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HOUSE BILL NO. 422, As Amended in the Senate – Driver license law, misc. amendmnts

HOUSE BILL NO. 422, As Amended in the Senate

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H0422aaS.....................................................by MR. SPEAKER
                Requested by: Department of Transportation
DRIVER'S LICENSES - Amends existing law to update ministerial procedures
relating to motor vehicle driver's licenses and driving privileges.

01/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/12    Rpt prt - to Transp
01/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-9-0
      AYES -- Alexander(Alexander), Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell,
      Bieter, Bivens, Black(15), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
      Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20)(Field),
      Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen,
      Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison,
      Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Tilman, Trail, Watson, Wheeler,
      Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Black(23), Crane, Denney, Geddes, Loertscher, Sali, Schaefer,
      Taylor, Tippets
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Ridinger
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/20    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
02/06    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
02/13    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
02/16    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
02/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/10    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 25-6-4
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hansen, Ingram, Ipsen,
      Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett,
      Sweeney, Thorne, Wheeler
      NAYS--Branch, Frasure, Hawkins, Keough, King, Whitworth
      Absent and excused--Richardson, Riggs, Sorensen, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - Bunderson
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
03/12    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/16    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 65-1-4
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
      Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Mortensen, Newcomb, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison,
      Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail,
      Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Alltus, Miller, Pischner, Stubbs
    Floor Sponsor - Ridinger
    Title apvd - to enrol
03/17    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/18    Pres signed - to Governor
03/19    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 110
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


H0422

                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       HOUSE BILL NO. 422, As Amended in the Senate

                                      BY MR. SPEAKER
                        Requested by: Department of Transportation

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSES  AND  DRIVING  PRIVILEGES;  AMENDING
 3        SECTION 18-8001, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR RECEIPT OF LEGAL NOTICE PURSU-
 4        ANT  TO  LAW AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT BE NOTIFIED
 5        OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS; AMENDING SECTION 31-2202, IDAHO CODE,  TO  AUTHORIZE
 6        THE  SALE  OF  IDENTIFICATION  CARDS  BY COUNTY SHERIFFS; AMENDING SECTION
 7        33-1702, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH
 8        THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR DRIVER TRAINING
 9        PROGRAMS; AMENDING SECTION 33-4804, IDAHO CODE, AS ADDED  BY  SECTION  10,
10        CHAPTER  234, LAWS OF 1994, TO REDESIGNATE THE SECTION AND TO PROVIDE THAT
11        THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE CREDITED TO THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY  PROGRAM  FUND  IS
12        THE  SAME  AMOUNT  AS IS ASSESSED FOR A MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT INSTRUCTION
13        PERMIT OR ENDORSEMENT; AMENDING SECTION 49-104, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE  THE
14        DEFINITION  OF CHAUFFEUR AND TO CLARIFY PROCEDURE TO REINSTATE A CANCELLED
15        DRIVER'S LICENSE; AMENDING SECTION 49-105, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT  AN
16        ENDORSEMENT T MAY BE OBTAINED ON CLASS B AND C DRIVER'S LICENSES; AMENDING
17        SECTION  49-108, IDAHO CODE, TO REDEFINE "GROSS COMBINATION WEIGHT RATING"
18        AND TO REDEFINE "GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING";  AMENDING  SECTION  49-116,
19        IDAHO  CODE,  TO REDEFINE "OUT OF SERVICE ORDER"; AMENDING SECTION 49-202,
20        IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS PERFORMED BY  THE  TRANS-
21        PORTATION  DEPARTMENT  RELATING TO STOLEN VEHICLES, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE,
22        VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS, RENEWAL OF DRIVER LICENSES  AND  IDENTIFICA-
23        TION  CARDS  AND  EVIDENCE OF EXAMINATIONS TAKEN, CANCELLATION OF DRIVER'S
24        LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD PENDING PAYMENT OF FEES AND  ADMINISTRATION
25        OF  SPECIFIED  TESTS;  AMENDING SECTION 49-237, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THE
26        CONTENT AND FORM OF RECORDS OF CONVICTION RECEIVED BY  THE  TRANSPORTATION
27        DEPARTMENT  FROM  JUDICIAL  OFFICERS;  AMENDING THE HEADING FOR CHAPTER 3,
28        TITLE 49, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING SECTION 49-302, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY TER-
29        MINOLOGY RELATING TO EXEMPTION FROM LICENSURE AND TO DELETE PROVISION  FOR
30        EXEMPTION  OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER; AMEND-
31        ING SECTION 49-303, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH  CERTAIN
32        PERSONS SHALL NOT BE LICENSED AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING
33        SECTION  49-303A,  IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT REINSTATEMENT FEES SHALL BE
34        PAID BEFORE A MINOR WHOSE DRIVING PRIVILEGES WERE LOST MAY BE  REINSTATED;
35        AMENDING  SECTION 49-304, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY TIMELINES IN THE ISSUANCE
36        OF A MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT; AMENDING SECTION 49-305, IDAHO CODE, TO  PRO-
37        VIDE  THAT  AN  INSTRUCTION PERMIT IS VALID UP TO 180 DAYS, TO PROVIDE FOR
38        CANCELLATION OF A TEMPORARY LICENSE AND FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S  TRAIN-
39        ING  INSTRUCTION  PERMIT  AND TO DELETE REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECT SUPERVISION
40        WHILE OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE WITH  A  MOTORCYCLE  ENDORSEMENT  INSTRUCTION
41        PERMIT;  AMENDING  SECTION  49-306,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE A FEE FOR A
42        RESTRICTED DRIVING PERMIT AND FOR DISPOSITION OF THE FEE,  TO  REVISE  THE
43        PROCEDURE  FOR  ISSUANCE  OF A DRIVER'S TRAINING INSTRUCTION PERMIT AND TO
44        MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 49-307, IDAHO CODE, TO  PRO-
45        VIDE  THAT  FEES PAID FOR DRIVER'S TRAINING INSTRUCTION PERMITS ARE NONRE-
46        FUNDABLE; AMENDING SECTION  49-313,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  CLARIFY  PROVISIONS


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 1        RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SEASONAL
 2        LICENSE,  INSTRUCTION  PERMIT  OR MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT; AMENDING SECTION
 3        49-315, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY ALLOW AN  APPLICANT
 4        FOR  A DRIVER'S LICENSE PHOTOGRAPH TO WEAR HEADGEAR FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
 5        SO LONG AS THE FACE IS NOT DISGUISED OR CONCEALED AND  TO  PROVIDE  PROPER
 6        TERMINOLOGY; AMENDING SECTION 49-318, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE PROPER TERMI-
 7        NOLOGY;  AMENDING  SECTION  49-319,  IDAHO  CODE, TO CLARIFY TIMELINES AND
 8        TESTS REQUIRED UPON THE EXPIRATION AND  RENEWAL  OF  A  DRIVER'S  LICENSE;
 9        AMENDING  SECTION  49-320,  IDAHO  CODE, TO ALLOW A LICENSED DRIVER THIRTY
10        DAYS TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT  OF  CHANGE  OF  ADDRESS;  AMENDING  SECTION
11        49-321,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  THAT ACCIDENT REPORTS AND ABSTRACTS OF
12        COURT RECORDS MAY BE IN EITHER PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORM; AMENDING  SECTION
13        49-324,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL
14        SUSPEND, DISQUALIFY OR REVOKE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVILEGE UPON
15        RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR COURT ORDER  IN  ANOTHER
16        STATE;  AMENDING SECTION 49-326, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT A CONVICTION,
17        COURT ORDER OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AUTHORIZES THE TRANSPORTATION DEPART-
18        MENT TO SUSPEND, DISQUALIFY OR REVOKE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR DRIVING PRIVI-
19        LEGE AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING  SEC-
20        TION  49-335,  IDAHO  CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR DISQUALIFICATION OF  COMMERCIAL
21        DRIVING PRIVILEGES FOR A FIRST VIOLATION OF  ANY  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  LAW;
22        AMENDING  SECTION  49-1208, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THAT DRIVING PRIVILEGES
23        SHALL REMAIN SUSPENDED OR REVOKED UNTIL PROOF OF FINANCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY
24        IS  GIVEN AND MAINTAINED FOR THE REQUIRED PERIOD OF TIME; AMENDING SECTION
25        49-1301, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE A CODE REFERENCE; AMENDING SECTION 49-1416,
26        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT  MAY  BE  IN  EITHER
27        PAPER  OR ELECTRONIC FORM AND TO CLARIFY THAT RECORDS ARE OPEN TO THE PUB-
28        LIC UNLESS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE; AMENDING SECTION 49-2443,  IDAHO  CODE,
29        TO  DELETE THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PLACE OF BIRTH ON APPLICATION FOR AN
30        IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-2444, IDAHO CODE, TO  CLARIFY
31        PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF AN IDENTIFICATION CARD.

32    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

33        SECTION  1.  That  Section 18-8001, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34    amended to read as follows:

35        18-8001.  DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES. (1) Any person who drives or  is  in
36    actual  physical  control of any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state
37    with knowledge  or who has received  legal  notice  pursuant  to  section
38    49-320,  Idaho  Code,   that his driver's license, driving privileges or
39    permit to drive is revoked, disqualified or suspended in  this  state  or  any
40    other jurisdiction is guilty of a misdemeanor.
41        (2)  A person has knowledge that his license, driving privileges or permit
42    to drive is revoked, disqualified or suspended when:
43        (a)  He  has  actual knowledge of the revocation, disqualification or sus-
44        pension of his license, driving privileges or permit to drive; or
45        (b)  He has received oral or written notice from  a  verified,  authorized
46        source,  that  his  license,  driving  privileges  or  permit to drive was
47        revoked, disqualified or suspended; or
48        (c)  Notice of the  suspension,  disqualification  or  revocation  of  his
49        license,  driving  privileges  or  permit to drive was mailed by certified
50        mail  to his address as shown on the citation which resulted  in  the
51        suspension,  disqualification  or  revocation,  and  if  such  notice  was
52        returned  it  was remailed  to his address  pursuant to section


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 1        49-320, Idaho Code,  as shown in  the    transportation  
 2        department  records,  and  he failed to receive the notice or learn of its
 3        contents as a result of his own  unreasonable,  intentional  or  negligent
 4        conduct    or  his  failure  to  keep  the  transportation department
 5        apprised of his mailing address as required by section 49-320, Idaho  Code
 6        ; or
 7        (d)  He has knowledge of, or a reasonable person in his situation exercis-
 8        ing  reasonable  diligence would have knowledge of, the existence of facts
 9        or circumstances which, under Idaho law, might have caused the revocation,
10        disqualification or suspension of his license, driving privileges or  per-
11        mit to drive.
12        (3)  Any  person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of
13    subsection (1) for the first time:
14        (a)  Shall be sentenced to jail for a mandatory minimum period of not less
15        than two (2) days, and may be sentenced to not more than six  (6)  months,
16        provided  however,    that  in the discretion of the sentencing judge, the
17        judge may authorize the defendant to be assigned to a work detail  program
18        within  the  custody of the county sheriff during the period of incarcera-
19        tion;
20        (b)  May be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); and
21        (c)  Shall have his driving privileges suspended by the court for an addi-
22        tional six (6) months following the end of any period of suspension,  dis-
23        qualification  or  revocation  existing  at the time of the violation; the
24        defendant may request restricted driving privileges during the  period  of
25        the  suspension  or  disqualification,  which  the  court may allow if the
26        defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that driving privileges
27        are necessary for his employment or for family health needs.
28        (4)  Any person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation  of
29    subsection  (1)  for  a second time within five (5) years, irrespective of the
30    form of the judgment(s) or withheld judgment(s):
31        (a)  Shall be sentenced to jail for a mandatory minimum period of not less
32        than twenty (20) days, and may be sentenced to not more than one (1) year,
33        provided however, that in the discretion  of  the  sentencing  judge,  the
34        judge  may authorize the defendant to be assigned to a work detail program
35        within the custody of the county sheriff during the period  of  incarcera-
36        tion;
37        (b)  May  be  fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000);
38        and
39        (c)  Shall have his driving privileges suspended by the court for an addi-
40        tional one (1) year following the end of any period  of  suspension,  dis-
41        qualification  or revocation existing at the time of the second violation,
42        during which time he shall have absolutely no driving  privileges  of  any
43        kind.
44        (5)  Any  person  who has pled guilty to or been found guilty of more than
45    two (2) violations of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section  within
46    five  (5)  years,  notwithstanding  the  form  of  the judgment(s) or withheld
47    judgment(s), is guilty of a felony; and
48        (a)  Shall be sentenced to the custody of the state  board  of  correction
49        for  not to exceed three (3) years; provided that notwithstanding the pro-
50        visions of section 19-2601, Idaho Code, should the court impose  any  sen-
51        tence  other  than  incarceration in the state penitentiary, the defendant
52        shall be sentenced to the county jail for a mandatory  minimum  period  of
53        not  less than thirty (30) days; and further provided that notwithstanding
54        the provisions of section 18-111, Idaho Code, a conviction under this sec-
55        tion shall be deemed a felony;


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 1        (b)  May be fined an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000);
 2        and
 3        (c)  Shall have his driving privileges suspended by the court for an addi-
 4        tional three (3) years following the end of any period of suspension, dis-
 5        qualification or revocation existing at the time of the violation,  during
 6        which time he shall have absolutely no driving privileges of any kind.
 7        (6)  A  minor  may be prosecuted for a violation of subsection (1) of this
 8    section under title 16, Idaho Code.
 9        (7)  If a person is convicted for a   violation   of  section  18-8004  or
10    18-8006,  Idaho Code, and at the time of arrest had no driving privileges, the
11    penalties imposed by this section  shall  be  in  addition  to  any  penalties
12    imposed  under  the  provisions of section 18-8005 or 18-8006, Idaho Code, and
13    not in lieu thereof.

14        SECTION 2.  That Section 31-2202, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
15    amended to read as follows:

16        31-2202.  DUTIES  OF SHERIFF. The policy of the state of Idaho is that the
17    primary duty of enforcing all penal provisions and statutes of  the  state  is
18    vested  with  the sheriff of each county as provided in section 31-2227, Idaho
19    Code. The sheriff shall perform the following:
20        1.  Preserve the peace.
21        2.  Arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all per-
22    sons who attempt to commit or who have  committed  a  public  offense,  unless
23    otherwise provided by law.
24        3.  Prevent  and  suppress  all  affrays, breaches of the peace, riots and
25    insurrections which may come to his knowledge.
26        4.  Attend all courts, including magistrate's  division  of  the  district
27    court  when ordered by a district judge, at their respective terms held within
28    his county, and obey the lawful orders and directions of the courts.
29        5.  Command the aid of as many inhabitants of the county as he  may  think
30    necessary in the execution of these duties.
31        6.  Take charge of and keep the county jail and the prisoners therein.
32        7.  Indorse  upon  all  process and notices the year, month, day, hour and
33    minute of reception, and issue therefor to the person delivering it,  on  pay-
34    ment  of  fees, a certificate showing the names of the parties, title of paper
35    and time of reception.
36        8.  Serve all process and notices in the manner prescribed by law.
37        9.  Certify under his hand upon process or notices the manner and time  of
38    service,  or,  if  he  fails  to make service, the reasons of his failure, and
39    return the same without delay.
40        10.  Perform such other duties as are required of him by law.
41        11.  Keep a record of all stolen cars reported within  his  county,  which
42    record shall contain the name of the motor vehicle, the engine number thereof,
43    a  complete  description of such vehicle and such other information as may aid
44    in the identification of the stolen car. Such record shall be open  to  public
45    inspection  during  office hours, and immediately upon receiving a report of a
46    stolen car the sheriff shall prepare and forward a copy thereof to the  direc-
47    tor of the department of law enforcement and he shall also notify the director
48    of the department of law enforcement of any and all cars recovered.
49        12.  Work in his county with the Idaho state department of law enforcement
50    in the following respects:
51        (a)  Require  all  persons  using the highways in the state to do so care-
52        fully, safely and with exercise of care  for  the  persons,  property  and
53        safety of others;


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 1        (b)  Safeguard  and protect the surface and other physical portions of the
 2        state highways;
 3        (c)  Enforce all of the laws of the state enacted for the  identification,
 4        inspection  and  transportation  of  livestock  and  all laws of the state
 5        designed to prevent the theft of livestock;
 6        (d)  Regulate traffic on all highways and roads in the state; and  respond
 7        to calls following wrecks and make investigations relative thereto.
 8        13.  Work  in  his county with the Idaho transportation department to give
 9    examinations for and sell drivers' licenses    and  identification  cards
10    .
11        14.  Expeditiously  and  promptly  investigate all cases involving missing
12    children when such cases are reported to him.

13        SECTION 3.  That Section 33-1702, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
14    amended to read as follows:

15        33-1702.  MINIMUM  STANDARDS FOR COURSES. (1) The state board of education
16    and the  transportation  department  of law enforcement 
17    shall cooperate in establishing, and amending as need  arises,  minimum  stan-
18    dards for driver training programs reimbursable hereunder.
19        (2)  Such standards shall require not less than thirty (30) clock hours of
20    classroom instruction and six (6) hours behind the wheel practice driving; but
21    the  state  board  of  education  may allow in lieu of not more than three (3)
22    hours of such practice driving,  such equivalent thereof in simulated practice
23    driving as the said board may have,  by  uniform  regulations,  approved.  The
24    board  shall  adopt standards necessary to allow completion of the thirty (30)
25    clock hours of required classroom instruction through an  approved  correspon-
26    dence course.
27        (3)  When  an  approved  driver  training course is provided by a private,
28    commercial driver training school, the standards for the driver training  pro-
29    gram as specified in subsection (2) of this section can be satisfied if all of
30    the following alternative requirements are met:
31        (a)  No more than four (4) students are in a class; and
32        (b)  Not  less  than  thirty  (30) hours of classroom instruction are pro-
33        vided; and
34        (c)  Not less than six (6) hours  behind-the-wheel  practice  driving  are
35        required; and
36        (d)  Not  less than six (6) hours of observation time are completed with a
37        parent or legal guardian.

38        SECTION 4.  That Section 33-4804, Idaho Code,  as  added  by  Section  10,
39    Chapter  234, Laws of 1994, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as fol-
40    lows:

41        33-4 8  9 04.  MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM  FUND.  (1)
42    The  motorcycle  safety  program fund is established in the state treasury and
43    appropriated on a continual basis to the department of education  which  shall
44    administer the moneys. Money in the fund shall only be used for administration
45    and  implementation  of the program, including reimbursement of entities which
46    offer approved motorcycle rider training courses.
47        (2)  At the end of each fiscal year, moneys remaining  in  the  motorcycle
48    safety program fund shall be retained in said fund and shall not revert to any
49    other general fund. The interest and income earned on money in the fund, after
50    deducting  any  applicable  charges,  shall  be  credited to and remain in the
51    motorcycle safety program fund.


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 1        (3)  Revenue credited to the fund  shall  include    thirteen  
 2      eleven    dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($1  3    1
 3    .50)  of each fee assessed for a motorcycle endorsement instruction per-
 4    mit and a motorcycle endorsement as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code.

 5        SECTION 5.  That Section 49-104, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 6    amended to read as follows:

 7        49-104.  DEFINITIONS -- C.
 8        (1)  "Cancellation of driver's license" means the annulment or termination
 9    by  formal  action of the department of a person's driver's license because of
10    some error or defect in the driver's license or because  the  licensee  is  no
11    longer entitled to the driver's license .  , but t 
12    T  he  cancellation of a driver's license is without prejudice and 
13    application   after compliance with  requirements,  the  individual
14    may  apply    for a new driver's license  may be made  at any
15    time after cancellation.
16        (2)  "Caravaning" means the transportation of any motor vehicle into,  out
17    of,  or within the state operating on its own wheels or in tow for the purpose
18    of sale or offer of sale by any agent, dealer, manufacturer's  representative,
19    purchaser,  or prospective purchaser, regardless of residence unless the motor
20    vehicle is licensed by the state of  Idaho,  or  is  owned  by  an  automobile
21    dealer,  duly  licensed as a dealer by this state. It shall also be considered
22    as the transportation of property for hire by a motor vehicle upon  the  high-
23    ways of this state.
24        (3)  "Certificate of liability insurance" means a certificate of liability
25    insurance  issued  by  an  insurance company authorized to do business in this
26    state or a certificate of liability insurance  issued  by  the  department  of
27    insurance  which  demonstrates  current  insurance against loss resulting from
28    liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death or damage to property suf-
29    fered by any person caused by accident and arising out of the operation, main-
30    tenance or use of a motor vehicle described in the certificate  in  an  amount
31    not  less  than  that required by section 49-1212, Idaho Code, and also demon-
32    strates the current existence of any other  coverage  required  by  title  41,
33    Idaho Code, or a certificate of self-insurance issued pursuant to law for each
34    motor  vehicle  to  be  registered. A certificate of liability insurance shall
35    contain the information required by the department of insurance, including the
36    name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle and a  description  of  the
37    motor  vehicle including identification number if there is one, or a statement
38    that all vehicles owned by a person or entity are covered  by  insurance,  the
39    inception  date of coverage, and the name of the insurer. "Certificate of lia-
40    bility insurance" may also include the original contract of  liability  insur-
41    ance  or  a  true  copy,  demonstrating the current existence of the liability
42    insurance described above.
43        (4)   "Chauffeur" means every person who is employed by  another  for
44    the principal purpose of driving a motor vehicle and every person who drives a
45    motor  vehicle  while in use as a public contract or common carrier of persons
46    or property.
47        (5)   "Commercial coach." (See section 39-4105, Idaho Code)
48        ( 6  5 )  "Commercial driver's  license"  means  any
49    class  A,  class  B  or class C driver's license as defined in section 49-105,
50    Idaho Code.
51        ( 7  6  )  "Commercial  driver  license  information
52    system  (CDLIS)" is the information system established to serve as a clearing-
53    house for locating information related to the licensing and identification  of


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 1    motor vehicle drivers.
 2        (  8  7 )  "Commercial driver training school" means
 3    a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or
 4    corporation, for the education and training of persons, either practically  or
 5    theoretically,  or  both,  to  operate or drive motor vehicles, and charging a
 6    consideration or tuition for such services.
 7        ( 9  8 )  "Commercial vehicle" or "commercial  motor
 8    vehicle." (See "Vehicle", section 49-123, Idaho Code)
 9        (  10    9 ) "Construction danger zone" means a con-
10    struction or maintenance area that is located on or adjacent to a highway  and
11    marked by appropriate warning signs.
12        (1 1  0 ) "Controlled substance" means any substance
13    so classified under section 102(6) of the controlled substances act (21 U.S.C.
14    802(6)),  and  includes all substances listed on schedules I through V, of 21,
15    CFR part 1308, as they may be revised from time to time.
16        (1 2  1 ) "Conviction" means  the  person  has  pled
17    guilty  or  has been found guilty, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or
18    withheld judgment.
19        (1 3  2 ) "Crosswalk" means:
20        (a)  That part of a highway at an intersection included within the connec-
21        tions of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the high-
22        way measured from the curbs or in the absence of curbs, from the edges  of
23        the  traversable  highway; and in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of
24        the highway, that part of a highway included within the extension  of  the
25        lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the centerline.
26        (b)  Any  portion  of a highway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly
27        indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on  the  sur-
28        face.

29        SECTION  6.  That  Section  49-105, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
30    amended to read as follows:

31        49-105.  DEFINITIONS -- D.
32        (1)  "Dealer" means every person in the business  of  buying,  selling  or
33    exchanging  five  (5)  or  more new or used vehicles, new or used motorcycles,
34    snow machines or motor scooters,  travel  trailers,  all-terrain  vehicles  or
35    motor  homes  in  any  calendar  year, either outright or on conditional sale,
36    bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise, or  who  has  an  established
37    place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of these vehicles. No
38    insurance  company,  bank, finance company, public utilities company, or other
39    person coming into possession of any vehicle, as an incident  to  its  regular
40    business,  who  shall  sell  that  vehicle under any contractual rights it may
41    have, shall be considered a dealer. See also "salvage pool",  section  49-120,
42    Idaho Code.
43        (2)  "Dealer's selling agreement." (See "Franchise", section 49-107, Idaho
44    Code)
45        (3)  "Department"   means   the  Idaho  transportation  department  acting
46    directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents, except  in  chap-
47    ters  6 and 9, title 49, Idaho Code, where the term means the Idaho department
48    of law enforcement, except as otherwise specifically provided.
49        (4)  "Designated family member" means the spouse, child, grandchild,  par-
50    ent,  brother or sister of the owner of a vehicle dealership who, in the event
51    of the owner's death, is entitled to inherit the  ownership  interest  in  the
52    dealership under the same terms of the owner's will, or who has been nominated
53    in any other written instrument, or who, in the case of an incapacitated owner


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 1    of  a dealership, has been appointed by a court as the legal representative of
 2    the dealer's property.
 3        (5)  "Director" means the director of the Idaho transportation department,
 4    except in chapters 6, 9 and 22, title 49, Idaho Code, where the term means the
 5    director of the Idaho department of law enforcement.
 6        (6)  "Disclose" means to engage in any practice or conduct to make  avail-
 7    able  and  make known personal information contained in records of the depart-
 8    ment about a person to any other person, organization or entity, by any  means
 9    of communication.
10        (7)  "Disqualification" as defined in 49 CFR part 383, means withdrawal by
11    the department of commercial vehicle driving privileges.
12        (8)  "Distributor"  means  any  person,  firm, association, corporation or
13    trust, resident or nonresident, who has a franchise  from  a  manufacturer  of
14    vehicles  to  distribute  vehicles  in this state, and who in whole or in part
15    sells or distributes new vehicles to dealers or who maintains distributor rep-
16    resentatives.
17        (9)  "Distributor branch" means a branch office similarly maintained by  a
18    distributor for the same purposes a factory branch is maintained.
19        (10) "Distributor  representative"  means  any  person, firm, association,
20    corporation or trust, and each officer and employee thereof engaged as a  rep-
21    resentative of a distributor or distributor branch of vehicles for the purpose
22    of  making or promoting the sale of vehicles, or for supervising or contacting
23    dealers or prospective dealers.
24        (11) "District" means:
25        (a)  Business district.  The territory contiguous to and including a high-
26        way when within any six hundred (600) feet along  the  highway  there  are
27        buildings  in  use  for business or industrial purposes, including hotels,
28        banks or office buildings, railroad stations and  public  buildings  which
29        occupy  at least three hundred (300) feet of frontage on one side or three
30        hundred (300) feet collectively on both sides of the highway.
31        (b)  Residential district.  The territory contiguous to  and  including  a
32        highway  not comprising a business district when the property on the high-
33        way for a distance of three hundred (300) feet or  more  is  in  the  main
34        improved with residences, or residences and buildings in use for business.
35        (c)  Urban district. The territory contiguous to and including any highway
36        which  is built up with structures devoted to business, industry or dwell-
37        ing houses. For purposes of establishing speed limits in  accordance  with
38        the provisions of section 49-654, Idaho Code, no state highway or any por-
39        tion  thereof  lying within the boundaries of an urban district is subject
40        to the limitations which otherwise apply to nonstate  highways  within  an
41        urban district. Provided, this subsection shall not limit the authority of
42        the  duly  elected  officials  of  an  incorporated city acting as a local
43        authority to decrease speed limits on state highways passing  through  any
44        district within the incorporated city.
45        (12) "Documented  vessel" means a vessel having a valid marine document as
46    a vessel of the United States.
47        (13) "Drag race" means the operation of two (2) or more  vehicles  from  a
48    point  side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdis-
49    tance each other, or the operation of one (1) or more vehicles over  a  common
50    selected  course,  from  the  same point to the same point, for the purpose of
51    comparing the relative speeds or power of acceleration of the vehicles  within
52    a certain distance or time limit.
53        (14) "Driver"  means every person who drives or is in actual physical con-
54    trol of a vehicle.
55        (15) "Driver's license" means a license or permit issued by the department


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 1    or by any other jurisdiction to an individual which authorizes the  individual
 2    to  operate  a  motor  vehicle  or commercial motor vehicle on the highways in
 3    accordance with the requirements of title 49, Idaho Code.
 4        (16) "Driver's license -- classes of" are issued for the  operation  of  a
 5    vehicle based on the size of the vehicle or the type of load and mean:
 6        (a)  Class  A. This license shall be issued and valid for the operation of
 7        any combination of motor vehicles with a manufacturer's gross  combination
 8        weight  rating  (GCWR)  in  excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds,
 9        provided the manufacturer's gross vehicle  weight  rating  (GVWR)  of  the
10        vehicle(s)  being towed is in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds. Per-
11        sons holding a valid class A license may also operate vehicles requiring a
12        class B, C, or D license.
13        (b)  Class B. This license shall be issued and valid for the operation  of
14        any  single  vehicle  with  a  manufacturer's  gross vehicle weight rating
15        (GVWR) in excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, or any such vehi-
16        cle towing a vehicle  not  in  excess  of  ten  thousand  (10,000)  pounds
17        manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). Persons holding a valid
18        class B license may also operate vehicles requiring a class C license or a
19        class D license.
20        (c)  Class  C. This license shall be issued and valid for the operation of
21        any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that does not meet the defi-
22        nition of class A or class B, as defined in this section, but that  either
23        is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more people including the driver,
24        or is of any size which does not meet the definition of class A or class B
25        and  is  used  in  the  transportation  of materials found to be hazardous
26        according to the hazardous material transportation act and which  requires
27        the  motor  vehicle  to be placarded under the federal hazardous materials
28        regulations 49 CFR part 172, subpart F. Persons holding a  valid  class  C
29        license may also operate vehicles requiring a class D license.
30        (d)  Class  D. This license shall be issued and valid for the operation of
31        a motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle  as  defined  in  section
32        49-123, Idaho Code.
33        (e)  "Seasonal  driver's  license" means a special restricted class B or C
34        driver's license to operate certain commercial  vehicles  in  farm-related
35        industries  under  restrictions imposed by the department. As used in this
36        definition, "farm-related industry" shall  mean  custom  harvesters,  farm
37        retail  outlets  and  suppliers,  agri-chemical  businesses  and livestock
38        feeders. Seasonal driver's licenses are not  valid  for  driving  vehicles
39        carrying any quantities of hazardous material requiring placarding, except
40        for  diesel  fuel  in  quantities of one thousand (1,000) gallons or less,
41        liquid fertilizers, i.e., plant nutrients, in vehicles  or  implements  of
42        husbandry with total capacities of three thousand (3,000) gallons or less,
43        and  solid  fertilizers,  i.e.,  solid plant nutrients, that are not mixed
44        with any organic substance.
45        (17) "Driver record" means any record that  pertains  to  an  individual's
46    driver's license, driving permit, driving privileges, driving history, identi-
47    fication documents or other similar credentials issued by the department.
48        (18) "Driver's license endorsements" means special authorizations that are
49    required  to  be  displayed  on  a driver's license which permit the driver to
50    operate certain types of commercial vehicles or  commercial  vehicles  hauling
51    certain types of cargo, or to operate a motorcycle.
52        (a)  "Endorsement  T  --  Double/triple trailer" means this endorsement is
53        required on a class A , B or C  license to permit the  licensee
54        to operate a vehicle authorized to tow more than one (1) trailer.
55        (b)  "Endorsement  H  --  Hazardous  material"  means  this endorsement is


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 1        required on a class A, B or C license if the driver is operating a vehicle
 2        used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous according to
 3        the hazardous material transportation act and  which  requires  the  motor
 4        vehicle  to be placarded under the federal hazardous materials regulations
 5        49 CFR part 172, subpart F.
 6        (c)  "Endorsement P -- Passenger" means this endorsement is required on  a
 7        class  A,  B  or  C  license  to  permit the licensee to operate a vehicle
 8        designed to transport sixteen (16) or more people including the driver.
 9        (d)  "Endorsement N -- Tank vehicle" means this endorsement is required on
10        a class A, B or C license to permit the  licensee  to  operate  a  vehicle
11        which  is  designed  to transport any liquid or gaseous materials within a
12        tank that is either permanently or temporarily attached  to  the  vehicle.
13        Such  vehicles  include,  but are not limited to, cargo tanks and portable
14        tanks, as defined in federal regulations 49 CFR part 171. This  definition
15        does not include portable tanks having a rated capacity under one thousand
16        (1,000) gallons.
17        (e)  "Endorsement M -- Motorcycle" means this endorsement is required on a
18        driver's license to permit the driver to operate a motorcycle.
19        (19) "Driveway"  means a private road giving access from a public way to a
20    building on abutting grounds.
21        (20) "Dromedary tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used  pri-
22    marily  for  drawing  a  semitrailer and so constructed as to carry manifested
23    cargo in addition to a part of the weight of the semitrailer.

24        SECTION 7.  That Section 49-108, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
25    amended to read as follows:

26        49-108.  DEFINITIONS -- G.
27        (1)  "Good  cause" means the failure of a dealer to comply with reasonable
28    performance criteria established by a manufacturer, if the dealer was apprised
29    by the manufacturer, in writing, of that failure; and
30        (a)  The notification stated that notice was provided of failure  of  per-
31        formance;
32        (b)  The dealer was afforded a reasonable opportunity, for a period of not
33        less than six (6) months, to comply with the criteria; and
34        (c)  The dealer did not demonstrate substantial progress toward compliance
35        with the performance criteria of the manufacturer during the period.
36        (2)  "Gross  combination  weight  rating (GCWR)"  for the purposes of
37    chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code,  means the value specified by the manu-
38    facturer as the maximum loaded weight of a combination (articulated)  vehicle.
39    In  the  absence of a value specified by the manufacturer, GCWR will be deter-
40    mined by adding the GVWR of the power unit and the total weight of  the  towed
41    unit  and  any  load thereon or registered weight rating whichever is greater.
42    Towed units shall not include implements of husbandry.  For the  purposes
43    of chapter 3, title 49, Idaho Code, "gross combined weight rating (GCWR) is as
44    defined in 49 CFR part 383. 
45        (3)  "Gross  vehicle weight rating (GVWR)"  for the purposes of chap-
46    ter 4, title 49, Idaho Code,  means the value specified by the  manufac-
47    turer  as  the  maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle or registered weight
48    rating, whichever is greater.  For the purposes of chapter 3,  title  49,
49    Idaho  Code,  "gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is as defined in 49 CFR part
50    383. 
51        (4)  "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without  load  plus  the
52    weight of any load on that vehicle.
53        (5)  "Group  of  vehicles"  is  one  motor  vehicle operated under its own


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 1    motive power with one (1) motor vehicle in tow, or one or more motor  vehicles
 2    in  tow  in  saddlemount  fashion,  providing  that  saddlemounting  meets the
 3    requirements prescribed by the United States department of transportation.

 4        SECTION 8.  That Section 49-116, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 5    amended to read as follows:

 6        49-116.  DEFINITIONS -- O.
 7        (1)  "Operator"  means every person who is in actual physical control of a
 8    motor vehicle upon a highway or private property open to public use.
 9        (2)  "Out of service order" means a temporary prohibition against  operat-
10    ing a commercial vehicle as declared by an authorized enforcement officer of a
11    federal,  state, Canadian, Mexican or local jurisdiction and which is applica-
12    ble to a driver, a commercial motor vehicle or a motor carrier operation  pur-
13    suant  to  federal  regulations 49 CFR part 386.72, 392.5, 395.13 or 396.9, or
14     to similar laws of jurisdictions outside the United States   
15    compatible laws , or to the North American uniform out-of-service crite-
16    ria.
17        (3)  "Owner"  means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property
18    in or title to a vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the  use  and
19    possession  of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but
20    excludes a lessee under a lease not  intended as  security.  "Owner"  for  the
21    purposes  of chapter 12 means the person legally responsible for the operation
22    of a vehicle upon the highways of the state of Idaho, whether as owner, lessee
23    or otherwise.

24        SECTION 9.  That Section 49-202, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
25    amended to read as follows:

26        49-202.  DUTIES  OF  DEPARTMENT. (1) All registration and driver's license
27    records in the office of the department shall be public records  and  open  to
28    inspection  by  the  public  during  normal  business  hours, except for those
29    records declared by law to be for the confidential use of the  department,  or
30    those  records containing personal information subject to restrictions or con-
31    ditions regarding disclosure. If the department has contracted for  a  service
32    to  be  provided by another entity, an additional fee shall be charged by that
33    contractor whether the service is rendered during normal business hours, other
34    than normal business hours or on weekends.
35        (2)  In addition to other fees required by law  to  be  collected  by  the
36    department, the department shall collect the following:
37        (a)  For  certifying  a  copy  of  any  record  pertaining  to any vehicle
38        license, any certificate of title, or any driver's license ......... $8.00
39        (b)  For issuing every Idaho certificate of title .................. $8.00
40        (c)  For furnishing a duplicate copy of any  Idaho  certificate  of  title
41        .................................................................... $8.00
42        (d)  For  issuance  or  transfer of every certificate of title on a new or
43        used vehicle or other titled vehicle in an expedited manner (rush titles),
44        in addition to any other fee required by this section ............. $15.00
45        (e)  For furnishing a replacement of any receipt of registration ... $3.00
46        (f)  For answering inquiries as to  registration  or  ownership  of  motor
47        vehicles  or  driver's license records, per vehicle registration, accident
48        report records, title or per driver's license record ............... $4.00
49        Additional contractor fee, not to exceed ........................... $4.00
50        (g)  For services in furnishing copies of files of vehicle or other regis-
51        trations, vehicle titles, or driver's licenses per hour ........... $10.00


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 1        (h)  Placing "stop" cards in vehicle registration  or  title  files,  each
 2        ................................................................... $12.00
 3        (i)  For  issuance  of  an  assigned or replacement vehicle identification
 4        number (VIN) .......................................................$10.00
 5        (j)  For a vehicle identification number  (VIN)  inspection  whether  con-
 6        ducted  by  a  city  or county peace officer or any other peace officer or
 7        designated agent of the state of Idaho, per inspection ............. $3.00
 8        (k)  For all replacement registration stickers, each ............... $1.00
 9        (l)  For issuing letters of temporary vehicle  clearance  to  Idaho  based
10        motor carriers .................................................... $10.00
11        (m)  For all sample license plates, each .......................... $12.00
12        (n)  For filing release of liability statements .................... $2.00
13        (3)  The fees required in this section shall not apply when the service is
14    furnished  to any federal, state, county or city peace officer  when such ser-
15    vice is required in the performance of their duties as peace officers.
16        (4)  The department may enter into agreements with  private  companies  or
17    public  entities  to provide the services for which a fee is collected in sub-
18    section (2)(f) of  this section. Such private contractor shall collect the fee
19    prescribed and remit the fee to the department. The contractor shall also col-
20    lect and retain the additional fee charged for his services.
21        (5)  The department shall pay three dollars ($3.00) of the  fee  collected
22    by  a  county assessor or other agent of the department as provided in subsec-
23    tion (2)(a) through (f) of this section, to the county assessor of the  county
24    or  agent  collecting such fee, which shall be deposited with the county trea-
25    surer and credited to the county current expense fund. The  remainder  of  the
26    fees  collected as provided in that subsection shall be paid by the department
27    to the state treasurer and placed in the state highway account. The  fee  col-
28    lected  under  subsection (2)(j) of this section for a VIN inspection shall be
29    placed in the city general fund if conducted by a city peace officer,  in  the
30    county  current  expense fund if conducted by a county peace officer, shall be
31    retained by the special agent authorized to perform the inspection, or paid to
32    the state treasurer and placed to the credit of the department of law enforce-
33    ment if conducted by the Idaho state police division or in the  state  highway
34    account if conducted by the department.
35        (6)  The department as often as practicable may provide to law enforcement
36    agencies  the  record  of  stolen and recovered motor vehicles and 
37    suspensions and revocations of driver licenses via the Idaho  law  enforcement
38    telecommunications system (ILETS).
39        (7)  The  department  shall  provide  the forms prescribed in chapter 5 of
40    this title, shall receive and file in its office in Boise, Idaho, all  instru-
41    ments  required  in  chapter  5 of this title to be filed with the department,
42    shall prescribe a uniform method of numbering certificates of title, and main-
43    tain in the department indices for such certificates  of  title.  All  indices
44    shall  be  by  motor  or identification number and alphabetical by name of the
45    owner , and the department shall maintain two (2) separate files on  each
46    vehicle,  one,  a motor or identification number file, the other a file by the
47    name of the owner .
48        (8)  The department shall file each registration received under a distinc-
49    tive registration number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner thereof
50    , alphabetically under the name of the owner, and numerically  and  alphabeti-
51    cally under the name of the vehicle .
52        (9)  The  department shall not renew a driver's license  or identifi-
53    cation card  when fees required by law have not been paid or where  fees
54    for  past  periods  are  due,  owing  and  unpaid including nonsufficient fund
55    checks , until those fees have been paid .


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 1        (10) The department shall not grant the registration of a vehicle when:
 2        (a)  The applicant is not entitled to registration under the provisions of
 3        this title; or
 4        (b)  The applicant has neglected or refused to furnish the department with
 5        the information required in the appropriate form or reasonable  additional
 6        information  required  by the department, or has failed to comply with the
 7        provisions of section 49-436, Idaho Code, in past registration periods; or
 8        (c)  The fees required by law have not been paid, or where fees  for  past
 9        registration  periods  are  due,  owing and unpaid including nonsufficient
10        fund checks.
11        (11) The department  has   or its authorized  agents  have
12      the authority to request any person,  based upon evidence, 
13    to  submit  to medical,  vision,  highway, or written examinations,
14    to protect the safety of the public upon the highways.  The department or
15    its authorized agents may exercise such authority based  upon  evidence  which
16    may include, but is not limited to, observations made. 
17        (12) The department shall revoke the registration of any vehicle:
18        (a)  Which  the  department shall determine is unsafe or unfit to be oper-
19        ated or is not equipped as required by law;
20        (b)  Whenever the person to whom the  registration  card  or  registration
21        plate  has been issued shall make or permit to be made any unlawful use of
22        the same or permit their use by a person not entitled thereto;
23        (c)  For  any  violation of vehicle registration requirements by the owner
24        or operator in the current or past registration periods;
25        (d)  Whenever a motor carrier as defined in section  61-801,  Idaho  Code,
26        has  his permit revoked for any cause except at the request of the  permit
27        holder, as provided in section 61-808, Idaho Code, or whenever  an  inter-
28        state  carrier  has  his registration revoked by reason of a revocation of
29        his interstate commerce commission operating authority;
30        (e)  For nonpayment by the owner or operator of the vehicle  of  use  fees
31        computed under sections 49-434 and 49-435, Idaho Code;
32        (f)  For  failure of the owner or operator to file the reports required or
33        nonpayment of fees assessed against the owner by the  department  pursuant
34        to audit under the provisions of section 49-436, Idaho Code;
35        (g)  Identified  by any city or county administering a program established
36        by ordinance for the inspection and readjustment of motor vehicles  (which
37        program  is  part of an approved state implementation plan adopted by both
38        the state and federal governments under 42 USC  section  7410)  as  having
39        failed  to  comply  with  an  ordinance  requiring  motor vehicle emission
40        inspection and readjustment; provided that no vehicle shall be  identified
41        to  the department under this subsection (g) unless (i) the city or county
42        certifies to the department that the owner of the motor vehicle  has  been
43        given  notice  and had the opportunity for a hearing concerning compliance
44        with the ordinance and has exhausted all remedies  and  appeals  from  any
45        determination made at such hearing; and (ii) the city or county reimburses
46        the department for all direct costs associated with the registration revo-
47        cation procedure.
48        (13) The department shall not reregister or permit a vehicle to operate on
49    a special trip permit until all fees, penalties and interest have been paid.
50        (14) The  department shall institute educational programs, demonstrations,
51    exhibits and displays.
52        (15) The department shall cancel a driver's license   or  identifica-
53    tion  card    when fees required by law have not been paid or where fees
54      for  past  periods    are  due,  owing   and   unpaid   including
55    nonsufficient fund checks , until those fees have been paid .


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 1        (16) The  department  shall  examine  persons  and  vehicles  by  written,
 2    oral  , vision  and  physical   skills  tests
 3    without compulsion except as provided by law.
 4        (17) The department shall employ expert and special help as needed in  the
 5    department.
 6        (18) The  department  shall  compile  accident  statistics and disseminate
 7    information relating to those statistics.
 8        (19) The department shall cooperate with the United States in the elimina-
 9    tion of road hazards, whether of a physical, visual or mental character.
10        (20) The department shall place and maintain traffic-control devices, con-
11    forming to the board's manual and specifications, upon all state  highways  as
12    it  shall  deem  necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this
13    title or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. No local authority  shall  place
14    or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction
15    of  the  department  except by the latter's  permission, except where the duly
16    elected officials of an incorporated city have established speed limits  lower
17    than  those  set by the department on the portion of state highways, excluding
18    controlled access and  interstate highways,  that  pass  through  residential,
19    urban  or business districts within the jurisdiction of the incorporated city.
20    The placement and maintenance of such a traffic  control  device  by  a  local
21    authority shall be made according to the board's manual and specifications for
22    a uniform system of traffic control devices.
23        (21) The  department  may  conduct an investigation of any bridge or other
24    elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it shall find that
25    the structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling  at  a
26    speed  otherwise permissible under this title, shall determine and declare the
27    maximum speed of vehicles which the structure can safely withstand, and  shall
28    cause  or  permit  suitable  signs stating the maximum speed to be erected and
29    maintained before each end of the structure.
30        (22) Whenever the department shall determine on the basis of an  engineer-
31    ing  and  traffic  investigation that slow speeds on any highway or part of  a
32    highway impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic,  the  department
33    may  determine  and  declare a minimum speed limit below which no person shall
34    drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with
35    law, and that limit shall be effective when posted upon appropriate  fixed  or
36    variable  signs, except in cases where the duly elected officials of an incor-
37    porated city have established speed  limits  lower   than  those  set  by  the
38    department  on  portions  of  state  highways, excluding controlled access and
39    interstate highways, that pass through residential,  urban  or  business  dis-
40    tricts within the jurisdiction of the incorporated city.
41        (23) The  department shall regulate or prohibit the use of any controlled-
42    access highway by any class or kind of traffic which is found to be incompati-
43    ble with the normal and safe movement of traffic.
44        (24) The department shall erect and maintain  traffic-control  devices  on
45    controlled-access highways on which any prohibitions are applicable.
46        (25) Wherever  a  highway  crosses  one  or  more  railroads at grade, the
47    department or local authorities within their  respective  jurisdictions  shall
48    place  and  maintain  stop  signs, directing vehicular traffic approaching the
49    crossing to come to a full stop prior to entering the crossing at all railroad
50    crossings where electric or mechanical warning signals do not exist. Placement
51    of these stop signs shall be mandatory except when  in  the  determination  of
52    public  highway agencies the existence of stop signs at a given crossing would
53    constitute a greater hazard than their absence based on a recognized engineer-
54    ing study.
55        Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as granting immunity to  any


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 1    railroad company as to liability, if any, for an accident which might occur at
 2    a  crossing  where stop signs are erected and in place, but liability, if any,
 3    shall be determined as provided by law. Liability on the part of  governmental
 4    authorities  on  account  of  absence  of any stop sign at a crossing shall be
 5    determined as provided by law.
 6        (26) The department and local  authorities  are  authorized  to  determine
 7    those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where over-
 8    taking  and  passing or driving on the left side of the roadway would be espe-
 9    cially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indi-
10    cate the beginning and end of those  zones and when signs or markings  are  in
11    place  and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant  person, every driver of
12    a vehicle shall obey those directions.
13        (27) The department and local authorities in  their  respective  jurisdic-
14    tions may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the  operation
15    upon  a  highway  of  traction  engines or tractors having movable tracks with
16    transverse corrugations upon the periphery  of  the  movable  tracks  or  farm
17    tractors  or other farm machinery, the operation of which upon a highway would
18    otherwise be prohibited under this title or title 40, Idaho Code.
19        (28) The department and local highway authorities within their  respective
20    jurisdictions may place official traffic-control devices prohibiting, limiting
21    or  restricting  the  stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway
22    where such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the high-
23    way or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles  unduly  interferes
24    with the free movement of traffic thereon.
25        (29) On  any  informational  material printed after July 1, 1995, by or at
26    the order of the department and distributed to counties, school  districts  or
27    individuals  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  a person to successfully pass a
28    driver's license test, the department shall include material about the state's
29    open range law and responsibilities, liabilities and  obligations  of  drivers
30    driving in the open range.

31        SECTION  10.  That  Section 49-237, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
32    amended to read as follows:

33        49-237.  RECORD OF CONVICTIONS TO BE SENT TO DEPARTMENT. Upon the  convic-
34    tion  of  any person for the violation of any of the provisions of this title,
35    the judicial officer before whom the proceedings  are  had  shall  immediately
36    certify  the  facts  of  the  case to the department,  in either paper or
37    electronic form,  including the name and address of the   offender,
38    the  character  of the punishment   parties charged, the number, if
39    any, of his driver's license, the registration number  of  the  motor  vehicle
40    involved,  the  nature  of the offense, the date of the hearing, the plea, the
41    judgment, the sentence , and the amount of any fine  imposed  and  paid.
42    The department shall enter the facts either in the records of registered vehi-
43    cles,  or  in  the records of registered dealers, as the case may be, opposite
44    the name of the person so convicted, and in the case of any other person, in a
45    record of offenders, to be  kept  for  that  purpose.  If  the  conviction  be
46    reversed on appeal, the person whose conviction has been reversed may serve on
47    the  department  a certified copy of the order of reversal, and the department
48    shall enter the reversal in the proper records.

49        SECTION 11.  That the heading for Chapter 3, Title 49, Idaho Code, be, and
50    the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

51                                      CHAPTER 3


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 1     OPERATOR AND CHAUFFEUR   MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S  LICENSES

 2        SECTION 12.  That Section 49-302, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 3    amended to read as follows:

 4        49-302.  WHAT  PERSONS  ARE EXEMPT FROM LICENSE. The following persons are
 5    exempt from licensing if driving  privileges  are  not  suspended,  cancelled,
 6    revoked, disqualified, denied or refused:
 7        (1)  Any person while driving or operating any  special mobile equip-
 8    ment,   farm tractor ,  or implement of husbandry  moved
 9      when incidentally operated  on a highway.
10        (2)  Farmers are exempt from obtaining a class A, B or C driver's  license
11    to operate a commercial motor vehicle which is:
12        (a)  Controlled  and  operated  by  a farmer , including operation by
13        employees or family members ; and
14        (b)  Used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery,  farm
15        supplies, or both, to or from a farm; and
16        (c)  Not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier; and
17        (d)  Used within one hundred fifty (150) miles of the person's farm.
18        (3)  Any  person  is  exempt  from  obtaining  a  class A, B or C driver's
19    license for the operation of  fire fighting or other emergency  equipment
20    used  in response to emergencies involving   commercial motor vehi-
21    cles which are necessary to  the preservation of life or property  
22    or  the execution of emergency governmental functions, are equipped with audi-
23    ble and visual signals, and are not  subject  to  normal  traffic  regulations
24    .
25        (4)  Any  person  is  exempt  from  obtaining a class A, B or C license to
26    operate a commercial vehicle which is exclusively used to  transport  personal
27    possessions or family members for nonbusiness or recreational purposes.
28        (5)  A  nonresident  who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and who has
29    in his immediate possession a valid driver's license issued to him in his home
30    state or country may operate a motor vehicle in Idaho only as a class D opera-
31    tor with driving privileges restricted to daylight hours only, and  with  full
32    privileges  at  sixteen  (16) years of age, and only if Idaho residency is not
33    established.
34        (6)  A nonresident who is at least fifteen (15) years of age and  who  has
35    in  his  possession  a valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement or
36    who has a valid motorcycle driver's license issued to him in his home state or
37    country may operate a motorcycle in Idaho with driving  privileges  restricted
38    to daylight hours only, and with full privileges at sixteen (16) years of age.
39        (7)  A  nonresident who has in his immediate possession a valid commercial
40    driver's license issued to him in his home state  or  country  may  operate  a
41    motor vehicle in Idaho.
42        (8)   A nonresident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, whose
43    home state or country does not require the licensing of operators, may operate
44    a  motor  vehicle  as  a  class D operator only, for a period of not more than
45    ninety (90) days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle is currently  reg-
46    istered in the home state or country of the nonresident.
47        (9)   A nonresident on active duty in the armed forces of the United
48    States  who  has a valid driver's license issued by his home jurisdiction, and
49    such nonresident's spouse or  dependent  son  or  daughter  who  has  a  valid
50    driver's license issued by such person's home jurisdiction.
51        ( 10  9 )  Any active duty military personnel, 
52    active duty U.S. coast guard personnel,  and members of the reserves and
53    national  guard on active duty including personnel on full-time national guard


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 1    duty, personnel on part-time training and national guard military  technicians
 2    who as civilians are required to wear military uniforms and are subject to the
 3    code  of  military  justice,  are  exempt from obtaining a commercial driver's
 4    license to operate military vehicles.  This exemption does not  apply  to
 5    U.S. reserve technicians. 

 6        SECTION  13.  That  Section 49-303, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 7    amended to read as follows:

 8        49-303.  WHAT PERSONS SHALL NOT BE  LICENSED.  The  department  shall  not
 9    issue  any  driver's  license,  instruction  permit, driver's training permit,
10    privileges or right  to drive and if issued, may revoke or cancel the driver's
11    license of a person who:
12        (1)  As an operator of a vehicle requiring a class D driver's license,  is
13    under  the age of seventeen (17) years, except that the department may issue a
14    driver's license to any person who  has  successfully  completed  an  approved
15    driver  training  course  and  who is at least fifteen (15) years of age, with
16    driving privileges restricted to daylight hours only, and with full privileges
17    at sixteen (16) years of age. The restriction of  daylight  hours  only  shall
18    mean  that period of time one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2)
19    hour after sunset.
20        (2)  As an operator of a vehicle requiring a class D driver's license,  is
21    under  the  age  of seventeen (17) years and has not successfully completed an
22    approved driver training course.
23        (3)  As an operator of a commercial vehicle requiring a class A,  B  or  C
24    driver's license is under the age of eighteen (18) years.
25        (4)  Applicants with less than one (1) year of driving experience, as evi-
26    denced  by a  valid class D   previous  driver's license
27    shall not be issued a class A, B or C driver's license.
28        (5)  As a driver has had his license, instruction permit, driver  training
29    permit, privileges or right to drive suspended for the duration of the suspen-
30    sion,  nor to any person whose license has been revoked,  until the expi-
31    ration of one (1) year after the license was revoked     suspended,
32    cancelled or disqualified by this state or any other jurisdiction .
33        (6)  Is an habitual drunkard, or is addicted to the use of narcotic drugs.
34        (7)  Has  previously  been adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from
35    any mental disability or disease and who has not at the  time  of  application
36    been restored to competency by the methods provided by law.
37        (8)  Is required by the provisions of this chapter to take an examination,
38    unless that person shall have successfully passed such examination.
39        (9)  May  be  required  under  any  law  of this state to furnish proof of
40    financial responsibility and who has not furnished that proof.
41        (10) The department has good cause to believe  that  the  operation  of  a
42    motor vehicle on the highways by that person would be harmful to public safety
43    or welfare.
44        (11) Is  disqualified  for  a  class  A,  B or C license, except he may be
45    issued a class D driver's license.
46        (12) Is under eighteen (18) years of age and is not  enrolled  in  school,
47    has  not  received  a  waiver  pursuant to or has not satisfactorily completed
48    school as provided in section 49-303A, Idaho Code.
49        (1 2  3 ) Is not a resident of the state of Idaho.

50        SECTION 14.  That Section 49-303A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
51    amended to read as follows:


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 1        49-303A.  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  ISSUED  TO  CERTAIN  PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF
 2    EIGHTEEN YEARS. (1)  Attendance  requirements.  The  department  may  issue  a
 3    driver's  license  or instruction permit to a minor younger than eighteen (18)
 4    years of age if, at the time of application, the minor:
 5        (a)  Has received  a  high  school  diploma,  a  high  school  equivalency
 6        diploma, a special diploma or a certificate of high school completion;
 7        (b)  Is  enrolled  in  a  public  or private school and satisfies relevant
 8        attendance requirements;
 9        (c)  Is enrolled in a study course in preparation for a  test  of  general
10        educational  development and satisfies relevant attendance requirements;
11        (d)  Is  enrolled  in  a home education program and satisfies the require-
12        ments of rules of the state board of education and the state department of
13        education for such programs; provided that students shall be in compliance
14        with the requirements and have been enrolled in the home education program
15        for at least one (1) school year prior to verification of  the  attendance
16        request,  unless documentation of meeting the requirements of this section
17        in the school year contiguous to enrollment in the home education  program
18        can be provided;
19        (e)  Is enrolled in an accredited college or university;
20        (f)  Is  enrolled in a postsecondary vocational program or a postsecondary
21        adult vocational program and satisfying relevant attendance requirements;
22        (g)  Is enrolled in a job training program pursuant to  state  or  federal
23        law and satisfying relevant attendance requirements; or
24        (h)  Is  enrolled in other educational activities approved by the board of
25        trustees  of  the  school  district  and  satisfying  relevant  attendance
26        requirements.
27        (2)  (a) An applicant for a driver's license who is under the age of eigh-
28        teen (18) shall  provide  written  verification  of  compliance  with  the
29        requirements  of  subsection  (1)  of  this section or receipt of a waiver
30        therefrom pursuant to subsection (3) of this section  to  the  department.
31        The necessary verification shall be obtained from the school district.  If
32        the  applicant is enrolled in or has graduated from a private high school,
33        the verification shall be obtained by the  applicant  from  the  governing
34        body of the private school.  A school district shall not refuse to provide
35        written  verification  of compliance with the requirements of this section
36        to the department.
37        (b)  Schools may  implement  interventions  designed  to  improve  student
38        attendance with their district policies and procedures.
39        (c)  When  applying for a  license or permit, an applicant under age eigh-
40        teen (18) must provide written verification to the department  of  compli-
41        ance with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section or receipt of
42        a  waiver  therefrom, pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.  Written
43        verification  shall  be  obtained  from  the  applicant's   school.    The
44        applicant's  school  shall  not  refuse to provide written verification of
45        compliance with the requirements of this section to the department.
46        (3)  (a) A public school principal, or the principal's  designee,  or  the
47        designee  of  the governing body of a private school shall provide written
48        notification to a minor and the minor's parent, guardian or  custodian  of
49        the  school  district's  or  private  school's  intent to request that the
50        department suspend the minor's driving privileges because  the  minor  has
51        dropped  out  of  school and has failed to comply with the requirements of
52        subsection (1) of this section.
53        (b)  The minor or the parent, guardian or custodian  of  the  minor  shall
54        have fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of receipt of this notice to
55        request  a  hearing before the public school principal, or the principal's


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 1        designee, or the designee of the governing body of a  private  school  for
 2        the  purpose  of  reviewing  the pending suspension.  The hearing shall be
 3        conducted within thirty (30) calendar days after the public school princi-
 4        pal, or the principal's designee, or the designee of the governing body of
 5        a private school receives the request.
 6        (c)  The public school principal, or the principal's designee, or the des-
 7        ignee  of the governing body of a private school shall waive the  require-
 8        ments  of subsection (1) of this section for any minor under its jurisdic-
 9        tion for whom a personal or family hardship requires that the minor have a
10        driver's license for his or her own or his or her family's  employment  or
11        medical  care.   The public school principal, or the principal's designee,
12        or the designee of the governing body of a private school shall take  into
13        account  the recommendations of teachers, other school officials, guidance
14        counselors or academic advisors prior to granting a waiver to the require-
15        ments of subsection (1) of this section.
16        (d)  The hardship waiver provided in paragraph (c) of this  section  shall
17        be  requested,  if desired by the minor or the minor's parent, guardian or
18        custodian at the initial hearing.
19        (4)  Any person denied a hardship waiver by a public school principal,  or
20    the  principal's  designee, or the designee of the governing body of a private
21    school may appeal the decision to the board of trustees of the school district
22    or the governing body of the private school.  The  public  or  private  school
23    shall  notify the department of all students not in compliance with subsection
24    (1) of this section or who have been granted a  hardship  waiver  pursuant  to
25    subsection (3) of this section.
26        (5)  Upon receiving written verification that  the reinstatement fees
27    have  been  paid and  the minor is again in compliance with the require-
28    ments of subsection (1) of this section, the department  shall  reinstate  the
29    minor's  privilege  to  drive.   Thereafter, if the school district determines
30    that the minor is not in compliance with the requirements of  subsection  (1),
31    the  department shall suspend the minor's driving privilege until the minor is
32    eighteen (18) years old or otherwise satisfies the requirements of  subsection
33    (1) of this section, whichever occurs first.
34        (6)  The  department  shall  report  quarterly to each school district the
35    disposition of all requests to suspend driver's licenses of students  of  that
36    district.   Beginning  with  the 1996-97 school year, each school district and
37    each private school shall report the number of notifications issued of  possi-
38    ble  student  driver's license suspensions based on nonattendance, requests to
39    the department to suspend a driver's license  and  student  driver's  licenses
40    actually suspended.

41        SECTION  15.  That  Section 49-304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
42    amended to read as follows:

43        49-304.  MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT. The department shall issue  a  motorcycle
44    "M"  endorsement on a driver's license to applicants who complete the require-
45    ments to operate a motorcycle.
46        (1)  Any person who holds a valid Idaho driver's license on  September  1,
47    1994, may operate a motorcycle without a motorcycle "M" endorsement until that
48    driver's  license  expires   or September 1, 1998, whichever occurs first
49    .
50        (2)  Any person who applies for a driver's license or renewal of a license
51    after September 1, 1994, may also apply  for  a  motorcycle  "M"  endorsement.
52    Until  September  1,  1998,  the  requirements  for obtaining a motorcycle "M"
53    endorsement are:


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 1        (a)  The applicant shall be tested by written examination for  his  knowl-
 2        edge  of  safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific to
 3        the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in  section
 4        49-306, Idaho Code.
 5        (b)  Upon  successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of
 6        the fee required for an "M" endorsement,  the  applicant  shall  obtain  a
 7        motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license.
 8        (3)    After  September 1, 1996, n  N o person under
 9    the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for  or  obtain  a  motorcycle  "M"
10    endorsement  on  his  driver's  license unless he has successfully completed a
11    motorcycle rider training course approved under the provisions of chapter  48,
12    title  33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the requirements specified in
13    subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not be
14    effective unless and until the  motorcycle  rider  training  course  is  fully
15    implemented by the department of education.
16        (4)  Any  person  who  applies  for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
17    license after September 1, 1998, in addition to the requirements specified  in
18    subsection  (2)  of  this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle
19    "M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.

20        SECTION 16.  That Section 49-305, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
21    amended to read as follows:

22        49-305.  INSTRUCTION  PERMITS  -- TEMPORARY LICENSES -- TEMPORARY DRIVER'S
23    TRAINING INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Upon passage of the required knowledge  tests
24    appropriate  for  the  vehicle  being  operated,  the  department may issue an
25    instruction permit for the type of vehicle(s) the person  will  be  operating,
26    entitling  the applicant, while having the permit in his immediate possession,
27    to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways for a  period  of    at  least
28        up to  one hundred eighty (180) days. That person must be
29    accompanied by an adult driver who holds a driver's  license  appropriate  for
30    the  vehicle  being  operated  and who is actually occupying a seat beside the
31    driver.
32        (a)  Any person who has reached the age of fifteen (15) years, and who has
33        successfully completed an approved driver training course may apply for  a
34        class  D instruction permit with driving privileges restricted to daylight
35        hours only, and with full privileges at sixteen (16)  years  of  age.  The
36        restriction of daylight hours only shall mean that period of time one-half
37        (1/2)  hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset. Any person
38        applying for an instruction permit or driving privileges who is under  the
39        age  of  eighteen (18) years shall be in compliance with school attendance
40        requirements of section 49-303A, Idaho Code.
41        (b)  Any person who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years  may  apply
42        for a class A, B or C instruction permit.
43        (c)  On  and after April 1, 1992, federal highway administration rules and
44        regulations concerning instruction permits, as specified in  49  CFR  part
45        383,  will  be  in effect for commercial motor vehicle s  
46        operators .
47        (2)  The department may,  in   at   its  discretion,
48    issue  a  temporary  class  D  driver's  license to an applicant for a class D
49    driver's license permitting him to operate a motor vehicle while  the  depart-
50    ment  is  completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative
51    to the applicant's right to receive a driver's license.    The  temporary
52    license  may  be  cancelled  at  the department's discretion at any time after
53    issuance.  The temporary license must be in  the  applicant's  immediate


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 1    possession  while  operating a motor vehicle, and it shall be invalid when the
 2    applicant's driver's license has been  issued  or  for  good  cause  has  been
 3    refused.
 4        (3)  If  an  applicant  for  a driver's training instruction permit cannot
 5    provide a certified copy of his birth certificate at the time of  application,
 6    the department may issue a temporary driver's training instruction permit upon
 7    receipt of both a photo identification  and a letter from the school verifying
 8    the  applicant's enrollment in a driver training course.  Upon receipt of
 9    the certified copy of the birth certificate, the department  shall  issue  the
10    driver's training instruction permit. 
11        (4)  The  department may issue a motorcycle endorsement instruction permit
12    to an applicant who has a valid driver's license and who has successfully com-
13    pleted the motorcycle riders knowledge test and paid the appropriate fees. The
14    permit entitles the applicant,  while  having  the  permit  in  his  immediate
15    possession  ,    and while riding under the direct supervision
16    of any person eighteen (18) years or older  who  possesses  a  valid  driver's
17    license, and after September 1, 1998, who also possesses a motorcycle endorse-
18    ment,    to  operate  a motorcycle upon the highways for a period not to
19    exceed one hundred eighty (180) days. If the permittee passes the skills  test
20    for  a motorcycle endorsement within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance
21    of the motorcycle endorsement instruction permit, he shall not be required  to
22    pay  the motorcycle endorsement fee.  "Direct supervision" means that any
23    person eighteen (18) years of age or older  who  possesses  a  valid  driver's
24    license, and after September 1, 1998, who also possesses a motorcycle endorse-
25    ment,  is  within  two hundred (200) feet of the permittee at all times during
26    the permittee's operation of a motorcycle.  A person  holding  a  motor-
27    cycle  instruction  permit  shall  not  carry  any passenger while operating a
28    motorcycle, shall not operate a motorcycle except during the hours of daylight
29    only and shall not operate a motorcycle upon any interstate highway system.
30        A violation of the conditions of a motorcycle endorsement instruction per-
31    mit is a misdemeanor. The department shall cancel the permit  whether  or  not
32    such violation results in conviction of the misdemeanor.

33        SECTION  17.  That  Section 49-306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34    amended to read as follows:

35        49-306.  APPLICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Every
36    application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license shall be  made
37    upon a form furnished by the department and shall be verified by the applicant
38    before  a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the
39    department and sheriffs and their deputies are authorized  to  administer  the
40    oaths  without  charge. Every application for a permit , extension 
41    or driver's license shall be accompanied by the following fee, none  of  which
42    is refundable:
43        (a)  Class A, B, C license with endorsements ...................... $24.50
44        (b)  Class D license .............................................. $20.50
45        (c)  Class A, B, C instruction permit ............................. $15.50
46        (d)  Class D instruction permit ................................... $11.50
47        (e)  Duplicate  driver's  license  or  permit issued under section 49-318,
48        Idaho Code ........................................................ $11.50
49        (f)  Driver's license extension issued under section  49-319,  Idaho  Code
50        ................................................................... $ 6.50
51        (g)  License classification change (upgrade) ...................... $15.50
52        (h)  Endorsement addition ......................................... $11.50
53        (i)  Class A, B, C skills tests ................................... $35.00


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 1        (j)  Class D skills test .......................................... $15.00
 2        (k)  Motorcycle endorsement skills test ............................$ 5.00
 3        (l)  Knowledge test ............................................... $ 3.00
 4        (m)  Seasonal driver's license..................................... $23.50
 5        (n)  One time motorcycle "M" endorsement .......................... $11.50
 6        (o)  Motorcycle endorsement instruction permit .................... $11.50
 7         (p)  Restricted driving permit ....................... $35.00 
 8        (2)  Every  application shall state the full name, date of birth, place of
 9    birth, sex, Idaho residence address and mailing address, if different, of  the
10    applicant, height, weight, hair color, and eye color, and for a class A, B, or
11    C  driver's  license or seasonal driver's license the applicant's social secu-
12    rity number as verified by the applicant's social security  card.  A  driver's
13    license  or  instruction permit issued on and after January 1, 1993, shall not
14    contain an applicant's social security number. Applications on file  shall  be
15    exempt  from disclosure except as provided in sections 49-202, 49-203, 49-203A
16    and 49-204, Idaho Code. Every application shall also state whether the  appli-
17    cant  has  previously  been  licensed as a driver, and if so, when and by what
18    state or country, and whether a driver's license or privileges have ever  been
19    suspended,  revoked, denied, disqualified, cancelled or whether an application
20    has ever been refused, and if so, the date of and reason for  the  suspension,
21    revocation,   denial,   disqualification,  cancellation  or  refusal  and  the
22    applicant's  oath  that  all  information  is  correct  as  signified  by  the
23    applicant's signature. The applicant may be required to submit proof of  iden-
24    tity  and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certifi-
25    cate and other satisfactory evidence to satisfy the  issuing  officer  or  the
26    department.    If an applicant for a driver's training instruction permit
27    cannot provide a certified copy of his birth certificate at the time of appli-
28    cation, the department may issue a  temporary  driver's  training  instruction
29    permit in accordance with the provisions of section 49-305, Idaho Code. 
30        (3)  Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed
31    in  another  jurisdiction, the department shall request a copy of the driver's
32    record from the other jurisdiction and shall contact the national driver  reg-
33    ister. When received, the driver's record from the previous jurisdiction shall
34    become  a  part  of  the driver's record in this state with the same force and
35    effect as though entered on the driver's record in this state in the  original
36    instance.
37        (4)  Whenever the department receives a request for a driver's record from
38    another licensing jurisdiction, the record shall be forwarded without charge.
39        (5)  The department shall contact and notify the commercial driver license
40    information  system of the proposed application for a class A, B or C driver's
41    license to insure identification of the person  and  to  obtain  clearance  to
42    issue the license.
43        (6)  When  the  fees required under this section are collected by a county
44    officer, they shall be paid over to the county treasurer not less  often  than
45    monthly, who shall immediately:
46        (a)  Deposit  an  amount  equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each driver's
47        license or instruction permit application fees, application for  a  dupli-
48        cate  driver's license or permit, classification change, seasonal driver's
49        license and additional endorsement in the current expense fund; and
50        (b)  Deposit two dollars and fifty  cents  ($2.50)  from  each  motorcycle
51        endorsement  and motorcycle endorsement instruction permit fee in the cur-
52        rent expense fund; and
53        (c)  Deposit an amount equal to three dollars ($3.00) from each fee for  a
54        knowledge test in the current expense fund; and
55        (d)  Deposit  an  amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each fee for a


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 1        motorcycle endorsement skills test in the current expense  fund;  provided
 2        however,  if a contractor administers the skills test he shall be entitled
 3        to the five dollar ($5.00) fee;
 4        (e)  Remit the remainder to the state treasurer; and
 5        (f)  Deposit eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) from each fee  for  a
 6        class  D skills test into the county current expense fund, unless the test
 7        is administered by a department-approved contractor,  in  which  case  the
 8        contractor shall be entitled to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) of
 9        each fee.
10        (7)  When  the  fees  required under this section are collected by a state
11    officer or agency, they shall be paid over to the state treasurer.
12        (8)  The state treasurer shall distribute the moneys  received  from  fees
13    imposed by the provisions of this section, whether collected by a county offi-
14    cer or by a state officer or agency as follows:
15        (a)  Two  dollars  ($2.00)  of each fee for a driver's license or seasonal
16        driver's license shall be deposited  in  the  emergency  medical  services
17        account II created in section 39-146A, Idaho Code; and
18        (b)  Sixteen  dollars  and fifty cents ($16.50) of each fee for a seasonal
19        or class A, B, or C driver's license shall be deposited in the state high-
20        way account; and
21        (c)  Ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) of each fee for a class A, B, or
22        C instruction permit or driver's license classification  change  shall  be
23        deposited in the state highway account; and
24        (d)  Six  dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) of each fee for a duplicate sea-
25        sonal or class A, B, or C driver's license, class  A,  B,  or  C  driver's
26        license  extension,  or  additional  endorsement shall be deposited in the
27        state highway account; and
28        (e)  Four dollars ($4.00) of each fee for  a  motorcycle  endorsement  and
29        motorcycle  endorsement instruction permit shall be deposited in the state
30        highway account; and
31        (f)  Five dollars and thirty cents ($5.30) of  each  fee  for  a  class  D
32        driver's license shall be deposited in the driver training account; and
33        (g)  Seven  dollars  and  twenty  cents  ($7.20) of each fee for a class D
34        driver's license shall be deposited in the highway  distribution  account;
35        and
36        (h)  Two  dollars  and  sixty  cents  ($2.60)  of  each  fee for a class D
37        instruction permit, duplicate class D  license  or  permit,  and  class  D
38        license extension shall be deposited in the driver training account; and
39        (i)  Three  dollars  and  ninety  cents  ($3.90) of each fee for a class D
40        instruction permit, duplicate class D  license  or  permit,  and  class  D
41        license  extension shall be deposited in the highway distribution account;
42        and
43        (j)  Five dollars ($5.00) of each fee for a class A, B, or C  skills  test
44        shall be deposited in the state highway account; and
45        (k)  One  dollar  ($1.00)  of  each  fee for a class A, B, C or D driver's
46        license shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety  program  fund  estab-
47        lished in section 33-4 8  9 04, Idaho Code.
48        (l)  Three  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($3.50)  of each fee for a class D
49        skills test shall be deposited into the state highway account.
50        (9)  The contractor administering a class A, B, or C skills test shall  be
51    entitled  to  thirty  dollars  ($30.00)  of  the skills test fee. A contractor
52    administering a class A, B, or C skills test may collect an additional fee for
53    the use of the contractor's vehicle for the skills test.
54        (10)  Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) of each restricted driving  permit
55    shall be deposited in the state highway account.


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 1        (11)   The  department  may  issue  seasonal  class  B or C driver's
 2    licenses that:
 3        (a)  Will only be valid for  driving  commercial  vehicles  that  normally
 4        require class B or C commercial driver's licenses;
 5        (b)  Will be valid for seasonal periods that begin on the date of issuance
 6        and  that are not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in a twelve (12)
 7        month period;
 8        (c)  May only be obtained twice in a driver's lifetime;
 9        (d)  Are valid only within a one hundred fifty (150) mile  radius  of  the
10        place of business or farm being serviced; and
11        (e)  Will  be  valid only in conjunction with valid Idaho class D driver's
12        licenses.
13        (1 1  2 ) The department may issue seasonal class  B
14    or C driver's licenses to drivers who:
15        (a)  Have not violated the single license provisions of 49 CFR part 383;
16        (b)  Have not had any license suspensions, revocations or cancellations;
17        (c)  Have not had any convictions in any vehicle for any offense listed in
18        section 49-335(1) or 49-335(2), Idaho Code, or any one (1) serious traffic
19        offense;
20        (d)  Have  at  least  one (1) year of driving experience with a class D or
21        equivalent license in any type motor vehicle; and
22        (e)  Are at least sixteen (16) years old.

23        SECTION 18.  That Section 49-307, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
24    amended to read as follows:

25        49-307.  FEE  FOR DRIVER'S TRAINING INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Every enrollee
26    of a driver training course in a public school shall pay a  nonrefundable
27     fee of thirty dollars ($30.00). Twenty-five dollars  ($25.00)  of  each
28    fee so imposed shall be deposited in the driver training account and five dol-
29    lars ($5.00) will be deposited in the county current expense fund.
30        (2)  Every  enrollee of a driver's training course offered by a commercial
31    business shall pay a  nonrefundable  fee of ten  dollars  ($10.00).
32    Five  dollars  ($5.00)  of the fee so imposed shall be deposited in the driver
33    training account and five dollars ($5.00) shall be  deposited  in  the  county
34    current expense fund.
35        (3)  Each  enrollee  of a driver training course shall provide the type of
36    information required for a driver's license or  instruction  permit,  but  the
37    driver's  training instruction permit shall be issued to the instructor of the
38    course , and the driver training instruction permit shall expire one  (1)
39    year from the issue date .
40        (4)  No  enrollee  of  any driver training course shall be allowed to com-
41    plete the course unless he has obtained a driver's training  instruction  per-
42    mit.

43        SECTION  19.  That  Section 49-313, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
44    amended to read as follows:

45        49-313.  EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS. (1) The sheriff, his deputy or  autho-
46    rized  agents  of the department shall examine every applicant for an instruc-
47    tion permit, seasonal driver's license, or a driver's license or a  motorcycle
48    endorsement,  except  as  otherwise provided by law.  It   The
49    examination  shall include a test of  the  applicant's  eyesight  ,
50        and  hearing,  his ability to read and understand highway
51    signs regulating, warning, and directing  traffic.  A  skills  test  shall  be


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 1    required  for  an applicant who has not been previously licensed for the class
 2    of license requested, or who holds a license issued by another  country  
 3    unless a reciprocal agreement is in force .  However, a 
 4    A    skills  test may be required  for any and all other applicants
 5     at the discretion of the examiner or department for a class A, B, C  or
 6    D  driver's  license or a motorcycle endorsement. In addition, the applicant's
 7    knowledge of traffic laws of this state and when a motorcycle  endorsement  is
 8    applied  for, the applicant's knowledge of safe motorcycle operating practices
 9    and traffic laws specifically relating to motorcycle operation shall be tested
10    by a written examination, except as provided in section 49-319, Idaho Code. At
11    the discretion of the examiner, the prescribed written examination may be con-
12    ducted orally.
13        (2)  The knowledge and skill  examinations  for  applicants  for  driver's
14    licenses  in class A, B or C shall be conducted in compliance with 49 CFR part
15    383.
16        (3)  The skill test for a class A, B, C or D driver's license or  for  any
17    endorsement  other than a motorcycle endorsement  shall be given by
18    the  department or its authorized agents. The skills examiner for a motorcycle
19    endorsement shall be certified by the department of education.
20        (4)  Any person who has successfully completed an approved driver training
21    course and who applies for a driver's license more than three (3) months after
22    completion of the driver training course shall be required to retake the skill
23    test in addition to any other tests required upon application for  a  driver's
24    license.
25        (5)  The department shall not issue a tank, double/triple trailer, or haz-
26    ardous  material  endorsement  unless  the applicant, in addition to all other
27    applicable qualifications, has  passed  an  appropriate  knowledge  test.  The
28    department  shall  not  issue a passenger endorsement unless the applicant, in
29    addition to all other applicable qualifications,  has  passed  an  appropriate
30    knowledge and skills test.
31        (6)  Any  person  failing to pass a knowledge or skill test for a class A,
32    B, C or D driver's license, or  a  knowledge  test  for  a  seasonal  driver's
33    license,  or any endorsement may not retake the test within three (3) business
34    days of the failure.
35        (7)  Any person retaking a knowledge or skill test for a driver's  license
36    shall  pay  the  appropriate testing fee as specified in section 49-306, Idaho
37    Code.
38        (8)   A skill examination for a class A, B or C driver's license  may
39    be waived for an applicant who certifies within the preceding two (2) years:
40        (a)  He has not violated the single license provisions of 49 CFR part 383;
41        (b)  He has not had any license suspension, revocation or cancellation;
42        (c)  He  has  not had any conviction for any type of motor vehicle for any
43        of the disqualification offenses contained in 49 CFR part 383.51;
44        (d)  He has not had any violation of state or local laws relating to motor
45        vehicle traffic control, arising in connection with any traffic  accident,
46        and has no record of an accident in which he was at fault; and
47        (e)  He is regularly employed in a job requiring operation of a commercial
48        motor vehicle; and
49        (f)  He  has  previously  taken  and passed a skills test given by a state
50        classified licensing and testing system and  that  the  test  was  behind-
51        thewheel in a representative vehicle for that applicant's driver's license
52        classification; or
53        (g)  He  has  operated,  for  at least two (2) years immediately preceding
54        application for a commercial driver's license, a vehicle representative of
55        the commercial motor vehicle he operates or expects to operate.


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 1        (9)   The motorcycle skills test for a motorcycle endorsement  shall
 2    be waived by the department:
 3        (a)  On  and  after September 1, 1998, if the applicant presents satisfac-
 4        tory evidence of successful completion of a  recognized  motorcycle  rider
 5        training course approved by the department of education;
 6        (b)  On and after September 1, 1998, if the applicant presents evidence of
 7        a  motorcycle  endorsement  on  his current license by a state or province
 8        which requires a motorcycle skills test equivalent  to  that  required  by
 9        Idaho law as determined by the department of education;
10        (c)  Until September 1, 1998.
11        (  10    9 ) At the discretion of the department, an
12    alternate skills test for the motorcycle endorsement may be administered  when
13    the endorsement is for operation of a three-wheeled motorcycle only.
14        (1  1    0 ) The department or its authorized agents
15    may refuse to give an applicant a skills test if there are reasonable  grounds
16    to  believe that the safety of the applicant, public, or the examiner would be
17    jeopardized by doing so.  Reasonable grounds would include, but not be limited
18    to, the applicant's inability to pass the eye test, written tests, or a state-
19    ment by a licensed physician stating the applicant is not physically  able  to
20    drive a motor vehicle.
21        (1  2    1 ) The department or its authorized agents
22    may deny issuance or renewal of a  driver's  license  or  endorsement  to  any
23    applicant  who  does  not  meet  the  licensing  requirements for the class of
24    driver's license or endorsement being renewed or issued.
25        (1 3  2 ) Skill examinations for  seasonal  driver's
26    licenses shall be waived.

27        SECTION  20.  That  Section 49-315, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
28    amended to read as follows:

29        49-315.  LICENSES ISSUED TO DRIVERS. (1) The  department  shall  issue  to
30    every qualifying applicant a driver's license as applied for, which shall bear
31    a  distinguishing  number  assigned  to  the  licensee, the full name, date of
32    birth, Idaho residence address, sex, weight, height, eye  color,  hair  color,
33    color  photograph,  name  of this state, date of issuance, date of expiration,
34    license class, endorsements, restrictions and "under  21  until  (month,  day,
35    year)",  and  any other distinguishing printing of the words "under 21" on the
36    license, if applicable, and the applicant's  signature.  No  driver's  license
37    shall  be  valid until it has been signed on the signature line of the license
38    by the licensee.
39        (2)  Every driver's license shall bear a color photograph of the licensee,
40    which shall be taken by the examiner at the time the application is made.  The
41    photograph  shall    normally    be taken without headgear or other
42    clothing or device that disguises or otherwise conceals the face  or  head  of
43    the  applicant  ,  but  the  requirement for an uncovered face photograph
44     . A waiver  may be  waived   granted  
45    by  the department  allowing the applicant to wear headgear or other head
46    covering  for medical , religious  or safety  purposes  
47    so long as the face is not disguised or otherwise concealed . A driver's
48    license  may contain a statement or indication of the medical condition of the
49    licensee.
50        (3)  The department shall notify the commercial driver license information
51    system that a class A, B or C driver's license has been issued as required  by
52    49 CFR part 383.
53        (4)  A  licensee  desiring  to  donate  any or all organs or tissue in the


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 1    event of death, pursuant to the provisions for donation of anatomical gifts as
 2    set forth in chapter 34, title 39, Idaho Code, at the option of the donor  may
 3    indicate  this  desire  on  the driver's license by the imprinting of the word
 4    "donor" on the license.

 5        SECTION 21.  That Section 49-318, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 6    amended to read as follows:

 7        49-318.  DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES. In the event that any instruction per-
 8    mit, class A, B, C, or D or seasonal driver's license is lost or destroyed, or
 9    a  name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise legally changed, the
10    person to whom the permit or driver's license was issued may, upon payment  of
11    the  fee fixed in section 49-306, Idaho Code, and upon furnishing satisfactory
12    proof to the department that the permit, class A,  B,  C,  or  D  or  seasonal
13    driver's  license  has  been  lost  or  destroyed,  or the name has been 
14    legally  changed,  obtain   apply for  a duplicate
15    or substitute permit or driver's license together  with  appropriate  endorse-
16    ments  that  may have existed on the previous permit or license. The applicant
17    shall provide proof of identity and date of birth as set forth in a  certified
18    copy  of his birth certificate and other satisfactory evidence. In the case of
19    a name change, the applicant shall provide legal documentation to  verify  the
20    change in accordance with department rules.

21        SECTION  22.  That  Section 49-319, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
22    amended to read as follows:

23        49-319.  EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL  OF  DRIVER'S  LICENSE.  (1)  Every  Idaho
24    driver's license issued to a driver shall expire on the licensee's birthday in
25    the fourth year following the issuance of the driver's license. Every driver's
26    license  that   has   is  not, as provided by law, 
27    been  suspended, revoked or disqualified in  this  state  or  any  other
28    jurisdiction shall be renewable on or before its expiration, but not more than
29    twelve  (12) months before, upon application, payment of the required fee, and
30    satisfactory completion of the required  eyesight    and  hearing  
31    examination.  No  knowledge  test  shall be required for renewal of a driver's
32    license, except for renewal of a hazardous material  endorsement.  Appropriate
33    knowledge  and  skill  tests  shall  be  required for an upgrade in a driver's
34    license class or an endorsement addition. In the case of a  name  change,  the
35    applicant shall provide legal documentation to verify the change in accordance
36    with department rules.
37        (2)  When  a  driver's  license has been expired for less than twelve (12)
38    months, the renewal of the driver's license shall start from the original date
39    of expiration regardless of the year in which the application for  renewal  is
40    made.  If  the  driver's  license is expired for  more than  twelve
41    (12) months  or more , the applicant shall be required to take  the
42    knowledge  ,  skills  and  vision    test and the application shall
43    expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following issuance of the
44    driver's license.
45        (3) (a)  If a driver's license has expired or will expire and the licensee
46        is temporarily out-of-state  except  on  active  military  duty,  and  the
47        driver's  license  has  not,  as provided by law, been suspended, revoked,
48        cancelled, denied, refused or disqualified, the licensee  may  request  in
49        writing  on  a  form  prescribed  by  the  department  an extension of the
50        driver's license. The request shall be accompanied by  the  fee  fixed  in
51        section  49-306, Idaho Code, and the extension shall be less than a twelve


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 1        (12) month period. If the department determines that an extension  of  the
 2        driver's  license  is  necessary,  it may issue a certificate of extension
 3        showing the date to which the expired driver's license  is  extended,  and
 4        this  certificate  shall be attached to the expired driver's license. Cer-
 5        tificates of extension are limited to one (1) per licensee.
 6        (b)  Upon returning to the state of Idaho, the licensee shall  within  ten
 7        (10) days, apply for a renewal of the expired driver's license and surren-
 8        der the certificate of extension and the expired driver's license.
 9        (c)  A hazardous material endorsement cannot be extended.
10        (4)  An  Idaho  driver's  license issued to any person prior to serving on
11    active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or a member of the imme-
12    diate family accompanying such a person, if valid and in full force and effect
13    upon entering active duty, shall remain in full force and  effect  and  shall,
14    upon application, be extended for a period of four (4) years so long as active
15    duty  continues,  if  the driver's license is not suspended, denied, disquali-
16    fied, cancelled or revoked, as provided by law, during the  active  duty,  and
17    the  driver's  license  shall  remain in full force and effect sixty (60) days
18    following the date the holder is released from active duty.
19        (5)  The department may use a mail renewal process for  class  D  licenses
20    based on criteria established by rule.
21        (6)  A  seasonal  driver's  license is only valid for a one hundred eighty
22    (180) day period from the date of issuance. Only  one  (1)  seasonal  driver's
23    license  may  be  obtained  in  any  twelve (12) month period, and may only be
24    obtained twice in a driver's lifetime.

25        SECTION 23.  That Section 49-320, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
26    amended to read as follows:

27        49-320.  NOTICE  OF  CHANGE  OF ADDRESS. It is the responsibility of every
28    licensed driver and every person applying for a driver's  license  to  keep  a
29    current address on file with the department.
30        (1)  Whenever  any  person  after  applying  for  or  receiving a driver's
31    license shall move from the  address  shown  in  the  application  or  in  the
32    driver's license issued, that person shall, within  fourteen  
33    thirty   ( 14  30 ) days, notify the department in
34    writing of the old and new addresses.
35        (2)  Whenever any statute or rule requires a driver to receive  notice  of
36    any  official  action  with regard to the person's driver's license or driving
37    privileges taken or proposed by a court or  the  department,  notification  by
38    certified  mail at the address shown on the application for a driver's license
39    or at the address shown on the driver's license or at the address given by the
40    driver, shall constitute all the legal notice that is required.

41        SECTION 24.  That Section 49-321, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
42    amended to read as follows:

43        49-321.  RECORDS  TO  BE  KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT. (1) The department shall
44    file every application for a driver's license received by it and  shall  main-
45    tain suitable indices containing:
46        (a)  All applications denied and on each note the reason for denial;
47        (b)  All applications granted;
48        (c)  The name of every licensee whose driver's license has been suspended,
49        revoked,  cancelled,  denied  or  disqualified by the department and after
50        each name note the reasons for the action;
51        (d)  The driver's license number for the applicant; and


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 1        (e)  The social security number of the applicant for a commercial driver's
 2        license.
 3        (2)  The department shall also file all accident reports and abstracts  of
 4    court  records  of  convictions  received  by it under the law  in either
 5    paper or electronic form  and maintain convenient records or make  suit-
 6    able notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the
 7    convictions  and the traffic accidents in which the licensee has been involved
 8    shall be readily ascertainable and available for consideration of the  depart-
 9    ment upon any application for renewal of a driver's license and at other suit-
10    able times.
11        (3)  The  department  of  health  and welfare, on or about the 25th day of
12    each month shall, upon the request of the department, furnish the department a
13    listing showing the name, age, county of residence, and residence  address  of
14    each Idaho resident who has died during the preceding month. The listing shall
15    be  used  only  for  purposes  of  updating  the driver's license files of the
16    department and shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 3, title 9,
17    Idaho Code.

18        SECTION 25.  That Section 49-324, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
19    amended to read as follows:

20        49-324.  SUSPENDING RESIDENT'S LICENSE AND PRIVILEGES UPON CONVICTION
21    ,    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR COURT ORDER  IN ANOTHER STATE. The depart-
22    ment shall suspend, disqualify or revoke the driver's license or privilege  of
23    any  resident  of  this  state  or the privilege of a nonresident to operate a
24    motor vehicle in this state upon receiving notice  of  the  conviction  ,
25    administrative action or court order  of that person in another state of
26    an offense which, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspen-
27    sion, disqualification or revocation of the driver's license and privileges of
28    the driver. The department shall forward a certified copy or electronic trans-
29    fer to the national driver register.

30        SECTION  26.  That  Section 49-326, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
31    amended to read as follows:

32        49-326.  AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO SUSPEND, DISQUALIFY OR REVOKE DRIVER'S
33    LICENSE AND PRIVILEGES. (1) If the court has not ordered the suspension  of  a
34    license  or privileges, the department is authorized to suspend, disqualify or
35    revoke the license or privileges of a driver without preliminary hearing  upon
36    a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the driver:
37        (a)  Has  committed  an offense for which mandatory revocation , sus-
38        pension  or disqualification of license or  privileges  is  required
39        upon conviction , court order or administrative action ;
40        (b)  Has been convicted in any court in this state of an offense against a
41        municipal  ordinance which would have been grounds for suspension, revoca-
42        tion or disqualification of his driver's license  or  privileges  had  the
43        charge been prosecuted under a state law;
44        (c)  Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle;
45             1.  Any  person who in the opinion of the department, based upon rec-
46             ommendation of the person's personal physician, is afflicted with  or
47             subject  to  any  condition which brings about momentary or prolonged
48             lapses of consciousness or control, which is or may  become  chronic,
49             or  when the person is suffering from a physical or mental disability
50             or disease serving to prevent  him  from  exercising  reasonable  and
51             ordinary  control  over  a  motor vehicle while operating it upon the


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 1             streets and highways, or any person who is unable to understand high-
 2             way signs, warning, regulating or directing traffic,  is  incompetent
 3             to drive a motor vehicle.
 4             2.  Any person who shall not have minimum visual acuity with or with-
 5             out  corrective lenses of 20/40 in at least one (1) eye as determined
 6             by the Snellen system or other available systems  is  incompetent  to
 7             operate  a  motor  vehicle,  however,  the  department shall have the
 8             authority to license such person upon the recommendation of  an  oph-
 9             thalmologist  or  qualified  physician  and  upon passage of a skills
10             test. At 20/70 or more in both eyes with or without corrective lenses
11             the department may suspend the driver's license and  privileges.  Any
12             person  who applies for or receives any type of tax, welfare or other
13             benefits or exemptions for the blind shall be  conclusively  presumed
14             incompetent to operate a motor vehicle.
15             3.  Any  person, department, or political subdivision of the state of
16             Idaho who receives an application for any type of tax,  welfare,  aid
17             or  other benefits or exemptions for the blind shall immediately for-
18             ward the name, address, sex, date of birth, and date  of  application
19             of the applicant to the department;
20        (d)  Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a driver's license;
21        (e)  Has  committed  an offense , as evidenced by a conviction, court
22        order or administrative action,  in another state which if committed
23        in Idaho would be grounds for suspension, disqualification or revocation;
24        (f)  Has been convicted of the offense of reckless driving, or fleeing  or
25        attempting  to  elude  a  peace  officer, and providing that the operating
26        privilege shall be suspended for a period of thirty (30) days upon convic-
27        tion and providing further, that if a second conviction  occurs  within  a
28        two  (2)  year  period  of time from the time of the first conviction, the
29        suspension shall be for ninety (90) days, and if a third conviction  shall
30        occur  within  a  three (3) year period of time from the time of the first
31        conviction, the period of suspension shall be for one (1) year;
32        (g)  Has failed to satisfy a judgment as set forth in  chapter  12,  title
33        49, Idaho Code;
34        (h)  Has failed to maintain proof of financial responsibility as set forth
35        in chapter 12, title 49, Idaho Code;
36        (i)  Has  a  driving  record which shows a violation point count of twelve
37        (12) or more points in any consecutive twelve (12) month period;
38        (j)  Is an habitual violator of traffic laws;
39        (k)  Has been convicted of  the  offense  of  violation  of  a  restricted
40        license and providing the driver's license and privileges be suspended for
41        a period of thirty (30) days;
42        (l)  Has  been  convicted for the offense of leaving the scene of an acci-
43        dent involving damages to a vehicle, the period of revocation shall be one
44        (1) year;
45        (m)  Has been convicted for the offense of leaving the scene of  an  acci-
46        dent  resulting  in injury or death, the period of revocation shall be one
47        (1) year;
48        (n)  Is under the age of eighteen (18) years  and  is  not  satisfactorily
49        enrolled  in school, has not received a waiver pursuant to or has not com-
50        pleted school as provided in section 49-303A, Idaho Code.
51        (2)  A violation point is assessed for conviction of any  charge  or  with
52    proof  of  any infraction involving a moving traffic violation. A value of one
53    (1) point shall be given for a less serious  violation  and  up  to  four  (4)
54    points  for  a  more  serious violation. Conviction or proof of infraction for
55    only one (1) violation arising from one (1) occasion  of  arrest  or  citation


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 1    shall be counted in determining the violation point count.
 2        (3)  The  department  is  authorized and directed to establish a violation
 3    point count system for  various  moving  traffic  violations  and  infractions
 4    occurring  either  within or without the state of Idaho, affecting all holders
 5    of driver's licenses issued by the department.
 6        (4)  Notification of suspension, revocation, cancellation or disqualifica-
 7    tion. Upon suspending,  revoking,  canceling  or  disqualifying  the  driver's
 8    license  or driving privileges of any person, the department shall immediately
 9    notify the applicant or licensee in writing, at the licensee's address on file
10    with the department pursuant to section 49-320, Idaho Code. Upon  his  request
11    the  department shall afford him an opportunity for a hearing before a hearing
12    officer appointed by the director. The hearing may be held by telephone within
13    twenty (20) days after receipt of the request, unless this period is for  good
14    cause  shown,  extended  by  the  hearing  officer for one ten-day period. The
15    notice and hearing shall  be required prior to the  imposition  of  additional
16    suspension or disqualification periods beyond the periods as set forth in this
17    section.  Upon  a  hearing the hearing officer may administer oaths, may issue
18    subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books
19    and papers, and may require  a reexamination of the licensee. Upon the hearing
20    the department shall either rescind its order or, with good cause, may  affirm
21    or extend the suspension or disqualification of the driver's license or revoke
22    the driver's license.
23        Whenever  a  driver's  license,  permit or driving privilege has been sus-
24    pended or revoked by the department as provided in this section, other than as
25    set forth in subsection (1)(c), (d), (g), (h), (m) or (n), the department  may
26    issue  a temporary restricted permit restricting the time, area and purpose of
27    use. The application, eligibility  requirements  and  form  of  the  temporary
28    restricted permit shall be provided by administrative rule.
29        (5)  The department shall not suspend a driver's license or privileges for
30    a  period  of  more  than one (1) year ,   and upon revoking a
31    driver's license or privileges shall not in any event grant application for  a
32    new driver's license until the expiration of one (1) year after the revocation
33        except  as  otherwise provided by law . The provisions of
34    this subsection shall not be applicable with respect to the issuance of tempo-
35    rary restricted permits as provided in section 49-325, Idaho Code.
36        (6)  The department shall not disqualify a driver for a period longer than
37    specified by 49 CFR part 383.

38        SECTION 27.  That Section 49-335, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
39    amended to read as follows:

40        49-335.  DISQUALIFICATIONS  AND  PENALTIES -- COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.
41    (1) Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle and who holds  a  class
42    A,  B  or C driver's license is disqualified from operating a commercial motor
43    vehicle for a period of not less than one (1) year if  convicted  of  a  first
44    violation under  any  state or federal law of:
45        (a)  Operating  a  commercial  motor  vehicle while under the influence of
46        alcohol or a controlled substance;
47        (b)  Operating a commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol  concentration
48        of the person's blood,  breath or bodily substance is 0.04 or more;
49        (c)  Leaving the scene of an accident involving a commercial motor vehicle
50        driven by the person;
51        (d)  Using a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any felony.
52        (2)  Any  person  who  operates a commercial motor vehicle and who holds a
53    class A, B or C driver's license is disqualified from operating  a  commercial


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 1    motor vehicle for a period of not less than one (1) year if the person refuses
 2    to  submit  to  a  test  to determine the driver's alcohol concentration while
 3    operating a commercial motor vehicle.
 4        (3)  If any of the offenses specified in subsection (1)  or  (2)  of  this
 5    section  occurred  while  transporting  a  hazardous  material  required to be
 6    placarded, the person is disqualified for a period of not less than three  (3)
 7    years.
 8        (4)  A  person  is disqualified for the period of time specified in 49 CFR
 9    part 383 if found to have committed two (2) or more of  any  of  the  offenses
10    specified  in  subsection  (1)  or  (2) of this section, or any combination of
11    those offenses, arising from two (2) or more separate incidents.
12        (5)  A person is disqualified for the period of time specified in  49  CFR
13    part 383 from operating a commercial motor vehicle who uses a commercial motor
14    vehicle  in  the commission of any felony involving the manufacture, distribu-
15    tion, or dispensing of a controlled substance, or possession of  a  controlled
16    substance  with  the  intent  to manufacture, distribute or dispense such con-
17    trolled substance.
18        (6)  A person is disqualified from operating a  commercial  motor  vehicle
19    for  a period of not less than sixty (60) days if convicted of two (2) serious
20    traffic violations, or one hundred twenty (120) days if convicted of three (3)
21    serious traffic violations, committed in a commercial  motor  vehicle  arising
22    from separate incidents occurring within a three (3) year period.
23        (7)  A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commer-
24    cial  motor  vehicle  within  this state while having any detectable amount of
25    alcohol in his system or who refuses to submit to  an  alcohol  test  must  be
26    placed  out of service for twenty-four (24) hours and be subject to the provi-
27    sions of section 18-8002, Idaho Code.
28        (8)  A person who is convicted of a violation of an  out-of-service  order
29    while driving a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified for not less than:
30        (a)  Ninety (90) days nor more than one (1) year for a first conviction;
31        (b)  One  (1)  year  nor  more than five (5) years for a second conviction
32        arising from separate incidents during any ten (10) year period;
33        (c)  Three (3) years nor more than five (5) years for three  (3)  or  more
34        convictions  arising  from  separate  incidents  during  any ten (10) year
35        period.
36        (9)  A person who is convicted of a violation of an  out-of-service  order
37    while  driving  a  commercial  motor  vehicle and while transporting hazardous
38    materials required to be placarded under the hazardous  materials  transporta-
39    tion act, or while operating motor vehicles designed to transport sixteen (16)
40    or more people including the driver, is disqualified for not less than:
41        (a)  One hundred eighty (180) days nor more than two (2) years for a first
42        conviction;
43        (b)  Three  (3)  years nor more than five (5) years for subsequent convic-
44        tions arising from separate incidents in any ten (10) year period.

45        SECTION 28.  That Section 49-1208, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
46    amended to read as follows:

47        49-1208.  PROOF  REQUIRED UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS. (1) If a person is not
48    licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any  bail
49    or  collateral  deposited  to  secure an appearance for trial or has entered a
50    plea of guilty for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation  of  the
51    driver's  license,  or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without
52    being licensed to do so, no driver's license shall be issued  to  that  person
53     and his driving privilege shall remain suspended or revoked  until


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 1    he gives and maintains proof of financial responsibility.
 2        (2)  Whenever  the  department  or  a  court  suspends,  or the department
 3    revokes a resident's driver's license or nonresident's  driving  privilege  by
 4    reason  of  a  conviction,  forfeiture  of  bail, or upon a plea or finding of
 5    guilty, the license or privilege shall remain suspended or revoked unless  the
 6    person  shall  have  previously  given  or shall immediately give and maintain
 7    proof of financial responsibility.
 8        (3)  Any person who is convicted of violating  the  provisions  of  either
 9    section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code, shall  have his driver's
10    license and driving privileges suspended for a three (3) year period following
11    such conviction. The driver's license and driving privileges shall remain sus-
12    pended  unless the person  give s  and maintain s 
13    proof of financial responsibility throughout the three (3) year period follow-
14    ing such conviction.
15        (4)  Whenever a person is required to maintain proof of financial  respon-
16    sibility,  and  who  is  not a resident of Idaho, files and maintains proof of
17    financial responsibility in his home state the department shall reinstate  the
18    person's  driving  privileges  as long as proof of financial responsibility is
19    maintained in the person's home state.

20        SECTION 29.  That Section 49-1301, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
21    amended to read as follows:

22        49-1301.  ACCIDENTS  INVOLVING  DAMAGE  TO  VEHICLE. (1) The driver of any
23    vehicle involved in an accident, either on public or private property open  to
24    the  public, resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended
25    by any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident,
26    or as close as possible, and shall immediately return to, and in  every  event
27    shall remain at, the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the require-
28    ments  of  law.  A  stop  as  required  by  this section shall be made without
29    obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
30        (2)  Any person failing to stop or to comply with the  requirements  under
31    these circumstances shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
32        (3)  The department shall revoke for a period of one (1) year the driver's
33    license,  privileges  or  permit to drive, or the nonresident operating privi-
34    lege, of any person convicted  of  a  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this
35    section  and section 49-326, Idaho Code .

36        SECTION  30.  That Section 49-1416, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
37    amended to read as follows:

38        49-1416.  RECORD OF TRAFFIC CASES -- REPORT OF CONVICTIONS TO  DEPARTMENT.
39    (1)  Every  magistrate  or  judge  of a court shall keep or cause to be kept a
40    record of every traffic complaint, traffic citation, or other  legal  form  of
41    traffic  charge  deposited  with  or  presented to the court, and shall keep a
42    record of every official action by the court in reference thereto, including a
43    record of every conviction, forfeiture resulting from every traffic  complaint
44    or citation deposited with or presented to the court.
45        (2)  Within  ten  (10)  days after a conviction or forfeiture of bail of a
46    person upon a charge of violating any provision of this  title  or  other  law
47    regulating  the operation of vehicles on highways, the magistrate of the court
48    or clerk of the court of record in which the conviction was had  or  bail  was
49    forfeited  shall  prepare  and  immediately  forward  to the department ,
50    either by paper or electronically,  an abstract of  the  record  of  the
51    court  covering  the case in which the person was convicted or forfeited bail.


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 1    The abstract shall be certified by the person required to prepare the abstract
 2    to be true and correct. A report need not be made of any conviction  involving
 3    the illegal parking or standing of a vehicle.
 4        (3)  The abstract , whether paper or electronic,  shall be made
 5    upon  a form as prescribed by the supreme court and shall include the name and
 6    address of the party charged, the number if any of his driver's  license,  the
 7    registration  number of the motor vehicle involved, the nature of the offense,
 8    the date of hearing, the plea, the judgment, or whether  bail  was  forfeited,
 9    and the amount of the fine or forfeiture as applicable.
10        (4)  Every court of record shall also forward a like report to the depart-
11    ment  upon the conviction of any person of manslaughter or other felony in the
12    commission of which a vehicle was used.
13        (5)  The failure, refusal, or neglect of any judicial  officer  to  comply
14    with  any  of  the requirements of this section shall constitute misconduct in
15    office and shall be grounds for removal.
16        (6)  The department shall keep all abstracts received   at  its  main
17    office      in either electronic format or on microfilm , and
18    abstracts shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business  hours
19     with the exception of personal information which may be exempt from dis-
20    closure as otherwise provided by law .

21        SECTION  31.  That Section 49-2443, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
22    amended to read as follows:

23        49-2443.  APPLICATION. Application for an identification card must be made
24    in person before an examiner authorized by the department  to  issue  driver's
25    licenses. The examiner shall obtain the following from the applicant:
26        (1)  The  true  and  full  name  and  Idaho  residence address and mailing
27    address, if different, of the applicant;
28        (2)  The identity and date  and place  of birth of  the  appli-
29    cant as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certificate and, subject to
30    subsection  (6)  of  this  section,  other  satisfactory  evidence of identity
31    acceptable to the examiner or the department;
32        (3)  The height and weight of the applicant;
33        (4)  The color of eyes and hair of the applicant; and
34        (5)  Applicant's signature.
35        (6) An applicant who has no photo identification or other secondary  iden-
36    tification  document  satisfactory  to  the department as acceptable to verify
37    identity shall be eligible to receive an identification card upon presentation
38    of a certified copy of his birth certificate and either a social security card
39    or current medicaid card.

40        SECTION 32.  That Section 49-2444, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
41    amended to read as follows:

42        49-2444.  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  ISSUED.  (1) The department shall issue an
43    identification card which shall set forth the  information  contained  in  the
44    application,  in  a  form  as prescribed by the department. All identification
45    cards issued on or after January 1, 1993, shall not  contain  the  applicant's
46    social  security number. An applicant's social security number shall be exempt
47    from disclosure except for inquiries from agencies or institutions  authorized
48    to  obtain  such information by federal law or regulation, from peace officers
49    or from jury commissioners. Each card shall be issued a distinguishing  number
50    and  shall  bear  upon  it  a color photograph of the applicant which shall be
51    taken by the examiner at the time of application. The photograph  shall  


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 1    normally    be  taken  without headgear or other clothing or device that
 2    disguises or otherwise conceals the face or head of the applicant  ,  but
 3    the requirement for an uncovered face photograph  . A waiver 
 4    may be  waived   granted  by the department  allow-
 5    ing  the  applicant  to  wear  headgear  or  other  head  covering   for
 6    medical , religious  or safety purposes  so long as  the  face
 7    is  not  disguised  or  otherwise concealed . No person shall receive an
 8    identification card unless and until he surrenders to the department all iden-
 9    tification cards in his possession issued to him by Idaho or any other  juris-
10    diction, or until he executes an affidavit that he does not possess an identi-
11    fication card. A notation of "under 21 until (month, day, year)" and any other
12    distinguishing  printing  of  the  words "under 21" on the identification card
13    shall be made if applicable. The  nonrefundable  fee for an identi-
14    fication card shall be seven dollars and fifty cents  ($7.50)  of  which  five
15    dollars  ($5.00)  shall  be retained by the county and credited to the current
16    expense fund, and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall  be  deposited  in
17    the  state  treasury  to the credit of the highway distribution account. Every
18    identification card shall expire on the cardholder's birthday  in  the  fourth
19    year following issuance of the card.
20        (2)  Every identification card shall be renewable on or before its expira-
21    tion,  but  not  more than twelve (12) months before, and upon application and
22    payment of the required fee.
23        (3)  When an identification card has been expired  for  less  than  twelve
24    (12) months, the renewal of the identification card shall start from the orig-
25    inal  date  of  expiration regardless of the year in which the application for
26    renewal is made. If the identification card is expired for  more  than  twelve
27    (12)  months,  the application shall expire on the applicant's birthday in the
28    fourth year following issuance of the identification card.
29        (4)  A person possessing an identification card desiring to donate any  or
30    all  organs  or  tissue  in the event of death, pursuant to the provisions for
31    donation of anatomical gifts as set forth in chapter 34, title 39, Idaho Code,
32    at the option of the donor may indicate this desire on the identification card
33    by the imprinting of the word "donor" on the identification card.
34        (5)  In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide legal docu-
35    mentation to verify the change in accordance with department rules.
36        (6)   Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving an identi-
37    fication card, shall move from the address shown on the application or on  the
38    identification  card  issued,  that  person  shall, within fourteen (14) days,
39    notify the transportation department in writing of the old and new addresses.
40        (7)   The department  shall  cancel  any  identification  card  upon
41    determining  that the person was not entitled to the issuance of the identifi-
42    cation card, or that the person failed to give the required and correct infor-
43    mation in his application or committed fraud in making the  application.  Upon
44    cancellation,  the person shall surrender the cancelled identification card to
45    the department.
46        ( 7  8 )  If any person shall fail to return to  the
47    department  the identification card as required, the department may direct any
48    peace officer to secure its possession and return the identification  card  to
49    the department.

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                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                 RS07313C1
    The purpose of this legislation is to update 31 sections of driver-related Idaho Code to
                                      
    
    match current DMV practices and to reflect amendments enacted to other sections.
    
    FISCAL IMPACT
    
    This legislation has no fiscal impact; it is for clean-up purposes only.
    
    CONTACT
    Name: Jane Caviness
    Agency: Idaho Transportation Department
    Phone: 334-8700
    Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact
    
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