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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1325
BY
STATE
AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
MOTOR
VEHICLE
LICENSE
PLATES;
AMENDING
SECTION
49
-
402,
IDAHO
2
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
FOR
A
CERTAIN
FEE
AND
TO
MAKE
A
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION;
3
AMENDING
CHAPTER
4,
TITLE
49,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SEC
-
4
TION
49
-
417G,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
ESTABLISH
WHITE
AND
BLACK
LICENSE
PLATES;
5
AND
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
-
402,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
49
-
402.
ANNUAL
REGISTRATION.
(1)
The
annual
fee
for
operating
each
10
pickup
truck,
each
neighborhood
electric
vehicle
and
each
other
motor
ve
-
1
1
hicle
having
a
maximum
gross
weight
not
in
excess
of
eight
thousand
(8,000)
12
pounds
and
that
complies
with
the
federal
motor
vehicle
safety
standards
as
13
defined
in
section
49
-
107,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be:
14
Vehicles
one
(1)
and
two
(2)
years
old
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$69.00
15
Vehicles
three
(3)
and
four
(4)
years
old
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$57.00
16
Vehicles
five
(5)
and
six
(6)
years
old
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$57.00
17
Vehicles
seven
(7)
and
eight
(8)
years
old
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$45.00
18
Vehicles
over
eight
(8)
years
old
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$45.00
19
There
shall
be
twelve
(12)
registration
periods,
starting
in
January
20
for
holders
of
validation
registration
stickers
numbered
1,
and
proceed
-
21
ing
consecutively
through
December
for
holders
of
validation
registration
22
stickers
numbered
12,
each
of
which
shall
start
on
the
first
day
of
a
calen
-
23
dar
month
and
end
on
the
last
day
of
the
twelfth
month
from
the
first
day
of
24
the
beginning
month.
Registration
periods
shall
expire
at
midnight
on
the
25
last
day
of
the
registration
period
in
the
year
designated
by
the
validation
26
registration
sticker.
The
numeral
digit
on
the
validation
registration
27
stickers
shall,
as
does
the
registration
card,
fix
the
registration
period
28
under
the
staggered
registration
system
for
the
purpose
of
reregistration
29
and
notice
of
expiration.
30
A
vehicle
that
has
once
been
registered
for
any
of
the
above
-
designated
31
periods
shall,
upon
reregistration,
be
registered
for
the
period
bearing
the
32
same
number,
and
the
registration
card
shall
show
and
be
the
exclusive
proof
33
of
the
expiration
date
of
registration
and
licensing.
Vehicles
may
be
ini
-
34
tially
registered
for
less
than
a
twelve
(12)
month
period,
or
for
more
than
a
35
twelve
(12)
month
period,
and
the
fee
prorated
on
a
monthly
basis
if
the
frac
-
36
tional
registration
tends
to
fulfill
the
purpose
of
the
monthly
series
reg
-
37
istration
system.
38
(2)
For
all
school
buses
operated
either
by
a
nonprofit,
nonpublic
39
school
or
operated
pursuant
to
a
service
contract
with
a
school
district
for
40
transporting
children
to
or
from
school
or
in
connection
with
school
-
ap
-
41
proved
activities,
the
annual
fee
shall
be
twenty
-
four
dollars
($24.00)
and
42
2
shall
be
subject
to
staggered
registration
for
the
purpose
of
reregistration
1
and
notice
of
expiration.
2
(3)
For
all
motorcycles
and
motor
-
driven
cycles
that
comply
with
the
3
federal
motor
vehicle
safety
standards,
operated
on
the
public
highways,
the
4
annual
fee
shall
be
nineteen
dollars
($19.00)
and
shall
be
subject
to
stag
-
5
gered
registration
for
the
purpose
of
reregistration
and
notice
of
expira
-
6
tion.
7
(4)
For
operation
of
an
all
-
terrain
vehicle,
utility
type
vehicle
or
8
motorbike,
excluding
a
motorbike
with
an
engine
displacement
of
fifty
(50)
9
cubic
centimeters
or
less,
on
city,
county
or
highway
district
roads
or
10
highways
open
to
such
use,
a
restricted
vehicle
license
plate
fee
pursuant
1
1
to
section
49
-
450,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
paid.
In
addition,
the
certifi
-
12
cate
of
number
fee
specified
in
section
67
-
7122,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
paid
13
as
provided
in
section
67
-
7122,
Idaho
Code.
The
certificate
of
number
and
14
restricted
vehicle
license
plate
exemption
provided
in
section
49
-
426(2),
15
Idaho
Code,
applies
to
all
-
terrain
vehicles,
utility
type
vehicles,
motor
-
16
bikes
and
motorcycles
used
for
the
purposes
described
in
section
49
-
426(2),
17
Idaho
Code.
Nonresidents
shall
be
allowed
to
purchase
a
restricted
vehicle
18
license
plate
and
validation
sticker
pursuant
to
section
67
-
7124,
Idaho
19
Code,
for
an
all
-
terrain
vehicle,
utility
type
vehicle,
or
motorbike.
20
(5)
For
all
motor
homes,
the
fee
shall
be
as
specified
in
subsection
(1)
21
of
this
section
and
shall
be
in
addition
to
the
fees
provided
for
in
section
22
49
-
445,
Idaho
Code.
23
(6)
Registration
fees
shall
not
be
subject
to
refund.
24
(7)
A
financial
institution
or
repossession
service
contracted
to
25
a
financial
institution
repossessing
vehicles
under
the
terms
of
a
secu
-
26
rity
agreement
shall
move
the
vehicle
from
the
place
of
repossession
to
the
27
financial
institution's
place
of
business
on
a
repossession
plate.
The
28
repossession
plate
shall
also
be
used
for
demonstrating
the
vehicle
to
a
29
prospective
purchaser
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
ninety
-
six
(96)
hours.
The
30
registration
fees
for
repossession
plates
shall
be
as
required
in
subsection
31
(1)
of
this
section
for
a
vehicle
one
(1)
and
two
(2)
years
old.
All
other
32
fees
required
under
chapter
4,
title
49,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
in
addition
to
33
the
registration
fee.
The
repossession
plate
shall
be
subject
to
staggered
34
registration
for
the
purpose
of
reregistration
and
notice
of
expiration.
35
(8)
A
wrecker
or
towing
business
engaged
in
the
process
of
towing
motor
-
36
ized
vehicles
that
have
been
wrecked,
abandoned,
salvaged
or
may
be
disabled
37
may
apply
for
a
wrecker
plate
to
be
displayed
on
those
vehicles
being
towed,
38
provided
the
power
unit
is
properly
registered
under
this
chapter.
The
reg
-
39
istration
fees
for
wrecker
plates
shall
be
as
required
in
subsection
(1)
of
40
this
section
for
a
vehicle
one
(1)
and
two
(2)
years
old.
All
other
fees
re
-
41
quired
under
chapter
4,
title
49,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
in
addition
to
the
reg
-
42
istration
fee
and
shall
be
subject
to
staggered
registration
for
the
purpose
43
of
reregistration
and
notice
of
expiration.
44
(9)
In
addition
to
the
annual
registration
fee
in
this
section,
there
45
shall
be
an
initial
program
fee
of
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00)
and
an
annual
46
program
fee
of
fifteen
dollars
($15.00)
for
all
special
license
plate
pro
-
47
grams
for
those
license
plates
issued
pursuant
to
sections
49
-
404A,
49
-
407,
48
49
-
408,
49
-
409,
49
-
414,
49
-
416,
49
-
418
and
49
-
418D,
Idaho
Code.
For
special
49
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
s
49
-
417E
,
and
49
-
417G,
Idaho
Code,
there
50
3
shall
be
an
initial
program
fee
of
seventy
dollars
($70.00)
and
an
annual
1
program
fee
of
fifty
dollars
($50.00).
For
special
plates
issued
pursuant
to
2
sections
49
-
406
and
49
-
406A,
Idaho
Code,
there
shall
be
an
initial
program
3
fee
of
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00)
but
there
shall
be
no
annual
renewal
fee.
4
For
special
plates
issued
pursuant
to
sections
49
-
415D,
49
-
417,
49
-
417A,
5
49
-
417B,
49
-
417C,
49
-
417D,
49
-
418A,
49
-
418B,
49
-
418C,
49
-
419,
49
-
419A,
6
49
-
419C,
49
-
419E,
49
-
420,
49
-
420A,
49
-
420B,
49
-
420C,
49
-
420D,
49
-
420E,
7
49
-
420J,
49
-
420K,
49
-
420L,
49
-
420M,
49
-
420N,
49
-
420O,
49
-
420P,
49
-
420Q,
8
49
-
420R,
49
-
420S,
and
49
-
420T,
and
49
-
420T
49
-
420U
,
Idaho
Code,
and
unless
9
otherwise
expressly
provided
for
in
this
chapter,
any
new
special
plate
10
program
effective
on
and
after
January
1,
2013,
pursuant
to
section
49
-
402D,
1
1
Idaho
Code,
there
shall
be
an
initial
program
fee
of
thirty
-
five
dollars
12
($35.00)
and
an
annual
program
fee
of
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00).
The
fees
13
contained
in
this
subsection
shall
be
applicable
to
all
new
special
plate
14
programs
and
shall
be
subject
to
staggered
registration
for
the
purpose
of
15
reregistration
and
notice
of
expiration.
The
initial
program
fee
and
the
16
annual
program
fee
shall
be
deposited
in
the
state
highway
account
and
shall
17
be
used
to
fund
the
cost
of
administration
of
special
license
plate
programs,
18
unless
otherwise
specified
by
law.
19
(10)
Any
vehicle
that
does
not
meet
federal
motor
vehicle
safety
stan
-
20
dards
shall
not
be
registered
and
shall
not
be
permitted
to
operate
on
public
21
highways
of
the
state,
as
defined
in
section
40
-
117,
Idaho
Code,
unless
oth
-
22
erwise
specifically
authorized.
23
(11)
In
addition
to
annual
registration
fees
as
provided
in
this
sec
-
24
tion,
registrants
may
pay
a
fee
to
purchase
an
Idaho
state
parks
passport
25
authorizing
resident
motor
vehicle
entry
into
all
Idaho
state
parks.
Reg
-
26
istrants
may
pay
the
fee
for
a
one
(1)
year
or
two
(2)
year
period
of
time.
27
The
fee
shall
be
ten
dollars
($10.00)
for
one
(1)
year
and
twenty
dollars
28
($20.00)
for
two
(2)
years.
All
fees
collected
pursuant
to
this
subsection
29
shall
be
deposited
into
the
park
and
recreation
fund
and
shall
be
subject
to
30
appropriation.
Fees
collected
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
not
be
con
-
31
sidered
a
motor
vehicle
registration
fee
as
provided
in
section
17,
article
32
VII
of
the
constitution
of
the
state
of
Idaho.
33
SECTION
2.
That
Chapter
4,
Title
49,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
34
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
35
ignated
as
Section
49
-
417G,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
36
49
-
417G.
WHITE
AND
BLACK
LICENSE
PLATES.
(1)
On
and
after
July
1,
2026,
37
any
person
who
is
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
registered
under
the
provisions
of
38
section
49
-
402,
Idaho
Code,
or
registered
under
any
other
section
of
law
for
39
which
the
purchase
of
special
plates
is
allowed,
may
apply
for
and,
upon
de
-
40
partment
approval,
receive
special
white
and
black
license
plates
in
lieu
of
41
regular
license
plates.
42
(2)
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
to
any
vehicle
with
43
a
registered
maximum
gross
weight
over
twenty
-
six
thousand
(26,000)
pounds.
44
Availability
of
the
white
and
black
license
plates
for
other
vehicles
shall
45
be
subject
to
the
rules,
policies,
and
procedures
of
the
department.
46
(3)
In
addition
to
the
regular
registration
fee
required
pursuant
47
to
this
chapter,
the
applicant
shall
be
charged
a
fee
of
seventy
dollars
48
($70.00)
for
the
initial
issuance
of
plates
and
fifty
dollars
($50.00)
for
49
4
each
succeeding
annual
registration.
Five
dollars
($5.00)
of
the
initial
1
fee
and
five
dollars
($5.00)
of
the
renewal
fee
shall
be
deposited
in
the
2
state
highway
account
and
shall
be
used
to
fund
the
cost
of
administration
3
of
this
special
license
plate
program.
Sixty
-
five
dollars
($65.00)
of
each
4
initial
fee
and
forty
-
five
dollars
($45.00)
of
each
renewal
fee
shall
be
5
transferred
by
the
state
treasurer
to
the
Idaho
law
enforcement
fund
created
6
pursuant
to
section
67
-
2914,
Idaho
Code,
and
shall
be
used
exclusively
for
7
the
purposes
described
in
section
49
-
454(3),
Idaho
Code.
8
(4)
Whenever
title
or
interest
in
a
vehicle
registered
under
the
pro
-
9
visions
of
this
section
is
transferred
or
assigned,
the
owner
may
transfer
10
the
special
plates
to
another
vehicle
upon
payment
of
the
required
transfer
1
1
fees.
The
owner
may
only
display
the
plates
on
another
vehicle
upon
receipt
12
of
the
new
registration
from
the
department.
13
(5)
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
section
49
-
402C,
Idaho
Code,
the
14
white
and
black
license
plate
shall
have
a
white
background
and
black
charac
-
15
ters.
The
design
shall
be
approved
by
the
department,
utilizing
a
numbering
16
system
as
determined
by
the
department.
Initial
costs
of
the
plate
program,
17
including
costs
of
plate
design,
shall
be
paid
by
the
Idaho
law
enforcement
18
fund.
19
(6)
The
white
and
black
license
plate
established
in
this
section
shall
20
be
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
section
49
-
402D,
Idaho
Code.
21
(7)
Sample
white
and
black
license
plates
may
be
purchased
for
a
fee
of
22
thirty
dollars
($30.00),
five
dollars
($5.00)
of
which
shall
be
deposited
in
23
the
state
highway
account
and
twenty
-
five
dollars
($25.00)
of
which
shall
be
24
transferred
to
the
Idaho
law
enforcement
fund
and
shall
be
used
exclusively
25
for
the
purposes
described
in
section
49
-
454(3),
Idaho
Code.
No
additional
26
fee
shall
be
charged
for
personalizing
sample
plates.
27
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
28
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
29
July
1,
2026.
30