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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
532
BY
TRANSPORTATION
AND
DEFENSE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
MOTOR
VEHICLES;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
401B,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PRO
-
2
VIDE
FOR
A
CERTAIN
MANNER
OF
PROVING
IDENTITY
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
3
CORRECTIONS;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
504,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
A
CER
-
4
TAIN
MANNER
OF
PROVING
IDENTITY
AND
TO
MAKE
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS;
AND
5
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
That
Section
49
-
401B,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
49
-
401B.
APPLICATION
FOR
REGISTRATION
-
-
RECEIPT
FOR
FEE
-
-
RECORD
OF
10
APPLICANTS.
(1)
Application
for
the
registration
of
a
vehicle
required
to
1
1
be
registered
under
the
provisions
of
section
49
-
401A,
Idaho
Code,
shall
12
be
made
to
the
assessor
or
the
department
,
as
specified
in
that
section,
by
13
the
owner
upon
on
the
appropriate
form.
Every
application
shall
contain
the
14
owner's
Idaho
driver's
license
number,
Idaho
identification
card
number,
15
social
security
number
or
individual
taxpayer
identification
number.
In
the
16
case
of
a
business,
the
employer
tax
identification
number
is
required.
Ev
-
17
ery
application
shall
also
contain
the
owner's
true
and
full
legal
name
,
and
18
every
applicant
must
submit
proof
of
identity
pursuant
to
section
49
-
306,
19
Idaho
Code,
if
he
has
not
already
done
so
.
In
the
event
that
the
owner
does
20
not
possess
a
social
security
number,
individual
taxpayer
identification
21
number,
Idaho
driver's
license
number,
or
Idaho
identification
card
number,
22
the
owner
shall
present
written
documentation
sufficient
to
the
department
23
to
determine
that
no
social
security
number
has
been
issued.
In
the
event
24
that
a
business,
trust
or
other
statutorily
created
entity
is
not
required
25
to
have
and
does
not
possess
an
employer
tax
identification
number,
the
ap
-
26
plicant
shall
provide
a
written
statement
certifying
that
the
entity
does
27
not
possess
an
employer
tax
identification
number.
Such
application
must
be
28
signed
by
the
owner
and
contain
his
residence
address
and
mailing
address,
29
if
different,
and
a
brief
description
of
the
vehicle
to
be
registered,
in
-
30
cluding
the
name
of
the
maker,
the
type
of
fuel
used,
and
the
identification
31
number.
If
an
applicant
has
submitted
an
application
pursuant
to
the
provi
-
32
sions
of
chapter
58,
title
19,
Idaho
Code,
then
the
applicant
may
state
in
the
33
application
required
pursuant
to
this
section
the
applicant's
alternative
34
Idaho
mailing
address
in
place
of
his
or
her
residence
address.
Upon
regis
-
35
tration
of
a
new
vehicle,
the
application
shall
also
show
the
date
of
sale
by
36
the
manufacturer
or
dealer
to
the
person
first
operating
such
vehicle.
The
37
application
shall
contain
any
other
information
as
may
be
required
by
the
38
department
and
shall
contain
a
provision
that
allows
an
owner
to
choose
to
39
participate
in
the
Idaho
state
parks
passport
program.
The
assessor
shall
40
issue
to
the
applicant
a
receipt
for
any
fee
paid.
Social
security
numbers
41
collected
shall
not
appear
on
certificates
of
registration,
and
all
applica
-
42
2
tions
on
file
shall
be
exempt
from
disclosure,
except
as
provided
in
sections
1
49
-
202,
49
-
203
and
49
-
203A,
Idaho
Code.
2
(2)
The
assessor
shall
record
on
a
form
prescribed
and
furnished
by
the
3
department
,
the
names
of
all
owners
of
vehicles
residing
in
the
county
who
4
make
application
for
registration,
together
with
the
amounts
of
the
fees
5
paid
by
such
owners.
6
(3)
When
application
for
registration
is
made
by
any
motor
carrier,
the
7
assessor
or
the
department
shall
require
each
such
applicant
to
execute
a
8
certification
of
safety
compliance.
9
(4)
Vehicles
registered
under
the
proportional
registration
provi
-
10
sions
of
section
49
-
435,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
registered
by
the
department.
1
1
(5)
Every
owner
of
a
vehicle
registered
by
a
county
assessor
shall
give
12
his
physical
domicile
residence
address
or
the
business
physical
principal
13
address
to
the
assessor
so
that
the
proper
county
can
be
entered
upon
the
reg
-
14
istration.
Failure
to
do
so
shall
be
unlawful.
The
department
shall
then
15
attribute
the
registration,
and
all
fees
to
be
apportioned
to
the
highway
16
distribution
account,
to
the
county
of
residence
regardless
of
the
county
in
17
which
the
registration
occurred.
Fees
imposed
under
the
provisions
of
sec
-
18
tions
40
-
827
and
40
-
1416,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
separately
identified
and
ac
-
19
counted
for
,
and
paid
to
the
highway
district
for
which
collected.
Fees
col
-
20
lected
in
addition
to
vehicle
registration
fees
for
the
Idaho
state
parks
21
passport
program,
as
provided
in
section
49
-
402(11),
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
22
separately
identified
and
accounted
for
and
paid
to
the
state
treasurer
on
a
23
monthly
basis
to
be
deposited
in
the
park
and
recreation
fund
as
specified
in
24
section
49
-
402(11),
Idaho
Code.
For
the
purposes
of
vehicle
registration,
a
25
person
is
an
actual
and
permanent
resident
of
the
county
in
which
he
has
his
26
principal
residence
or
domicile.
A
principal
residence
or
domicile
shall
27
not
be
a
person's
workplace,
vacation,
or
part
-
time
residence.
28
(6)
A
violation
of
the
provisions
of
this
section
shall
be
an
infrac
-
29
tion.
30
SECTION
2.
That
Section
49
-
504,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
49
-
504.
APPLICATIONS
TO
DEPARTMENT
FOR
CERTIFICATES
-
-
PROCEDURE
-
-
33
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBERS.
(1)
Application
for
a
certificate
of
title
shall
be
34
made
upon
on
a
form
furnished
by
the
department
and
shall
contain
the
owner's
35
Idaho
driver's
license
number,
Idaho
identification
card
number
or
social
36
security
number
or
individual
taxpayer
identification
number.
In
the
case
37
of
a
business,
the
employer
tax
identification
number
is
required.
Every
38
application
shall
also
contain
the
owner's
true
and
full
legal
name
,
and
39
every
applicant
must
submit
proof
of
identity
pursuant
to
section
49
-
306,
40
Idaho
Code,
if
he
has
not
already
done
so
.
In
the
event
that
the
owner
does
41
not
possess
a
social
security
number,
Idaho
driver's
license
number,
Idaho
42
identification
card
number
or
individual
taxpayer
identification
number,
43
the
owner
shall
present
written
documentation
sufficient
to
the
department
44
to
determine
that
no
social
security
number
has
been
issued.
In
the
event
45
that
a
business,
trust,
or
other
statutorily
created
entity
is
not
required
46
to
have
and
does
not
possess
an
employer
tax
identification
number,
the
ap
-
47
plicant
shall
provide
a
written
statement
certifying
that
the
entity
does
48
not
possess
an
employer
tax
identification
number.
The
form
must
contain
49
3
the
owner's
physical
domicile
address
or,
in
the
case
of
a
business,
trust
1
or
other
statutorily
created
entity,
such
entity's
physical
address
and
any
2
mailing
address
if
different
from
the
physical
address.
If
the
owner
has
3
submitted
an
application
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
chapter
58,
title
19,
4
Idaho
Code,
then
the
owner
may
state,
in
the
application
required
pursuant
5
to
this
section,
the
applicant's
alternative
Idaho
mailing
address
in
place
6
of
his
or
her
physical
domicile
address.
Such
application
must
be
signed
7
by
the
owner
and
contain
a
full
description
of
the
vehicle,
including
the
8
make,
identification
numbers,
and
the
odometer
reading
at
the
time
of
sale
9
or
transfer,
and
whether
the
vehicle
is
new
or
used,
together
with
a
state
-
10
ment
of
the
applicant's
title
and
of
any
liens
or
encumbrances
upon
on
the
1
1
vehicle,
and
the
name
and
address
of
the
person
to
whom
the
certificate
of
12
title
shall
be
delivered,
and
any
other
information
as
the
department
may
13
require.
The
application
shall
be
filed
with
the
department
and,
if
a
cer
-
14
tificate
of
title
has
previously
been
issued
for
that
vehicle
in
this
state,
15
shall
be
accompanied
by
the
certificate
of
title
duly
assigned,
unless
oth
-
16
erwise
provided
for
in
this
chapter.
The
department
may
promulgate
rules
to
17
provide
for
exceptions
to
the
odometer
requirement.
Social
security
numbers
18
collected
shall
not
appear
on
certificates
of
title,
and
all
applications
on
19
file
shall
be
exempt
from
disclosure,
except
as
provided
in
sections
49
-
202,
20
49
-
203
and
49
-
203A,
Idaho
Code.
21
(2)
If
the
current
certificate
of
title
was
not
issued
for
the
vehicle
22
in
this
state,
the
application,
unless
otherwise
provided
for
in
this
chap
-
23
ter,
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
certificate
of
title,
bill
of
sale
or
other
ev
-
24
idence
of
ownership
required
by
the
law
of
any
other
jurisdiction
from
which
25
the
vehicle
was
brought
into
this
state
and
a
vehicle
identification
number
26
inspection
completed
by
any
city,
county
or
state
peace
officer
or
other
spe
-
27
cial
agent
authorized
by
the
department.
28
(3)
In
the
case
of
a
new
vehicle
being
titled
for
the
first
time,
no
cer
-
29
tificate
of
title
or
registration
shall
be
issued
unless
the
application
is
30
endorsed
by
a
franchised
new
vehicle
dealer
licensed
to
sell
a
new
vehicle.
31
Each
application
shall
be
accompanied
by
a
statement
completed
by
the
fran
-
32
chised
new
car
dealer
that
it
is
authorized
to
transfer
the
vehicle
to
the
33
purchaser.
The
dealer
shall
retain
in
its
records
a
manufacturer's
certifi
-
34
cate
of
origin
or
manufacturer's
statement
of
origin
executed
by
the
manu
-
35
facturer
and
delivered
to
his
agent
or
his
franchised
vehicle
dealer.
The
36
certificate
or
statement
of
origin
shall
be
in
a
form
prescribed
by
the
board
37
and
shall
contain
the
year
of
manufacture
or
the
model
year
of
the
vehicle,
38
the
manufacturer's
vehicle
identification
number,
the
name
of
the
manufac
-
39
turer,
the
number
of
cylinders,
a
general
description
of
the
body,
if
any,
40
and
the
type
or
model.
Upon
sale
of
a
new
vehicle,
the
manufacturer
or
his
41
agent
or
franchised
dealer
shall
execute
and
deliver
to
the
purchaser
an
as
-
42
signment
of
the
certificate
or
statement,
together
with
any
lien
or
encum
-
43
brance
to
which
the
vehicle
is
subject.
The
certificate
or
statement
will
be
44
retained
by
the
dealer
for
five
(5)
years
so
that
it
is
available
for
inspec
-
45
tion
by
the
department.
46
(4)
The
department
shall
retain
the
evidence
of
title
presented
by
47
the
applicant
and
on
which
the
certificate
of
title
is
issued.
The
depart
-
48
ment
shall
maintain
an
identification
numbers
index
of
registered
vehicles
49
except
that
,
but
said
index
is
not
required
to
include
operators
who
have
50
4
been
issued
a
certificate
of
number
or
nonresident
user
certificate
pursuant
1
to
sections
67
-
7122
and
67
-
7124,
Idaho
Code,
and
,
upon
receiving
an
applica
-
2
tion
for
a
certificate
of
title
shall
first
check
the
identification
number
3
shown
in
the
application
against
the
index.
The
department,
when
satisfied
4
that
the
applicant
is
the
owner
of
the
vehicle
and
that
the
application
is
in
5
proper
form,
shall
issue
in
the
name
of
the
owner
of
the
vehicle
a
certifi
-
6
cate
of
title
bearing
a
title
number,
the
date
issued
and
a
description
of
7
the
vehicle
as
determined
by
the
department,
together
with
a
statement
of
8
the
owner's
title
and
of
all
liens
or
encumbrances
upon
on
the
vehicle,
and
9
whether
possession
is
held
by
the
owner
under
a
lease,
contract
or
condi
-
10
tional
sale,
or
other
like
agreement.
1
1
(5)
In
all
cases
of
transfer
of
vehicles,
the
application
for
certifi
-
12
cates
of
title
shall
be
filed
within
thirty
(30)
calendar
days
after
the
de
-
13
livery
of
the
vehicles.
Licensed
dealers
need
not
apply
for
certificate
of
14
title
for
vehicles
in
stock
or
when
they
are
acquired
for
stock
purposes.
15
(6)
In
the
case
of
the
sale
of
a
vehicle
by
a
dealer
to
a
general
pur
-
16
chaser
or
user,
the
certificate
of
title
shall
be
obtained
in
the
name
of
the
17
purchaser
by
the
dealer
upon
application
signed
by
the
purchaser.
If
a
lien
18
is
to
be
recorded,
the
title
documentation
as
required
in
this
section
shall
19
be
submitted
to
the
department
by
the
dealer
or
the
lienholder
upon
appli
-
20
cation
signed
by
the
purchaser.
A
copy
of
this
application
shall
be
given
21
to
the
purchaser
to
be
used
as
a
seventy
-
two
(72)
hour
temporary
permit,
22
unless
the
application
is
submitted
by
an
electronic
means
approved
by
the
23
department,
in
which
case
a
forty
-
five
(45)
calendar
day
temporary
permit
24
may
be
issued.
In
all
other
cases,
the
certificates
shall
be
obtained
by
the
25
purchaser
and
the
certificate
of
title
properly
assigned
and
dated
by
the
26
seller,
or
the
seller's
bill
of
sale
shall
serve
as
a
seventy
-
two
(72)
hour
27
permit.
The
seventy
-
two
(72)
hour
time
period
for
temporary
permits
shall
28
be
calculated
excluding
weekend
days
and
legal
holidays
observed
by
the
29
state
of
Idaho.
These
temporary
permits
allow
operation
of
any
noncommer
-
30
cial
vehicle
or
unladened
commercial
vehicle
or
vehicle
combination
without
31
license
plates
for
the
period
of
time
specified
in
the
permit.
A
ladened
32
commercial
vehicle
or
vehicle
combination
may
also
operate
without
license
33
plates
for
the
period
of
time
specified
in
the
temporary
permit,
provided
34
that
the
owner
or
operator
has
also
obtained
a
permit
issued
under
the
provi
-
35
sions
of
section
49
-
432,
Idaho
Code.
36
(7)
If
the
vehicle
has
no
identification
number,
then
the
department
37
shall
designate
an
identification
number
for
that
vehicle
at
the
time
of
is
-
38
suance
of
the
certificate
of
title.
The
identification
number
shall
be
per
-
39
manently
affixed
to
or
indented
upon
on
the
frame
of
the
vehicle
and
legibly
40
maintained
by
the
owner
at
all
times
while
a
certificate
of
title
to
the
vehi
-
41
cle
shall
be
is
issued
and
outstanding.
42
(8)
An
EVC
provider
authorized
pursuant
to
section
49
-
401C,
Idaho
Code,
43
may
act
on
behalf
of
the
department
in
receiving,
processing,
and
transmit
-
44
ting
applications
for
title
and
any
related
fees
to
the
department.
The
se
-
45
curity,
oversight,
and
processing
requirements
in
chapter
4,
title
49,
Idaho
46
Code,
shall
also
apply
to
titling
transactions
conducted
by
an
EVC
provider.
47
(9)
The
department
may
allow
a
person
to
submit
a
required
document
by
48
using
electronic
media
deemed
feasible
by
the
department
instead
of
requir
-
49
ing
an
original
document.
If
a
signature
on
a
document
is
required
by
law
and
50
5
the
document
is
submitted
electronically,
the
signature
requirement
will
1
be
satisfied
by
an
authenticated
electronically
submitted
signature.
An
2
electronically
submitted
document,
once
accepted
by
the
department,
shall
3
be
deemed
the
same
as
an
original
document
and
shall
be
admissible
in
all
4
administrative,
quasi
-
judicial,
and
judicial
proceedings.
5
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
6
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
7
July
1,
2026.
8