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2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 49-115 - DEFINITIONS — N.

49-115. DEFINITIONS — N. (1) "National network" means highways available to vehicles authorized by the provisions of the federal surface transportation assistance act of 1982 as amended, and listed in 23 CFR part 658, appendix A.
(2) "Neighborhood electric vehicle." (See "Vehicle," section 49-123, Idaho Code)
(3) "Noncommercial vehicle." (See "Vehicle," section 49-123, Idaho Code)
(4) "Nondomiciled commercial learner’s permit" or "nondomiciled commercial driver’s license" means a commercial learner’s permit or a commercial driver’s license, respectively, issued by a state or other jurisdiction under either of the following conditions:
(a) To an individual domiciled in a foreign country meeting the requirements of 49 CFR 383.23(b)(1); or
(b) To an individual domiciled in another state meeting the requirements of 49 CFR 383.23(b)(2).
(5) "Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state.
(6) "Nonresident’s operating privilege" means the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation by that person of a motor vehicle, or the use of a vehicle owned by that person, in this state.
History:
[49-115, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 2, p. 561; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 8, p. 162; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 7, p. 80; am. 2005, ch. 183, sec. 2, p. 562; am. 2007, ch. 20, sec. 1, p. 31; am. 2015, ch. 54, sec. 3, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 49-116 - DEFINITIONS — O.

49-116. DEFINITIONS — O. (1) "Off-highway vehicle" or "OHV" means an off-highway vehicle as defined in section 67-7101, Idaho Code.
(2) "Operator" means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or private property open to public use.
(3) "Out-of-service order" means a temporary prohibition against operating a commercial vehicle as declared by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction and which is applicable to a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation pursuant to federal regulations 49 CFR 386.72, 392.5, 395.13, or 396.9, or compatible laws, or to the North American uniform out-of-service criteria.
(4) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security. "Owner," for the purposes of chapter 12, title 49, Idaho Code, means the person legally responsible for the operation of a vehicle upon the highways of the state of Idaho, whether as owner, lessee, or otherwise.
History:
[49-116, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 2, p. 562; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 9, p. 163; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 8, p. 81; am. 1996, ch. 371, sec. 2, p. 1250; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 8, p. 387; am. 2021, ch. 171, sec. 1, p. 476.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 49-122 - DEFINITIONS — U.

49-122. DEFINITIONS — U. (1) "Unauthorized vehicle" means any vehicle parked or otherwise left on private property without the consent of the person owning or controlling that property.
(2) "United States" means the fifty (50) states and the District of Columbia.
(3) "Unladen weight." (See "Light weight," section 49-113, Idaho Code)
(4) "Unregistered vehicle" means a vehicle without current registration on file with the department or with the appropriate agency of another state, unless exempt from registration.
(5) "Unusual noise." (See "Excessive," section 49-106, Idaho Code)
(6) "Urban district." (See "District," section 49-105, Idaho Code)
(7) "Utility trailer" means a trailer or semitrailer designed primarily to be drawn behind a passenger car or pickup truck for domestic and utility purposes. Utility or domestic use shall include a farm trailer while being used to haul agricultural products or livestock from farm to storage, market or processing plant, or returning therefrom.
(8) "Utility type vehicle" or "UTV" means a utility type vehicle or UTV as defined in section 67-7101, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-122, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 2, p. 568; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 12, p. 166; am. 1989, ch. 318, sec. 1, p. 817; am. 2000, ch. 418, sec. 4, p. 1335; am. 2006, ch. 42, sec. 5, p. 128; am. 2009, ch. 157, sec. 4, p. 462; am. 2011, ch. 158, sec. 2, p. 445.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 49-124 - DEFINITIONS — W.

49-124. DEFINITIONS — W. (1) "Wheelchair, motorized." (See "Motorized wheelchair," section 49-114, Idaho Code)
(2) "Wholesaler" means a dealer who sells used vehicles to Idaho dealers.
(3) "Work zone" means a construction or maintenance area that is located on or adjacent to a highway and marked by appropriate warning signs.
(4) "Wrecker" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for towing other vehicles that may be disabled. A wrecker engaged in a motor vehicle recovery operation and which is blocking part or all of one (1) or more lanes of traffic shall be designated an emergency vehicle.
History:
[49-124, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 2, p. 570; am. 1989, ch. 310, sec. 7, p. 779; am. 2005, ch. 83, sec. 2, p. 298.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-201B - BASE STATE AGREEMENTS.

49-201B. BASE STATE AGREEMENTS. Pursuant to federal law, the Idaho transportation department is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the regulatory agencies of other states having jurisdiction and authority over motor carriers to provide for base state agreements in which the registration of interstate carriers operating in participating states may be accomplished by registration in one (1) base state. Carriers electing to register under base state agreements shall be subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the Idaho transportation department to the same extent as they would if they did not participate in the base state agreement. The fees authorized by federal law, or such lesser fees as the participating states agree to, may be collected, and the base state may require further filings of certificates of insurance, surety bonds, et cetera, to show the carrier’s qualifications to operate. Participating carriers shall register their authority directly with the transportation department and not with other state or local agencies.
History:
[49-201B, added 1999, ch. 383, sec. 5, p. 1057.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-203A - RULES, POLICIES AND WAIVER PROCEDURES ON DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.

49-203A. RULES, POLICIES AND WAIVER PROCEDURES ON DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. (1) The department is authorized to adopt rules in compliance with Idaho’s motor vehicle and driver record disclosure requirements. The rules may include procedures under which the department, upon receiving a request for personal information that is not subject to disclosure as provided in section 49-203, Idaho Code, may mail a copy of such request to each individual who is the subject of the personal information, informing the individual of the request, together with a statement to the effect that disclosure is prohibited and will not be made unless the individual affirmatively elects to waive such individual’s right to privacy in the requested personal information.
(2) Disclosure of personal information permitted under the provisions of chapter 2, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be subject to payment by the requesting person to the department of all fees for the information required by statute, rule or the terms of any contract with the requesting person, on such terms for payment as may be required or agreed.
History:
[49-203A, added 1997, ch. 80, sec. 9, p. 187.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-204 - MISREPRESENTATION TO OBTAIN RECORDS.

49-204. MISREPRESENTATION TO OBTAIN RECORDS. Any person requesting disclosure of personal information from department records who misrepresents his identity or makes a false statement to the department on any application required to be submitted to obtain records shall be guilty of perjury.
History:
[49-204, added 1997, ch. 80, sec. 10, p. 188.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-205 - DUTIES OF LOCAL OFFICERS.

49-205. DUTIES OF LOCAL OFFICERS. (1) The assessors of the various counties of the state shall be agents of the department and shall perform duties prescribed in this title. With the concurrence of the department, a county assessor may appoint one (1) or more agents to perform the duties prescribed in chapters 4 and 5 of title 49, Idaho Code. Such agent shall post a faithful performance bond in an amount and form acceptable to the department. The assessor may negotiate for reasonable reimbursement of expenses to an agent for any duties performed by the agent under terms of agreement with the county assessor.
(2) The county assessors shall receive and file in their respective offices all instruments required by chapter 5 of this title to be filed with the county assessors.
(3) It shall be the duty of peace officers within the state of Idaho to enforce and make arrests for the violation of the provisions of this title without the necessity of procuring a warrant. It shall be the duty of authorized employees of the department to enforce compliance with the laws in accordance with section 40-511, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-205, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 6, p. 577; am. 1991, ch. 288, sec. 3, p. 744; am. 1999, ch. 85, sec. 1, p. 284; am. 2014, ch. 38, sec. 4, p. 74.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-206 - PROVISIONS UNIFORM THROUGHOUT STATE.

49-206. PROVISIONS UNIFORM THROUGHOUT STATE. The provisions of this title shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state in all political subdivisions and municipalities and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by the provisions of this title unless expressly authorized.
History:
[49-206, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 7, p. 577.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-209 - LOCAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.

49-209. LOCAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES. Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic-control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction as they may deem necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this title, or local traffic ordinances, or to regulate, warn or guide traffic. All traffic-control devices erected shall conform to the state manual and specifications referred to in section 49-201, Idaho Code; provided, however, that any offense created hereunder shall constitute an infraction as the same is defined in section 49-3401(3), Idaho Code.
History:
[49-209, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 10, p. 580.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-210 - AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.

49-210. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS. Local authorities by ordinance and the department by erecting appropriate traffic-control devices, are hereby empowered within their respective jurisdictions to prohibit pedestrians from crossing any highway except in a crosswalk.
History:
[49-210, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 11, p. 580.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-211 - AUTHORITY TO CLOSE UNMARKED CROSSWALKS.

49-211. AUTHORITY TO CLOSE UNMARKED CROSSWALKS. The department and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, after an engineering and traffic investigation, designate unmarked crosswalk locations where pedestrian crossing is prohibited or when pedestrians must yield the right-of-way to vehicles. Restrictions shall be effective only when traffic-control devices indicating the restrictions are in place.
History:
[49-211, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 12, p. 581.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-212 - AUTHORITY FOR STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS.

49-212. AUTHORITY FOR STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS. The department and local authorities with reference to highways under their jurisdiction may erect and maintain stop signs, yield signs, or other traffic-control devices to designate through highways, or to designate intersections or other junctions at which vehicular traffic on one or more of the highways should yield, or stop and yield, before entering the intersection or junction.
History:
[49-212, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 13, p. 581.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-217 - REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO SCHOOL BUSES.

49-217. REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO SCHOOL BUSES. Any officer or employee of any school or school district operating a school bus who violates any regulations promulgated in conformance with the provisions of section 49-201, Idaho Code, may be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under contract with a school or school district who fails to comply with any regulations may be guilty of breach of contract and such contract may be cancelled after notice of hearing by the responsible officers of the school or school district.
History:
[49-217, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 15, p. 582.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-218 - DESIGNATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

49-218. DESIGNATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. The director of the Idaho state police shall designate any particular vehicle as an authorized emergency vehicle upon a finding that designation of that vehicle is necessary to the preservation of life or property, or to the execution of emergency governmental functions.
Any person who operates a motor vehicle in a manner which would lead one to reasonably believe it was an emergency vehicle without prior approval of the director of the Idaho state police, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) and may be incarcerated for not more than thirty (30) days in jail for each occurrence.
History:
[49-218, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 16, p. 582; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 113, p. 1576.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-221 - REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC HAZARDS.

49-221. REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC HAZARDS. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of real property to remove from his property any hedge, shrubbery, fence, wall or other sight obstructions of any nature, except public traffic or highway signs, buildings and trees, where these sight obstructions constitute a potential traffic hazard. The above sight obstructions shall not extend more than three (3) feet, or less than ten (10) feet, in height above the existing center line highway elevation within the vision triangle of vehicle operators. The boundaries of the vision triangle are defined by measuring from the intersection of the edges of two (2) adjacent highways forty (40) feet along each highway and connecting the two (2) points with a straight line. The sight distance obstruction restriction is also applicable to railroad-highway grade crossings with vision triangle defined by measuring forty (40) feet along the railroad property line when intersecting with a highway.
(2) When the department or any local authority determines that a traffic hazard exists, it may notify the owner and order that the hazard be removed within an appropriate time as determined by the department or local authority, considering the circumstances and conditions involved. The appropriate time may be specified in the notice. Such notice shall not obligate the department or local authorities to pursue removal or abatement until all legal remedies are exhausted.
(3) The failure of the owner to remove the traffic hazard within the appropriate specified time shall constitute a misdemeanor and every day the owner shall fail to remove the obstruction may be considered a separate and distinct offense. Civil action may also be initiated by state or local officials to enforce vision triangle restrictions.
(4) Local officials may, by resolution or ordinance, establish standards and procedures for protecting vision triangles at the intersections of local streets and roads. Such locally adopted standards or procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the provisions hereof, shall not modify the standards established by this section concerning intersections with state maintained highways and intersections with railroads.
History:
[49-221, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 17, p. 583; am. 1998, ch. 408, sec. 1, p. 1265.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-222 - RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF REAL PROPERTY.

49-222. RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF REAL PROPERTY. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner, and not as a matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this title, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to the owner, except as provided in section 49-213, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-222, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 18, p. 583.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-223 - SALE OF NONCONFORMING TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.

49-223. SALE OF NONCONFORMING TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES. A person shall not sell nor offer for sale any sign, signal, marking or other device intended to regulate, warn or guide traffic unless it conforms with the adopted state manual and specifications.
History:
[49-223, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 19, p. 583.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-226 - FILING FALSE AFFIDAVIT OF THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT OF A VEHICLE.

49-226. FILING FALSE AFFIDAVIT OF THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT OF A VEHICLE. It shall be unlawful and a felony for the owner of any vehicle to file an affidavit as required in section 49-449, Idaho Code, knowing the same to be false or misleading.
History:
[49-226, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 20, p. 584.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-227 - OPERATING VEHICLE WITHOUT OWNER’S CONSENT.

49-227. OPERATING VEHICLE WITHOUT OWNER’S CONSENT. Any person who shall operate a vehicle, not his own, without the consent of the owner, and with intent temporarily to deprive the owner of his possession of such vehicle, without intent to steal the vehicle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the damages caused to the vehicle as a result of a violation of this section exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) in value, or the value of property taken from the vehicle exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), or a combination of the damages caused to the vehicle and the value of property taken exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), in which case such person is guilty of a felony. The consent of the owner of a vehicle to its taking or operating shall not in any case be presumed or implied because of such owner’s consent on a previous occasion to the taking or operating of the vehicle by the same or a different person. Any person who assists in, or is a party or accessory to or an accomplice in any unauthorized taking or operation shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the damages caused to the vehicle as a result of a violation of this section exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) in value, or the value of property taken from the vehicle exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), or a combination of the damages caused to the vehicle and the value of property taken exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), in which case such person is guilty of a felony. For the purpose of this section vehicle shall include, but is not limited to vehicles defined in section 49-123, Idaho Code, boats, airplanes, snowmobiles, three and four wheel all-terrain vehicles, hot air balloons, hang gliders, jet skis and motorcycles.
History:
[49-227, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 21, p. 584; am. 1992, ch. 75, sec. 1, p. 213; am. 2005, ch. 117, sec. 1, p. 377.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-228 - RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING STOLEN VEHICLES.

49-228. RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING STOLEN VEHICLES. Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of the vehicle from or to another, or who shall have in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as an officer of the law, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 18-112, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-228, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 22, p. 584.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-229 - INJURING VEHICLE.

49-229. INJURING VEHICLE. Except as authorized by section 49-1806, Idaho Code, any person who shall individually, or in association with one (1) or more others, willfully break, injure, tamper with or remove any part or parts of any vehicle for the purpose of injuring, defacing or destroying the vehicle, or temporarily or permanently preventing its useful operation, or for any purpose against the will or without the consent of the owner of the vehicle, or who shall in any other manner willfully or maliciously interfere with or prevent the running or operation of the vehicle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
[49-229, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 23, p. 584; am. 2018, ch. 324, sec. 3, p. 755.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-231 - FARM IMPLEMENTS — PURCHASING OR SELLING WHEN IDENTIFYING NUMBER ALTERED OR DEFACED A FELONY.

49-231. FARM IMPLEMENTS — PURCHASING OR SELLING WHEN IDENTIFYING NUMBER ALTERED OR DEFACED A FELONY. Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale or has in his possession any tractor, trailer, or other farm implement or engine removed from a tractor or farm implement from which the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number, has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the identity of the tractor, trailer or farm implement or engine, is guilty of a felony.
History:
[49-231, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 25, p. 585.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-232 - FRAUDULENT REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF NUMBERS PROHIBITED.

49-232. FRAUDULENT REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF NUMBERS PROHIBITED. No person shall with fraudulent intent deface, destroy or alter the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a vehicle or a tractor, or other farm implement; nor shall any person place or stamp any fictitious or unauthorized serial, engine or other number of distinguishing mark with the intention that the same pass for a number or mark placed thereon by the manufacturer of the vehicle or tractor or farm implement. This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner or repair man of an original serial, engine or other number or distinguishing mark, but is designed to prohibit and prevent the fraudulent removal or alteration of marks or numbers placed on the vehicles or tractors and other farm implements by the manufacturer.
History:
[49-232, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 26, p. 585.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-235 - ENFORCEMENT BY PEACE OFFICERS.

49-235. ENFORCEMENT BY PEACE OFFICERS. (1) The director of the Idaho state police, his officers and employees, and other peace officers as the director of the Idaho state police may authorize in writing may, upon reasonable cause, require the driver of a vehicle to stop and submit the vehicle and its equipment to an inspection and a test as may be appropriate.
(2) In the event a vehicle is found to be in an unsafe condition, or the required equipment is not present, or is not in proper repair and adjustment, the officer shall give a written notice to the driver and send a copy to the Idaho state police. The notice shall require that the vehicle be placed in safe condition and its equipment in proper repair and adjustment, and a certificate of inspection and approval for the vehicle be obtained within five (5) days. Every owner or driver upon receiving such a notice shall comply with the notice and shall within the five (5) days secure an endorsement upon the notice by the person making the repair or adjustment that the vehicle is in safe condition and its equipment in proper repair and adjustment, and shall forward the notice to the Idaho state police.
(3) No person shall operate any vehicle after receiving a notice as provided in this section, until the vehicle and its equipment have been placed in proper repair and adjustment and otherwise made to conform to the requirements of this title.
History:
[49-235, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 27, p. 586; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 114, p. 1576.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-236 - PENALTIES.

49-236. PENALTIES. (1) It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this title except the provisions of chapter 3, other than sections 49-301, 49-316, 49-331 and 49-332, Idaho Code, chapter 4 and chapters 6 through 9 of this title, unless otherwise specifically provided.
(2) It is an infraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of chapters 3, 4 and 6 through 9 of this title unless otherwise specifically provided.
(3) Any offense punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary is a felony.
(4) Punishments shall be as provided in sections 18-111, 18-112, 18-113 and 18-113A, Idaho Code, unless otherwise specifically provided.
(5) Whenever a person is arrested for any violation of the provisions of this title declared to be a felony, he shall be dealt with in like manner as upon arrest for the commission of any other felony.
(6) It is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions of either section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-236, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 28, p. 586; am. 1990, ch. 432, sec. 1, p. 1198; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 6, p. 358; am. 2000, ch. 327, sec. 1, p. 1102.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-237 - RECORDS TO BE SENT TO DEPARTMENT.

49-237. RECORDS TO BE SENT TO DEPARTMENT. Upon the conviction or reversal of conviction of any person for the violation of any of the provisions of this title, the judicial officer before whom the proceedings are had or the clerk of the district court shall immediately transmit the facts of the case to the department, either in paper or electronic form, including the name, address, date of birth, and the driver’s license number or social security number of the party charged, and any judgment issued, including a withheld judgment. The judicial officer or the clerk of the district court shall also forward to the department information regarding the character of the punishment, and the amount of any fine imposed and paid, the ordered sentence and its terms, and the ordered suspension period, including when the suspension is to commence. The information provided to the department shall be certified if submitted in paper form; no certification is required for electronic transfers of information. The department shall enter the facts either in the records of registered vehicles, or in the records of registered dealers, or in the driver’s license records, as the case may be, opposite the name of the person so convicted, and in the case of any other person, in a record of offenders, to be kept for that purpose. If an individual is reincarcerated while that person’s driver’s license or driving privileges are suspended, the department of correction is to notify the department that the individual is reincarcerated, as well as the terms and period of reincarceration. If the conviction be reversed on appeal, the person whose conviction has been reversed may serve on the department a certified copy of the order of reversal, and the department shall enter the reversal in the proper records.
History:
[49-237, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 29, p. 587; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 10, p. 392; am. 1998, ch. 152, sec. 1, p. 523; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 5, p. 246.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-238 - CHARGING VIOLATIONS AND RULE IN CIVIL ACTIONS.

49-238. CHARGING VIOLATIONS AND RULE IN CIVIL ACTIONS. (1) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this title, the complaint or citation shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have been driving and the speed limit applicable within the district or at the location.
(2) The provision of this title declaring maximum speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
(3) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of speed limitations, proof of determination of the maximum speed by the local jurisdictions and the existence of appropriate signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to a bridge or structure.
History:
[49-238, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 30, p. 587.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-239 - DISPOSITION OF FINES, PENALTIES, FORFEITURES AND FEES.

49-239. DISPOSITION OF FINES, PENALTIES, FORFEITURES AND FEES. [(1)] All fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected for violations of any of the provisions of chapter 4 of this title, shall be remitted to the state treasurer and placed in the highway distribution account.
(2) All other fines, penalties and forfeitures collected by any court or judge, for violation of motor vehicle laws, for violation of state driving privilege laws or for any other provisions of this title, shall be distributed as provided in section 19-4705, Idaho Code.
(3) All fees collected shall be remitted to the state treasurer and placed in the highway distribution account unless otherwise provided in this title.
History:
[49-239, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 31, p. 588.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-240 - CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR FORFEITURE OF BOND FOR TRAFFIC OFFENSES.

49-240. CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR FORFEITURE OF BOND FOR TRAFFIC OFFENSES. (1) Whenever a person has received a written uniform misdemeanor traffic citation, summons or complaint containing a notice to appear before a magistrate, and if the attorney prosecuting the case and the defendant concur that it is in the best interest of justice that the defendant may post and forfeit an amount of the bond agreed upon by the parties, the court shall dismiss the charge. When bond is forfeited under the provisions of this subsection, no violation points, as prescribed in section 49-326, Idaho Code, shall accrue. A forfeiture of bond under the provisions of this subsection shall not be recorded as a conviction, but the proceeds of the bond shall be distributed as court costs and fines as though there were a conviction.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not be available when citations, summons or complaints are written for a violation of the provisions of section 18-8001, 18-8004, 18-8006 or 49-1401, Idaho Code.
(3) Whenever a person who, while operating a commercial motor vehicle or whenever a holder of a class A, B or C license, has received a written uniform traffic citation, summons or complaint containing a notice to appear before a magistrate for an offense arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle, any bond forfeiture shall be treated as though it were a conviction.
History:
[49-240, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 32, p. 588; am. 1992, ch. 161, sec. 1, p. 517; am. 1996, ch. 371, sec. 4, p. 1253; am. 2006, ch. 164, sec. 3, p. 492; am. 2010, ch. 49, sec. 2, p. 91.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-243 - SEVERABILITY.

49-243. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this title are declared to be severable, and if any provision of this title or the application of that provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, that declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of this title.
History:
[49-243, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 33, p. 588.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 2 - GENERAL › Section 49-244 - IDAHO RESIDENCY AND DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS — INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

49-244. IDAHO RESIDENCY AND DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS — INDIAN RESERVATIONS. Notwithstanding the residency and domicile requirements provided for in chapters 1, 4 and 5 of title 49, Idaho Code, enrolled tribal members, residing and domiciled within the boundaries of a federally recognized Indian reservation, which boundaries are located in whole or in part within this state, shall be considered Idaho residents for purposes of vehicle registration and vehicle titling in Idaho.
History:
[49-244, added 2013, ch. 258, sec. 2, p. 635; am. 2014, ch. 97, sec. 29, p. 289.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-304 - MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT.

49-304. MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT. The department shall issue a motorcycle "M" endorsement on a driver’s license to applicants who complete the requirements to operate a motorcycle.
(1) No person may operate a motorcycle upon a highway without a motorcycle "M" endorsement on a valid driver’s license.
(2) Any person who applies for a driver’s license or renewal of a license may also apply for a motorcycle "M" endorsement. The requirements for obtaining a motorcycle "M" endorsement are:
(a) The applicant shall be tested by written examination for his knowledge of safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific to the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in section 49-306, Idaho Code.
(b) Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of the fee required for an "M" endorsement, the applicant shall obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver’s license.
(3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for or obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver’s license unless he has successfully completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under the provisions of chapter 49, title 33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not be effective unless and until the motorcycle rider training course is fully implemented by the division of career technical education.
(4) Any person who applies for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver’s license, in addition to the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle "M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.
(5) The operation of a motorcycle upon a highway by any person who has failed to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this section shall constitute an infraction.
(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons operating autocycles.
History:
[49-304, added 1994, ch. 234, sec. 5, p. 735; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 15, p. 397; am. 2002, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 1012; am. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 56, p. 103; am. 2008, ch. 18, sec. 2, p. 26; am. 2009, ch. 30, sec. 7, p. 84; am. 2015, ch. 230, sec. 3, p. 725; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 40, p. 57.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-307A - RESTRICTED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DRIVING PERMIT.

49-307A. RESTRICTED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DRIVING PERMIT. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter applying to licenses or permits, and notwithstanding the minimum age requirement for a driver training course specified in section 33-1703, Idaho Code, other than those provisions specifically applying to restricted school attendance driving permits:
(1) The department may issue a restricted school attendance driving permit to a minor fourteen (14) years of age, but less than sixteen (16) years of age, provided the following:
(a) The minor resides in an Idaho school district with a population of less than one hundred fifty (150) people;
(b) The minor attends an educational program as identified in section 49-303A, Idaho Code, and complies with the provisions of section 49-303A, Idaho Code, including submission of verification of attendance compliance by the school district to the department; and
(c) There is no school bus service provided to transport the minor to and from school, as verified by the school district to the department.
(2) The permit, if issued, shall only entitle the minor to drive to and from school, and school sponsored activities occurring at the school where enrolled, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(3) The minor must have completed a driver training course and comply with section 49-310, Idaho Code, as a condition of issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(4) The restricted school attendance driving permit shall be canceled for conviction of any traffic offense and shall not be reissued.
(5) In the event the student terminates their school enrollment in the district in which they have qualified for a restricted school attendance driving permit, the permit shall be canceled.
History:
[49-307A, added 2002, ch. 235, sec. 4, p. 703.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-308 - DRIVER TRAINING ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED.

49-308. DRIVER TRAINING ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED. The driver training account is established in the office of the state treasury, which account is continuously appropriated for the purpose of driver training. All disbursements for driver training purposes made under certificate of the state board of education shall be made from the driver training account.
History:
[49-308, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 42, p. 593.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-311 - RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.

49-311. RELEASE FROM LIABILITY. Any person who has signed the application for a driver’s license of a person under the age of eighteen (18) years may file with the department a verified written request that the driver’s license so granted be cancelled and the department shall cancel the driver’s license. The person who signed the application shall be relieved from the liability imposed by reason of having signed the application, of any subsequent negligence or willful misconduct of the person signed for in operating a motor vehicle.
History:
[49-311, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 45, p. 595; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 23, p. 177.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-312 - DEATH OF PERSON SIGNING APPLICATION FOR PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

49-312. DEATH OF PERSON SIGNING APPLICATION FOR PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. The department, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person(s) who signed the application of a person under the age of eighteen (18) years for a driver’s license, shall cancel the driver’s license and shall not issue a new driver’s license until a new application, duly signed and verified, is made. This provision shall not apply in the event the licensee has attained the age of eighteen (18) years.
History:
[49-312, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 46, p. 595; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 24, p. 177.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-314 - LOCAL EXAMINERS APPOINTED BY DEPARTMENT.

49-314. LOCAL EXAMINERS APPOINTED BY DEPARTMENT. (1) The department shall appoint the sheriff in each county and may appoint any deputy sheriff, chief of police, or other officials or private citizens whom the department deems qualified as examiners, who shall be agents of the department and shall perform duties prescribed in this title.
(2) The department shall appoint at least one (1) employee in the department who shall be skilled and highly qualified in the method of giving driver’s license examinations, who shall have authority, and it shall be this person’s duty to instruct the examiners appointed by the department in the method of giving driver’s license examinations and acquaint them with the use of equipment and forms needed in examining applicants for licensure.
(3) Agents of the department appointed to administer skills tests for class A, B or C driver’s licenses must be certified according to 49 CFR part 383.
(4) Agents of the department appointed to administer the skills test for a motorcycle endorsement shall be certified by the division of career technical education.
(5) Agents of the department to administer skills tests for class D driver’s licenses shall be certified by the department.
History:
[49-314, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 48, p. 596; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 26, p. 178; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 20, p. 96; am. 1994, ch. 234, sec. 9, p. 742; am. 1997, ch. 357, sec. 3, p. 1058; am. 2009, ch. 30, sec. 9, p. 86; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 42, p. 59.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-316 - DRIVER’S LICENSE TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND.

49-316. DRIVER’S LICENSE TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND. Every licensee shall have his driver’s license in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall, upon demand, surrender the driver’s license into the hands of a peace officer for his inspection. However, no person charged with a violation of the provisions of this section shall be convicted if a driver’s license issued to the person and valid at the time of his arrest is produced in court.
History:
[49-316, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 50, p. 597; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 28, p. 179.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-317 - RESTRICTED DRIVER’S LICENSES.

49-317. RESTRICTED DRIVER’S LICENSES. (1) The department, upon issuing a driver’s license, shall have authority whenever good cause appears to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to:
(a) The type of or special mechanical control devices required or not permitted on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate;
(b) Medical variances as determined by the federal motor carrier safety administration; or
(c) Other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
(2) The department may either issue a special restricted driver’s license or may set forth restrictions upon the usual driver’s license form.
(3) The department shall, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of a driver’s license, suspend the driver’s license or privileges for a period of thirty (30) days but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing as provided in section 49-326, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-317, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 51, p. 597, am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 29, p. 179; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 13, p. 365; am. 2011, ch. 60, sec. 4, p. 133.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-318 - DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES AND SUBSTITUTE PERMITS.

49-318. DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES AND SUBSTITUTE PERMITS. (1) The holder of any instruction permit, class A, B, C or D, restricted school attendance driving permit, or seasonal driver’s license which is lost or destroyed, or a licensee whose name is legally changed, may apply for a duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit. A duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit will be issued upon:
(a) Payment of the fee as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code;
(b) Furnishing satisfactory proof that the permit, class A, B, C or D, restricted school attendance driving permit, or seasonal driver’s license has been lost or destroyed, or that the licensee’s name has been legally changed; and
(c) Furnishing proof of the applicant’s identity acceptable to the examiner or the department and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certificate when obtainable, or another document which provides evidence of a person’s date of birth acceptable to the examiner or department. In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide legal documentation acceptable to the department to verify the change.
(2) A duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit shall not be issued, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if the license or permit is suspended, revoked, canceled or disqualified in this state or any other jurisdiction or if the applicant has applied for, or has been issued, a license or permit in another jurisdiction.
(3) The holder of any instruction permit, class A, B, C or D, restricted school attendance driving permit, or seasonal driver’s license who requests a duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit as provided in subsection (1) of this section, may request that the notation "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the permit or license and the department shall imprint "permanently disabled" on the permit or license if:
(a) The person has a permanent disability; and
(b) The person presents written certification from a licensed physician verifying that the person’s stated impairment qualifies as a permanent disability as provided in section 49-117, Idaho Code; and
(c) The department determines that the person meets the requirements for issuance of a permit or license as specified in section 49-313, Idaho Code.
History:
[49-318, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 52, p. 597; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 30, p. 180; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 21, p. 96; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 14, p. 365; am. 1993, ch. 300, sec. 5, p. 1113; am. 1995, ch. 339, sec. 4, p. 1126; am. 1996, ch. 371, sec. 10, p. 1262; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 21, p. 405; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 11, p. 253; am. 2001, ch. 332, sec. 3, p. 1169; am. 2002, ch. 235, sec. 7, p. 706.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 49 - MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES › Section 49-320 - NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.

49-320. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS. It is the responsibility of every licensed driver and every person applying for a driver’s license to keep a current address on file with the department.
(1) Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a driver’s license shall move from the address shown in the application or in the driver’s license issued, that person shall, within thirty (30) days, notify the department in writing of the old and new addresses.
(2) Whenever any statute or rule requires a driver to receive notice of any official action with regard to the person’s driver’s license or driving privileges taken or proposed by a court or the department, notification by first class mail at the address shown on the application for a driver’s license or at the address shown on the driver’s license or at the address given by the driver, shall constitute all the legal notice that is required.
(3) It is an infraction for any person to fail to notify the department of a change of address as required by the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
History:
[49-320, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 54, p. 599; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 32, p. 181; am. 1996, ch. 371, sec. 12, p. 1263; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 23, p. 406; am. 2000, ch. 304, sec. 1, p. 1036; am. 2003, ch. 157, sec. 2, p. 445.]