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2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1005 - SPECIAL REGULATIONS AND NOTICE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1006 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO HIGHWAY OR BRIDGE.

49-1006. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO HIGHWAY OR BRIDGE. The owner and the operator, driver or mover of any vehicle, object or contrivance over a highway or bridge, shall be jointly and severally responsible for all damages which the highway or bridge may sustain as the result of illegally operating or driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance, or as the result of driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight specified in this chapter, but authorized by a temporary permit. The amount of the damages may be recovered in an action at law by the authorities in control of the highway or bridge[;]. It shall be unlawful for more than one (1) vehicle, motor vehicle, trailer and/or semitrailer, or combination of vehicles with gross weights in excess of those specified in section 49-1001(1) and (2), Idaho Code, to pass at the same time on any bridge with a span of nineteen (19) feet or more posted by the board for single lane traffic by those trucks.
History:
[49-1006, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 277, p. 720.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1007 - LIMITING LIABILITY OF AUTHORITIES.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1008 - GRANTING PERMISSION FOR TRANSPORTATION OF LOADS OF LOGS, POLES, PILING AND MATERIAL FROM MINES WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FINALLY PROCESSED.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1009 - CONTRACT FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ROADS.

49-1009. CONTRACT FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ROADS. The board, the governing board of a county, city or highway district is authorized to contract with any individual, firm or corporation, state or federal agency or any combination of parties, to build, rebuild or maintain or contribute financial aid to the building, rebuilding or maintenance of any section or sections of a highway to any standard necessary for the transportation by private or contract trucks principally engaged in the transportation of products originating or produced in Idaho, to permit the hauling of heavier gross weights and wider loads than now provided by law, to an extent necessary to accomplish that maintenance or construction. Upon application of any of the above mentioned parties for permission to use and operate private or contract trucks for hauling greater gross weights and wider loads than provided by law, the board, county, city or district may make and enter into an agreement with the applicant permitting the overload and providing for payment of an additional financial contribution or an agreement to maintain, build or rebuild the highway for the additional or extraordinary use, specifically providing where necessary, for reasonable protective restrictions. If in the opinion of the negotiating officials, a bond should be required, then a surety bond shall be furnished. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any public agency to enter into these contracts or agreements.
History:
[49-1009, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 280, p. 721.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1011 - EXCEPTION TO WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS.

49-1011. EXCEPTION TO WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS. (1) If federal law permits the several states to establish size and weight limits in excess of those prescribed in sections 49-1001 and 49-1010, Idaho Code, the board, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, may authorize the movement on highways under its jurisdiction of vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers and/or semitrailers, or combinations thereof, of a size or weight in excess of the limits prescribed in sections 49-1001 and 49-1010, Idaho Code, but within the limits necessary to qualify for federal-aid highway funds.
(2) The authority granted the board by the provisions of this section shall be exercised by adoption of rules or regulations pursuant to section 40-312, Idaho Code, or by issuance of permits pursuant to section 49-1004, Idaho Code, except that the maximum size and weight limits authorized in this section apply.
(3) The following vehicles may be operated on any highway that is not part of the federal-aid interstate system, up to two thousand (2,000) pounds in excess of any axle, bridge or gross vehicle weight limit established in section 49-1001, Idaho Code, as determined by the vehicle operator:
(a) Farm vehicles;
(b) Vehicles that are operated to transport forest products; and
(c) Refuse or sanitation trucks that are operated by a city, county or state agency, or by a designated agent of the agency, to transport refuse.
Such extra weight shall not apply to posted bridge weights or other seasonal or temporary weight limit postings.
History:
[49-1011, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 282, p. 723; am. 2013, ch. 350, sec. 1, p. 951; am. 2015, ch. 208, sec. 10, p. 655.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1012 - TEMPORARY MOVEMENT OF HARVESTING MACHINERY AFTER DARKNESS.

49-1012. TEMPORARY MOVEMENT OF HARVESTING MACHINERY AFTER DARKNESS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, harvesting machinery may be moved during hours of darkness when that machinery is equipped, in addition to those requirements set forth in chapter 9, title 49, Idaho Code, with a flashing amber-colored light at least four (4) inches in diameter clearly visible from in front of the machinery, a flashing red-colored light at least four (4) inches in diameter clearly visible from the back of the machinery, and the machinery is preceded by a well-lighted pilot vehicle or flagman at least three hundred (300) feet in advance of the vehicle to give warning of the approach of the equipment and followed by a well-lighted pilot vehicle or flagman at least three hundred (300) feet behind the vehicle to give warning of the presence of the equipment on the highway.
History:
[49-1012, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 283, p. 723.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1014 - INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS VOID.

49-1014. INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS VOID. As used in this section:
(1) "Motor carrier transportation contract" means a contract, agreement or understanding covering:
(a) The transportation of property for compensation or hire by the motor carrier;
(b) Entrance on property by the motor carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading or transporting property for compensation or hire; or
(c) A service incidental to activity described in this subsection including, but not limited to, storage of property.
(2) "Promisee" means the promisee and any agents, employees, servants or independent contractors who are directly responsible to the promisee except for motor carriers party to a motor carrier transportation contract with the promisee and such motor carrier’s agents, employees, servants or independent contractors directly responsible to such motor carrier.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a provision, clause, covenant or agreement contained in, collateral to or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract that purports to indemnify, defend or hold harmless, or has the effect of indemnifying, defending or holding harmless, the promisee from or against any liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the promisee is against the public policy of this state and is void and unenforceable.
History:
[49-1014, added 2013, ch. 84, sec. 1, p. 206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1201 - DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER — COURT REVIEW.

49-1201. DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER — COURT REVIEW. (1) The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the department, may, within ten (10) days after notice[,] file a petition in the district court for Ada County for a review. The filing of such a petition shall not suspend the order or act unless a stay shall be allowed by a judge of the court pending final determination of the review. The court shall summarily hear the petition and may make any appropriate order or decree.
History:
[49-1201, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 291, p. 726.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1202 - DEPARTMENT TO FURNISH OPERATING RECORD.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1203 - COURTS TO REPORT NONPAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS — NONRESIDENTS.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1204 - SUSPENSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.

49-1204. SUSPENSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS. (1) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, the department shall suspend, except as provided in section 49-1207, Idaho Code, the driver’s license or the nonresident’s driving privilege of any person against whom the judgment was rendered.
(2) If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in a form as the department may prescribe, that the judgment debtor be allowed a driver’s license or nonresident’s driving privilege, he may so be allowed by the department, in its discretion, for six (6) months from the date of consent and thereafter until consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of the judgment, or of any installments prescribed in section 49-1207, Idaho Code, provided the judgment debtor furnishes proof of financial responsibility.
History:
[49-1204, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 294, p. 727, am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 33, p. 104.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1205 - SUSPENSION TO CONTINUE UNTIL JUDGMENTS PAID AND PROOF GIVEN.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1206 - PAYMENTS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1207 - INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS — DEFAULT.

49-1207. INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS — DEFAULT. (1) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments and the court may, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
(2) The department shall not suspend a driver’s license or a nonresident’s driving privilege, and shall restore any driver’s license or nonresident’s driving privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installment is not in default.
(3) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then upon notice of default, the department shall suspend the driver’s license or nonresident’s driving privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.
History:
[49-1207, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 297, p. 728; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 35, p. 104.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1208 - PROOF REQUIRED UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.

49-1208. PROOF REQUIRED UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS. (1) If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of, or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial, or has entered a plea of guilty for, any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of the driver’s license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, no driver’s license shall be issued to that person and his driving privilege shall remain suspended or revoked until he gives and maintains proof of financial responsibility. Such person shall be required to verify proof of financial responsibility for a three (3) year period commencing with the last day of the suspension or revocation.
(2) Whenever the department or a court suspends, or the department revokes a resident’s driver’s license or nonresident’s driving privilege by reason of a conviction, forfeiture of bail, or upon a plea or finding of guilty, the license or privilege shall remain suspended or revoked unless the person shall have previously given or shall immediately give and maintain proof of financial responsibility. Such person shall be required to verify proof of financial responsibility for a three (3) year period commencing with the last day of the suspension or revocation.
(3) Any person who is convicted of violating the provisions of either section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code, for the first time shall give and maintain proof of financial responsibility throughout the one (1) year period following the conviction. Any person convicted for a second or any subsequent time of violating the provisions of section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code, within a five (5) year period, shall give and maintain proof of financial responsibility throughout the three (3) year period following such conviction. The department shall notify any person subject to this subsection of the requirements for maintaining proof of financial responsibility for a second and any subsequent conviction. The driver’s license and driving privileges shall remain suspended unless the person gives and maintains proof of financial responsibility throughout either the one (1) year or the three (3) year period following such conviction.
(4) Whenever a person is required to maintain proof of financial responsibility, and who is not a resident of Idaho, files and maintains proof of financial responsibility in his home state the department shall reinstate the person’s driving privileges as long as proof of financial responsibility is maintained in the person’s home state.
History:
[49-1208, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 298, p. 728; am. 1989, ch. 310, sec. 25, p. 798; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 36, p. 105; am. 1990, ch. 432, sec. 3, p. 1199; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 24, p. 373; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 28, p. 411; am. 1998, ch. 423, sec. 1, p. 1335; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 17, p. 260; am. 2001, ch. 74, sec. 3, p. 176.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1213 - NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF CERTIFIED POLICY.

49-1213. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF CERTIFIED POLICY. When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under section 49-1210, Idaho Code, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least ten (10) days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be filed with the department. A policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.
History:
[49-1213, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 303, p. 732; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 27, p. 373.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1214 - NOT TO AFFECT OTHER POLICIES.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1217 - OWNER MAY GIVE PROOF FOR OTHERS.

49-1217. OWNER MAY GIVE PROOF FOR OTHERS. Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the department shall accept proof given by the owner in lieu of proof by the other person to permit that other person to operate a motor vehicle.
History:
[49-1217, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 307, p. 733; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 46, p. 189; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 28, p. 374.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1220 - DURATION OF PROOF — WHEN PROOF MAY BE CANCELED OR RETURNED.

49-1220. DURATION OF PROOF — WHEN PROOF MAY BE CANCELED OR RETURNED. (1) The department shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any certificate of insurance, or the department shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events:
(a) At any time after one (1) year or three (3) years from the date the proof was required, as provided in section 49-1208, Idaho Code, when, during the one (1) year or three (3) year period preceding the request, the department has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of the driver’s license or nonresident’s operating privilege of the person by or for whom the proof was furnished; or
(b) In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf the proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of the person to operate a motor vehicle; or
(c) In the event the person who has given proof surrenders his driver’s license to the department.
(2) Whenever any person whose proof has been canceled or returned applies for a driver’s license within a period of one (1) year or within a period of three (3) years from the date proof was originally required, as provided in section 49-1208, Idaho Code, the application shall be refused unless the applicant shall reestablish proof for the remainder of the one (1) year or three (3) year period.
History:
[49-1220, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 310, p. 734; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 48, p. 190; am. 1998, ch. 423, sec. 2, p. 1336; am. 2001, ch. 74, sec. 7, p. 178.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1221 - TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION TO DEFEAT PURPOSE — PROHIBITED.

49-1221. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION TO DEFEAT PURPOSE — PROHIBITED. If an owner’s registration has been suspended under the provisions of this chapter, that registration shall not be transferred nor the motor vehicle in respect of which the registration was issued registered in any other name until the director is satisfied that the transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to or affect the registration of any motor vehicle sold by a person who, pursuant to the terms or conditions of any written instrument giving a right of repossession, has exercised that right and has repossessed that motor vehicle from a person whose registration has been suspended under the provisions of this chapter.
History:
[49-1221, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 311, p. 735.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1223 - EXCEPTIONS FROM CHAPTER.

49-1223. EXCEPTIONS FROM CHAPTER. (1) This chapter shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the state, any municipality or other political subdivision.
(2) Sections 49-1212, 49-1229, 49-1230 and 49-1232, Idaho Code, shall not apply to vehicles defined in section 67-7101, Idaho Code, provided that the owner or operator of such vehicle has procured other liability insurance applicable to the use of the vehicle upon public roads consistent with section 49-1428, Idaho Code. Such other liability insurance coverage is not required to meet the policy requirements stated in sections 49-1212 and 49-1229, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-1223, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 313, p. 736; am. 2009, ch. 159, sec. 1, p. 477.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1224 - SELF-INSURERS.

49-1224. SELF-INSURERS. (1) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles are registered and titled in Idaho, or engaged in the operation of a railroad, street railway system or public utility subject to the regulation of the public utilities commission irrespective of the number of vehicles registered, may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department.
(2) The department may, in its discretion, issue a certificate of self-insurance and certificate of liability insurance in a form as the department prescribes when the department is satisfied that the person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against that person upon application, and providing a statement by a certified public accountant attesting the applicant’s net worth is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), a list of vehicles and an application fee of seventy dollars ($70.00) which shall be deposited in the state highway account.
(3) The self-insurer will be required to submit an annual financial statement showing net worth of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), a list of vehicles and a seventy dollar ($70.00) issue fee to be deposited in the state highway account.
(4) Upon not less than five (5) days’ notice and a hearing pursuant to the notice, the department may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after a judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
History:
[49-1224, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 314, p. 736; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 30, p. 374; am. 2009, ch. 331, sec. 6, p. 958.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1225 - ASSIGNED RISK PLANS.

49-1225. ASSIGNED RISK PLANS. After consultation with insurance companies authorized to issue automobile liability policies in this state, the director of insurance shall approve reasonable plans for the equitable apportionment among those companies of applicants for policies and for motor vehicle liability policies who are in good faith entitled to but are unable to procure policies through ordinary methods. When a plan has been approved, all those insurance companies shall subscribe to and participate in the plan. Any applicant for a policy, any person insured under such a plan, and any insurance company affected, may appeal to the director of insurance from any ruling or decision of the manager or committee designated to operate the plan. Any person aggrieved hereunder by any order or act of the director of insurance may, within ten (10) days after notice of it, file a petition in the district court of Ada County, Idaho, for a review. The court shall summarily hear the petition and may make an appropriate order or decree.
History:
[49-1225, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 315, p. 736.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1226 - CHAPTER NOT TO PREVENT OTHER PROCESS.

49-1226. CHAPTER NOT TO PREVENT OTHER PROCESS. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon other processes provided by law.
History:
[49-1226, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 316, p. 737.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1229 - REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.

49-1229. REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. (1) Every owner of a motor vehicle which is registered and operated in Idaho by the owner or with his permission shall continuously, except as provided in section 41-2516, Idaho Code, provide insurance against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death or damage to property suffered by any person caused by maintenance or use of motor vehicles described therein in an amount not less than that required by section 49-117, Idaho Code, and shall demonstrate the existence of any other coverage required by this title or a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department pursuant to section 49-1224, Idaho Code, for each motor vehicle to be registered.
(2) A motor vehicle owner who prefers to post an indemnity bond with the director of the department of insurance in lieu of obtaining a policy of liability insurance may do so. Such bond shall guarantee that any loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death or damage to property suffered by any person caused by accident and arising out of the operation, maintenance and use of the motor vehicle sought to be registered shall be paid within thirty (30) days. The indemnity bonds shall guarantee payment in an amount no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any one (1) accident of which fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) is for property damage, for each vehicle registered up to a maximum of one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) for five (5) or more vehicles.
(3) Any bond given in connection with this chapter shall be, and shall be construed to be, a continuing instrument and shall cover the period for which the motor vehicle is to be registered and operated. Such bond shall be on a form approved by the director of insurance with a surety company authorized to do business in the state.
(4) A motor carrier shall continuously provide insurance against loss resulting from liability imposed by law or by rule of the department and shall comply with the insurance requirements of section 49-1233, Idaho Code.
(5) It is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions of this section for the first time. A second and any subsequent conviction for a violation of the provisions of this section or the provisions of section 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code, within a period of five (5) years shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both. The department shall notify any person convicted of a violation of this section of the penalties which may be imposed for a second and any subsequent conviction.
History:
[49-1229, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 317, p. 737; am. 1990, ch. 432, sec. 4, p. 1199; am. 1998, ch. 423, sec. 3, p. 1337; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 18, p. 261; am. 1999, ch. 383, sec. 8, p. 1063.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1230 - PROOF OF COMPLIANCE.

49-1230. PROOF OF COMPLIANCE. Before any applicant required to register his motor vehicle may do so the applicant shall certify the existence of automobile liability insurance covering the motor vehicle on a form prescribed by the department. The department may immediately cancel the registration card and license plates of the vehicle upon notification that the insurance certification was not correctly represented.
An owner of a motor vehicle who ceases to maintain the insurance required in accordance with this chapter shall immediately surrender the registration card and license plates for the vehicle to the department and may not operate or permit operation of the vehicle in Idaho until insurance has again been furnished as required in accordance with this chapter and the vehicle is again registered and licensed.
History:
[49-1230, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 318, p. 738.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1231 - CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE — HOW ACQUIRED.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 12 - MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY › Section 49-1232 - CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE TO BE CARRIED IN MOTOR VEHICLE.

49-1232. CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE TO BE CARRIED IN MOTOR VEHICLE. (1) A certificate or proof of liability insurance shall be in the possession of the operator of every motor vehicle or present in every motor vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated within this state. The certificate or proof of liability insurance shall be provided for inspection to any peace officer upon request to the operator of any motor vehicle. No person shall be convicted of violating this section if that person produces at any time prior to conviction the certificate or proof of liability insurance covering the motor vehicle that person is accused of operating in violation of this section, where the certificate or proof of liability insurance demonstrates the existence of liability insurance described in section 49-1212, Idaho Code, which was in effect at the time of occurrence of the violation. The certificate or proof of liability insurance required by this section may be produced in either paper or electronic format. Acceptable electronic formats include display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of portable electronic device.
(2) If the court has not ordered the department to suspend the driving privileges of any person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section, the department may rescind the suspension action, only if the driver can prove by sufficient evidence that the legally required motor vehicle insurance or other required evidence of financial responsibility was in force and effect at the time of the issuance of the citation. No reinstatement fee will be assessed for rescinding the suspension action under this section.
(3) It is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions of this section for the first time. A second and any subsequent conviction for a violation of the provisions of this section or the provisions of section 49-1229 or 49-1428, Idaho Code, within five (5) years shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both. The department shall notify any person convicted of a violation of this section of the penalties which may be imposed for a second and any subsequent conviction.
History:
[49-1232, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 320, p. 739; am. 1990, ch. 432, sec. 5, p. 1200; am. 1998, ch. 275, sec. 1, p. 906; am. 1998, ch. 423, sec. 4, p. 1338; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 19, p. 262; am. 2012, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 417.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1301 - ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1302 - DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION IN ACCIDENT INVOLVING DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1303 - DUTY UPON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1304 - DUTY UPON STRIKING FIXTURES UPON OR ADJACENT TO A HIGHWAY.

49-1304. DUTY UPON STRIKING FIXTURES UPON OR ADJACENT TO A HIGHWAY. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to fixtures or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the property of the fact, of his name and address, the name of his insurance agent or company if he has automobile liability insurance, the motor vehicle registration number of the vehicle he is driving, and upon request and if available exhibit his driver’s license.
History:
[49-1304, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 325, p. 741; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 52, p. 191.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1305 - IMMEDIATE NOTICE OF ACCIDENTS.

49-1305. IMMEDIATE NOTICE OF ACCIDENTS. (1) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or damage to the property of any one (1) person in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a city, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state police.
(2) Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required herein, and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, the occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given by the driver.
History:
[49-1305, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 326, p. 741; am. 1990, ch. 69, sec. 1, p. 151; am. 2005, ch. 269, sec. 1, p. 832.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1306 - WRITTEN REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1307 - ACCIDENT REPORT FORMS.

49-1307. ACCIDENT REPORT FORMS. (1) The department shall prepare and upon request supply to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages, and other suitable agencies or individuals, forms for written accident reports required by this chapter, appropriate with respect to the persons required to make those reports and the purposes to be served. Written reports shall call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose with reference to a traffic accident the cause, conditions then existing, and the persons and vehicles involved.
(2) Every accident report required to be made in writing shall be made on the appropriate form approved by the department, and shall contain all of the information required on the form unless not available.
History:
[49-1307, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 328, p. 742.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1308 - FILING FALSE ACCIDENT REPORTS.

49-1308. FILING FALSE ACCIDENT REPORTS. It is unlawful for any person to file an accident report knowing the same to be false.
History:
[49-1308, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 329, p. 742.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1309 - CORONERS TO REPORT.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1310 - GARAGES TO REPORT.

49-1310. GARAGES TO REPORT. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident of which a report is required as provided in section 49-1306, Idaho Code, or struck by any bullet, shall report to the local police department if the garage is located within a city, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state police within forty-eight (48) hours after the motor vehicle is received, giving the engine number, registration number, and the name and address of the owner or operator of the vehicle.
History:
[49-1310, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 331, p. 742.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1311 - ACCIDENT REPORTS.

49-1311. ACCIDENT REPORTS. All accident reports made by garages shall be without prejudice to the individual reporting and shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code, and shall be used for accident prevention purposes.
History:
[49-1311, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 332, p. 742; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 70, p. 537; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 129, p. 476.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 13 - ACCIDENTS › Section 49-1312 - DEPARTMENT TO TABULATE AND ANALYZE ACCIDENT REPORTS.

49-1312. DEPARTMENT TO TABULATE AND ANALYZE ACCIDENT REPORTS. The department shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually, or at more frequent intervals, statistical information based thereon as to the number of circumstances of traffic accidents.
History:
[49-1312, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 333, p. 743.]