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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.
666
BY
TRANSPORTATION
AND
DEFENSE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
MOTOR
VEHICLES;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
119,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REVISE
2
A
DEFINITION;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
301,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REQUIRE
A
PERSON
3
TO
APPLY
FOR
AN
IDAHO
DRIVER'S
LICENSE
WITHIN
THIRTY
DAYS
OF
BECOMING
AN
4
IDAHO
RESIDENT;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
401A,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REQUIRE
A
PER
-
5
SON
TO
REGISTER
VEHICLES
WITHIN
THIRTY
DAYS
OF
BECOMING
AN
IDAHO
RESI
-
6
DENT;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
502,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REQUIRE
A
PERSON
TO
OBTAIN
7
A
CERTIFICATE
OF
TITLE
WITHIN
THIRTY
DAYS
OF
BECOMING
AN
IDAHO
RESIDENT;
8
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
9
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
10
SECTION
1.
That
Section
49
-
119,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
49
-
119.
DEFINITIONS
-
-
R.
(1)
"Racing"
means
the
use
of
one
(1)
or
more
13
vehicles
in
an
attempt
to
outgain,
outdistance,
or
prevent
another
vehicle
14
from
passing,
to
arrive
at
a
given
destination
ahead
of
another
vehicle,
15
or
to
test
the
physical
stamina
or
endurance
of
drivers
over
long
-
distance
16
driving
routes.
17
(2)
"Radio
operator,
amateur"
means
any
person
licensed
by
the
Federal
18
Communications
Commission
to
engage
in
private
and
experimental
two
-
way
ra
-
19
dio
operation
and
holding
a
conditional
class
license
or
higher.
20
(3)
"Railroad"
means
a
carrier
of
persons
or
property
upon
cars
oper
-
21
ated
upon
stationary
rails.
22
(4)
"Railroad
train"
means
a
steam
engine,
electric
or
other
motor,
23
with
or
without
cars
coupled
thereto,
operated
upon
rails.
24
(5)
"Railroad
sign"
or
"signal"
means
any
sign,
signal
or
device
25
erected
by
authority
of
a
public
body
or
official
or
by
a
railroad
and
in
-
26
tended
to
give
notice
of
the
presence
of
railroad
tracks
or
the
approach
of
a
27
railroad
train.
28
(6)
"Recreational
vehicle"
means
a
motor
home,
travel
trailer,
29
fifth
-
wheel
trailer,
park
model
recreational
vehicle,
truck
camper
or
30
folding
camping
trailer,
with
or
without
motive
power,
designed
for
recre
-
31
ational
or
emergency
occupancy.
It
does
not
include
pickup
hoods,
shells,
or
32
canopies
designed,
created
or
modified
for
occupational
usage.
School
buses
33
or
van
type
vehicles
which
are
converted
to
recreational
use,
are
defined
as
34
recreational
vehicles.
35
(7)
"Registered
maximum
gross
weight"
means
the
maximum
gross
weight
36
established
on
the
registration
document
as
declared
by
the
owner
at
the
time
37
of
registration
or
renewal
of
registration.
38
(8)
"Registered
owner"
means
any
person
required
to
register
a
vehicle,
39
whether
or
not
a
lienholder
appears
on
the
title
in
the
records
of
the
depart
-
40
ment.
41
2
(9)
"Registration"
means
the
registration
certificate
or
certificates
1
and
license
plate
or
plates
issued
under
the
laws
of
this
state
pertaining
to
2
the
registration
of
vehicles.
3
(10)
"Rental
utility
trailer"
means
a
utility
trailer
offered
for
hire
4
to
the
general
public
for
private
or
commercial
use.
5
(11)
"Rescission
of
sale."
(See
section
28
-
2
-
608,
Idaho
Code)
6
(12)
"Resident"
means
for
purposes
of
vehicle
registration,
titling,
a
7
driver's
license
or
an
identification
card,
a
person
whose
domicile
has
been
8
within
Idaho
continuously
for
a
period
of
at
least
thirty
(30)
days
a
person
9
who
establishes
domicile
in
Idaho
,
excluding
a
full
-
time
student
who
is
a
10
resident
of
another
state.
However,
any
driver's
license
or
identification
1
1
card
issued
to
a
person
who
has
been
domiciled
in
Idaho
for
less
than
thirty
12
(30)
days
may
not
be
used
for
identification
for
the
purpose
of
voting.
13
The
department
may
title
or
register
a
vehicle
to
a
person
who
has
an
Idaho
14
driver's
license
or
identification
card
and
has
been
domiciled
in
Idaho
15
for
less
than
thirty
(30)
days.
Establishment
of
residency
shall
include
a
16
spouse
and
dependent
children
who
reside
with
that
person
in
the
domicile.
A
17
domicile
shall
not
be
a
person's
workplace,
vacation
or
part
-
time
residence.
18
(13)
"Residential
district."
(See
"District,"
section
49
-
105,
Idaho
19
Code)
20
(14)
"Residential
neighborhood"
for
purposes
of
this
chapter,
is
an
21
area
abutting
a
highway
which
is
used
primarily
for
nontransient
human
habi
-
22
tation,
parks
and
churches.
23
(15)
"Revocation
of
driver's
license"
means
the
termination
by
formal
24
action
of
the
department
or
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
title
of
a
per
-
25
son's
driver's
license
or
privilege
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
on
the
high
-
26
ways,
which
terminated
driver's
license
or
privilege
shall
not
be
subject
to
27
renewal
or
restoration
except
that
an
application
for
a
new
driver's
license
28
may
be
presented
and
acted
upon
by
the
department
after
the
expiration
of
the
29
applicable
period
of
time
prescribed
in
this
title.
30
(16)
"Revocation
of
vehicle
registration"
means
the
termination
by
for
-
31
mal
action
of
the
department
or
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
title
of
a
per
-
32
son's
vehicle
registration
or,
in
the
case
of
fleets
of
vehicles,
all
vehi
-
33
cle
registrations
in
each
fleet
operated
by
a
company.
Upon
revocation,
the
34
privileges
of
operating
the
vehicles
on
Idaho
highways
is
terminated
until
35
the
difficulty
that
caused
the
revocation
is
corrected
and
an
application
36
for
new
registration
is
presented
and
acted
upon.
37
(17)
"Ridesharing
arrangement"
means
the
nonprofit
transportation
in
a
38
passenger
motor
vehicle
with
a
seating
capacity
not
exceeding
fifteen
(15)
39
people
including
the
driver,
which
is
not
otherwise
used
for
commercial
pur
-
40
poses
or
as
a
public
conveyance,
whereby
a
fixed
group,
not
exceeding
fifteen
41
(15)
people
including
passengers
and
driver,
is
transported
between
their
42
residences
or
nearby
termini,
and
their
places
of
employment
or
educational
43
or
other
institutions
or
termini
near
those
places,
in
a
single
daily
round
44
trip
where
the
driver
is
also
on
the
way
to
or
from
his
place
of
employment
or
45
education
or
other
institution.
46
(18)
"Right
-
of
-
way"
means
the
right
of
one
(1)
vehicle
or
pedestrian
to
47
proceed
in
a
lawful
manner
in
preference
to
another
vehicle
or
pedestrian
ap
-
48
proaching
under
circumstances
of
direction,
speed
and
proximity
as
to
give
49
rise
to
danger
of
collision
unless
one
grants
precedence
to
the
other.
The
50
3
term
shall
not
be
interpreted
to
mean
that
a
highway
user
is
relieved
from
the
1
duty
to
exercise
reasonable
care
at
all
times
and
from
doing
everything
to
2
prevent
an
accident.
Failure
to
yield
right
-
of
-
way
shall
not
be
construed
as
3
negligence
per
se
or
as
prima
facie
evidence
of
negligence.
4
(19)
"Roadway"
means
that
portion
of
a
highway
improved,
designed
or
5
ordinarily
used
for
vehicular
travel,
exclusive
of
sidewalks,
shoulders,
6
berms
and
rights
-
of
-
way.
7
SECTION
2.
That
Section
49
-
301,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
49
-
301.
DRIVERS
TO
BE
LICENSED.
(1)
No
person,
except
those
expressly
10
exempted
by
the
provisions
of
this
chapter,
shall
drive
any
motor
vehicle
1
1
upon
a
highway
unless
the
person
has
a
current
and
valid
Idaho
driver's
li
-
12
cense.
Provided
however,
that
those
persons
holding
a
restricted
school
at
-
13
tendance
driving
permit
may
drive
upon
a
highway
pursuant
to
the
restric
-
14
tions
set
forth
in
section
49
-
307A,
Idaho
Code.
15
(2)
No
person
shall
operate
a
motorcycle
upon
a
highway
unless
he
has
16
a
motorcycle
endorsement
on
his
valid
driver's
license.
The
provisions
of
17
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
persons
operating
autocycles.
18
(3)
No
person
shall
operate
a
motor
vehicle
in
violation
of
any
valid
19
restriction
identified
on,
or
attached
to,
his
valid
driver's
license.
20
(4)
Any
Idaho
resident
operating
with
a
noncommercial
driver's
license
21
issued
by
a
jurisdiction
other
than
Idaho
shall
apply
for
an
Idaho
-
issued
22
class
D
driver's
license
or
other
Idaho
credential
within
thirty
(30)
days
23
of
becoming
a
resident
as
that
term
is
defined
in
section
49
-
119(12),
Idaho
24
Code.
It
is
an
infraction
for
any
Idaho
resident
driver
to
fail
to
apply
for
25
an
Idaho
-
issued
driver's
license
within
the
time
period
provided
for
in
this
26
subsection.
27
(4)
(5)
No
person
shall
receive
a
class
D
driver's
license
unless
and
28
until
he
surrenders
to
the
department
all
driver's
licenses
in
his
posses
-
29
sion
issued
to
him
by
Idaho
or
any
other
jurisdiction
for
use
within
the
30
United
States,
or
any
identification
cards
issued
by
any
other
jurisdiction
31
within
the
United
States,
or
until
he
executes
an
affidavit
that
he
does
not
32
possess
a
driver's
license
or
any
identification
cards.
33
(5)
(6)
No
person
shall
be
permitted
to
have
more
than
one
(1)
driver's
34
license
issued
for
use
within
the
United
States
at
any
time.
35
(6)
(7)
No
person
shall
operate
a
commercial
motor
vehicle
as
defined
in
36
section
49
-
123,
Idaho
Code,
upon
a
highway:
37
(a)
Without
obtaining
a
commercial
driver's
license.
38
(b)
Without
having
the
appropriate
class
A,
B
or
C
commercial
driver's
39
license
in
the
operator's
possession.
40
(c)
Without
the
proper
license
class
of
commercial
driver's
license
or
41
endorsements
for
the
specific
vehicle
group
being
operated
or
for
the
42
passengers
or
type
of
cargo
being
transported.
43
(d)
Unless
the
operator
has
a
seasonal
or
class
A,
B
or
C
driver's
li
-
44
cense
with
required
endorsements
in
his
possession.
45
(e)
Without
having
a
current
and
valid
medical
examiner's
certificate
46
on
file
with
the
department
while
operating
in
a
"non
-
excepted"
status
47
as
required
by
the
federal
motor
carrier
safety
administration.
Med
-
48
ical
examiner's
certificates
submitted
for
filing
must
be
legible
and
49
4
shall
be
submitted
in
a
manner
acceptable
to
the
department.
If
the
1
federal
motor
carrier
safety
administration
has
issued
a
medical
ex
-
2
emption
letter
or
skill
performance
evaluation
certificate,
the
driver
3
must
have
the
current
and
valid
documentation
in
physical
possession
4
and
available
upon
request
to
a
duly
authorized
federal,
state
or
local
5
enforcement
official.
6
(7)
(8)
Any
holder
of
a
class
A,
B
or
C
commercial
driver's
license
is
-
7
sued
by
a
jurisdiction
other
than
Idaho
shall
apply
for
an
Idaho
-
issued
com
-
8
mercial
driver's
license
within
thirty
(30)
days
of
establishing
a
domicile
9
in
Idaho.
In
accordance
with
the
federal
motor
carrier
safety
regulations,
10
no
person
shall
receive
a
class
A,
B
or
C
driver's
license
unless
and
until
he
1
1
surrenders
to
the
department
all
driver's
licenses
in
his
possession
issued
12
to
him
by
Idaho
or
any
other
jurisdiction.
13
(8)
(9)
A
person
operating
a
vehicle
that
requires
a
class
A,
B
or
C
14
license
without
a
current
and
valid
license
required
to
drive
such
vehicle
15
is
guilty
of
a
misdemeanor.
Except
as
provided
in
sections
18
-
8001(1)
and
16
49
-
304,
Idaho
Code,
operating
a
vehicle
without
a
current
and
valid
class
D
17
driver's
license
in
violation
of
this
section
is
an
infraction
punishable
by
18
a
fine
of
one
hundred
fifty
dollars
($150).
A
second
conviction
for
operat
-
19
ing
a
vehicle
without
a
current
and
valid
class
D
driver's
license
within
a
20
period
of
five
(5)
years
of
the
first
conviction
is
an
infraction
punishable
21
by
a
fine
of
three
hundred
dollars
($300).
A
third
and
any
subsequent
con
-
22
viction
for
operating
a
vehicle
without
a
current
and
valid
class
D
driver's
23
license
within
a
period
of
five
(5)
years
of
the
first
conviction
shall
24
be
a
misdemeanor,
punishable
by
a
fine
not
exceeding
one
thousand
dollars
25
($1,000),
or
by
imprisonment
in
the
county
jail
not
exceeding
six
(6)
months,
26
or
both.
27
SECTION
3.
That
Section
49
-
401A,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
28
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
49
-
401A.
OWNER
TO
SECURE
REGISTRATION
FROM
A
COUNTY
ASSESSOR
OR
THE
30
DEPARTMENT.
(1)
Every
owner
of
a
motor
vehicle,
trailer
or
semitrailer
who
31
intends
to
operate
the
vehicle
upon
any
highway
in
this
state
shall,
before
32
the
same
is
so
operated,
apply
to
a
county
assessor
or
to
the
department
or
33
an
agent
of
the
department
and
obtain
registration
for
vehicles
pursuant
to
34
sections
49
-
402(1)
through
(3),
49
-
402A,
49
-
402B
and
49
-
422,
Idaho
Code
,
35
within
thirty
(30)
days
of
becoming
a
resident
as
that
term
is
defined
in
36
section
49
-
119(12),
Idaho
Code
.
All
others
shall
be
obtained
from
the
de
-
37
partment
except
as
provided
in
subsection
(2)
of
this
section.
Owners
of
38
vehicles
specified
in
section
49
-
426,
Idaho
Code,
are
exempt
from
the
pro
-
39
visions
of
this
section.
Owners
of
vehicles
operating
on
a
temporary
basis
40
as
provided
in
sections
49
-
431(3),
49
-
432
and
49
-
433,
Idaho
Code,
are
exempt
41
from
the
provisions
of
this
section
to
the
extent
that
the
temporary
permits
42
in
use
are
unexpired.
43
(2)
Commercial
vehicles
in
excess
of
twenty
-
six
thousand
(26,000)
44
pounds
gross
weight,
farm
and
noncommercial
vehicles
in
excess
of
sixty
45
thousand
(60,000)
pounds
gross
weight
and
all
vehicles
registered
under
46
section
49
-
435,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
registered
by
the
department.
All
other
47
commercial,
farm
and
noncommercial
vehicles
and
the
vehicles
in
paragraphs
48
5
(a),
(b),
and
(c)
of
this
subsection
shall
be
registered
by
the
county
asses
-
1
sor
or
by
the
department
or
an
agent
of
the
department.
2
(a)
Motor
vehicles
equipped
primarily
to
haul
passengers
on
a
commer
-
3
cial
basis,
doing
strictly
an
intrastate
business,
and
having
gross
4
weights
of
twenty
-
six
thousand
(26,000)
pounds
or
less.
5
(b)
Any
farm
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
where
each
vehicle
or
6
combination
of
vehicles
shall
not
exceed
a
gross
weight
of
sixty
thou
-
7
sand
(60,000)
pounds.
8
(c)
Nonresident
vehicles
or
combination
of
vehicles
owned
by
transient
9
labor
used
in
hauling
unprocessed
agricultural
products
for
hire
and
10
not
exceeding
sixty
thousand
(60,000)
pounds
gross
weight
shall
regis
-
1
1
ter
their
vehicle
for
the
appropriate
gross
weight
scale
for
the
annual
12
fee
if
registered
on
or
before
June
30
and
for
one
-
half
(1/2)
the
annual
13
fee
if
not
registered
until
on
or
after
July
1
of
any
year,
with
the
as
-
14
sessor
of
the
county
in
which
the
owner
resides.
15
(3)
Commercial,
farm
and
noncommercial
vehicles
of
any
weight
doing
16
strictly
an
intrastate
business
may
be
registered
by
the
county
assessor
or
17
by
the
department
or
an
agent
of
the
department
by
mutual
agreement
between
18
the
department
and
the
county.
19
SECTION
4.
That
Section
49
-
502,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
49
-
502.
DELIVERY
OF
CERTIFICATE
OF
TITLE
UPON
SALE
OR
DISPOSITION
-
-
22
REASSIGNMENT
BY
DEALERS.
(1)
No
person
shall
sell
or
otherwise
dispose
of
a
23
vehicle
without
delivery
to
the
purchaser
or
transferee
a
certificate
of
ti
-
24
tle
with
an
assignment
as
necessary
to
show
title
in
the
purchaser
or
trans
-
25
feree
except
as
provided
for
in
subsection
(2)
of
this
section.
26
(2)
The
owner
shown
on
the
records
of
the
department
of
any
vehicle
27
that
has
a
2010
or
older
model
year
or
has
a
model
year
at
least
twenty
(20)
28
years
old
when
transferred
after
January
1,
2031,
or
is
over
sixteen
thousand
29
(16,000)
pounds
gross
vehicle
weight
or
has
no
odometer
device,
or
the
owner
30
of
any
vessel
that
has
a
certificate
of
title
that
has
become
lost,
mutilated
31
or
illegible,
may
dispose
of
such
vehicle
or
vessel
by
delivering
to
the
pur
-
32
chaser
or
transferee
a
completed
application
for
duplicate
title,
together
33
with
an
assignment
as
necessary
to
show
title
in
the
purchaser
or
transferee.
34
To
obtain
a
certificate
of
title,
the
purchaser
or
transferee
shall
pay
the
35
fees
pursuant
to
section
49
-
202(2)(b),
Idaho
Code.
36
(3)
No
resident
person
shall
purchase
or
otherwise
acquire
or
bring
37
into
the
state
a
vehicle
except
for
temporary
use
as
provided
by
section
38
49
-
432,
Idaho
Code,
unless
he
shall
obtain
a
certificate
of
title
in
his
name
39
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
within
thirty
(30)
days
of
40
becoming
a
resident
as
defined
in
section
49
-
119(12),
Idaho
Code,
in
accor
-
41
dance
with
the
provisions
of
this
chapter.
A
person
who
fails
to
timely
ob
-
42
tain
a
certificate
of
title
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
this
subsec
-
43
tion
shall
be
subject
to
a
penalty
pursuant
to
section
49
-
504A,
Idaho
Code
.
44
(4)
Any
dealer
holding
a
current
Idaho
dealer
license
may,
in
lieu
of
45
having
a
certificate
of
title
issued
in
his
name,
reassign
either
any
exist
-
46
ing
certificate
of
title
issued
in
this
state
or
any
application
of
duplicate
47
certificate
of
title
completed
pursuant
to
subsection
(2)
of
this
section.
48
6
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3