Title 49, MOTOR VEHICLES

49-420R. CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES. (1) Effective January 1, 2021, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply …

49-420S. don’t tread on me license plates. (1) Effective January 1, 2026, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may …

49-420T. USS IDAHO SSN 799 COMMEMORATIVE license plate. (1) On and after January 1, 2026, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates …

49-420U. AN Appeal to heaven LICENSE plates. (1) On and after January 1, 2026, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed,…

49-421. Registration cards. (1) Upon the registration of a vehicle, the registering agency shall issue to the owner, as defined in section 49-116(4), Idaho Code, a registration card that shall contain the date issued, the registration number assigned the owner and to the vehicle,…

49-422. Registration fees — Manufactured homes and towed recreational vehicles. (1) The fees for registering manufactured homes or towed recreational vehicles shall be four dollars ($4.00). In addition to the registration fee, and as a prerequisite to registering there shall be a…

49-425. Lost certificate or license plate — Duplicates. In the event that any license plate or registration card issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be lost, mutilated, or become illegible, the person to whom the plate or registration card is issued shall make…

49-426. EXEMPTIONS FROM OPERATING FEES. The provisions of this chapter with respect to operating fees must not apply to: (1) Motor vehicles owned or leased by the United States, the state, a city, a county, any department thereof, any political subdivision or municipal corporatio…

49-427. Registration card to be carried. The registration card issued for a vehicle required to be registered by the provisions of this chapter shall, while the vehicle is being operated upon a highway, be in the possession of the driver or carried in the vehicle and be subject t…

49-428. Display of plate. (1) License plates assigned to a motor vehicle shall be attached, one (1) in the front, if the vehicle is equipped with a front license plate mounting bracket, and the other in the rear, with the exception of the following: (a) The license plate assigned…

49-429. Display of copy of application pending receipt of license plate. When an owner chooses to display special license plates, upon payment of required fees the department or the assessor shall issue to the applicant a copy of the application. The copy must be displayed in a s…

49-430. Registration to be renewed. (1) Reregistration of vehicles shall be accomplished annually or by registration period in the same manner as the original registration and upon the payment of the required fee. The director may extend this date as to individuals, counties or t…

49-431. Assignment or transfer of interest — Procedure. (1) Whenever the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of sections 49-402 and 49-402A, Idaho Code, transfers or assigns his title or interest thereto, the registration card and license plate shall remain with an…

49-432. Temporary registration for residents and nonresidents — Fees. (1)(a) When a vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to registration is to be moved on the public highways in the state of Idaho, the department may issue a permit in lieu of registration for any vehicle or…

49-434. Operating fees. (1) There shall be paid on all commercial vehicles, noncommercial vehicles, and on all farm vehicles having a maximum gross weight not in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) pounds, an annual registration fee or a staggered registration fee for the purpose o…

49-434A. Penalties for failure to pay operating fees. Any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles operated in Idaho for which the proper registration and operating fees in Idaho have not been paid under the provisions of section 49-432, 49-434 or 49-435, Idaho Code, shall have c…

49-435. Proportional registration of commercial vehicles. (1) Any owner engaged in operating one (1) or more fleets of commercial vehicles may, in lieu of the registration fees imposed by section 49-434, Idaho Code, register each fleet for operation in this state by filing an app…

49-437. Increase in maximum gross weight — Fees for remaining portion of year. (1) When a motor vehicle registered under section 49-434 or 49-435, Idaho Code, has once been registered and during the year of that registration increases the maximum gross weight, the higher fee due …

49-438. Penalty for exceeding registered gross weight or permitted maximum registered gross weight. (1) Any person who shall operate, cause, permit, or suffer to be operated upon any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of the registered ma…

49-439. Audit guidelines. (1) The state tax commission on behalf of the department may audit an owner of motor vehicles subject to fees pursuant to this chapter. (2) Every owner whose fees are computed as specified in section 49-434 or 49-435, Idaho Code, except those registering…

49-443. License plates to be furnished by department — Form and contents. (1) The assessor or the department shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle is registered or licensed by that office, pursuant to sections 49-402 and 49-402A, Idaho Code, one (1) license plate for vehicle…

49-443B. License plates for state vehicles and vehicles belonging to taxing districts. (1) License plates for state vehicles and vehicles belonging to taxing districts shall be valid for such time as they are in compliance with section 49-443(2), Idaho Code, and shall remain on t…

49-444. Recreation vehicle registration. An applicant for a recreational vehicle registration shall be required to obtain a recreational vehicle annual license as provided in sections 49-445 through 49-448, Idaho Code, in conjunction with the registration. Truck campers need not …

49-445. Recreational vehicle annual license. (1) There is levied and there shall be collected an annual license fee on each recreational vehicle in Idaho, except recreational vehicles in possession of a manufacturer or dealer and offered for sale or resale. If the recreational ve…

49-446. County assessor to administer and collect license fee. (1) The county assessor shall administer and collect the recreational vehicle annual license fee. (2) Market value of recreational vehicles shall be determined by the county assessor according to the rules and regulat…

49-447. Department to provide identification. The department of parks and recreation shall devise and provide to county assessors suitable identification stickers for attachment to or placement on recreational vehicles to indicate that the annual recreational vehicle license fee …

49-448. Disposition of fees. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the revenues received from the annual license fees imposed by section 49-445, Idaho Code, for recreational vehicle registration shall be paid over monthly to the county treasurer, to be distributed…

49-449. Cancellation of registration upon notice of theft. Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is stolen files an affidavit with a law enforcement agency alleging such fact, the department shall cancel the registration of such vehicle upon the re…

49-450. Additional fee for each plate issued. In addition to the vehicle registration fee provided by law, whenever any plate is issued for vehicle registration, there shall be charged a fee of three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) per plate, which shall be deposited into …

49-450A. Plate manufacturing account. There is hereby created in the state treasury an account to be known as the "plate manufacturing account" for the purpose of paying the actual cost to produce and distribute license plates and to pay costs related to use of the centennial des…

49-451. vehicle license cost recovery fee — limitations. (1) A car rental company may include separately stated surcharges, fees or charges in a rental agreement, which may include, but shall not be limited to, vehicle license cost recovery fees, airport access fees, airport conc…

49-452. Emergency medical services fee. (1) An emergency medical services fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) shall be collected in addition to each motor vehicle registration fee amount collected under the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those vehic…

49-453. Motorcycle safety program fee. A motorcycle safety program fee of six dollars ($6.00) shall be collected in addition to each motorcycle registration fee assessed pursuant to section 49-402, Idaho Code. Such fees shall be deposited to the motorcycle safety program fund est…

49-454. Project choice fee. (1) A project choice program fee of three dollars ($3.00) shall be collected in addition to each registration fee assessed pursuant to section 49-402(1), (2) or (3), 49-411, 49-412 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code. Such fees shall be deposited to the Idaho law…

49-456. Violations of registration provisions. It shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To operate or for the owner to permit the operation upon a highway of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is not registered and that does not have attached and displayed the license…

49-457. ELECTRIC VEHICLE FEE — plug-in HYBRID VEHICLE FEE. (1) An electric vehicle fee of one hundred forty dollars ($140) shall be collected in addition to all other registration fees assessed pursuant to this chapter on each electric vehicle registered. Provided however, the pr…

49-458. military vehicles. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a vehicle built for the United States armed forces may be registered and operated on public highways of this state, because such vehicles were manufactured in accordance with department of defense m…

49-501. Titling requirements — Exemptions. (1) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to every vehicle required to be registered with the department in chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code. (2) In addition, the titling requirements of this chapter shall apply to the following vehi…

49-501A. Application to vessel titling. The procedures provided in this chapter shall apply to all vessel titling programs referenced in chapter 70, title 67, Idaho Code. Unless otherwise provided, any reference to "vehicle" in this chapter shall also mean "vessel."

49-502. Delivery of certificate of title upon sale or disposition — Reassignment by dealers. (1) No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a vehicle without delivery to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title with an assignment as necessary to show title in the purc…

49-503. Issuance of certificate of title requisite to acquisition of title — Waiver or estoppel. Except as provided in sections 49-502, 49-510 through 49-512 and 49-514, Idaho Code, no person acquiring a vehicle from the owner, whether the owner is a dealer or otherwise, shall ac…

49-504. Applications to department for certificates — Procedure — Identification numbers. (1) Application for a certificate of title shall be made on a form furnished by the department and shall contain the owner’s Idaho driver’s license number, Idaho identification card number o…

49-504A. Penalty for late filing — Transfer of certificate of title — Disposition of moneys. (1) When a transfer of ownership arises, a penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) for presentation of a previously issued certificate of title shall be assessed against the new owner when the…

49-505. Issuance of certificates of title by department — Delivery — Electronic file for lienholders. Certificates of title shall be printed by the department. The original copy shall be delivered to the applicant if there are no liens or encumbrances on the certificate. If there…

49-506. Destruction of records. Records pertaining to certificates of title used to record each title transaction shall be retained a minimum of twenty (20) years, after which time they may be destroyed. The records shall be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the …

49-507. Departmental regulations for transfer of vehicles — Appointment of deputies and assistants. Procedure for the transfer of vehicles, and the issuance of certificates of title not otherwise expressly provided for by this chapter, may be provided for by regulations issued by…