e) Light transmission is the ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, that is allowed to pass through the product or material to the amount of total light falling on the product or material;

(f) Luminous reflectance is the ratio of the amount of total light, expressed in percentages, that is reflected outward by the product or material to the amount of total light falling on the product or material.

(2) No person shall operate on the public highways, sell, or offer to sell any motor vehicle with a windshield or windows that are not in compliance with the provisions of this section.

(3) The Idaho state police may promulgate rules in order to implement the provisions of this section.

(4) Nonreflective window tinting film or sunscreening devices that have a light transmission of not less than seventy percent (70%) plus or minus three percent (3%) for the front windshield and not less than twenty percent (20%) plus or minus three percent (3%) for the windows, with a luminous reflectance of no more than thirty-five percent (35%) plus or minus three percent (3%) in each instance, is permitted for a motor vehicle operated by, or carrying as a passenger, a person who possesses written verification from a licensed physician that the operator or passenger must be protected from exposure to sunlight or heat for medical reasons associated with past or current treatment; such written verification shall be carried in the vehicle.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to make illegal the operation or sale of any motor vehicle, the windshield or windows of which are composed of, covered by, or treated with any material, substance, system, or component with which the motor vehicle was sold when new or could have been equipped for sale when new as standard or optional equipment from the manufacturer or authorized dealer under any United States government statute or regulation governing such sale at the time of manufacture.

(6) Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an infraction.

History:

[49-944, added 1992, ch. 88, sec. 3, p. 275; am. 1993, ch. 400, sec. 1, p. 1466; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 118, p. 1580; am. 2023, ch. 112, sec. 1, p. 329.]
Idaho Code § 49-805 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-805
49-805 DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS OR MARKINGS.
Status: in_force

49-805. Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings. (1) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be, or is an imitation of, or resembles a traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.

(2) No person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic-control device bearing on it any commercial advertising, except for business signs included as a part of official roadside area information panels approved by the department.

(3) This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for traffic control signs.

(4) Every prohibited sign, signal or marking is declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the public nuisance or cause it to be removed without notice.

History:

[49-805, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 219, p. 684.]
Idaho Code § 49-710 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-710
49-710 BRIDGE AND RAILROAD SIGNALS.
Status: in_force

49-710. Bridge and railroad signals. (1) No pedestrian shall enter or remain upon any bridge or approach thereto beyond the bridge signal, gate, or barrier after a bridge operation signal indication has been given.

(2) No pedestrian shall pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

History:

[49-710, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 201, p. 677.]
Idaho Code § 49-1203 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1203
49-1203 COURTS TO REPORT NONPAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS — NONRESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

49-1203. Courts to report nonpayment of judgments — Nonresidents. (1) Whenever any person fails within sixty (60) days to satisfy a judgment, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court, which has no clerk, in which a judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the department immediately after the expiration of the sixty (60) days, a certified copy of the judgment.

(2) If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of drivers' licenses of the state of which the defendant is a resident.

History:

[49-1203, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 293, p. 726; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 32, p. 103.]
Idaho Code § 49-707 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-707
49-707 PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT-OF-WAY ON SIDEWALKS.
Status: in_force

49-707. Pedestrians' right-of-way on sidewalks. The driver of a vehicle crossing a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and all other traffic on the sidewalk.

History:

[49-707, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 198, p. 676.]
Idaho Code § 49-401A — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-401A
49-401A OWNER TO SECURE REGISTRATION FROM A COUNTY ASSESSOR OR THE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

49-401A. Owner to secure registration from a county assessor or the department. (1) Every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer who intends to operate the vehicle upon any highway in this state shall, before the same is so operated, apply to a county assessor or to the department or an agent of the department and obtain registration for vehicles pursuant to sections 49-402(1) through (3), 49-402A, 49-402B and 49-422, Idaho Code. All others shall be obtained from the department except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Owners of vehicles specified in section 49-426, Idaho Code, are exempt from the provisions of this section. Owners of vehicles operating on a temporary basis as provided in sections 49-431(3) and 49-432, Idaho Code, are exempt from the provisions of this section to the extent that the temporary permits in use are unexpired.

(2) Commercial vehicles in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross weight, farm and noncommercial vehicles in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds gross weight and all vehicles registered under section 49-435, Idaho Code, shall be registered by the department. All other commercial, farm and noncommercial vehicles and the vehicles in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection shall be registered by the county assessor or by the department or an agent of the department.

(a) Motor vehicles equipped primarily to haul passengers on a commercial basis, doing strictly an intrastate business, and having gross weights of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds or less.

(b) Any farm vehicle or combination of vehicles where each vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed a gross weight of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds.

(c) Nonresident vehicles or combination of vehicles owned by transient labor used in hauling unprocessed agricultural products for hire and not exceeding sixty thousand (60,000) pounds gross weight shall register their vehicle for the appropriate gross weight scale for the annual fee if registered on or before June 30 and for one-half (1/2) the annual fee if not registered until on or after July 1 of any year, with the assessor of the county in which the owner resides.

(3) Commercial, farm and noncommercial vehicles of any weight doing strictly an intrastate business may be registered by the county assessor or by the department or an agent of the department by mutual agreement between the department and the county.

History:

[49-401A, added 1992, ch. 35, sec. 8, p. 113; am. 1996, ch. 428, sec. 1, p. 1455; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 6, p. 1206; am. 1999, ch. 316, sec. 1, p. 790; am. 2015, ch. 208, sec. 4, p. 643; am. 2021, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 496; am. 2026, ch. 251, sec. 16, p. 1066.]
Idaho Code § 49-435 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-435
49-435 PROPORTIONAL REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

49-435. Proportional registration of commercial vehicles. (1) Any owner engaged in operating one (1) or more fleets of commercial vehicles may, in lieu of the registration fees imposed by section 49-434, Idaho Code, register each fleet for operation in this state by filing an application with the department that shall contain the information required by the international registration plan (IRP) agreement. Any owner who makes application for proportional registration under the provisions of the international registration plan shall comply with the terms and conditions of the IRP agreement.

(2) The department shall register the vehicle so described and identified and may issue license plates or other suitable identification device for each vehicle listed in the application upon payment of the fees required under subsections (1) and (8) of section 49-434, Idaho Code, and an additional identification charge of eight dollars ($8.00) per vehicle. The fees collected for the additional identification shall be deposited to the state highway account. A registration card shall be issued in print or electronically for each proportionally registered vehicle appropriately identifying it, which shall be carried and available on an electronic device or in or upon the vehicle identified at all times.

(3) Fleet vehicles so registered and identified shall be deemed to be fully licensed and registered in this state for any type of movement or operation.

(4) The right to the privilege and benefits of proportional registration of fleet vehicles extended by this section, or by any contract, agreement, arrangement or declaration made under the authority provided in section 49-201, Idaho Code, shall be subject to the condition that each fleet vehicle proportionally registered shall also be proportionally or otherwise properly registered in at least one (1) other jurisdiction during the period for which it is proportionally registered in this state.

(5) No provision of this section relating to proportional registration of fleet vehicles shall be construed as requiring any vehicle to be proportionally registered if it is otherwise registered in this state for the operation in which it is engaged, including regular registration or temporary trip permit.

History:

[49-435, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 97, p. 628; am. 1991, ch. 295, sec. 3, p. 774; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 20, p. 773; am. 1994, ch. 246, sec. 4, p. 771; am. 1994, ch. 311, sec. 3, p. 982; am. 2000, ch. 418, sec. 8, p. 1346; am. 2007, ch. 90, sec. 24, p. 261; am. 2020, ch. 125, sec. 6, p. 391.]
Idaho Code § 49-448 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-448
49-448 DISPOSITION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

49-448. Disposition of fees. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the revenues received from the annual license fees imposed by section 49-445, Idaho Code, for recreational vehicle registration shall be paid over monthly to the county treasurer, to be distributed as follows:

(1) Two dollars ($2.00) from each recreational vehicle license sold shall be apportioned to the county current expense fund, which shall be deemed necessary costs of collection and administration;

(2) From the balance remaining, ninety-nine percent (99%) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in a fund known as the "state recreational vehicle fund," which is established in the state treasury, and one percent (1%) shall be distributed to the search and rescue fund created in section 67-2913, Idaho Code;

(3) One hundred percent (100%) of the revenues received from the annual license fees for the registration of each park model recreational vehicle of such size and weight as to require a special highway movement permit shall be apportioned to the county current expense fund where the park model recreational vehicle is located.

History:

[49-448, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 108, p. 640; am. 1989, ch. 310, sec. 20, p. 795; am. 1993, ch. 286, sec. 2, p. 974; am. 2000, ch. 186, sec. 2, p. 458; am. 2017, ch. 134, sec. 8, p. 320.]
Idaho Code § 49-726 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-726
49-726 INSURANCE, LICENSING, AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

49-726. insurance, licensing, and registration. Electric-assisted bicycles are not subject to the provisions of section 49-301, Idaho Code, relating to driver's licenses. An electric-assisted bicycle and any person operating an electric-assisted bicycle are not subject to the provisions of this title relating to financial responsibility, driver's licenses, titles, registration, and license plate requirements. An electric-assisted bicycle shall be considered a motor vehicle to the extent required by 23 U.S.C. 154.

History:

[49-726, added 2019, ch. 84, sec. 8, p. 210.]
Idaho Code § 49-411 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-411
49-411 DEALER AND MANUFACTURER PLATE — FEES.
Status: in_force

49-411. Dealer and manufacturer plate — Fees. (1) Any person conducting the business of manufacturing, buying, selling or dealing in vehicles, and licensed as a manufacturer of or a dealer in vehicles, and owning and operating any such vehicle upon any highway may, in lieu of registering each vehicle, obtain from the department upon application on the proper form and payment of the required fee, and attach to each vehicle, one (1) number plate as required for different classes of vehicles in section 49-434, Idaho Code. The special number plate shall bear a distinctive number assigned to the manufacturer or dealer, the name of this state, which may be abbreviated, and the year for which the plate is issued, together with words which may be abbreviated or a distinguishing symbol indicating that the plate is issued to a manufacturer or dealer.

(a) Dealer license plates shall be limited to two (2) license plates for up to twenty (20) vehicles sold during the previous dealer licensing period and one (1) license plate for each ten (10) additional vehicles sold during the previous dealer licensing period. Any new dealer who applies for a dealer license shall be eligible for the number of dealer plates requested based on the number of vehicles that the dealer estimates he will sell during the first year of licensure.

(b) Upon renewal of a dealer's license, the department may audit vehicle sales from previous years to determine the number of dealer plates that will be authorized for the current dealer licensing period.

(2) The fee to validate a dealer or manufacturer number plate shall be twelve dollars ($12.00).

(3) All such fees shall be paid to the state treasurer and deposited to the state highway account.

(4) Laden dealer or manufacturer plates shall be available to licensed dealers and manufacturers operating vehicles with laden loads in furtherance of their business pursuant to section 49-1627(5), Idaho Code. Such plates shall be exempt from the limit provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section. The operating fee for a laden dealer or manufacturer plate will be equal to the fees for commercial vehicles pursuant to section 49-434(1), Idaho Code, for twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Laden dealer and manufacturer plates are limited to a maximum combined gross vehicle weight of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Temporary weight increase permits may be purchased pursuant to section 49-432(2), Idaho Code.

History:

[49-411, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 80, p. 615; am. 1994, ch. 246, sec. 1, p. 767; am. 1998, ch. 156, sec. 1, p. 533; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 5, p. 157; am. 2003, ch. 125, sec. 1, p. 375; am. 2011, ch. 72, sec. 1, p. 152; am. 2026, ch. 9, sec. 5, p. 69.]
Idaho Code § 49-1808 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-1808
49-1808 DECLARATION OF OPPOSITION.
Status: in_force

49-1808. declaration of opposition. (1) In the event that the legal or registered owner of a vehicle towed under the provisions of this chapter wishes to dispute the fees, claim, disposition, or other issues related to the possessory lienholder, the owner may file a declaration of opposition with the department.

(2) The declaration of opposition must be received by the department within twenty (20) calendar days after the date of the first notification sent by the department pursuant to section 49-1807(1)(c), Idaho Code.

(3) The declaration of opposition shall give the declarant ten (10) calendar days after the date the declaration was filed with the department to file legal action against the possessory lienholder.

(4) If the declarant files a legal action against the possessory lienholder, the disposition of the vehicle shall be paused pending the outcome of the court proceedings.

(5) The declarant may be liable for court costs if a judgment is entered in favor of the possessory lienholder.

History:

[49-1808, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1030.]
Idaho Code § 49-420K — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-420K
49-420K IDAHO AVIATION FOUNDATION PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-420K. Idaho aviation foundation plates. (1) Any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, may apply for and upon department approval receive special Idaho aviation foundation license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho aviation foundation plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Thirteen dollars ($13.00) of the initial fee and thirteen dollars ($13.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-two dollars ($22.00) of each initial fee and twelve dollars ($12.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer to the Idaho aviation foundation and shall be used by the foundation for grants relating to the maintenance, upgrade and development of airstrips and for improving access and promoting safety at backcountry and recreational airports in Idaho.

(3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may display the plates on another vehicle only upon receipt of the new registration from the department.

(4) The license plate design shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49–402C, Idaho Code. The design and any slogan on the plate shall be acceptable to the Idaho aviation foundation and shall be approved by the department and shall use a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the Idaho aviation foundation.

(5) Sample Idaho aviation foundation license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), thirteen dollars ($13.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and seventeen dollars ($17.00) of which shall be transferred to the Idaho aviation foundation.

History:

[49-420K, added 2011, ch. 22, sec. 2, p. 63.]
Idaho Code § 49-666 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-666
49-666 MOTORCYCLE, MOTORBIKE, UTV AND ATV SAFETY HELMETS AND SEATBELTS — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

49-666. Motorcycle, motorbike, UTV and ATV safety helmets AND SEATBELTS — Requirements and standards. (1) No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall ride upon or be permitted to operate a motorcycle, motorbike, utility type vehicle or an all-terrain vehicle unless at all times when so operating or riding upon the vehicle he is wearing, as part of his motorcycle, motorbike, UTV or ATV equipment, a protective safety helmet of a type and quality equal to or better than the standards established for helmets by the director. The provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicles are operated or ridden on private property or are used as an implement of husbandry. The provisions of this section shall also not apply to completely enclosed autocycles or to UTVs that are equipped with a roll cage and seat belts.

(2) Except as provided in section 49-672, Idaho Code, any operator or passenger in a UTV equipped with safety restraints who is sixteen (16) years of age or younger shall wear a safety restraint that is properly fastened about such operator's or passenger's body at all times while the vehicle is in motion.

(3) A citation may be issued to any occupant of a UTV who is sixteen (16) years of age or younger and who fails to wear a safety restraint while such vehicle is in motion pursuant to the requirements of subsection (2) of this section.

(4) A citation may be issued to any person who operates a UTV if any occupant of such UTV who is sixteen (16) years of age or younger fails to wear a safety restraint while such vehicle is in motion pursuant to the requirements of subsection (2) of this section.

(5) A person who is issued a citation pursuant to this section shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). A conviction under this section shall not result in violation point counts pursuant to section 49-326, Idaho Code, nor shall such a conviction be deemed to be a moving traffic violation for the purposes of establishing rates of motor vehicle insurance charged by a casualty insurer.

History:

[49-666, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 187, p. 673; am. 2005, ch. 204, sec. 1, p. 614; am. 2008, ch. 409, sec. 8, p. 1135; am. 2015, ch. 230, sec. 4, p. 725; am. 2025, ch. 73, sec. 1, p. 337.]
Idaho Code § 49-2705 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 27 / Section 49-2705
49-2705 LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

49-2705. Liability. (1) Liability for any death, personal injury, or property damage suffered by any person in a funeral procession shall not be imposed upon the funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle in charge of the funeral procession, its employees or agents, unless such death, personal injury, or property damage is proximately caused by the negligent or intentional act or omission of an employee or agent of the funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle.

(2) Liability for any death, personal injury, or property damage that results from, is caused by, or arising out of any action or inaction of any operator of a vehicle in a funeral procession under the control of a funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle shall not be imposed upon such funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle, its employees or agents, unless the death, personal injury, or property damage is proximately caused by the negligent or intentional act or omission of an employee or agent of the funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle.

(3) The operator of a vehicle in a funeral procession shall not be deemed to be an agent of the funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle unless such operator is an employee of the funeral home and/or duly authorized escort vehicle and acting in the course of his employment, or unless such operator was retained as in independent contractor of the funeral home and is performing services pursuant thereto.

History:

[49-2705, added 1992, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 926.]
Idaho Code § 49-1206 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1206
49-1206 PAYMENTS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

49-1206. Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements. Judgments in excess of the amounts specified in section 49-117, Idaho Code, shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied when payments in the amounts specified have been credited. Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the respective amount specified.

History:

[49-1206, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 296, p. 727.]
Idaho Code § 49-1809 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-1809
49-1809 TOW PROCEDURE HEARING.
Status: in_force

49-1809. TOW PROCEDURE HEARING. (1) Whenever an authorized officer initiates the tow or storage of a vehicle pursuant to the provisions of sections 49-1804 and 49-1805, Idaho Code, the agency authorizing the tow or storage shall provide the vehicle's registered and legal owners of record or their agents with the opportunity for a tow procedure hearing to determine the validity of the storage.

(2) In order to receive a tow procedure hearing, the owners or their agents must send a request for hearing in writing, to the department, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the initial notice, pursuant to section 49-1807(1)(c), Idaho Code. Any such hearing shall be conducted within forty-eight (48) hours of the request, excluding weekends and holidays. The public agency may authorize its own officer or employee to conduct the hearing, as long as the hearing officer is not the same person who directed the storage of the vehicle.

(3) Failure of either the titled or legal owner or his agent to request or to attend a scheduled hearing shall satisfy the tow procedure hearing requirement as to that person.

(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles removed from posted property pursuant to section 49-1806, Idaho Code.

(5) The agency employing the person who authorized the tow shall be responsible for the costs incurred for towing and storage if it is determined in the hearing that reasonable cause for the tow and storage cannot be established.

History:

[49-1809, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1030.]
Idaho Code § 49-651 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-651
49-651 EMERGING FROM ALLEY, DRIVEWAY OR BUILDING.
Status: in_force

49-651. Emerging from alley, driveway or building. The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road or driveway within a business or residential district shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, or driveway, or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the highway to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic.

History:

[49-651, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 178, p. 668.]
Idaho Code § 49-431 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-431
49-431 ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST — PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

49-431. Assignment or transfer of interest — Procedure. (1) Whenever the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sections 49-402 and 49-402A, Idaho Code, transfers or assigns his title or interest thereto, the registration card and license plate shall remain with and in the possession of the transferor, and before the license plate shall be displayed upon another vehicle owned by the transferor, the transferor shall have that vehicle registered as provided for in section 49-401A, Idaho Code. The transfer fees collected shall be paid to the county treasurer where the vehicle is registered and deposited in the county current expense fund or in the state highway account if the transfer is made by the department.

(a) For all vehicles registered under the provisions of section 49-402(1), Idaho Code, the transferor shall pay the registration fee as specified in that subsection less the registration fee already paid, plus a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00). If the transferor shall have an older vehicle to be registered, the transferor shall pay a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00).

(b) For vehicles registered in accordance with subsections (2) through (4) of section 49-402, Idaho Code, the operating fee shall be the fee specified in those subsections, plus a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00).

(c) For utility trailers registered under the provisions of section 49-402A, Idaho Code, the original registration shall continue until its expiration date, upon payment of a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00).

(2) For all vehicles registered under the fee schedule in section 49-434, Idaho Code, except proportionally registered vehicles under section 49-435, Idaho Code, the transferor shall pay the registration fee as specified in that section less the registration fee already paid, plus a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00).

(3) For all vehicles registered under section 49-435, Idaho Code, the transferor shall pay the registration fee as specified in section 49-434, Idaho Code, apportioned according to the provisions of section 49-435, Idaho Code, less the apportioned fee previously paid plus a transfer fee of eight dollars ($8.00).

(4) In the event of a transfer by operation of law of the title or interest of an owner in and to a vehicle registered as specified in sections 49-402, 49-402A, 49-434 and 49-435, Idaho Code, as upon inheritance, devise or bequest, order in bankruptcy or insolvency, execution sale, repossession upon default in performing the terms of a lease or executory sales contract, or otherwise, the registration shall expire and the registration card and plates shall be surrendered to the department. The vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways until and unless the person entitled thereto shall apply for and obtain a new registration card and plates in accordance with the provisions of section 49-401A, Idaho Code. However, an administrator, executor, trustee or other representative of the owner, or a sheriff or other officer, or legal representative of any such person may operate or cause to be operated any vehicle upon the highway from the place of removal or place where formerly kept by the owner to a place of keeping or storage, provided the place of removal and place of destination are both located within the state of Idaho, and after obtaining a written permit from the department of the local police authorities having jurisdiction of the highways and upon displaying in plain sight upon the vehicle a placard bearing the name and address of the person authorizing and directing such movement, the placard to be plainly readable from a distance of one hundred (100) feet during daylight.

History:

[49-431, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 93, p. 622; am. 1989, ch. 318, sec. 5, p. 822; am. 1992, ch. 35, sec. 19, p. 121; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 18, p. 769; am. 2007, ch. 22, sec. 1, p. 39.]
Idaho Code § 49-446 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-446
49-446 COUNTY ASSESSOR TO ADMINISTER AND COLLECT LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

49-446. County assessor to administer and collect license fee. (1) The county assessor shall administer and collect the recreational vehicle annual license fee.

(2) Market value of recreational vehicles shall be determined by the county assessor according to the rules and regulations of the state tax commission. Whenever indices are available, the rules and regulations shall use any standard industry indices of retail value of recreational vehicles to determine market value.

History:

[49-446, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 106, p. 640.]
Idaho Code § 49-1302 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-1302
49-1302 DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION IN ACCIDENT INVOLVING DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

49-1302. Duty to give information in accident involving damage to a vehicle. (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall, at the scene of the accident, give his name, address and, if available, at the scene of the accident, he shall exhibit his driver's license, proof of registration and certificate or proof of liability insurance to the person struck or to the driver or person attending any vehicle collided with.

(2) If a police officer is present, that officer shall make all reasonable efforts to facilitate the exchange of the required information provided by subsection (1) of this section between the parties involved.

(3) Any person who willfully fails to provide the information required to be given by subsection (1) of this section or who knowingly provides false information of the type required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History:

[49-1302, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 323, p. 740; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 51, p. 191; am. 1999, ch. 156, sec. 1, p. 434.]
Idaho Code § 49-238 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-238
49-238 CHARGING VIOLATIONS AND RULE IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

49-238. Charging violations and rule in civil actions. (1) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this title, the complaint or citation shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have been driving and the speed limit applicable within the district or at the location.

(2) The provision of this title declaring maximum speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.

(3) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of speed limitations, proof of determination of the maximum speed by the local jurisdictions and the existence of appropriate signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to a bridge or structure.

History:

[49-238, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 30, p. 587.]
Idaho Code § 49-2422 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2422
49-2422 SERVICE FEE TAXED AS COSTS.
Status: in_force

49-2422. Service fee taxed as costs. The fee of five dollars ($5.00) paid by the plaintiff to the secretary of state and the service shall be taxed in his costs if he prevails in the action.

History:

[49-2422, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 484, p. 827.]
Idaho Code § 49-1803 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-1803
49-1803 REMOVAL OF STOLEN VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

49-1803. REMOVAL OF STOLEN VEHICLES. (1) Any authorized officer, upon discovery of a vehicle reported as stolen and not recovered, may cause it to be taken to and stored in an authorized impound yard in the custody of a tow company.

(2) Within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, of the time that the vehicle is taken into custody and is stored pursuant to this section, the agency of which the officer is an agent shall make a reasonable effort to obtain the vehicle owner information from the agency that the stolen vehicle report was filed with and contact the owner by email or phone. If contact is made and no action is taken by the owner or insurance company within seven (7) days or no contact is made within forty-eight (48) hours, the agency shall give written notice by certified mail to the registered and legal owners of the vehicle, if known. The notice shall state:

(a) That the vehicle has been taken into custody and stored;

(b) The location of storage of the vehicle;

(c) The identification of the officer;

(d) A description of the vehicle, including make, year, model, identification number, license number, and state of registration; and

(e) The statutory authority for storage.

(3) If the vehicle is not claimed within thirty (30) days, it shall be considered stolen and not recovered and treated as an abandoned vehicle, subject to the provisions of section 49-1807, Idaho Code. The storage time accrued under this section may be added to the storage time required through the abandoned vehicle process, pursuant to section 49-1814(3), Idaho Code, if the vehicle was stored at a tow company facility during the stolen vehicle investigation and notification process.

History:

[49-1803, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1027.]
Idaho Code § 49-414 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-414
49-414 LEGISLATIVE LICENSE PLATES — FEES.
Status: in_force

49-414. Legislative license plates — Fees. (1) Special legislative license plates shall be issued by the department upon application and payment of the required fees. Each legislator is eligible to register and receive special license plates for one (1) vehicle whose registered maximum gross weight does not exceed twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. The registration period shall be for one (1) year, from January 1 through December 31, and may be renewed, as long as the legislator holds office. The plates shall bear either the inscription "House" or "Senate," shall contain a consecutive numbering from one (1) through the maximum number of members in each body with the numbers to be assigned by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of section 49-443, Idaho Code.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the annual program fee as specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code. All revenues from the initial program fee and the annual program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account.

History:

[49-414, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 82, p. 616; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 13, p. 766; am. 1997, ch. 129, sec. 8, p. 390; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 8, p. 424; am. 1999, ch. 316, sec. 7, p. 795; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 12, p. 199; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 6, p. 158.]
Idaho Code § 49-3702 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 37 / Section 49-3702
49-3702 LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT.
Status: in_force

49-3702. legislative purpose and intent. It is the intent of the Idaho legislature to regulate the use of transportation network company (TNC) services within the state of Idaho and to promote the safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of transportation network company (TNC) services, as well as preserve and enhance access to these important transportation options for residents and visitors.

History:

[49-3702, added 2015, ch. 267, sec. 1, p. 1075.]
Idaho Code § 49-616 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-616
49-616 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

49-616. Driving through safety zone prohibited. No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.

History:

[49-616, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 153, p. 658.]
Idaho Code § 49-921 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-921
49-921 REAR MOUNTED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION LIGHTING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

49-921. Rear mounted acceleration and deceleration lighting system. (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, and pole trailer used in the state may be equipped with an auxiliary lighting system consisting of:

(a) One (1) green light to be activated when the accelerator of the motor vehicle is depressed;

(b) Not more than two (2) amber lights to be activated when the motor vehicle is moving forward, or standing and idling, but is not under the power of the engine.

(2) An auxiliary system shall not interfere with the operation of vehicle tail lamps and shall not interfere with the operation of vehicle signal lamps and signal devices. The system may operate in conjunction with tail lamps or signal lamps and signal devices.

(3) Only one (1) color of the system may be illuminated at any one (1) time, and at all times either the green light, or amber light or lights shall be illuminated when the tail lamps of the vehicle are not illuminated.

(4) The green light and the amber light or lights, when illuminated, shall be plainly visible at a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.

(5) Only one (1) system may be mounted on a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or pole trailer; and the system shall be rear mounted in a horizontal fashion, at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches, nor less than twenty (20) inches.

(6) On a combination of vehicles, only the lights of the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen and distinguished as provided in subsection (4) of this section.

(7) Each manufacturer's model of such a system described in this section shall be approved by the board before it may be sold or offered for sale in the state.

History:

[49-921, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 247, p. 699.]
Idaho Code § 49-1606 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1606
49-1606 CLASSES OF LICENSES — NONRESIDENT DEALERS.
Status: in_force

49-1606. Classes of licenses — Nonresident dealers. Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be as follows:

(1) A dealer's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of selling or exchanging new and used vehicles, new and used motorcycles, motor-driven cycles and motorbikes, new and used all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles, snow machines and travel trailers, truck campers, and new and used motor homes. This form of license shall permit licensees who are owners or part owners of the business of the licensee to act as vehicle salesmen.

(2) A vehicle salesman's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the activities of a vehicle salesman.

(3) A wholesale dealer's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of wholesaling used vehicles to Idaho vehicle dealers. The holder of this license must meet all the requirements for a principal place of business, except for the requirement of display area and adequate room to repair vehicles.

(4) A vehicle manufacturer's license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of constructing or assembling vehicles, of the type subject to registration under this title at an established place of business within Idaho.

(5) A distributor, factory branch, or distributor branch license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of selling and distributing vehicles, parts, and accessories to their franchised dealers.

(6) A representative (factory branch or distributor, etc.) license shall permit the licensee to engage in the business of contacting his respective authorized dealers, for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of his, its, or their vehicles, parts, and accessories.

(7) Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant has met the requirements for licensure, it may issue a temporary permit to any applicant for a license. A temporary permit shall not exceed a period of ninety (90) days while the department is completing its investigation and determination of facts relative to the qualifications of the applicant for a license. A temporary permit shall terminate when the applicant's license has been issued or refused.

(8) The department may issue a probationary vehicle salesman's license, subject to conditions to be observed in the exercise of the privilege granted either upon application for issuance of a license or upon application for renewal of a license. The conditions to be attached to the exercise of the privilege shall not appear on the face of the license but shall, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department.

(9) A nonresident dealer who is currently authorized to do business as, and has an established place of business as a vehicle dealer in another state, is not subject to licensure under the provisions of this chapter as long as the sales are limited to the exportation of vehicles for sale to, and the importation of vehicles purchased from, licensed Idaho vehicle dealers.

History:

[49-1606, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 379, p. 763; am. 1991, ch. 272, sec. 8, p. 697; am. 2008, ch. 106, sec. 4, p. 300; am. 2008, ch. 198, sec. 7, p. 642.]
Idaho Code § 49-1231 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1231
49-1231 CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE — HOW ACQUIRED.
Status: in_force

49-1231. Certificate of liability insurance — How acquired. (1) A certificate of liability insurance to be effective must be issued by an insurance or surety company authorized to do business in this state, by an authorized agent of such a company, or by the director of the department of insurance. The certificate of liability insurance shall be in a form prescribed by the director of the department of insurance. Upon purchase or renewal of a policy of insurance or upon request of its insured, an insurance or surety company or its authorized agent shall issue a certificate of liability insurance and present it to its insured. An insurance or surety company or its authorized agent shall not charge a fee for a certificate of liability insurance.

(2) When to the satisfaction of the director of the department of insurance it appears that a bond or cash deposit complying with the requirements of this chapter has been deposited with him, he shall issue to the motor vehicle owner a certificate of liability insurance.

History:

[49-1231, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 319, p. 738.]
Idaho Code § 49-1605 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1605
49-1605 CHANGE OF FRANCHISE STATUS.
Status: in_force

49-1605. Change of franchise status. Should the dealer change to, or add another franchise for the sale of new vehicles, or cancel or, for any cause whatever, otherwise lose a franchise for the sale of new vehicles, he shall immediately notify the department.

History:

[49-1605, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 378, p. 763.]
Idaho Code § 49-2706 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 27 / Section 49-2706
49-2706 PENALTY.
Status: in_force

49-2706. Penalty. Any person who intentionally and knowingly violates the provisions of section 49-2701(4) or 49-2704, Idaho Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any other violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be an infraction.

History:

[49-2706, added 1992, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 926; am. 2017, ch. 170, sec. 1, p. 393.]
Idaho Code § 49-449 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-449
49-449 CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION UPON NOTICE OF THEFT.
Status: in_force

49-449. Cancellation of registration upon notice of theft. Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is stolen files an affidavit with a law enforcement agency alleging such fact, the department shall cancel the registration of such vehicle upon the request of the owner.

History:

[49-449, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 109, p. 641; am. 1992, ch. 35, sec. 29, p. 130; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 17, p. 1223.]
Idaho Code § 49-2702 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 27 / Section 49-2702
49-2702 EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

49-2702. Equipment. A funeral escort vehicle or a funeral lead vehicle must be equipped with at least one (1) lighted rotating or oscillating lamp exhibiting a red light or lens visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of five hundred (500) feet from the front of the vehicle. The turn signals must be flashing simultaneously on the first vehicle in procession, but only when such vehicle is in use in the funeral procession.

History:

[49-2702, added 1992, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 925.]
Idaho Code § 49-1007 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-1007
49-1007 LIMITING LIABILITY OF AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

49-1007. Limiting liability of authorities. No action or proceedings of any nature or description shall lie against the board, its authorized agents, or any other authorities charged with the administration of this chapter because of their compliance with any of the terms of this chapter, the exercise of any authority, or the performance of any duties granted or prescribed by this chapter.

History:

[49-1007, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 278, p. 720.]
Idaho Code § 49-456 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-456
49-456 VIOLATIONS OF REGISTRATION PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

49-456. Violations of registration provisions. It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To operate or for the owner to permit the operation upon a highway of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is not registered and that does not have attached and displayed the license plates assigned to it for the current registration year, subject to the exemptions allowed in sections 49-426, 49-431 and 49-432, Idaho Code.

(2) To operate or for the owner to permit the operation on state and federal lands or upon highways, or sections of highways, as permitted under section 49-426(3) and (4), Idaho Code, any all-terrain vehicle, utility type vehicle or motorbike that does not have a valid and properly displayed restricted license plate issued pursuant to this chapter and attached validation sticker issued pursuant to section 67-7122 or 67-7124, Idaho Code, subject to the exemptions allowed in section 49-426(2), Idaho Code.

(3) To display or cause or permit to be displayed, or to have in possession, any registration card or license plate knowing the same to be fictitious or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended or altered.

(4) To lend or knowingly permit the use by one not entitled to any registration card or license plate issued to the person so lending or permitting that use.

(5) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department, upon demand, any registration card or license plate that has been suspended, canceled or revoked.

(6) To use a false or fictitious name or address in any application for the registration of any vehicle, or for any renewal or duplicate, or knowingly to make a false statement or conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any application.

History:

[49-456, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 114, p. 642; am. 1992, ch. 35, sec. 31, p. 131; am. 2008, ch. 409, sec. 7, p. 1134; am. 2009, ch. 157, sec. 9, p. 469; am. 2021, ch. 149, sec. 29, p. 420.]
Idaho Code § 49-2433 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2433
49-2433 NO LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

49-2433. No liability of employer. (1) An employer shall not be liable for injuries to passengers and other persons resulting from the operation or use of a motor vehicle, not owned, leased or contracted for by the employer, in a ridesharing arrangement.

(2) An employer shall not be liable for injuries to passengers and other persons because he provides information, incentives or otherwise encourages his employees to participate in ridesharing arrangements.

History:

[49-2433, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 490, p. 829.]
Idaho Code § 49-1301 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-1301
49-1301 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

49-1301. Accidents involving damage to vehicle. (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident, either on public or private property open to the public, resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident, or as close as possible, and shall immediately return to, and in every event shall remain at, the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of law.

(2) For any accident which occurs on a divided, controlled-access highway or interstate highway of the state highway system, a stop as required by subsection (1) of this section shall be made by moving the vehicle into a safe refuge on the shoulder, emergency lane or median whenever such moving of a vehicle may be done safely and the vehicle is capable of being normally and safely driven, does not require towing, and may be operated under its own power in its customary manner without further damage or hazard to itself, to the traffic elements or to the roadway.

(a) For any other highway, a stop as required by subsection (1) of this section shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(b) The driver or any other person who has removed a motor vehicle from the main-traveled part of the road as provided in this subsection before the arrival of a law enforcement officer shall not be considered liable or at fault regarding the cause of the accident solely by reason of moving the vehicle pursuant to this subsection.

(3) Any person failing to stop or to comply with the requirements under these circumstances shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(4) The department shall revoke for a period of one (1) year the driver's license, privileges or permit to drive, or the nonresident operating privilege, of any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(5) Nothing herein shall be construed to interfere with the duty of any city, county or state police officer to investigate and detect crime and enforce the penal, traffic or highway laws of this state or any political subdivision.

History:

[49-1301, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 322, p. 740; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 50, p. 191; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 31, p. 375; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 29, p. 412; am. 2005, ch. 310, sec. 2, p. 963.]
Idaho Code § 49-419C — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-419C
49-419C IDAHO WHITE WATER RAFTING PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-419C. Idaho white water rafting plates. (1) On and after January 1, 2004, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and, upon department approval, receive special Idaho white water rafting license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho white water rafting license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer for deposit to the tourism and promotion fund of the department of commerce, and shall be used by the department of commerce for the general education and promotion of Idaho's white water rivers and the rafting and kayaking industries. The department of commerce shall confer with the consulting panel representing white water river communities and the rafting and kayaking industries before expending any moneys from the fund that were received into the fund from revenue derived from this special license plate program.

(3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the new registration from the department.

(4) The Idaho white water rafting license plate shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. The design and any slogan on the plate shall be acceptable to the department of commerce and the consulting panel representing Idaho's white water river communities and the rafting and kayaking industries, and shall be approved by the Idaho transportation department utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the department of commerce. Not more than fifteen percent (15%) of all revenues made available to the department of commerce from the sale and renewal of Idaho white water rafting license plates shall be used by the department of commerce to pay for the costs of the plate design and for those administrative expenses necessarily incurred by operation of the general education and promotion program.

(5) Sample Idaho white water rafting license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be transferred to the tourism and promotion fund of the department of commerce and shall be used for the general education and promotion of Idaho's white water rivers and the rafting and kayaking industries. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.

History:

[49-419C, added 2003, ch. 242, sec. 2, p. 625.]
Idaho Code § 49-1705 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 17 / Section 49-1705
49-1705 SALE TO SATISFY LIENS.
Status: in_force

49-1705. Sale to satisfy liens. (1) When a possessory lienholder is not paid the amount of the lien due, within ten (10) days after the same becomes due, the lienholder may proceed to conduct a sale as provided by this section to satisfy the lien and costs of sale, if an authorization to conduct a lien sale has been issued by the department, or a judgment has been entered in favor of the lienholder on the claim which gives rise to the lien, or the registered and legal owners of the vehicle have signed, after the lien has arisen, a release of any interest in the vehicle.

(2) A possessory lienholder may apply to the department for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale. The application shall include all of the following information:

(a) A description of the vehicle, including make, vehicle identification number, and license number;

(b) The names and addresses of the registered and legal owners of the vehicle, if ascertainable from registration certificates within the vehicle, and the names and addresses of other persons whom the lienholder knows or reasonably should know to claim an interest in the vehicle;

(c) A statement of the amount of the lien and the facts concerning the claim which give rise to the lien; and

(d) A statement that the lienholder has no information or belief that there is a valid defense to the claim which gives rise to the lien.

(3) Upon receipt of an application, the department shall send a copy of the application to the registered and legal owners at their addresses of record with the department and to any other interested persons listed in the application. The department shall also send a notice which shall include the following information:

(a) That an application has been made with the department for the issuance of an authorization to conduct a lien sale;

(b) That the person has a legal right to a hearing in court;

(c) That if a hearing in court is desired, an enclosed declaration of opposition must be signed and returned;

(d) That if the declaration is signed and returned, the possessory lienholder will be allowed to sell the vehicle only if he obtains a judgment in court or obtains a release from the registered and legal owners;

(e) That the department will issue the authorization to conduct a lien sale unless the person signs and returns the declaration of opposition within ten (10) days after the date the notice was mailed; and

(f) That the person may be liable for costs if the lienholder brings an action and if a judgment is entered in favor of the lienholder.

(4) If the department receives a timely mailed declaration of opposition, it shall notify the possessory lienholder that he may not conduct a lien sale unless:

(a) A judgment has been entered in his favor on the claim which gives rise to the lien; or

(b) The registered and legal owners of the vehicle have signed a release of any interest in the vehicle.

(5) An applicant shall include with his application for lien sale a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) which shall be deposited in the abandoned vehicle trust account. The fee shall be recoverable as a cost by the lienholder.

History:

[49-1705, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 412, p. 790; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 24, p. 1229.]
Idaho Code § 49-201 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-201
49-201 DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

49-201. Duties of board. (1) With the exception of requirements for sections 49-217 and 49-218 and chapters 6 and 9, title 49, Idaho Code, which shall be the responsibility of the director of the Idaho state police, and section 49-447, Idaho Code, which shall be the responsibility of the director of the department of parks and recreation, the board shall adopt and enforce administrative rules and may designate agencies or enter into agreements with private companies or public entities as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. It shall also provide suitable forms for applications, registration cards, vehicle licenses, and all other forms requisite for the purpose of the provisions of this title, and shall prepay all transportation charges.

(2) The board may enter into agreements, compacts or arrangements with other jurisdictions on behalf of Idaho for the purpose of conforming procedures for proportional registration of commercial vehicles and other types of reciprocal agreements. Copies of agreements, compacts or arrangements shall be placed on file in the department and the board shall, as to all filings and adoption, conform with the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. The board may approve, on a case-by-case basis, exemption from operating fees for private nonprofit entities who are bringing public interest programs into the state. These entities may not be in competition with companies who transport goods and services for hire.

(3) The board shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with the provisions of this title for use upon highways within the state. The uniform system shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the system set forth in the most recent edition of the manual on uniform traffic-control devices for streets and highways and other standards issued or endorsed by the federal highway administrator.

(4) Whenever the board shall determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that any maximum speed is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place or upon any part of the state highway or interstate highway system, the board may determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit, thereat, not exceeding a maximum limit of seventy-five (75) miles per hour on interstate highways provided that this speed may be increased to eighty (80) miles per hour if the department completes an engineering and traffic study on the interstate highway and concludes that the increase is in the public interest and the transportation board concurs with such conclusion and sixty-five (65) miles per hour on state highways provided that this speed may be increased to seventy (70) miles per hour if the department completes an engineering and traffic study on the state highway and concludes that the increase is in the public interest and the transportation board concurs with such conclusion, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice are erected. The speed limit may be declared to be effective at all times or at the times as indicated upon the signs. Differing limits may be established for different times of day, different types of vehicles, varying weather conditions, and other factors bearing on safe speeds, which shall be effective when posted upon appropriate fixed or variable signs.

(5) The board shall adopt and enforce rules as may be consistent with and necessary to determine the classification of and the basis on which fees shall be computed.

History:

[49-201, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 4, p. 571; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 11, p. 85; am. 1992, ch. 35, sec. 5, p. 108; am. 1993, ch. 299, sec. 1, p. 1100; am. 1996, ch. 270, sec. 2, p. 876; am. 1997, ch. 155, sec. 2, p. 442; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 111, p. 1570; am. 2012, ch. 325, sec. 2, p. 897; am. 2014, ch. 126, sec. 2, p. 358.]
Idaho Code § 49-1214 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1214
49-1214 NOT TO AFFECT OTHER POLICIES.
Status: in_force

49-1214. Not to affect other policies. (1) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of motor vehicle insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are indorsed to conform to the requirements of this chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.

History:

[49-1214, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 304, p. 732.]
Idaho Code § 49-907 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-907
49-907 MOTOR VEHICLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH REFLECTORS.
Status: in_force

49-907. Motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors. (1) Every motor vehicle sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two (2) red reflectors. Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall carry at least one (1) reflector meeting the requirements of this section. Vehicles of the type mentioned in section 49-909, Idaho Code, shall be equipped with reflectors as required in the applicable subsections.

(2) Except as otherwise provided, every reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of not less than twenty (20) inches nor more than sixty (60) inches measured as set forth in section 49-904(2), Idaho Code, and shall be of a size and characteristic and mounted so to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred fifty (350) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

History:

[49-907, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 232, p. 690.]
Idaho Code § 49-406 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-406
49-406 IDAHO OLD TIMER — SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM — REGISTRATION AND STANDARD LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-406. Idaho old timer — Special license plate program — Registration and standard license plates. (1) Any motor vehicle manufactured prior to January 1, 1943, that is maintained to its original likeness using original-type parts and materials, without major modifications shall be known as an "Idaho Old Timer." Any motor vehicle which is altered from its original design is not an "Idaho Old Timer" as herein defined.

(2) Any motor vehicle which qualifies as an "Idaho Old Timer" shall be used for exhibits, parades, tours, club activities and such occasional use as is necessary for operation and maintenance of the vehicle, and shall not be used for business or commercial purposes or as customary and usual transportation.

(3) Applicants for a special "Idaho Old Timer" license plate shall pay an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and the license plate fee required in section 49-450, Idaho Code, for each "Idaho Old Timer" plate which shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The initial program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account, and the plate manufacturing fee shall be deposited in the plate manufacturing account.

(4) The reissue of license plates as specified in section 49-443(2), Idaho Code, shall not be required unless there is a general consensus among the majority of plate holders that a new plate design is needed. Representatives of the plate holders shall make the request known to the department. The cost of manufacturing a new design will be set by the department based upon the cost of manufacturing supplies and administering the reissue. The equivalent cost of each plate will be charged to each plate holder who purchases the new plate. If a new plate design is authorized, the design and color shall be approved by representatives of the interest group. The design, color and numbering scheme shall also be subject to approval of the department. The existing plate design will be canceled and all plate holders, present and future shall purchase and display the new plate.

(5) An applicant for the special "Idaho Old Timer" plate shall execute an affidavit on a form provided by the department that the vehicle qualifies as an old timer and shall only be used for the purposes allowed.

The department shall have the authority to refuse to issue a plate and may demand the return of such plate if the applicant has failed to comply with the provisions of this section.

(6) If an "Idaho Old Timer" is to be used as customary and usual transportation, or for business or commercial purposes, the owner shall register the vehicle under the provisions of section 49-402, or section 49-434, Idaho Code, as applicable, and shall obtain and display the standard issue of license plates after payment of the plate fee required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. It shall be permissible to display both the standard issue of plates and the special "Idaho Old Timer" plate.

(7) Whenever title or interest in an Old Timer vehicle is transferred or assigned, the transferor may retain the plates for use on another vehicle which qualifies by providing the information required in subsection (5) of this section and by paying the required transfer fee. If the vehicle is also registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or section 49-434, Idaho Code, the provisions of section 49-431, Idaho Code, relating to the procedure for assignment and transfer of interest, shall apply.

History:

[49-406, added 1993, ch. 99, sec. 3, p. 250; am. 1994, ch. 313, sec. 1, p. 996; am. 1995, ch. 109, sec. 1, p. 342; am. 1997, ch. 129, sec. 3, p. 385; am. 2026, ch. 84, sec. 11, p. 447.]
Idaho Code § 49-334 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-334
49-334 RENTING MOTOR VEHICLE TO ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

49-334. Renting motor vehicle to another. (1) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then licensed or, in the case of a nonresident, then licensed under the laws of the state or country of his residence, except a nonresident whose home state or country does not require that any operator be licensed.

(2) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until he has inspected the driver's license of the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented and compared and verified the signature thereon with the signature of the person written in his presence.

(3) Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is rented, the number of the license of the latter person and the date and place when and where the license was issued. This record shall be open to inspection by any peace officer or officer or employee of the department.

History:

[49-334, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 68, p. 606, am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 44, p. 187.]
Idaho Code § 49-2445 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2445
49-2445 LOST, STOLEN OR MUTILATED CARDS.
Status: in_force

49-2445. Lost, stolen or mutilated cards. Application for a duplicate identification card shall be made in the same manner as required in section 49-2443, Idaho Code, and the fee for a duplicate shall be the same as provided for the original card.

History:

[49-2445, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 500, p. 831.]
Idaho Code § 49-403 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-403
49-403 DISABLED VETERAN — LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-403. Disabled veteran — License plates. No fee shall be charged for the registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle owned by a veteran who has established his rights to benefits under the provisions of Public Law 662, 79th Congress, as amended, and Public Law 187, 82nd Congress, as amended. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, nor to any vehicle registered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code. No fee shall be charged for the registration or reregistration of a motor vehicle owned by a veteran, who is at the time of the registration or reregistration receiving compensation from the veterans administration or in lieu thereof, from any of the armed forces of the United States, for one hundred percent (100%) service-connected disability or for any of the following specific disabilities: Loss or permanent loss of use of one (1) or both feet; loss or permanent loss of use of one (1) or both hands; loss of sight in both eyes or permanent impairment of vision in both eyes to the degree as to constitute virtual blindness. These provisions shall be considered applicable not only as to the vehicle originally purchased under this authorization, but also as to any vehicle subsequently purchased and owned by the same veteran, so long as the privilege shall not extend to more than one (1) vehicle at a time. Special license plates shall be issued for such a vehicle, identified by the inscription "D.V.", and a separate number series shall be used to further identify the license plates so issued. These license plates shall not be issued by the counties but shall be issued by the department. The plates shall be displayed in accordance with the procedure applicable to license plates set forth in section 49-428, Idaho Code. A vehicle displaying plates issued in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be afforded the same privileges specified in section 49-410(7), Idaho Code. Together with a license plate issued pursuant to this section the department shall issue a special placard pursuant to section 49-410(4), Idaho Code.

History:

[49-403, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 72, p. 608; am. 1992, ch. 35, sec. 11, p. 116; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 3, p. 760; am. 1999, ch. 309, sec. 1, p. 768; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 3, p. 192; am. 2023, ch. 16, sec. 1, p. 120.]
Idaho Code § 49-2408 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2408
49-2408 FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AMENABLE — DUTY OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

49-2408. Foreign corporations amenable — Duty of secretary of state. Every foreign corporation, as well as every foreign association, exercising any of the powers, franchises or functions of a corporation in Idaho, violating any of the provisions of sections 49-2401 through 49-2406, Idaho Code, is hereby denied the right and prohibited from doing any business in Idaho, and it shall be the duty of the attorney general to enforce this provision by bringing proper proceedings by injunction or otherwise. The secretary of state is authorized to revoke the license of any corporation or association previously authorized by him to do business in Idaho.

History:

[49-2408, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 474, p. 823.]
Idaho Code § 49-402C — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-402C
49-402C SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS — STANDARDIZED PLATE COLOR AND DESIGN.
Status: in_force

49-402C. Special license plate programs — Standardized plate color and design. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that special license plates issued by the department be readily recognizable as plates from the state of Idaho without losing the uniqueness for which the special plate was designed and purchased. In addition, the legislature finds that the department can operate in a more efficient, cost-effective manner by conforming special plates to a basic color and design.

(2)(a) No special license plates and no special license plate programs in existence on or before June 30, 1998, shall be affected by the provisions of subsections (2) through (5) of this section. On and after July 1, 1998, any new special license plate program authorized or any redesign of an existing special license plate shall use the same red, white and blue background as the standard issue of license plates described in section 49-443, Idaho Code, except that:

(i) The identification of county shall be omitted;

(ii) The word "Idaho" shall appear on every plate;

(iii) The inscription "Scenic Idaho" may be omitted without legislative consideration and approval; and

(iv) No slogan shall be used that infringes upon, dilutes or compromises, or could be perceived to infringe upon, dilute or compromise, the trademarks of the state of Idaho, including, but not limited to, "Idaho Potatoes®," "Grown in Idaho™," "Famous Idaho Potatoes™" or "Famous Potatoes®."

(b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the plate designs issued pursuant to the provisions of section 49-417 or 49-417B, Idaho Code.

(3) Any redesign required for a special plate to conform with legislative intent and the provisions of this section may be done in a manner similar to that used to produce the original design.

(4) The special plates shall conform in all other respects with the provisions of section 49-443, Idaho Code, relating to visibility requirements, display of registration number, time period for validity of plates, and reservation of plate numbers.

(5) Unless otherwise specifically provided, no special license plates shall be issued to motor vehicles with a registered maximum gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, or any motor vehicle registered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code, or section 49-435, Idaho Code.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, on and after July 1, 2020, no new special license plate or special license plate program shall be established for the benefit of any entity that is not the state of Idaho or an agency of the state of Idaho. With respect to any special license plate program that is in existence on July 1, 2020, that has a nonprofit agency as a recipient of the proceeds from the sales of such plate, if fewer than one thousand (1,000) plates are issued in the first year of the special plate program's existence, fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) plates are issued in the second year of the special plate program's existence, or fewer than two thousand (2,000) plates in the third or any subsequent year of such special plate program's existence, the department shall discontinue that special license plate program.

(7) With respect to a special license plate that has been discontinued prior to July 1, 2020, or is discontinued after that date for any reason, any existing plates may be renewed upon their expiration until the physical license plates must be replaced pursuant to section 49-443(2), Idaho Code. No duplicate or replacement plates will be produced if such plates are lost or damaged.

History:

[49-402C, added 1998, ch. 405, sec. 1, p. 1261; am. 1999, ch. 385, sec. 1, p. 1074; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 2, p. 191; am. 2002, ch. 285, sec. 2, p. 831; am. 2002, ch. 362, sec. 2, p. 1022; am. 2004, ch. 301, sec. 3, p. 843; am. 2014, ch. 38, sec. 6, p. 75; am. 2020, ch. 268, sec. 1, p. 778; am. 2026, ch. 46, sec. 2, p. 226.]
Idaho Code § 49-201B — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-201B
49-201B BASE STATE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

49-201B. Base state agreements. Pursuant to federal law, the Idaho transportation department is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the regulatory agencies of other states having jurisdiction and authority over motor carriers to provide for base state agreements in which the registration of interstate carriers operating in participating states may be accomplished by registration in one (1) base state. Carriers electing to register under base state agreements shall be subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the Idaho transportation department to the same extent as they would if they did not participate in the base state agreement. The fees authorized by federal law, or such lesser fees as the participating states agree to, may be collected, and the base state may require further filings of certificates of insurance, surety bonds, et cetera, to show the carrier's qualifications to operate. Participating carriers shall register their authority directly with the transportation department and not with other state or local agencies.

History:

[49-201B, added 1999, ch. 383, sec. 5, p. 1057.]
Idaho Code § 49-420D — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-420D
49-420D APPALOOSA LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-420D. Appaloosa license plates. (1) On and after January 1, 2003, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered pursuant to the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered pursuant to any other provision of law for which the purchase of a special license plate is allowed, may apply for and, upon department approval, receive special Appaloosa license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Appaloosa license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department.

(2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer for deposit to the Appaloosa museum and heritage center foundation and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of funding education and programming related to horses in the state of Idaho.

(3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered pursuant to the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may display the plates on another vehicle only upon receipt of the new registration from the department.

(4) The Appaloosa license plate shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. That portion of the design that features an Appaloosa shall be acceptable to the Appaloosa museum and heritage center foundation and shall be approved by the department utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department.

(5) Sample Appaloosa license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be transferred to the Appaloosa museum and heritage center foundation. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.

History:

[(49-420D) 49-420C, added 2002, ch. 285, sec. 3, p. 832; am. & redesig. 2003, ch. 16, sec. 12, p. 59; am. 2026, ch. 169, sec. 1, p. 797.]
Idaho Code § 49-1202 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 12 / Section 49-1202
49-1202 DEPARTMENT TO FURNISH OPERATING RECORD.
Status: in_force

49-1202. Department to furnish operating record. The department shall upon request furnish any person a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter providing fees have been paid pursuant to section 49-202, Idaho Code. Personal information contained in the operating record shall be exempt from disclosure as provided in chapter 2, title 49, Idaho Code. The abstract shall also fully designate the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of the person. If there is no record of any conviction of the person of violating any law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or of any injury or damage caused by that person, the department shall so certify. These abstracts shall not be admissible as evidence in any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of a motor vehicle accident.

History:

[49-1202, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 292, p. 726; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 23, p. 372; am. 1997, ch. 80, sec. 12, p. 191.]
Idaho Code § 49-331 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-331
49-331 UNLAWFUL USE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

49-331. Unlawful use of driver's license. (1) It is a misdemeanor for any person:

(a) To display or cause or permit to be displayed any mutilated or illegible, canceled, revoked, suspended, disqualified, fictitious, or fraudulently altered driver's license or to have in his possession any driver's license canceled pursuant to section 49-322(1), Idaho Code;

(b) To lend his driver's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of his driver's license by another;

(c) To display or represent as one's own a driver's license not issued to him;

(d) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department, upon its lawful demand, any driver's license that has been canceled pursuant to section 49-322(1), Idaho Code;

(e) To use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver's license, to knowingly make a false statement, or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any application;

(f) To permit any unlawful use of a driver's license issued to him; or

(g) To manufacture, produce, sell, offer for sale or transfer to another person any document purporting to be a certificate of birth or driver's license.

(2) In addition to the misdemeanor penalties that may be imposed for violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the court upon conviction may enter an order directing the department to suspend the driver's license, a permit to drive, privileges, or any nonresident's driving privileges for a period of ninety (90) days. A conviction under this section shall not be used as a factor or considered in any manner for the purpose of establishing rates of motor vehicle insurance charged by a casualty insurer, and such conviction shall not be grounds for nonrenewal of any insurance policy as provided in section 41-2507, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-331, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 65, p. 605, am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 43, p. 186; am. 1989, ch. 342, sec. 1, p. 866; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 29, p. 101; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 21, p. 370; am. 2000, ch. 327, sec. 4, p. 1104; am. 2022, ch. 72, sec. 2, p. 211.]
Idaho Code § 49-208 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-208
49-208 POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

49-208. Powers of local authorities. (1) The provisions of this title shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:

(a) Regulating or prohibiting stopping, standing or parking;

(b) Regulating traffic by means of peace officers or traffic-control devices;

(c) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;

(d) Designating particular highways for use by traffic moving in one (1) direction;

(e) Establishing speed limits for vehicles in public parks;

(f) Designating any highway as a through highway or designating any intersection or junction of highways as a stop or yield intersection or junction;

(g) Restricting the use of highways as authorized in chapter 10, title 49, Idaho Code;

(h) Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles;

(i) Altering or establishing speed limits;

(j) Designating no-passing zones;

(k) Prohibiting or regulating the use of controlled-access highways by any class or kind of traffic;

(l) Prohibiting or regulating the use of heavily traveled highways by any class or kind of traffic found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic;

(m) Establishing minimum speed limits;

(n) Prohibiting pedestrians from crossing a highway in a business district or any designated highway except in a crosswalk;

(o) Restricting pedestrian crossings at unmarked crosswalks;

(p) Establishing the maximum speed of vehicles on a bridge or other elevated structure;

(q) Requiring written accident reports;

(r) Regulating persons propelling pushcarts;

(s) Regulating persons upon skates, coasters, sleds and other toy vehicles;

(t) Adopting and enforcing temporary or experimental regulations as may be necessary to cover emergencies or special conditions;

(u) Prohibiting drivers of ambulances from exceeding maximum speed limits;

(v) Adopting such other traffic regulations as are specifically authorized by this title.

(2) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraphs (d) through (p) of subsection (1) of this section shall be effective until traffic-control devices giving notice of local traffic regulations are erected upon or at the entrances to the highway or part affected as may be most appropriate.

(3) No local authority shall erect or maintain any traffic-control device at any location so as to require traffic on any state highway to stop before entering or crossing any intersecting highway unless approval in writing has first been obtained from the department.

(4) Local authorities by ordinance may adopt by reference all or any part of title 49, Idaho Code, without publishing or posting in full the provisions thereof, provided that not less than one (1) copy is available for public use and examination in the office of the clerk.

(5) Local authorities may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal of abandoned, junk, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or their parts from private or public property, including highways, provided the ordinance is not in conflict with the provisions of this title.

History:

[49-208, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 9, p. 578; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 13, p. 90; am. 1997, ch. 155, sec. 5, p. 449; am. 2012, ch. 325, sec. 5, p. 903.]
Idaho Code § 49-2902 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 29 / Section 49-2902
49-2902 INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP CREATED.
Status: in_force

49-2902. Interagency working group created. (1) An interagency working group is hereby created to advise the department of agriculture on issues and policies in support of the department of agriculture's administration of the rural economic development and integrated freight transportation program established in section 49-2901, Idaho Code. The interagency working group shall participate in planning and identifying program needs and shall carry out its duties specified in section 49-2903, Idaho Code. Before recommending state funding, using state dedicated funds, and recommending priorities, the interagency working group shall seek pertinent information, facts and data from state and local governments, and agencies regarding rural freight transportation issues.

(2) The interagency working group shall be composed of eight (8) members:

(a) Four (4) members shall be appointed by the director of the Idaho transportation department, two (2) of whom shall be employees of the Idaho transportation department with a working knowledge of rail and truck freight transportation and intermodal entities, one (1) member, not a state employee, shall represent freight shipping interests, and one (1) member shall be a representative from the local highway technical assistance council;

(b) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the director of the department of agriculture, two (2) of whom shall be employees of the department of agriculture with a working knowledge of economic development issues, and one (1) member, not a state employee, shall represent business development and financing interests; and

(c) One (1) member shall be appointed by the director of the department of commerce and shall be an employee with knowledge of rural economic development issues.

(d) At the beginning of each state fiscal year, the director of the Idaho transportation department shall designate one (1) of his appointees as cochairman, and the director of the department of agriculture shall designate one (1) of his appointees as cochairman.

(e) Each member appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, provided however, the service of state employee members shall run concurrently with their state employment. Nonstate employee members shall serve one (1) term of five (5) years, but may be appointed to serve nonconsecutive terms, and shall be reimbursed according to the provisions of section 59-509(b), Idaho Code.

(f) The interagency working group shall meet at such times as necessary and appropriate to review applications for funds distributed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, but not less frequently than annually.

(3) The department of agriculture shall determine and provide for amounts appropriated to the fund, from interest only an annual amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of total assets for planning and operating expenses and staff assistance and support from the department of agriculture and the Idaho transportation department in order to administer the program, and to administer the fund established in section 49-2904, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-2902, added 2006, ch. 413, sec. 3, p. 1252; am. 2007, ch. 339, sec. 2, p. 991; am. 2007, ch. 360, sec. 16, p. 1075; am. 2008, ch. 27, sec. 11, p. 51; am. 2008, ch. 153, sec. 1, p. 443; am. 2009, ch. 198, sec. 1, p. 635.]
Idaho Code § 49-2432 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 24 / Section 49-2432
49-2432 RIDESHARING EXEMPT FROM WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW.
Status: in_force

49-2432. Ridesharing exempt from workmen's compensation law. Title 72, Idaho Code, providing compensation for workers injured during the course of their employment, shall not apply to a person injured while participating in a ridesharing arrangement between his place of residence and place of employment or termini near those places, provided that if the employer owns, leases or contracts for the motor vehicle used in the arrangement, the provisions of title 72, Idaho Code, shall apply.

History:

[49-2432, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 489, p. 829.]
Idaho Code § 49-403A — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-403A
49-403A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT — LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

49-403A. Purple heart recipient — License plates. (1) Purple heart recipient license plates are available to any applicant who is a veteran or an active or retired member of any of the armed forces of the United States, reserve forces, or Idaho national guard and who furnishes proof of entitlement by providing one (1) of the following documents:

(a) A copy of form DD214 or equivalent document showing an award of the purple heart medal;

(b) A copy of the certificate presented with the medal; or

(c) A copy of the military order describing the award of the medal to the applicant.

(2) The applicant shall be charged the regular registration fee but shall not be charged the plate fee required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the registration shall expire, but the purple heart recipient may transfer his plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. He may display the plates only after receipt of new registration from the department. A purple heart recipient may register multiple vehicles under the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, nor to any vehicle registered under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code.

(3) Purple heart recipient license plates may be retained and displayed on vehicles owned by the surviving spouse of a deceased purple heart recipient. In addition, the surviving spouse of a deceased purple heart recipient is eligible to reapply for and shall be issued purple heart recipient license plates if the deceased purple heart recipient died on or after January 1 of the five (5) years preceding the date of reapplication for the plates. Such plates shall be used on a vehicle owned by the surviving spouse.

(4) The purple heart recipient license plates shall be of a color and design acceptable to the military order of the purple heart association and approved by the department, utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department.

(5) Effective January 1, 2015, for those purple heart recipients who are listed as an owner of the vehicle who also qualify as disabled pursuant to section 49-410, Idaho Code, the international accessible symbol will also appear on the purple heart license plates. Such requirements must be met upon application for the license plates. Those plates with the disability symbol shall be nontransferable to a surviving spouse, unless the requirements of section 49-410, Idaho Code, can be met by the spouse.

(6) A purple heart recipient who qualifies for a disabled veteran fee exemption under section 49-403, Idaho Code, shall have a choice between a purple heart recipient license plate or a disabled veteran license plate and shall not be charged a plate fee or a fee for registration or reregistration of the motor vehicle. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to the vehicle originally purchased under this authorization and also to any vehicle subsequently purchased and owned by the same veteran. The privilege shall not extend to more than one (1) vehicle owned by the veteran at a time.

History:

[49-403A, added 1991, ch. 20, sec. 1, p. 43; am. 1992, ch. 26, sec. 1, p. 81; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 4, p. 760; am. 1998, ch. 329, sec. 1, p. 1061; am. 2000, ch. 37, sec. 1, p. 66; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 4, p. 193; am. 2014, ch. 51, sec. 1, p. 127; am. 2018, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 107; am. 2021, ch. 148, sec. 1, p. 400; am. 2024, ch. 83, sec. 1, p. 379.]
Idaho Code § 49-1812 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-1812
49-1812 IDAHO STATE POLICE AUTHORIZED TOW LIST — BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Status: in_force

49-1812. IDAHO STATE POLICE AUTHORIZED TOW LIST — BACKGROUND CHECKS. The Idaho state police shall establish and maintain an authorized tow list. To determine the suitability of applicants for inclusion on the Idaho state police-authorized tow list, the Idaho state police shall require every applicant towing firm owner, driver, and operator to provide information and fingerprints necessary to obtain criminal history information from the Idaho state police bureau of criminal identification and the federal bureau of investigation. The cost of taking and processing such fingerprints shall be the responsibility of the applicant. Pursuant to section 67-3008, Idaho Code, the Idaho state police shall submit a set of fingerprints obtained from the applicant and the required fees to the Idaho state police bureau of criminal identification for a criminal records check of state and national databases. The Idaho state police may receive criminal history information from the Idaho state police bureau of criminal identification and from the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of evaluating the fitness of applicants for inclusion on the Idaho state police-authorized tow list.

History:

[49-1812, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1032.]
Idaho Code § 49-457 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-457
49-457 ELECTRIC VEHICLE FEE — PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE FEE.
Status: in_force

49-457. ELECTRIC VEHICLE FEE — plug-in HYBRID VEHICLE FEE. (1) An electric vehicle fee of one hundred forty dollars ($140) shall be collected in addition to all other registration fees assessed pursuant to this chapter on each electric vehicle registered. Provided however, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to neighborhood electric vehicles as defined in sections 49-115 and 49-123, Idaho Code.

(2) A plug-in hybrid vehicle fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be collected in addition to all other registration fees assessed pursuant to this chapter on each plug-in hybrid vehicle registered.

(3) All fees provided for in this section shall be deposited to the highway distribution account as established in section 40-701, Idaho Code, and shall be apportioned as provided for in that section.

(4) For purposes of this chapter, "electric vehicle" means a vehicle powered only by a form of electricity and "plug-in hybrid vehicle" means a motor vehicle with a hybrid propulsion system that operates on both electricity obtained from the grid and traditional fuel.

History:

[49-457, added 2015, ch. 341, sec. 3, p. 1282; am. 2017, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 63.]
Idaho Code § 49-660 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-660
49-660 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.
Status: in_force

49-660. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places. (1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, in compliance with law, the directions of a peace officer or traffic control device, no person shall:

(a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle:

1. On the traffic side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a highway;

2. On a sidewalk;

3. Within an intersection;

4. On a crosswalk;

5. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;

6. Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;

7. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;

8. On any railroad tracks;

9. On any controlled-access highway;

10. At any place where traffic-control devices prohibit stopping.

(b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

1. In front of a public or private driveway;

2. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;

3. Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

4. Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a highway; provided, however, that local authorities may by ordinance or resolution permit the standing or parking of vehicles which are six (6) feet or less in height within such thirty (30) foot distance, or as may be specified by ordinance or resolution or as may be designated with appropriate signs;

5. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a highway opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance (when properly sign-posted);

6. At any place where traffic-control devices prohibit standing.

(c) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:

1. Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

2. At any place where traffic-control devices prohibit parking.

(2) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as to be unlawful.

History:

[49-660, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 183, p. 670; am. 1992, ch. 195, sec. 1, p. 604.]
Idaho Code § 49-672 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-672
49-672 PASSENGER SAFETY FOR CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

49-672. Passenger safety for children. (1) No noncommercial motor vehicle operator shall transport a child who is six (6) years of age or younger in a motor vehicle manufactured with seat belts after January 1, 1966, unless the child is properly secured in a child safety restraint that meets the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply:

(a) If all of the motor vehicle's seat belts are in use, but in such an event any unrestrained child to which this section applies shall be placed in the rear seat of the motor vehicle, if it is so equipped; or

(b) When the child is removed from the car safety restraint and held by the attendant for the purpose of nursing the child or attending the child's other immediate physiological needs.

(3) The failure to use a child safety restraint shall not be considered under any circumstances as evidence of contributory negligence, nor shall such failure be admissible as evidence in any civil action with regard to negligence.

History:

[49-672, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 189, p. 673; am. 1995, ch. 55, sec. 1, p. 128; am. 2005, ch. 209, sec. 1, p. 625.]
Idaho Code § 49-451 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-451
49-451 VEHICLE LICENSE COST RECOVERY FEE — LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

49-451. vehicle license cost recovery fee — limitations. (1) A car rental company may include separately stated surcharges, fees or charges in a rental agreement, which may include, but shall not be limited to, vehicle license cost recovery fees, airport access fees, airport concession fees and all applicable taxes.

(2) If a car rental company includes a vehicle license cost recovery fee as a separately stated charge in a rental transaction, the amount of the fee shall represent the car rental company's good-faith estimate of the car rental company's daily charge as calculated by the car rental company to recover its actual total annual motor vehicle licensing, titling, registration, plating and inspection costs.

(3) If the total amount of the vehicle license cost recovery fees collected by a car rental company under this section in any calendar year exceeds the car rental company's actual costs to license, title, register and plate motor vehicles and have the same inspected for that calendar year, the car rental company shall retain the excess amount and adjust the estimated average per vehicle licensing, titling, registration, plating and inspection charge for the following calendar year by a corresponding amount.

(4) For purposes of this section, "vehicle license cost recovery fee" means a charge that may be separately stated and charged on the rental contract in a vehicle rental transaction originating in this state to recover costs incurred by a car rental company to license, title, register, plate and inspect rental vehicles.

History:

[49-451, added 2010, ch. 262, sec. 1, p. 664.]
Idaho Code § 49-1707 — Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 17 / Section 49-1707
49-1707 NOTICE OF SALE.
Status: in_force

49-1707. Notice of sale. Prior to any sale the possessory lienholder shall give at least ten (10) days' notice of the sale by advertising in one (1) issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the vehicle is located. Prior to the sale of any vehicle to satisfy a lien, twenty (20) days' notice by certified mail shall be given to the legal owner and to the registered owner of the vehicle, if registered in this state, as the same appear in the registration certificate, and to the department. All notices specify the make, the vehicle identification number, and license number, and the date, time, and place of the sale.

History:

[49-1707, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 414, p. 792; am. 1998, ch. 392, sec. 25, p. 1230.]