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2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-321 - RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT.

49-321. RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT. (1) The department shall file every application for a driver’s license received by it and shall maintain suitable indices containing:
(a) All applications denied and on each note the reason for denial;
(b) All applications granted;
(c) The name of every licensee whose driver’s license has been suspended, revoked, canceled, denied or disqualified by the department and after each name note the reasons for the action;
(d) The driver’s license number for the applicant;
(e) The social security number of the applicant; and
(f) Record of the proof relied upon by the department in determining the applicant’s status as a United States citizen or non-United States citizen.
(2) The department shall file the original or copy of the medical examiner’s certificates, medical exemption letters and skill performance evaluation certificates of all commercial driver’s license or instruction permit holders required to provide documentation of their physical qualification. The department shall maintain the document(s) for a period of three (3) years beyond the date the certificate or document was issued.
(3) The department shall also file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the law from any jurisdiction and is authorized to forward records of convictions, suspensions or disqualifications to any jurisdiction. Records may be in either paper or electronic form. The department shall maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions and the traffic accidents in which the licensee has been involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for consideration of the department upon any application for renewal of a driver’s license and at other suitable times.
(4) The department of health and welfare, on or about the 25th day of each month, shall, upon the request of the department, furnish the department a listing showing the name, age, county of residence, and residence address of each Idaho resident who has died during the preceding month. The listing shall be used only for purposes of updating the driver’s license files of the department and shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code.
(5) The department, upon request by the office of the secretary of state, shall provide the office of the secretary of state with a digital copy of the driver’s license or identification card signature of a person who is an applicant for voter registration pursuant to section 34-409, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-321, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 55, p. 599; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 33, p. 181; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 23, p. 98; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 69, p. 537; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 24, p. 407; am. 2000, ch. 52, sec. 2, p. 102; am. 2006, ch. 164, sec. 6, p. 494; am. 2011, ch. 60, sec. 5, p. 133; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 127, p. 474; am. 2016, ch. 359, sec. 2, p. 1053; am. 2022, ch. 217, sec. 3, p. 706.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-322 - AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL DRIVER’S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT.

49-322. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL 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, or that the licensee or permittee failed to give the required or correct information in his application, or 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) 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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-323 - SUSPENDING PRIVILEGES OF NONRESIDENTS AND REPORTING CONVICTIONS.

49-323. SUSPENDING PRIVILEGES OF NONRESIDENTS AND REPORTING CONVICTIONS. (1) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways given to a nonresident shall be subject to suspension, disqualification or revocation by the department in a like manner and for a like cause as a driver’s license issued to a resident may be suspended, disqualified or revoked.
(2) Upon receipt of a record of the conviction, suspension, disqualification or revocation in this state of a nonresident driver for any offense under the motor vehicle laws, the department shall forward a certified copy or electronic transfer of the record of the conviction, suspension, disqualification or revocation and its cause to the motor vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted is a resident and to the national driver register.
History:
[49-323, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 57, p. 600; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 35, p. 182; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 24, p. 98; am. 2006, ch. 164, sec. 7, p. 494.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-324 - SUSPENDING RESIDENT’S LICENSE AND PRIVILEGES UPON CONVICTION, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR COURT ORDER IN ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION.

49-324. SUSPENDING RESIDENT’S LICENSE AND PRIVILEGES UPON CONVICTION, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR COURT ORDER IN ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION. The department shall suspend, disqualify or revoke the driver’s license or privilege of any resident of this state or the privilege of a nonresident to operate a motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice of the conviction, administrative action or court order of that person in another state or jurisdiction of an offense which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension, disqualification or revocation of the driver’s license and privileges of the driver. The department shall forward a certified copy or electronic transfer to the national driver register.
History:
[49-324, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 58, p. 600; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 36, p. 182; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 25, p. 99; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 17, p. 367; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 25, p. 407; am. 2004, ch. 126, sec. 5, p. 433.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-325 - MANDATORY REVOCATION BY DEPARTMENT — TEMPORARY RESTRICTED PERMIT.

49-325. MANDATORY REVOCATION BY DEPARTMENT — TEMPORARY RESTRICTED PERMIT. (1) The department shall revoke the operating privilege of any driver upon receiving a record of the person’s conviction of any of the following offenses, when the conviction has become final, if the court has not ordered the suspension or revocation of the privilege:
(a) Vehicular manslaughter;
(b) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used, except that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have exclusive authority to suspend or revoke operating privileges upon conviction of a violation of the provisions of section 18-8004 or 18-8006, Idaho Code;
(c) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department under any law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles;
(d) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail, upon three (3) charges of reckless driving committed within a period of twelve (12) months;
(e) Conviction of a violation of the provisions of section 49-1301, Idaho Code. Revocation in this event shall be for a period of not less than one (1) year.
(2) Whenever any driver’s license, permit or operating privilege has been revoked by the department on the basis of subsections (1)(b) through (1)(e) of this section, the department may issue a temporary restricted permit, except when restricted operating privileges are specifically prohibited by other provisions of law.
(a) A temporary restricted permit shall specify the restrictions as to time and area of use and any further restrictions as the department, in its discretion, may impose.
(b) A temporary restricted permit may be issued to grant noncommercial driving privileges, but no temporary restricted permit shall be issued which grants driving privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
History:
[49-325, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 59, p. 601; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 37, p. 183; am. 2005, ch. 352, sec. 7, p. 1106.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-326A - ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF JUDICIAL SUSPENSIONS OF DRIVER’S LICENSES OR PRIVILEGES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT.

49-326A. ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF JUDICIAL SUSPENSIONS OF DRIVER’S LICENSES OR PRIVILEGES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT. When a court’s judgment or order provides that the suspension of an individual’s driver’s license or driving privileges shall begin after the individual is released from confinement or imprisonment, the department, for purposes of administering the ordered suspension, shall consider the driver’s license or driving privileges as suspended effective as of the end of the last day of the fixed portion of the ordered sentence, as shown by the judgment or sentencing order of the court.
(1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the suspension shall remain in effect until the individual applies for reinstatement of his or her driver’s license or driving privileges and can provide verifiable documentation to establish the date of release from confinement or imprisonment and show that the court-ordered suspension period has expired since the individual’s release. Upon such a showing, the department will reinstate the individual’s driver’s license or driving privileges as provided by law.
(2) Where the department is notified of the release of the individual, either by the court or the agency having custody over the individual during the period of confinement or imprisonment, the department shall amend its records to reflect the actual court-ordered period of suspension.
(3) No time credit against the court-ordered period of suspension will be given while the individual is incarcerated or if the individual is reincarcerated. The entire period of the court-ordered suspension must run after the individual is released from confinement or imprisonment.
History:
[49-326A, added 1998, ch. 152, sec. 3, p. 526; am. 2008, ch. 45, sec. 1, p. 118.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-329 - NO OPERATION UNDER FOREIGN LICENSE DURING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION IN IDAHO.

49-329. NO OPERATION UNDER FOREIGN LICENSE DURING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION IN IDAHO. No resident or nonresident whose driver’s license or right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in Idaho has been suspended or revoked shall operate a motor vehicle in this state under a driver’s license, permit, or registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise during the suspension or after revocation until a new driver’s license is obtained when and as permitted under this chapter.
History:
[49-329, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 63, p. 604; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 41, p. 186.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-330 - RIGHT OF APPEAL TO COURT.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-331 - UNLAWFUL USE OF DRIVER’S LICENSE.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-332 - MAKING FALSE AFFIDAVIT PERJURY.

49-332. MAKING FALSE AFFIDAVIT PERJURY. Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the provisions of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of perjury and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.
History:
[49-332, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 66, p. 605.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-333 - PROHIBITIONS.

49-333. PROHIBITIONS. No person shall:
(1) Cause or knowingly permit his child or ward under the age of eighteen (18) years to operate a motor vehicle upon any highway when the child or ward is not authorized under or is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be operated upon any highway by any person who is not authorized under or is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Employ as a chauffeur of a motor vehicle any person not then licensed as provided in this chapter.
History:
[49-333, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 67, p. 605.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-334 - RENTING MOTOR VEHICLE TO ANOTHER.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-336 - NONRESIDENT COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE.

49-336. NONRESIDENT COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE. (1) The department shall issue a license in class A, B, or C or any endorsement, only to a person who is domiciled in this state; however, an applicant who is domiciled in a foreign country where the commercial motor vehicle operator testing and licensing standards do not meet the standards in accordance with 49 CFR part 383 may obtain a nonresident driver’s license from this state which meets such standards. The applicant for a nonresident driver’s license shall be required to comply with all provisions of this chapter, in the same manner as an Idaho resident.
(2) The department shall add the word nonresident to the face of the commercial driver’s license of the nonresident driver.
History:
[49-336, added 1989, ch. 88, sec. 45, p. 188; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 31, p. 104.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-401 - REGISTRATION FEE IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAX.

49-401. REGISTRATION FEE IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAX. The registration fee imposed for vehicles under the provisions of this chapter shall be in lieu of all taxes on vehicles, general or local, and vehicles properly registered and for which the required fee for any part of the previous year has been paid shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.
History:
[49-401, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 70, p. 606; am. 1992, ch. 35, sec. 7, p. 112.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-401A - OWNER TO SECURE REGISTRATION FROM A COUNTY ASSESSOR OR THE DEPARTMENT.

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), 49-432 and 49-433, 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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-401C - ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CREDENTIAL PROVIDERS.

49-401C. ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CREDENTIAL PROVIDERS. (1) In order to continue improving the quality of its products and services, the department may establish contracts with electronic vehicle credential (EVC) providers that operate programs that provide vehicle registration services. An authorized EVC provider may act on behalf of the department and county assessors in receiving, processing, and transmitting to the department registration applications and related fees.
(2) The department shall establish any additional requirements for the purpose of safeguarding privacy and protecting the information authorized for handling under this section.
(3) The department may establish the maximum amount that an EVC provider may charge its customers in providing the services authorized under subsection (1) of this section.
(4) The department shall adopt procedures that ensure adequate oversight and monitoring of an EVC provider to protect vehicle owners from improper use of vehicle records.
(5) The number of EVC providers that may be established in Idaho shall not exceed ten (10).
(6) The department is authorized to promulgate rules to administer the EVC provider program.
History:
[49-401C, added 2021, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 497.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-402A - UTILITY TRAILERS — REGISTRATION, FEES AND TRANSFERS.

49-402A. UTILITY TRAILERS — REGISTRATION, FEES AND TRANSFERS. (1) The department shall register a utility trailer for a period of one (1) year for a fee of five dollars ($5.00).
(2) The department may register a utility trailer for a five (5) year period or for a ten (10) year period, and shall issue a license plate with the year of expiration designated by a validation sticker. Five (5) year registrations shall cost twenty dollars ($20.00) and ten (10) year registrations shall cost thirty dollars ($30.00) and shall be subject to staggered registration for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expiration.
(3) If ownership or interest in the trailer transfers as a result of a sale, neither the registration card nor plate can be transferred to another person. The registration card and plate shall remain in the possession of the transferor and may be transferred to another utility trailer owned by the transferor, and shall be valid until expiration of the original registration.
History:
[49-402A, added 1989, ch. 318, sec. 4, p. 821; am. 1990, ch. 197, sec. 1, p. 439; am. 2013, ch. 88, sec. 2, p. 214.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-402B - OPTIONAL BIENNIAL REGISTRATION.

49-402B. OPTIONAL BIENNIAL REGISTRATION. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2024] (1) At the option of the applicant, any vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402(1) through (5), Idaho Code, may be registered for a period of two (2) years for a fee that is double the fee currently assessed for annual registration of the vehicle in section 49-402, Idaho Code.
(2) If any vehicle registered under a special license plate program is registered for a two (2) year period as provided in this section, the registrant shall also be required to pay the special programs fees for a two (2) year period.
(3) The additional fee collected for emergency medical services pursuant to section 49-452, Idaho Code, or project choice pursuant to section 49-454, Idaho Code, shall also be doubled for any registration issued under the provisions of this section.
(4) The administrative fee collected for issuance of a motor vehicle registration shall be the same as for an annual registration and shall not be doubled or in any way increased solely because of registration under the provisions of this section.
49-402B. OPTIONAL BIENNIAL REGISTRATION. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (1) At the option of the applicant, any vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402(1) through (5) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may be registered for a period of two (2) years for a fee that is double the fee currently assessed for annual registration of the vehicle in section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code.
(2) If any vehicle registered under a special license plate program is registered for a two (2) year period as provided in this section, the registrant shall also be required to pay the special programs fees for a two (2) year period.
(3) Any vehicle registered pursuant to section 49-435, Idaho Code, shall not be eligible for biennial registration.
(4) The additional fee collected for emergency medical services pursuant to section 49-452, Idaho Code, or project choice pursuant to section 49-454, Idaho Code, shall also be doubled for any registration issued under the provisions of this section.
(5) The administrative fee collected for issuance of a motor vehicle registration shall be the same as for an annual registration and shall not be doubled or in any way increased solely because of registration under the provisions of this section.
History:
[49-402B, added 1999, ch. 90, sec. 2, p. 292; am. 2006, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 679; am. 2023, ch. 51, sec. 1, p. 198.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-402E - RENTAL FLEET REGISTRATION.

49-402E. RENTAL FLEET REGISTRATION. (1) As used in this section "rental fleet" means more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles that are:
(a) Owned by a rental company;
(b) Offered for rental without a hired driver through a rental agreement; and
(c) Designated by the registered owner of the motor vehicle as a rental fleet vehicle at the time of registration.
(2) (a) On and after the effective date of this act, an owner that registers a motor vehicle, weighing sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds or less, under the provisions of chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, may obtain an alternative special registration card and rental car stickers for the license plates if the motor vehicle is owned by a rental company and maintained in the rental company’s rental fleet.
(b) Although annual registration shall be required for each fleet vehicle, the registration card and rental car stickers for the license plates issued under paragraph (a) of this subsection are valid for the life of the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is maintained in the rental fleet.
(3) An owner that receives the alternative special registration card and rental car stickers for the license plates issued under this section shall renew the annual registration. If registration is not renewed, the registration shall be canceled.
(4) In addition to the registration fees collected under chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, the department shall also collect an additional two dollars ($2.00) for the initial registration for each vehicle registered under this section, which shall be deposited in the state highway account.
History:
[49-402E, added 2015, ch. 90, sec. 1, p. 224.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-403 - DISABLED VETERAN — LICENSE PLATES.

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.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-403C - PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATE.

49-403C. PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATE. (1) On and after January 1, 2015, any person who is the owner of a motorcycle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, may apply for and upon department approval receive a purple heart motorcycle license plate in lieu of a regular motorcycle license plate.
(2) 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.
(3) In addition to the regular registration fee, the applicant shall 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.
(4) 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 motorcycle 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 motorcycle owned by the surviving spouse.
(5) The purple heart recipient motorcycle 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.
(6) For those purple heart recipients who are listed as an owner of a motorcycle who also qualify as disabled pursuant to section 49-410, Idaho Code, the international accessible symbol will also appear on the purple heart motorcycle license plates. Such requirements must be met upon application for the motorcycle 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.
History:
[49-403C, added 2014, ch. 51, sec. 2, p. 128; am. 2021, ch. 148, sec. 2, p. 401.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-404 - NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS — DISTINCTIVE PLATES.

49-404. NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS — DISTINCTIVE PLATES. (1) In order to enhance visibility and identification of national guard members during mobilizations and emergencies, any active member of the Idaho national guard residing in the state of Idaho may, upon application to the department, register not more than two (2) motor vehicles and receive for each vehicle distinctive national guard 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. The national guard license plates shall be designed, subject to the approval of the department, by the adjutant general. Proof of being an active member in the Idaho national guard must be furnished to the department before plates will be issued.
The Idaho national guard shall, prior to an individual’s discharge from active duty in the national guard, require that the national guard license plates either be turned in to the department or exchanged for other proper license plates as a condition of discharge.
(2) Whenever a member of the Idaho national guard transfers or assigns his title or interest to a vehicle especially registered under the provisions of this section, the registration shall expire but the member may hold his national guard license plates which he may have reissued to him upon the payment of the required transfer fees. He may only display the plates after receipt of new registration from the department.
(3) In addition to the regular registration fees required in section 49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the national guard member shall pay the plate fee specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-404, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 73, p. 609; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 5, p. 761; am. 1993, ch. 135, sec. 3, p. 334; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 1, p. 418; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 5, p. 193.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-407 - YEAR OF MANUFACTURE PLATE.

49-407. YEAR OF MANUFACTURE PLATE. Pursuant to rules of the department, any person who is the owner of a motor vehicle with any model year up to and through 1974 which is registered under section 49-402(1), Idaho Code, or section 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may display on the rear of the vehicle an authentic Idaho plate manufactured with a painted or embossed year matching the model year of the vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.
In addition to the regular registration fees required in sections 49-402(1), and 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the annual program fee 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:
[49-407, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 76, p. 612; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 10, p. 765; am. 1997, ch. 129, sec. 5, p. 389; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 4, p. 420; am. 1999, ch. 316, sec. 4, p. 793; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 8, p. 196; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 2, p. 156.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-408 - STREET ROD.

49-408. STREET ROD. (1) Any motor vehicle manufactured prior to the year 1949, or designed and manufactured to resemble such a vehicle and which has been certified as a street rod may be registered as a street rod under the provisions of this section. However, 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) Any street rod shall have all equipment in operating condition which was specifically required by law as a condition for its first sale after manufacture. No law requiring any particular equipment or specifying any standards to be met by motor vehicles shall apply to street rods unless it so specifically states.
(3) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the department for a special street rod automobile plate, accompanied by other documentation required in this section, the department shall issue to the applicant a special street rod automobile plate which shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The registration certificate need not specify the weight of the street rod, and the plate issued shall bear no date but shall bear the inscription "Street Rod," "Idaho," a picture of a 1929 highway roadster, and the registration number issued for the street rod, and the plate shall be valid upon annual renewal under section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, as long as the vehicle is in existence. The plate will be issued for the applicant’s use only for the particular vehicle, and in the event of a transfer of title, the transferor may hold the plate and transfer it to another qualifying street rod.
(4) 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 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.
(5) The department has the power to revoke any registration issued under this section for cause shown for failure of the applicant to comply with the provisions of this section.
History:
[49-408, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 77, p. 612; am. 1990, ch. 176, sec. 2, p. 375; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 11, p. 765; am. 1997, ch. 129, sec. 6, p. 389; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 5, p. 420; am. 1999, ch. 316, sec. 5, p. 794; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 9, p. 196; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 3, p. 156.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-408A - CUSTOM VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES.

49-408A. CUSTOM VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES. (1) Any motor vehicle that is a replica vehicle pursuant to section 49-123(2)(n), Idaho Code, and is designed and manufactured to resemble a vehicle or motorcycle that would qualify for Idaho classic license plates pursuant to section 49-406A, Idaho Code, may be registered as a custom vehicle under the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section do not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.
(2) A vehicle must be in compliance with Idaho law with respect to its equipment and operating condition to qualify for a custom vehicle license plate under this section.
(3) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the department for a custom vehicle license plate, accompanied by other documentation that may be required to verify that a vehicle qualifies under this section, the department shall issue to the applicant a custom vehicle license plate that shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The registration certificate need not specify the weight of the custom vehicle. The license plate issued shall bear no date but shall bear the inscription "Custom Vehicle," "Idaho," and the registration number issued for the custom vehicle, and the license plate shall be valid upon annual renewal under section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, as long as the vehicle is in existence. The license plate will be issued for the applicant’s use only for the particular vehicle, and, in the event of a transfer of title, the transferor may hold the license plate and transfer it to another qualifying custom vehicle.
(4) 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 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.
(5) The department has the power to revoke any registration issued under this section for cause shown for failure of the applicant to comply with the provisions of this section.
History:
[49-408A, added 2021, ch. 200, sec. 1, p. 549.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-409 - PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES.

49-409. PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, may apply to the department for personalized license plates in lieu of regular numbered plates except that this provision shall not apply to a vehicle registered under section 49-434(1), Idaho Code, with a maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds or any vehicle registered under section 49-435, Idaho Code. In addition to the regular registration fees required in section 49-402(1) and (2), section 49-422, and section 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial program fee and the annual program fee 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. The personalized license plates shall be of the same color and design as other license plates, and shall consist of numbers or letters, or any combination thereof, not exceeding seven (7) positions. No more than one (1) particular combination of letters and numbers shall be in existence at any one (1) time. The form for application of the plates will be as prescribed by the director who, at his discretion, may refuse to issue the plates.
(2) When personalized license plates are issued for a vehicle, the regular license plates for that vehicle belong to the registrant and may be transferred to another vehicle owned by the personalized plate applicant.
History:
[49-409, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 78, p. 613; am. 1989, ch. 259, sec. 1, p. 635; am. 1992, ch. 261, sec. 12, p. 766; am. 1997, ch. 129, sec. 7, p. 390; am. 1998, ch. 113, sec. 6, p. 421; am. 1999, ch. 316, sec. 6, p. 794; am. 2000, ch. 87, sec. 10, p. 197; am. 2001, ch. 73, sec. 4, p. 157.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 4 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 49-411 - DEALER AND MANUFACTURER PLATE — FEES.

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) for each validation sticker.
(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.]