Title 49 — MOTOR VEHICLES

49-101. Definitions. Words and phrases used in this title are defined in sections 49-102 through 49-127, Idaho Code. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine gender, and the singular number includes the plural, as well as the plural the singular.

49-102. Definitions — A. (1) "Abandon" means to leave a vehicle on private property without the permission of the person having rights to the possession of the property, or on a highway or other property open to the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic or parking, or on o…

49-103. Definitions — B. (1) "Bicycle" means every vehicle propelled exclusively by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, and except scooters and similar devices. (2) "Board" means the Idaho transportation board. (3) "Boat transporter" means an…

49-104. Definitions — C. (1) "Cancellation of driver’s license" means the annulment or termination by formal action of the department of a person’s driver’s license because of some error or defect in the driver’s license or because the licensee is no longer entitled to the driver…

49-105. Definitions — D. (1) "Dealer" means every person in the business of buying, selling or exchanging five (5) or more new or used vehicles, new or used neighborhood electric vehicles, new or used motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, snow machines or motorbikes, travel trailers,…

49-106. Definitions — E. (1) "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty (750) watts and that meets one (1) of the following requirements: (a) "Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle" means an e…

49-107. Definitions — F. (1) "Factory branch" means a branch office maintained by a person who manufactures or assembles vehicles for sale to distributors or to dealers, or for directing or supervising, in whole or in part, its representatives. (2) "Factory representative" means …

49-108. Definitions — G. (1) "Good cause" means the failure of a dealer to comply with reasonable performance criteria established by a manufacturer, if the dealer was apprised by the manufacturer, in writing, of that failure; and (a) The notification stated that notice was provi…

49-109. Definitions — H. (1) "Habitual violator" means any person who has a driving record that shows a violation point count of eighteen (18) or more points in any consecutive twenty-four (24) month period; or twenty-four (24) or more points in any consecutive thirty-six (36) mo…

49-110. Definitions — I. (1) "Identifying number" means: (a) Motor number. That identifying number stamped on the engine of a vehicle. (b) Vehicle identification number. The numbers and letters, if any, placed on a vehicle by the manufacturer for the purpose of identifying the ve…

49-111. Definitions — J. (1) "Judgment" means a decree which shall have become final by expiration without appeal by the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the …

49-113. Definitions — L. (1) "Laned highway" means a highway which is divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic. (2) "Lane of travel." (See "Traffic lane", section 49-121, Idaho Code) (3) "Legal owner" means any person notated as "lienholder" of a ve…

49-114. Definitions — M. (1) "Major component part" for vehicles means a rear or rear clip, frame or subframe, body or center, passenger area, cab, front or front end assembly or front clip or nose section or roof of passenger compartment. "Major component part" for vessels means…

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…

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) "O…

49-117. Definitions — P. (1) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers. (2) "Park model recreational vehicle" means a recreation…

49-119. Definitions — R. (1) "Racing" means the use of one (1) or more vehicles in an attempt to outgain, outdistance, or prevent another vehicle from passing, to arrive at a given destination ahead of another vehicle, or to test the physical stamina or endurance of drivers over …

49-120. Definitions — S. (1) "Saddlemount combination" means a combination of vehicles in which a truck or truck tractor tows one (1), two (2) or three (3) trucks or truck tractors, each connected by a saddle to the frame or fifth wheel of the vehicle in front of it. The saddle i…

49-121. Definitions — T. (1) "Temporary supplemental lot" means a location other than the principal place of business, or supplemental lot within the same or adjacent county as the principal place of business, where a licensed dealer may secure a license to conduct the business a…

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 wei…

49-123. Definitions — V. (1) "Variable load suspension axle" means an axle or axles designed to support a part of the vehicle and load and which can be regulated to vary the amount of load supported by such an axle or axles and which can be deployed or lifted by the operator of t…

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 hi…