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2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-913 - LAMP OR FLAG ON PROJECTING LOAD.

49-913. LAMP OR FLAG ON PROJECTING LOAD. Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four (4) feet or more beyond the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load a red or fluorescent orange flag a minimum of eighteen (18) inches by eighteen (18) inches and hung so that the flag is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.
History:
[49-913, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 239, p. 694; am. 2000, ch. 101, sec. 1, p. 222; am. 2019, ch. 94, sec. 1, p. 339.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-914 - LAMPS ON PARKED VEHICLES.

49-914. LAMPS ON PARKED VEHICLES. (1) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a highway at the times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon the highway, no lights need be displayed upon the parked vehicle.
(2) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a highway, whether attended or unattended, at the times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five hundred (500) feet upon the highway, the parked or stopped vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps meeting the following requirements: at least one (1) lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one (1) other lamp shall display a red light visible from the same distance to the rear of the vehicle. The location of the lamp shall always be such that at least one (1) lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic. This provision shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.
(3) Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
History:
[49-914, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 240, p. 694.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-915 - SCHOOL BUSES — VISUAL SIGNAL.

49-915. SCHOOL BUSES — VISUAL SIGNAL. (1) Every school bus shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this title, be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which shall display to the front two (2) alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and to the rear two (2) alternately flashing red lights located at the same level. These lights shall be visible at five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight.
(2) Any school bus shall, in addition to the lights required by subsection (1), be equipped with yellow signal lamps mounted near each of the four (4) red lamps and at the same level, but closer to the vertical centerline of the bus, which shall display two (2) alternately flashing yellow lights to the front and two (2) alternately flashing yellow lights to the rear. These lights shall be visible at five hundred (500) feet in normal sunlight. These lights shall be displayed by the school bus driver at least two hundred (200) feet before every stop at which the alternately flashing red lights required by subsection (1) will be actuated.
(3) Every school bus shall be equipped with a semaphore stop arm which shall be a flat eighteen (18) inch octagon exclusive of brackets for mounting, with reflectorized material on both sides, be red with a silver white border, and have a legend reading "stop" six (6) inches high with three-quarter (3/4) inch wide silver white letters, mounted outside the bus on the left side opposite driver’s seat and have a driver-controlled mechanism. Flashing lamps in the stop arm may be connected to the alternating red flashing signal lamp circuits. The stop arm signal may be vacuum, electric, air or manually controlled.
History:
[49-915, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 241, p. 695.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-917 - LAMPS ON OTHER VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.

49-917. LAMPS ON OTHER VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and other vehicles not specifically required by the provisions of this chapter to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall at all times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, be equipped with at least one (1) lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle, and shall also be equipped with two (2) lamps displaying a red light visible from the same distance to the rear of the vehicle, or as an alternative, one (1) lamp displaying a red light visible from the same distance to the rear and two (2) red reflectors visible for distances of one hundred (100) to six hundred (600) feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
History:
[49-917, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 243, p. 697.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-918 - SPOT LAMPS AND AUXILIARY LAMPS.

49-918. SPOT LAMPS AND AUXILIARY LAMPS. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) spot lamps, and each lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred (100) feet ahead of the vehicle.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) fog lamps mounted on the front, at a height not less than twelve (12) inches nor more than thirty (30) inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead project higher than a level of four (4) inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting these requirements may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in section 49-922(2), Idaho Code.
(3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four (24) inches nor more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 49-922, Idaho Code, shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary passing lamps.
(4) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen (16) inches nor more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 49-922, Idaho Code, shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.
History:
[49-918, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 244, p. 697.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-919 - SIGNAL LAMPS AND SIGNAL DEVICES.

49-919. SIGNAL LAMPS AND SIGNAL DEVICES. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter shall be equipped with stop lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake, and which may but need not, be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter shall be equipped with lamps or mechanical signal devices showing to the front and rear for the purposes of indicating an intention to turn either to the right or left. When lamps are used for this purpose, the lamps showing to the front shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and when in use shall display a white or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible from a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the front in normal sunlight, and the lamps showing to the rear shall be located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and when in use shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the rear in normal sunlight. When actuated the lamps shall indicate the intended direction of turning by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn is made. Where mechanical signal devices are used for this purpose, the devices shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code.
(3) No stop lamp or signal lamp or device shall project a glaring light.
History:
[49-919, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 245, p. 698.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-920 - ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

49-920. ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one (1) running-board courtesy lamp on each side which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
(3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
(4) Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and when so equipped may display that warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this title. Lamps used to display the warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade or color between white and amber. The lamps used to display the warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red. These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
(5) Any commercial vehicle eighty (80) inches or more in overall width may be equipped with not more than three (3) identification lamps showing to the front which shall emit an amber light without glare, and not more than three (3) identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare. These lamps shall be placed in a row and may be mounted either horizontally or vertically.
History:
[49-920, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 246, p. 698.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-921 - REAR MOUNTED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION LIGHTING SYSTEM.

49-921. REAR MOUNTED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION LIGHTING SYSTEM. (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, and pole trailer used in the state may be equipped with an auxiliary lighting system consisting of:
(a) One (1) green light to be activated when the accelerator of the motor vehicle is depressed;
(b) Not more than two (2) amber lights to be activated when the motor vehicle is moving forward, or standing and idling, but is not under the power of the engine.
(2) An auxiliary system shall not interfere with the operation of vehicle tail lamps and shall not interfere with the operation of vehicle signal lamps and signal devices. The system may operate in conjunction with tail lamps or signal lamps and signal devices.
(3) Only one (1) color of the system may be illuminated at any one (1) time, and at all times either the green light, or amber light or lights shall be illuminated when the tail lamps of the vehicle are not illuminated.
(4) The green light and the amber light or lights, when illuminated, shall be plainly visible at a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear.
(5) Only one (1) system may be mounted on a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or pole trailer; and the system shall be rear mounted in a horizontal fashion, at a height of not more than seventy-two (72) inches, nor less than twenty (20) inches.
(6) On a combination of vehicles, only the lights of the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen and distinguished as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(7) Each manufacturer’s model of such a system described in this section shall be approved by the board before it may be sold or offered for sale in the state.
History:
[49-921, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 247, p. 699.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-922 - MULTIPLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

49-922. MULTIPLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or their combinations on motor vehicles other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be so arranged that selection may be made between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and the lamps may be so arranged that the selection can be made automatically, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
(1) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of an intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred fifty (350) feet ahead for all conditions of loading.
(2) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet ahead. On a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.
(3) Every motor vehicle manufactured after December 31, 1954, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, which has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
History:
[49-922, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 248, p. 700.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-923 - USE OF MULTIPLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

49-923. USE OF MULTIPLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. (1) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a highway during the times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle.
(2) Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.
(3) Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within two hundred (200) feet to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, the driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this chapter other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in section 49-922, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-923, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 249, p. 700.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-924 - SINGLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

49-924. SINGLE-BEAM ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light shall be permitted on motor vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 1955, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment specified in this chapter if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:
(1) The head lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead project higher than a level of five (5) inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than forty-two (42) inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead.
(2) The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet.
History:
[49-924, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 250, p. 701.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-925 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES.

49-925. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES. The head lamp upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type, but in either event shall comply with the requirements and limitations as follows:
(1) Every head lamp on a motor-driven cycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at any speed less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and at a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of twenty-five (25) or more miles per hour, and at a distance of three hundred (300) feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of thirty-five (35) miles or more per hour.
(2) In the event a motor-driven cycle is equipped with multiple-beam head lamps, the beams shall meet the minimum requirements set forth above and shall not exceed the limitations set forth in section 49-922, Idaho Code.
(3) In the event a motor-driven cycle is equipped with a single-beam lamp, the lamp shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of light, at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead, shall project higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.
History:
[49-925, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 251, p. 701.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-926 - ALTERNATE ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT.

49-926. ALTERNATE ROAD-LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, when equipped with two (2) lighted lamps upon the front capable of revealing persons and objects seventy-five (75) feet ahead in lieu of lamps required in section 49-922 or section 49-924, Idaho Code. At no time shall it be operated at a speed in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour.
History:
[49-926, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 252, p. 702.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-927 - NUMBER OF DRIVING LAMPS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED.

49-927. NUMBER OF DRIVING LAMPS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED. (1) At all times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, at least two (2) lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, except when the vehicle is parked subject to the requirements governing lights on parked vehicles.
(2) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with required head lamps is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps, a spot lamp, or any other lamp on the front projecting a beam of intensity greater than three hundred (300) candlepower, not more than a total of four (4) lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one (1) time when upon a highway.
History:
[49-927, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 253, p. 702.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-928 - SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON LAMPS.

49-928. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON LAMPS. (1) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, or flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred (300) candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five (75) feet from the vehicle.
(2) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light visible from directly in front of the center of the vehicle or equipment. This section shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this title.
(3) As a practical means of determining whether head lamps or auxiliary driving or fog lamps glare the following test shall apply: Any such lamp shall be deemed to be glaring if any part of the main beam strikes the body of a person, vehicle, screen or other object higher than the lamp centers twenty-five (25) feet or more ahead of the vehicle and in no event shall the main bright portion of the beam be higher than forty-two (42) inches at a distance of seventy-five (75) feet ahead of the vehicle.
(4) Flashing lights are prohibited except on an authorized emergency vehicle, school bus, snow removal equipment, or on any vehicle as a means for indicating a right or left turn, or the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing.
History:
[49-928, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 254, p. 702.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-929 - LIGHTS ON SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT.

49-929. LIGHTS ON SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. It shall be unlawful to operate any snow removal equipment on any highway unless lamps on the equipment comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted by the director of the Idaho transportation department.
History:
[49-929, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 255, p. 703; am. 1991, ch. 86, sec. 1, p. 191.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-930 - SELLING OR USING LAMPS OR EQUIPMENT.

49-930. SELLING OR USING LAMPS OR EQUIPMENT. (1) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or use upon any vehicle any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, or reflector which reflector is required in this chapter, or parts of any of the foregoing which tend to change the original design or performance, unless of a type which has been submitted to the director and approved by him, and which bears the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed.
(2) No person shall use upon any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer any lamps mentioned in this section unless the lamps are mounted, adjusted and aimed in accordance with instructions of the department.
History:
[49-930, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 256, p. 703.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-934 - BRAKES ON MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES.

49-934. BRAKES ON MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES. (1) The director is authorized to require an inspection of the brake on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any brake which he finds will not comply with the performance standard set forth in section 49-933, Idaho Code, or which in his opinion is not so designed or constructed as to insure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use.
(2) The director may request the department to refuse registration for, or suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle referred to in this section when he determines that the brake on the vehicle does not comply with the provisions of this section.
(3) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this section in the event the director has disapproved the brake equipment upon that vehicle or type of vehicle.
History:
[49-934, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 258, p. 705.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-937 - MUFFLERS, PREVENTION OF NOISE.

49-937. MUFFLERS, PREVENTION OF NOISE. (1) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway. When any motor vehicle was originally equipped with a noise suppressing system or when any motor vehicle is required by law or regulation of this state or the federal government to have a noise suppressing system, that system shall be maintained in good working order. No person shall disconnect any part of that system except temporarily in order to make repairs, replacements or adjustments, and no person shall modify or alter that system or its operation in any manner, except to conform to the manufacturer’s specifications. No person shall knowingly operate and no owner shall knowingly cause or permit to be operated any motor vehicle originally equipped or required by any law or regulation of the state or the federal government to be equipped with a noise suppressing system while any part of that system is disconnected or while that system or its operation is modified or altered in any manner, except to conform to the manufacturer’s specifications.
(2) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.
(3) No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise of the vehicle or motorcycle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle by the manufacturer.
(4) A showing that the sound made by a passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle exceeds the maximum allowable decibel level shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of subsection (1) of this section.
(5) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or install any noise suppressing system or device which will produce excessive or unusual noise.
History:
[49-937, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 259, p. 706.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-940 - MIRRORS.

49-940. MIRRORS. (1) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(2) When a motor vehicle is so loaded or constructed, or is towing a vehicle or trailer which is so loaded or constructed as to obstruct the driver’s view straight to the rear, then the motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror on the left side and a mirror on the right side so located as to reflect to the operator a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(3) When an operator of a motor vehicle is transporting under special permit authority an oversize load which makes mirrors impractical devices for reflecting to the operator a view of the highway to the rear, a following escort vehicle equipped with proper mirrors meeting the requirements herein may be substituted for the required mirrors on the hauling motor vehicle. The escort vehicle must be a car or light truck and it must be equipped with an oversize load sign, flashing or rotating lights, and a two (2) way radio which provides full-time communication with the escorted vehicle.
History:
[49-940, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 260, p. 707; am. 1992, ch. 222, sec. 1, p. 671.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-943 - WINDSHIELDS TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED WITH WIPERS.

49-943. WINDSHIELDS TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED WITH WIPERS. (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.
(2) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(3) Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.
History:
[49-943, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 261, p. 707.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-945 - SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

49-945. SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL IN MOTOR VEHICLES. No person shall sell any new motor vehicle, nor shall any new motor vehicle be registered unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material of a type approved by the director wherever glazing material is used in doors, windows, and windshields. This provision shall apply to all passenger-type motor vehicles, including passenger buses and school buses, but in respect to trucks, including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material shall apply to all glazing material used in doors, windows, and windshields in the drivers’ compartments of the vehicles.
History:
[49-945, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 263, p. 708.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-949 - REQUIREMENT AS TO FENDER OR COVERS OVER ALL WHEELS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.

49-949. REQUIREMENT AS TO FENDER OR COVERS OVER ALL WHEELS ON MOTOR VEHICLES. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or move or any owner to permit to be operated or moved, any motor vehicle, truck, bus, semitrailer or trailer, upon any highway without having the vehicle equipped with fenders or covers which may include flaps or splash aprons, over and to the rear of wheels, as follows:
(a) On the rear wheels of every truck equipped with a body, bus, trailer or semitrailer the fenders or covers shall extend in full width from a point above and forward of the center of the tires over and to the rear of the wheels to a point that is not more than ten (10) inches above the surface of the highway when the vehicle is empty;
(b) Behind the rear wheels of every truck not equipped with a body the fenders or covers shall extend downward in full width from a point not lower than halfway between the center of the wheels and the top of the tires on the wheels to a point that is not more than ten (10) inches above the surface of the highway when the vehicle is empty;
(c) Behind all wheels of every motor vehicle other than trucks, buses, semitrailers, or trailers, the fenders or covers shall extend in full width from a point above and forward of the center of the tire over and to the rear of the wheel to a point that is not more than twenty (20) inches above the surface of the highway, unless the bumper is a factory built bumper fastened directly to the frame of the vehicle pursuant to factory installation requirements;
(d) Fenders or covers are not required on any modified American-made pre-1935 vehicle, or any identifiable vintage or replica thereof that is titled as a later assembled vehicle or replica and is used for show and pleasure use when such vehicle is used and driven only during fair weather on well-maintained hard-surfaced roads.
(2) Fenders or covers, as used in subsection (1) of this section, shall be deemed to be of sufficient size and construction as to comply with those requirements if constructed as follows:
(a) When measured on the cross sections of the tread of the wheel or on the combined cross sections of the treads of multiple wheels, the fender or cover extends at least to each side of the width of the tire or of the combined width of the multiple tires, as the case may be;
(b) The fender or cover is constructed as to be capable at all times of arresting and deflecting dirt, mud, water, or other substance as may be picked up and carried by wheels;
(c) For school buses if the body extension behind the rear wheels exceeds five (5) feet.
History:
[49-949, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 265, p. 710; am. 1990, ch. 175, sec. 1, p. 372; am. 1997, ch. 376, sec. 1, p. 1206.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-952 - CERTAIN VEHICLES TO CARRY FLARES OR OTHER WARNING DEVICES.

49-952. CERTAIN VEHICLES TO CARRY FLARES OR OTHER WARNING DEVICES. (1) No person shall operate any truck, bus, or truck tractor upon any highway outside the corporate limits of municipalities at any time specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, unless there shall be carried in the vehicle the following equipment, except as provided in subsection (2):
(a) At least three (3) flares, or three (3) red electric lanterns, or three (3) portable red emergency reflectors, each of which shall be capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of not less than six hundred (600) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime.
(b) At least two (2) red-cloth flags, not less than twelve (12) inches square, with standards to support the flags.
(c) No flare, fusee, electric lantern or cloth warning flag shall be used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of this section unless the equipment is of a type which has been submitted to the board and approved by it. No portable reflector unit shall be used for the purpose of compliance with the requirements of this section unless it is designed and constructed to include two (2) reflecting elements one above the other, each of which shall be capable of reflecting red light clearly visible from all distances within six hundred (600) feet to one hundred (100) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps, and unless it is of a type which has been submitted to the board and approved by it.
(2) No person shall operate at the time and under conditions stated in subsection (1) any motor vehicle used in the transportation of explosives, any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases, or any motor vehicle using a compressed gas as a fuel unless there shall be carried in the vehicle three (3) red electric lanterns or three (3) portable red emergency reflectors meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, and there shall not be carried in any compressed gas propelled vehicle any flares, fusees, or signal produced by flame.
History:
[49-952, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 266, p. 710.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-956 - HORNS AND WARNING DEVICES.

49-956. HORNS AND WARNING DEVICES. (1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred (200) feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn, but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.
(2) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section.
(3) It is permissible, but not required for any vehicle to be equipped with a theft alarm signal device, so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.
(4) Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet and of a type approved by the director, but the siren shall not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which the latter events the driver of the vehicle shall sound the siren when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach.
History:
[49-956, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 268, p. 713.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-959 - AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT.

49-959. AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT. (1) Air-conditioning equipment shall be manufactured, installed and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public and shall not contain any refrigerant which is toxic to persons or which is flammable at or below one thousand degrees (1000°) Fahrenheit, unless the refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States environmental protection agency as an approved alternative motor vehicle air-conditioning substitute for chlorofluorocarbon-12 under 42 U.S.C. section 7671k(c).
(2) No person shall have for sale, offer for sale, sell or equip any motor vehicle with any air-conditioning equipment unless it complies with the requirements of this section.
(3) No person shall operate on any highway any motor vehicle equipped with any air-conditioning equipment unless the equipment complies with the requirements of this section.
History:
[49-959, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 269, p. 714; am. 1997, ch. 392, sec. 1, p. 1249; am. 2010, ch. 259, sec. 1, p. 661.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-962 - FOOTRESTS ON MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES.

49-962. FOOTRESTS ON MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motorcycle or motor driven cycle to carry a passenger on the vehicle unless it is equipped with footrests designed exclusively for the use of a passenger on the vehicle.
History:
[49-962, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 270, p. 714.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-965 - MODIFICATION OF VEHICLE TO REDUCE ROAD CLEARANCE BEYOND CERTAIN LIMITS UNLAWFUL.

49-965. MODIFICATION OF VEHICLE TO REDUCE ROAD CLEARANCE BEYOND CERTAIN LIMITS UNLAWFUL. It shall be unlawful to operate any passenger motor vehicle which has been modified from the original design so that any portion of the vehicle other than the wheels has less clearance from the surface of a level highway than the clearance between the highway and the lowermost portion of any rim of any wheel in contact with the highway.
History:
[49-965, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 271, p. 714.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-966 - MOTOR VEHICLE BUMPER HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.

49-966. MOTOR VEHICLE BUMPER HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. (1) With the exception of motor vehicles registered pursuant to section 49-406, 49-406A, 49-407 or 49-408, Idaho Code, or motor vehicles where the original or predominant body configuration of the motor vehicle, provided by a recognized manufacturer, did not include a front or rear bumper or bumpers for vehicles meeting the original specifications of a recognized manufacturer, a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a bumper on both the front and rear of the vehicle.
(2) Bumpers, unless specifically exempt in subsection (1) of this section, shall be at least four and one-half (4 1/2) inches in vertical height centered on the vehicle’s centerline by bolting or welding to the vehicle frame as originally installed by the vehicle manufacturer. Bumpers shall be horizontal load bearing and attach to the vehicle to effectively transfer energy when impacted and shall extend in width to the originally manufactured tread width for the vehicle.
(3) The maximum bumper heights for a vehicle shall be determined by vehicle class and the vehicle’s gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Maximum bumper height is the vertical distance between the ground and the highest point on the bottom of the bumper and shall be measured when the vehicle is laden on a level surface with the vehicle’s tires inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure. For vehicles exempted from the bumper requirements for reasons stated in subsection (1) of this section, a maximum frame elevation measurement shall be made to the bottom of the frame rail. Maximum heights are as follows:
Vehicle Class
Maximum Height
Front
Rear
Passenger Cars
22 inches
22 inches
Trucks and MPVs
4,500 or less lbs. GVWR
24 inches
26 inches
4,501 to 7,500 lbs. GVWR
27 inches
29 inches
7,501 to 10,000 lbs. GVWR
28 inches
30 inches
Four-wheel drive or dual wheel
with a 10,000 or less lbs. GVWR
30 inches
31 inches
(4) Vehicles which do not meet the requirements of this section on July 1, 1997, must be brought into compliance by July 1, 1998.
History:
[49-966, added 1997, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 1050.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 9 - VEHICLE EQUIPMENT › Section 49-967 - AIR BAGS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS — DISCLOSURE IF INOPERABLE.

49-967. AIR BAGS AND AIR BAG SYSTEMS — DISCLOSURE IF INOPERABLE. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise transfer ownership of a vehicle without giving prior written notice to the purchaser or transferee if the person knows or should reasonably know that any air bag or the air bag system is inoperable.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply only to vehicles originally equipped with factory-installed air bags or an air bag system.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a vehicle in which a deployed air bag is visible in its deployed condition or to a vehicle from which an air bag has been cut or torn away and that fact is plainly visible.
History:
[49-967, added 2002, ch. 141, sec. 1, p. 393.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1002 - ALLOWABLE LOAD PER INCH WIDTH OF TIRE.

49-1002. ALLOWABLE LOAD PER INCH WIDTH OF TIRE. (1) Load for inch width of tire for the front steer axle may not exceed the manufacturer’s load rating per tire or the load rating of the axle or twenty thousand (20,000) pounds per axle whichever is less. The maximum allowable load for all other vehicle tires operated on any public highway shall not exceed six hundred (600) pounds per inch width of tire and shall not exceed the manufacturer’s load rating, whichever is less. The width of a tire shall be determined by the manufacturer’s description marked on the sidewall of the tire. Tires on vehicles manufactured prior to July 1, 1987, may exceed the six hundred (600) pounds per inch width of tire limit subject to a maximum of eight hundred (800) pounds per inch width of tire. This section shall not apply to nonreducible overweight and/or oversize vehicles and/or loads as authorized under section 49-1004, Idaho Code.
(2) Except as provided herein, no vehicle or combination of vehicles may proceed past the place of weighing at temporary or permanent ports of entry or checking stations when the weight carried on a single tire, as determined by dividing the weight carried on an axle or group of axles by the number of wheels on the axle or group of axles, exceeds on a single axle the allowable weight above by two thousand (2,000) pounds or more or the weight of a combination of axles exceeds the allowable weight above by seven percent (7%) or more. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles which exceed the weight limitations set forth herein shall be required to be brought into compliance with the applicable weight per inch width of tire contained within this subsection prior to continuing except those vehicles or combinations of vehicles which are transporting loads which, in the determination of the board or other proper authorities in charge of or having jurisdiction over a highway, are deemed unsafe or impractical to bring into compliance at the place of weighing. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles transporting loads in this latter category shall obtain a travel authorization to the nearest place of safe unloading, load adjustment or other means of legalization.
(a) Neither the state of Idaho or its employees, nor any authority and its employees in charge of or having jurisdiction over a highway, shall be held liable for personal injury or property damage resulting from the requirements of section 49-1001(8), Idaho Code.
(b) The fee for a travel authorization as set forth above shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall be on a form prescribed by the board or other proper authorities.
(c) The board or other proper authorities in charge of or having jurisdiction over a highway shall adopt and enforce administrative rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
History:
[49-1002, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 273, p. 718; am. 1991, ch. 226, sec. 2, p. 543; am. 2006, ch. 351, sec. 1, p. 1070; am. 2007, ch. 40, sec. 1, p. 100; am. 2015, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 95.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1003 - SPEED LIMITS FOR VEHICLES REGULATED ACCORDING TO WEIGHT AND TIRE EQUIPMENT.

49-1003. SPEED LIMITS FOR VEHICLES REGULATED ACCORDING TO WEIGHT AND TIRE EQUIPMENT. It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle equipped with other than pneumatic tires on a highway at a rate of speed in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour for vehicles having a gross weight of not more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, and twelve (12) miles per hour for vehicles having a gross weight of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
History:
[49-1003, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 274, p. 719.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1004A - NEW SPECIAL ROUTE DESIGNATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT.

49-1004A. NEW SPECIAL ROUTE DESIGNATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT. (1) Notwithstanding the provision on the addition or deletion of approved routes in section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code, the department may designate routes within its jurisdiction for operation of vehicle combinations with a legal maximum gross weight of at least one hundred five thousand five hundred one (105,501) pounds but not exceeding one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, utilizing criteria established by the department based upon road and bridge structural integrity engineering standards, as well as public safety engineering standards. Any routes approved by the department shall be included in the statewide route map provided for in section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code, entitled "Designated Routes up to 129K."
(2) For all requests that new routes be designated for travel by vehicle combinations with a maximum gross weight of up to one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds, the department shall analyze the safety and feasibility of adding such routes within the department’s jurisdiction.
(3) Prior to designating, modifying, or deleting a designation of a route under this section, the department shall publish notice and conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed designation.
History:
[49-1004A, added 2013, ch. 206, sec. 1, p. 493; am. 2013, ch. 351, sec. 1, p. 952; am. 2019, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 582.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 10 - WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS › Section 49-1004C - SPECIAL PERMITS — INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

49-1004C. SPECIAL PERMITS — INTERSTATE SYSTEM. Exclusively for the purposes of section 49-1001(1)(c), Idaho Code, the interstate system, which shall be considered to consist of I-15, I-84, I-86, I-90 and I-184, in Idaho is deemed a noninterstate highway. Exclusively for the purposes of section 49-1004(4), Idaho Code, the interstate system, which shall be considered to consist of I-15, I-84, I-86, I-90 and I-184, in Idaho is deemed a designated state route.
History:
[(49-1004C) 49-1004B, added 2016, ch. 36, sec. 1, p. 87; am. and redesig. 2019, ch. 180, sec. 6, p. 584.]