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SENATE BILL NO. 1054 – Drivers licenses, law clarified

SENATE BILL NO. 1054

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S1054.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
DRIVER'S LICENSES - Amends existing law relating to driver's licenses to
clarify current practices and procedures.

01/27    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/28    Rpt prt - to Transp
02/19    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25    3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-3-7
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Crow,
      Danielson, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram, Ipsen,
      Keough, King, Lee, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Sorensen,
      Thorne, Whitworth
      NAYS--Cameron, Hawkins, Schroeder
      Absent and excused--Darrington, McLaughlin, Parry, Stegner, Stennett,
      Twiggs, Wheeler
    Floor Sponsor - Riggs
    Title apvd - to House
02/26    House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/05    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-0-9
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
      Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Linford, Loertscher, Mader,
      Marley, McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy,
      Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Smith,
      Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail,
      Watson, Zimmermann
      NAYS --None
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Henbest, Lake, Limbaugh, Meyer, Wheeler,
      Williams, Wood, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Kempton
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/12    To enrol
03/15    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/16    Sp signed - to Governor
03/18    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 81
         Effective: 07/01/99

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S1054


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1054

                               BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES AND DRIVING  PRIVILEGES;  AMENDING
 3        SECTION  33-4904, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT ONE DOLLAR OF EVERY CLASS A,
 4        B, C OR D DRIVER'S LICENSE FEE SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE MOTORCYCLE  SAFETY
 5        PROGRAM  FUND  AND  THE FUND SHALL NOT RECEIVE FEES COLLECTED FOR A MOTOR-
 6        CYCLE ENDORSEMENT OR MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT INSTRUCTION  PERMIT;  AMENDING
 7        SECTION  49-104,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  FURTHER DEFINE "CONVICTION" TO INCLUDE
 8        INFRACTION JUDGMENTS AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING  SECTION
 9        49-114,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  DELETE  REFERENCE TO A REPEALED LAW AND TO MAKE
10        TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-202,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  CLARIFY
11        FEES  CHARGED FOR FURNISHING COPIES OF RECORDS AND FOR SEARCHING FILES AND
12        TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION  49-237,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
13        CLARIFY  PROCEDURES  RELATING TO RECORDS OF CONVICTION SENT TO THE DEPART-
14        MENT; REPEALING SECTION 49-237, IDAHO CODE,  AS  ENACTED  BY  SECTION  10,
15        CHAPTER 110, LAWS OF 1998; AMENDING SECTION 49-301, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY
16        THAT  NO  IDAHO  DRIVER'S  LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL THE APPLICANT HAS
17        SURRENDERED ALL OTHER LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; AMENDING  SECTION
18        49-305,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE THAT NO DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION
19        PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED TO AN APPLICANT OPERATING ON A  TEMPORARY  DRIVER'S
20        TRAINING  INSTRUCTION PERMIT UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A CERTIFIED
21        COPY OF THE APPLICANT'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL  CORREC-
22        TION; AMENDING SECTION 49-306, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY INFORMATION REQUIRED
23        ON  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  A  DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT AND TO
24        CLARIFY DOCUMENTS  ACCEPTABLE  AS  PROOF  OF  IDENTITY;  AMENDING  SECTION
25        49-310,  IDAHO  CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WITH CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP
26        OF AN APPLICANT UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE SHALL VERIFY SUCH  CUSTODY  OR
27        GUARDIANSHIP  AND  TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-318,
28        IDAHO CODE, TO  PROVIDE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  OBTAINING  DUPLICATE  DRIVER'S
29        LICENSES  AND  SUBSTITUTE PERMITS; AMENDING SECTION 49-319, IDAHO CODE, TO
30        PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RENEWAL  OF  A  DRIVER'S  LICENSE;
31        AMENDING  SECTION 49-326, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPART-
32        MENT TO SUSPEND DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTIONS AND SUSPEN-
33        SIONS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING  SECTION  49-328,  IDAHO
34        CODE,  TO  CLARIFY  PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING REINSTATEMENT FEES; AMENDING
35        SECTION 49-335, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT A JUDGMENT OR  WITHHELD  JUDG-
36        MENT  IS  A  CONVICTION FOR PURPOSES OF DISQUALIFYING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
37        DRIVER; AMENDING SECTION 49-337, IDAHO CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  EMPLOYERS'
38        RESPONSIBILITIES  RELATING  TO  COMMERCIAL  VEHICLES SUBJECT TO AN OUT-OF-
39        SERVICE ORDER; AMENDING SECTION 49-1208, IDAHO CODE, TO CORRECT AND  CLAR-
40        IFY PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO MAINTAINING PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSI-
41        BILITY;  AMENDING  SECTIONS  49-1229,  49-1232 AND 49-1428, IDAHO CODE, TO
42        PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REFERENCES SO THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION  OF
43        THE  SECTION  OR  THE  REFERENCED  SECTIONS  CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR; AND
44        AMENDING SECTION 49-2444, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  REQUIREMENTS
45        FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN IDENTIFICATION CARD.


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

 2        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-4904, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 3    amended to read as follows:

 4        33-4904.  MOTORCYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FUND. (1) The motorcycle  safety  pro-
 5    gram fund is established in the state treasury and appropriated on a continual
 6    basis  to the department of education which shall administer the moneys. Money
 7    in the fund shall only be used for administration and  implementation  of  the
 8    program,  including  reimbursement of entities which offer approved motorcycle
 9    rider training courses.
10        (2)  At the end of each fiscal year, moneys remaining  in  the  motorcycle
11    safety program fund shall be retained in said fund and shall not revert to any
12    other general fund. The interest and income earned on money in the fund, after
13    deducting  any  applicable  charges,  shall  be  credited to and remain in the
14    motorcycle safety program fund.
15        (3)  Revenue credited to the fund shall include  eleven   
16    one    dollar  s and fifty cents  ($1 1.5  .0
17    0) of each fee  assessed  for a  motorcycle  endorsement
18    instruction  permit and a motorcycle endorsement   class A, B, C or
19    D driver's license  as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code.

20        SECTION 2.  That Section 49-104, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
21    amended to read as follows:

22        49-104.  DEFINITIONS -- C.
23        (1)  "Cancellation of driver's license" means the annulment or termination
24    by  formal  action of the department of a person's driver's license because of
25    some error or defect in the driver's license or because  the  licensee  is  no
26    longer  entitled  to  the  driver's  license.  The  cancellation of a driver's
27    license is without prejudice and after compliance with requirements, the indi-
28    vidual may apply for a new driver's license at any time after cancellation.
29        (2)  "Caravaning" means the transportation of any motor vehicle into,  out
30    of,  or within the state operating on its own wheels or in tow for the purpose
31    of sale or offer of sale by any agent, dealer, manufacturer's  representative,
32    purchaser,  or prospective purchaser, regardless of residence unless the motor
33    vehicle is licensed by the state of  Idaho,  or  is  owned  by  an  automobile
34    dealer,  duly  licensed as a dealer by this state. It shall also be considered
35    as the transportation of property for hire by a motor vehicle upon  the  high-
36    ways of this state.
37        (3)  "Certificate of liability insurance" means a certificate of liability
38    insurance  issued  by  an  insurance company authorized to do business in this
39    state or a certificate of liability insurance  issued  by  the  department  of
40    insurance  which  demonstrates  current  insurance against loss resulting from
41    liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death or damage to property suf-
42    fered by any person caused by accident and arising out of the operation, main-
43    tenance or use of a motor vehicle described in the certificate  in  an  amount
44    not  less  than  that required by section 49-1212, Idaho Code, and also demon-
45    strates the current existence of any other  coverage  required  by  title  41,
46    Idaho Code, or a certificate of self-insurance issued pursuant to law for each
47    motor  vehicle  to  be  registered. A certificate of liability insurance shall
48    contain the information required by the department of insurance, including the
49    name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle and a  description  of  the
50    motor  vehicle including identification number if there is one, or a statement
51    that all vehicles owned by a person or entity are covered  by  insurance,  the


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 1    inception  date of coverage, and the name of the insurer. "Certificate of lia-
 2    bility insurance" may also include the original contract of  liability  insur-
 3    ance  or  a  true  copy,  demonstrating the current existence of the liability
 4    insurance described above.
 5        (4)  "Commercial coach." (See section 39-4105, Idaho Code)
 6        (5)  "Commercial driver's license" means any class A, class B or  class  C
 7    driver's license as defined in section 49-105, Idaho Code.
 8        (6)  "Commercial  driver license information system (CDLIS)" is the infor-
 9    mation system established to serve as a clearinghouse for locating information
10    related to the licensing and identification of motor vehicle drivers.
11        (7)  "Commercial driver training school" means a business enterprise  con-
12    ducted  by  an  individual,  association, partnership, or corporation, for the
13    education and training of persons, either  practically  or  theoretically,  or
14    both,  to  operate  or  drive  motor vehicles, and charging a consideration or
15    tuition for such services.
16        (8)  "Commercial   vehicle"   or   "commercial   motor   vehicle."    (See
17    "Vehicle , " ,  section 49-123, Idaho Code)
18        (9)  "Construction  danger  zone" means a construction or maintenance area
19    that is located on or adjacent to a highway and marked by appropriate  warning
20    signs.
21        (10) "Controlled  substance"  means any substance so classified under sec-
22    tion 102(6) of the controlled substances act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)), and  includes
23    all  substances listed on schedules I through V, of 21, CFR part 1308, as they
24    may be revised from time to time.
25        (11) "Conviction" means the person has  pled  guilty  or  has  been  found
26    guilty, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment.  A
27    conviction  for  purposes of this title shall also include an infraction judg-
28    ment. 
29        (12) "Crosswalk" means:
30        (a)  That part of a highway at an intersection included within the connec-
31        tions of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the high-
32        way measured from the curbs or in the absence of curbs, from the edges  of
33        the  traversable  highway; and in the absence of a sidewalk on one side of
34        the highway, that part of a highway included within the extension  of  the
35        lateral lines of the existing sidewalk at right angles to the centerline.
36        (b)  Any  portion  of a highway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly
37        indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on  the  sur-
38        face.

39        SECTION  3.  That  Section  49-114, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
40    amended to read as follows:

41        49-114.  DEFINITIONS -- M.
42        (1)  "Major component part" means a rear clip, cowl, frame or inner struc-
43    ture forward of the cowl, body, cab, front end assembly, front  clip  or  such
44    other part which is critical to the safety of the vehicle.
45        (2)  "Manifest"  means  a form used for identifying the quantity, composi-
46    tion, origin, routing, waste or material identification code  and  destination
47    of  hazardous  material  or  hazardous waste during any transportation within,
48    through, or to any destination in this state.
49        (3)  "Manufactured home." (See section 39-4105, Idaho Code)
50        (4)  "Manufacturer" means every person engaged in  the  business  of  con-
51    structing  or  assembling  vehicles  of a type required to be registered at an
52    established place of business in this state. The term, for  purposes  of  sec-
53    tions 49-1613 through 49-1615, 49-1617, 49-1622 and 49-1623, Idaho Code, shall


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 1    include a distributor and other factory representatives.
 2        (5)  "Manufacturer's  year designation" means the model year designated by
 3    the vehicle manufacturer, and not the year in which the vehicle is,  in  fact,
 4    manufactured.
 5        (6)  "Maximum  gross weight" means the scale weight of a vehicle, equipped
 6    for operation, to which shall be added the  maximum  load  to  be  carried  as
 7    declared  by  the owner in making application for registration. When a vehicle
 8    against which a registration or use fee is assessed is a combination of  vehi-
 9    cles, the term "maximum gross weight" means the combined maximum gross weights
10    of all vehicles in the combination.
11        (7)  "Metal tire." (See "Tires," section 49-121, Idaho Code)
12        (8)  "Moped" means a limited-speed motor-driven cycle which is not capable
13    of  propelling  the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour
14    on level ground, whether two (2) or three (3) wheels are in contact  with  the
15    ground  during  operation.  If an internal combustion engine is used, the dis-
16    placement shall not exceed fifty (50) cubic centimeters and  the  moped  shall
17    have  a  power  drive  system that functions directly or automatically without
18    clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.
19        (9)  "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat  or  saddle  for
20    the  use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels
21    in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and moped.
22        (10) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit  designed  to  provide  temporary
23    living  quarters,  built  into  an  integral part or permanently attached to a
24    self-propelled motor vehicle chassis. The  vehicle  must  contain  permanently
25    installed  independent  life  support systems which meet the American National
26    Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.7 Standard for Recreational Vehicles, and pro-
27    vide at least four (4) of the following facilities: cooking, refrigeration  or
28    ice  box,  self-contained  toilet,  heating and/or air conditioning, a potable
29    water supply system, including a faucet and sink, separate 110-125 volt  elec-
30    trical  power supply and/or LP-gas supply.
31        (11) "Motorized  wheelchair"  means  a  motor  vehicle with a speed not in
32    excess of eight (8) miles per hour, designed for and  used  by  a  handicapped
33    person.
34        (12) "Motor number." (See "Identifying number , " , 
35    section 49-110, Idaho Code)
36        (13) "Motor  vehicle."  (See "Vehicle , " ,  section
37    49-123, Idaho Code)
38        (14) "Motor vehicle liability policy" means an owner's or operator's  pol-
39    icy  of  liability  insurance, certified as provided in section 49-1210 ,
40      or 49-1211,  Idaho Code, as proof of financial responsibil-
41    ity, and issued , except as otherwise provided in section 49-1211,  Idaho
42    Code,    by an insurance carrier duly authorized to transact business in
43    this state, to or for the benefit of the person named therein as insured.
44        (15) "Motor vehicle record" means any record  that  pertains  to  a  motor
45    vehicle registration, motor vehicle title or identification documents or other
46    similar credentials issued by the department or other state or local agency.

47        SECTION  4.  That  Section  49-202, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
48    amended to read as follows:

49        49-202.  DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (1) All registration and  driver's  license
50    records  in  the  office of the department shall be public records and open to
51    inspection by the public  during  normal  business  hours,  except  for  those
52    records  declared  by law to be for the confidential use of the department, or
53    those records containing personal information subject to restrictions or  con-


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 1    ditions  regarding  disclosure. If the department has contracted for a service
 2    to be provided by another entity, an additional fee shall be charged  by  that
 3    contractor whether the service is rendered during normal business hours, other
 4    than normal business hours or on weekends.
 5        (2)  In  addition  to  other  fees  required by law to be collected by the
 6    department, the department shall collect the following:
 7        (a)  For certifying a  copy  of  any  record  pertaining  to  any  vehicle
 8        license, any certificate of title, or any driver's license ......... $8.00
 9        (b)  For issuing every Idaho certificate of title .................. $8.00
10        (c)  For  furnishing  a  duplicate  copy of any Idaho certificate of title
11        .................................................................... $8.00
12        (d)  For issuance or transfer of every certificate of title on  a  new  or
13        used vehicle or other titled vehicle in an expedited manner (rush titles),
14        in addition to any other fee required by this section ............. $15.00
15        (e)  For furnishing a replacement of any receipt of registration ... $3.00
16        (f)  For  answering inquiries as to   furnishing copies of
17          registration  or  ownership  of motor vehicles or driver's license
18        records, per vehicle registration, accident report records, title  or  per
19        driver's license record ............................................ $4.00
20        Additional contractor fee, not to exceed ........................... $4.00
21        (g)  For  services  in    furnishing copies of   searching
22         files  of  vehicle  or  other  registrations,  vehicle  titles,  or
23        driver's licenses per hour ........................................ $10.00
24        (h)  Placing  "stop"  cards  in  vehicle registration or title files, each
25        ................................................................... $12.00
26        (i)  For issuance of an assigned  or  replacement  vehicle  identification
27        number (VIN) .......................................................$10.00
28        (j)  For  a  vehicle  identification  number (VIN) inspection whether con-
29        ducted by a city or county peace officer or any  other  peace  officer  or
30        designated agent of the state of Idaho, per inspection ............. $3.00
31        (k)  For all replacement registration stickers, each ............... $1.00
32        (l)  For  issuing  letters  of  temporary vehicle clearance to Idaho based
33        motor carriers .................................................... $10.00
34        (m)  For all sample license plates, each .......................... $12.00
35        (n)  For filing release of liability statements .................... $2.00
36        (3)  The fees required in this section shall not apply when the service is
37    furnished to any federal, state, county or city peace officer  when such  ser-
38    vice is required in the performance of their duties as peace officers.
39        (4)  The  department  may  enter into agreements with private companies or
40    public entities to provide the services for which a fee is collected  in  sub-
41    section  (2)(f) of this section. Such private contractor shall collect the fee
42    prescribed and remit the fee to the department. The contractor shall also col-
43    lect and retain the additional fee charged for his services.
44        (5)  The department shall pay three dollars ($3.00) of the  fee  collected
45    by  a  county assessor or other agent of the department as provided in subsec-
46    tion (2)(a) through (f) of this section, to the county assessor of the  county
47    or  agent  collecting such fee, which shall be deposited with the county trea-
48    surer and credited to the county current expense fund. The  remainder  of  the
49    fees  collected as provided in that subsection shall be paid by the department
50    to the state treasurer and placed in the state highway account. The  fee  col-
51    lected  under  subsection (2)(j) of this section for a VIN inspection shall be
52    placed in the city general fund if conducted by a city peace officer,  in  the
53    county  current  expense fund if conducted by a county peace officer, shall be
54    retained by the special agent authorized to perform the inspection, or paid to
55    the state treasurer and placed to the credit of the department of law enforce-


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 1    ment if conducted by the Idaho state police division or in the  state  highway
 2    account if conducted by the department.
 3        (6)  The department as often as practicable may provide to law enforcement
 4    agencies  the record of suspensions and revocations of driver licenses via the
 5    Idaho law enforcement telecommunications system (ILETS).
 6        (7)  The department shall provide the forms prescribed  in  chapter  5  of
 7    this  title, shall receive and file in its office in Boise, Idaho, all instru-
 8    ments required in  chapter 5 of this title to be filed  with  the  department,
 9    shall prescribe a uniform method of numbering certificates of title, and main-
10    tain  in  the  department  indices for such certificates of title. All indices
11    shall be by motor or identification number and alphabetical  by  name  of  the
12    owner.
13        (8)  The department shall file each registration received under a distinc-
14    tive registration number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner thereof.
15        (9)  The  department  shall not renew a driver's license or identification
16    card when fees required by law have not been  paid  or  where  fees  for  past
17    periods  are  due, owing and unpaid including nonsufficient fund checks, until
18    those fees have been paid.
19        (10) The department shall not grant the registration of a vehicle when:
20        (a)  The applicant is not entitled to registration under the provisions of
21        this title; or
22        (b)  The applicant has neglected or refused to furnish the department with
23        the information required in the appropriate form or reasonable  additional
24        information  required  by the department, or has failed to comply with the
25        provisions of section 49-436, Idaho Code, in past registration periods; or
26        (c)  The fees required by law have not been paid, or where fees  for  past
27        registration  periods  are  due,  owing and unpaid including nonsufficient
28        fund checks.
29        (11) The department or its authorized agents have the authority to request
30    any person, to submit to medical, vision, highway, or written examinations, to
31    protect the safety of the public upon the  highways.  The  department  or  its
32    authorized  agents  may  exercise such authority based upon evidence which may
33    include, but is not limited to, observations made.
34        (12) The department shall revoke the registration of any vehicle:
35        (a)  Which the department shall determine is unsafe or unfit to  be  oper-
36        ated or is not equipped as required by law;
37        (b)  Whenever  the  person  to  whom the registration card or registration
38        plate has been issued shall make or permit to be made any unlawful use  of
39        the same or permit their use by a person not entitled thereto;
40        (c)  For  any  violation of vehicle registration requirements by the owner
41        or operator in the current or past registration periods;
42        (d)  Whenever a motor carrier as defined in section  61-801,  Idaho  Code,
43        has  his permit revoked for any cause except at the request of the  permit
44        holder, as provided in section 61-808, Idaho Code, or whenever  an  inter-
45        state  carrier  has  his registration revoked by reason of a revocation of
46        his interstate commerce commission operating authority;
47        (e)  For nonpayment by the owner or operator of the vehicle  of  use  fees
48        computed under sections 49-434 and 49-435, Idaho Code;
49        (f)  For  failure of the owner or operator to file the reports required or
50        nonpayment of fees assessed against the owner by the  department  pursuant
51        to audit under the provisions of section 49-436, Idaho Code;
52        (g)  Identified  by any city or county administering a program established
53        by ordinance for the inspection and readjustment of motor vehicles  (which
54        program  is  part of an approved state implementation plan adopted by both
55        the state and federal governments under 42 USC  section  7410)  as  having


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 1        failed  to  comply  with  an  ordinance  requiring  motor vehicle emission
 2        inspection and readjustment; provided that no vehicle shall be  identified
 3        to  the department under this subsection (g) unless (i) the city or county
 4        certifies to the department that the owner of the motor vehicle  has  been
 5        given  notice  and had the opportunity for a hearing concerning compliance
 6        with the ordinance and has  exhausted all remedies and  appeals  from  any
 7        determination made at such hearing; and (ii) the city or county reimburses
 8        the department for all direct costs associated with the registration revo-
 9        cation procedure.
10        (13) The department shall not reregister or permit a vehicle to operate on
11    a special trip permit until all fees, penalties and interest have been paid.
12        (14) The  department shall institute educational programs, demonstrations,
13    exhibits and displays.
14        (15) The department shall cancel a driver's license or identification card
15    when fees required by law have not been paid or where fees are due, owing  and
16    unpaid including nonsufficient fund checks, until those fees have been paid.
17        (16) The  department  shall examine persons and vehicles by written, oral,
18    vision and skills tests without compulsion except as provided by law.
19        (17) The department shall employ expert and special help as needed in  the
20    department.
21        (18) The  department  shall  compile  accident  statistics and disseminate
22    information relating to those statistics.
23        (19) The department shall cooperate with the United States in the elimina-
24    tion of road hazards, whether of a physical, visual or mental character.
25        (20) The department shall place and maintain traffic-control devices, con-
26    forming to the board's manual and specifications, upon all state  highways  as
27    it  shall  deem  necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this
28    title or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. No local authority  shall  place
29    or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction
30    of  the  department  except by the latter's  permission, except where the duly
31    elected officials of an incorporated city have established speed limits  lower
32    than  those  set by the department on the portion of state highways, excluding
33    controlled access and interstate  highways,  that  pass  through  residential,
34    urban  or business districts within the jurisdiction of the incorporated city.
35    The placement and maintenance of such a traffic - control device by
36    a local authority shall be made according to the board's manual and specifica-
37    tions for a uniform system of traffic - control devices.
38        (21) The department may conduct an investigation of any  bridge  or  other
39    elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it shall find that
40    the  structure  cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at a
41    speed otherwise permissible under this title, shall determine and declare  the
42    maximum  speed of vehicles which the structure can safely withstand, and shall
43    cause or permit suitable signs stating the maximum speed  to  be  erected  and
44    maintained before each end of the structure.
45        (22) Whenever  the department shall determine on the basis of an engineer-
46    ing and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any highway or  part  of   a
47    highway  impede  the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the department
48    may determine and declare a minimum speed limit below which  no  person  shall
49    drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with
50    law,  and  that limit shall be effective when posted upon appropriate fixed or
51    variable signs, except in cases where the duly elected officials of an  incor-
52    porated  city  have  established  speed  limits  lower   than those set by the
53    department on portions of state  highways,  excluding  controlled  access  and
54    interstate  highways,  that  pass  through residential, urban or business dis-
55    tricts within the jurisdiction of the incorporated city.


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 1        (23) The department shall regulate  or  prohibit  the  use  of  any  
 2    controlledaccess   controlled-access  highway by any class or
 3    kind  of  traffic  which  is found to be incompatible with the normal and safe
 4    movement of traffic.
 5        (24) The department shall erect and maintain  traffic-control  devices  on
 6    controlled-access highways on which any prohibitions are applicable.
 7        (25) Wherever  a highway crosses one  (1)  or more railroads at
 8    grade, the department or local authorities within their  respective  jurisdic-
 9    tions  shall  place  and  maintain  stop  signs,  directing  vehicular traffic
10    approaching the crossing to come to a full stop prior to entering the crossing
11    at all railroad crossings where electric or mechanical warning signals do  not
12    exist.  Placement  of  these  stop signs shall be mandatory except when in the
13    determination of public highway agencies the existence  of  stop  signs  at  a
14    given crossing would constitute a greater hazard than their absence based on a
15    recognized engineering study.
16        Nothing  in this subsection shall be construed as granting immunity to any
17    railroad company as to liability, if any, for an accident which might occur at
18    a crossing where stop signs are erected and in place, but liability,  if  any,
19    shall  be determined as provided by law. Liability on the part of governmental
20    authorities on account of absence of any stop sign  at  a  crossing  shall  be
21    determined as provided by law.
22        (26) The  department  and  local  authorities  are authorized to determine
23    those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where over-
24    taking and passing or driving on the left side of the roadway would  be  espe-
25    cially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indi-
26    cate  the  beginning and end of those  zones and when signs or markings are in
27    place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant  person, every driver  of
28    a vehicle shall obey those directions.
29        (27) The  department  and  local authorities in their respective jurisdic-
30    tions may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the  operation
31    upon a highway of traction engines or  tractors  having  movable  tracks  with
32    transverse corrugations upon the periphery of the movable tracks or farm trac-
33    tors  or  other  farm  machinery,  the operation of which upon a highway would
34    otherwise be prohibited under this title or title 40, Idaho Code.
35        (28) The department and local highway authorities within their  respective
36    jurisdictions may place official traffic-control devices prohibiting, limiting
37    or  restricting  the  stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway
38    where such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the high-
39    way or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles  unduly  interferes
40    with the free movement of traffic thereon.
41        (29) On  any  informational  material printed after July 1, 1995, by or at
42    the order of the department and distributed to counties, school  districts  or
43    individuals  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  a person to successfully pass a
44    driver's license test, the department shall include material about the state's
45    open range law and responsibilities, liabilities and  obligations  of  drivers
46    driving in the open range.

47        SECTION  5.  That  Section  49-237, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
48    amended to read as follows:

49        49-237.  RECORDS TO BE SENT TO DEPARTMENT. Upon the  conviction    or
50    reversal  of  conviction   of any person for the violation of any of the
51    provisions of this title, the  judicial officer before whom the  proceed-
52    ings  are  had  or  the    clerk of the district court shall immediately
53    transmit the facts of the case to the department ,    and  the


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 1    department of correction,  either in paper or electronic form, including
 2    the  name,  address,  date of birth, and the driver's license number or social
 3    security number of the party charged, and any  judgment  issued,  including  a
 4    withheld  judgment. The  judicial officer or the  clerk of the dis-
 5    trict court shall also forward to the  department  information  regarding  the
 6    character  of the punishment, and the amount of any fine imposed and paid, the
 7    ordered sentence and its terms, and the ordered suspension  period,  including
 8    when the suspension is to commence. The information provided to the department
 9      and the department of correction  shall be certified if submitted
10    in paper form; no certification is required for electronic transfers of infor-
11    mation. The department shall enter the facts either in the records  of  regis-
12    tered  vehicles,  or  in the records of registered dealers, or in the driver's
13    license records, as the case may be, opposite the name of the person  so  con-
14    victed,  and  in the case of any other person, in a record of offenders, to be
15    kept for that purpose. If an individual is reincarcerated while that  person's
16    driver's  license  or driving privileges are suspended, the department of cor-
17    rection is to notify the department that the individual is reincarcerated,  as
18    well as the terms and period of reincarceration. If the conviction be reversed
19    on  appeal,  the  person  whose  conviction has been reversed may serve on the
20    department a certified copy of the order of reversal, and the department shall
21    enter the reversal in the proper records.

22        SECTION 6.  That Section 49-237, Idaho Code, as  amended  in  Section  10,
23    Chapter 110, Laws of 1998, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

24        SECTION  7.  That  Section  49-301, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
25    amended to read as follows:

26        49-301.  DRIVERS TO BE LICENSED. (1) No  person,  except  those  expressly
27    exempted by the provisions of this chapter, shall drive any motor vehicle upon
28    a  highway  unless  the  person  has a valid Idaho driver's license. No person
29    shall operate a motorcycle upon a highway unless he has a motorcycle  endorse-
30    ment on his valid driver's license. No person shall operate a commercial motor
31    vehicle as defined in section 49-123, Idaho Code, upon a highway unless he has
32    a  seasonal or class A, B or C driver's license with required endorsements. No
33    person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation  of  any  valid  restriction
34    identified  on  or  attached  to,  his valid driver's license. No person shall
35    receive a  class D  driver's license unless and until he surrenders
36    to the department all driver's licenses in his possession  issued  to  him  by
37    Idaho or any other jurisdiction for use within the United States,  or any
38    identification  cards  issued  by  any  other  jurisdiction  within the United
39    States,  or until he executes an affidavit that he does  not  possess  a
40    driver's  license  or any identification cards . No person shall be
41    permitted to have more than one (1) driver's license issued for use within the
42    United States at any time.
43        (2)  Any holder of a class A, B or C commercial driver's license issued by
44    a jurisdiction other than Idaho shall apply  for  an  Idaho-issued  commercial
45    driver's  license within thirty (30) days of establishing a domicile in Idaho.
46     In accordance with the federal motor carrier safety regulations, no per-
47    son shall receive a class A, B or C driver's license unless and until he  sur-
48    renders  to  the  department all driver's licenses in his possession issued to
49    him by Idaho or any other jurisdiction. 

50        SECTION 8.  That Section 49-305, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
51    amended to read as follows:


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 1        49-305.  INSTRUCTION  PERMITS  -- TEMPORARY LICENSES -- TEMPORARY DRIVER'S
 2    TRAINING INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Upon passage of the required knowledge  tests
 3    appropriate  for  the  vehicle  being  operated,  the  department may issue an
 4    instruction permit for the type of vehicle(s) the person  will  be  operating,
 5    entitling  the applicant, while having the permit in his immediate possession,
 6    to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways for a period of up to  one  hundred
 7    eighty  (180)  days.  That  person  must be accompanied by an adult driver who
 8    holds a driver's license appropriate for the vehicle being operated and who is
 9    actually occupying a seat beside the driver.
10        (a)  Any person who has reached the age of fifteen (15) years, and who has
11        successfully completed an approved driver training course may apply for  a
12        class  D instruction permit with driving privileges restricted to daylight
13        hours only, and with full privileges at sixteen (16)  years  of  age.  The
14        restriction of daylight hours only shall mean that period of time one-half
15          (1/2)   hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sun-
16        set. Any person applying for an instruction permit or  driving  privileges
17        who  is  under  the age of eighteen (18) years shall be in compliance with
18        school attendance requirements of section 49-303A, Idaho Code.
19        (b)  Any person who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years  may  apply
20        for a class A, B or C instruction permit.
21        (c)  On  and after April 1, 1992, federal highway administration rules and
22        regulations concerning instruction permits, as specified in  49  CFR  part
23        383, will be in effect for commercial motor vehicle operators.
24        (2)  The  department  may,  at  its  discretion, issue a temporary class D
25    driver's license to an applicant for a class D driver's license permitting him
26    to operate a motor vehicle while the department is completing  its  investiga-
27    tion  and  determination  of  all  facts  relative to the applicant's right to
28    receive a driver's license. The temporary license  may  be  cancelled  at  the
29    department's discretion at any time after issuance. The temporary license must
30    be  in  the  applicant's immediate possession while operating a motor vehicle,
31    and it shall be invalid when the applicant's driver's license has been  issued
32    or for good cause has been refused.
33        (3)  If  an  applicant  for  a driver's training instruction permit cannot
34    provide a certified copy of his birth certificate at the time of  application,
35    the department may issue a temporary driver's training instruction permit upon
36    receipt  of both a photo identification and a letter from the school verifying
37    the applicant's enrollment in a driver training course.    The  certified
38    copy  of  his birth certificate shall be required before a driver's license or
39    instruction permit will be issued. 
40        (4)  The department may issue a motorcycle endorsement instruction  permit
41    to an applicant who has a valid driver's license and who has successfully com-
42    pleted the motorcycle riders knowledge test and paid the appropriate fees. The
43    permit  entitles  the applicant, while having the permit in his immediate pos-
44    session, to operate a motorcycle upon the highways for a period not to  exceed
45    one  hundred  eighty (180) days. If the permittee passes the skills test for a
46    motorcycle endorsement within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance of the
47    motorcycle endorsement instruction permit, he shall not be required to pay the
48    motorcycle endorsement fee. A person holding a motorcycle  instruction  permit
49    shall  not carry any passenger while operating a motorcycle, shall not operate
50    a motorcycle except during the hours of daylight only and shall not operate  a
51    motorcycle upon any interstate highway system.
52        A violation of the conditions of a motorcycle endorsement instruction per-
53    mit  is  a  misdemeanor. The department shall cancel the permit whether or not
54    such violation results in conviction of the misdemeanor.


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 1        SECTION 9.  That Section 49-306, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 2    amended to read as follows:

 3        49-306.  APPLICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Every
 4    application  for an instruction permit or for a driver's license shall be made
 5    upon a form furnished by the department and shall be verified by the applicant
 6    before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of  the
 7    department  and  sheriffs  and their deputies are authorized to administer the
 8    oaths without charge. Every application for a permit,  extension  or  driver's
 9    license  shall  be  accompanied by the following fee, none of which is refund-
10    able:
11        (a)  Class A, B, C license with endorsements ...................... $24.50
12        (b)  Class D license .............................................. $20.50
13        (c)  Class A, B, C instruction permit ............................. $15.50
14        (d)  Class D instruction permit ................................... $11.50
15        (e)  Duplicate driver's license or permit  issued  under  section  49-318,
16        Idaho Code ........................................................ $11.50
17        (f)  Driver's license extension issued under section 49-319,  Idaho  Code
18        ................................................................... $ 6.50
19        (g)  License classification change (upgrade) ...................... $15.50
20        (h)  Endorsement addition ......................................... $11.50
21        (i)  Class A, B, C skills tests ..................... not more than $55.00
22        (j)  Class D skills test .......................................... $15.00
23        (k)  Motorcycle endorsement skills test ............................$ 5.00
24        (l)  Knowledge test ............................................... $ 3.00
25        (m)  Seasonal driver's license..................................... $23.50
26        (n)  One time motorcycle "M" endorsement .......................... $11.50
27        (o)  Motorcycle endorsement instruction permit .................... $11.50
28        (p)  Restricted driving permit .................................... $35.00
29        (2)  Every  application  shall  state the  true and  full name,
30    date of birth,  place of birth,  sex,   declaration  of  Idaho
31    residency,    Idaho residence address and mailing address, if different,
32    of the  applicant,  height,  weight,  hair  color,  and  eye  color,  and  the
33    applicant's social security number as verified by the applicant's social secu-
34    rity  card  or  by  the  social security administration. A driver's license or
35    instruction permit issued on and after January 1, 1993, shall not  contain  an
36    applicant's  social security number. Applications on file shall be exempt from
37    disclosure except as provided in sections 49-202, 49-203, 49-203A and  49-204,
38    Idaho  Code. Every application shall also state whether the applicant has pre-
39    viously been licensed as a driver, and if so, when and by what state or  coun-
40    try,  and  whether  a driver's license or privileges have ever been suspended,
41    revoked, denied, disqualified, cancelled or whether an  application  has  ever
42    been  refused,  and  if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revoca-
43    tion, denial, disqualification, cancellation or refusal  and  the  applicant's
44    oath  that  all  information is correct as signified by the applicant's signa-
45    ture. The applicant may be required to submit proof of identity   accept-
46    able  to  the examiner or the department  and date of birth as set forth
47    in a certified copy of his birth certificate  and other   when
48    obtainable, or another document which provides    satisfactory  evidence
49      to satisfy the issuing officer   of a person's date of birth
50    acceptable to the examiner  or the department.
51        (3)  Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed
52    in another jurisdiction, the department shall request a copy of  the  driver's
53    record  from the other jurisdiction and shall contact the national driver reg-
54    ister. When received, the driver's record from the previous jurisdiction shall


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 1    become a part of the driver's record in this state  with the  same  force  and
 2    effect  as though entered on the driver's record in this state in the original
 3    instance.
 4        (4)  Whenever the department receives a request for a driver's record from
 5    another licensing jurisdiction, the record shall be forwarded without charge.
 6        (5)  The department shall contact and notify the commercial driver license
 7    information system of the proposed application for a class A, B or C  driver's
 8    license  to  insure  identification  of  the person and to obtain clearance to
 9    issue the license.
10        (6)  When the fees required under this section are collected by  a  county
11    officer,  they  shall be paid over to the county treasurer not less often than
12    monthly, who shall immediately:
13        (a)  Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00)  from  each  driver's
14        license  or  instruction permit application fees, application for a dupli-
15        cate driver's license or permit, classification change, seasonal  driver's
16        license and additional endorsement in the current expense fund; and
17        (b)  Deposit  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents ($2.50) from each motorcycle
18        endorsement and motorcycle endorsement instruction permit fee in the  cur-
19        rent expense fund; and
20        (c)  Deposit  an amount equal to three dollars ($3.00) from each fee for a
21        knowledge test in the current expense fund; and
22        (d)  Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each fee  for  a
23        motorcycle  endorsement  skills test in the current expense fund; provided
24        however, if a contractor administers the skills test he shall be  entitled
25        to the five dollar ($5.00) fee;
26        (e)  Remit the remainder to the state treasurer; and
27        (f)  Deposit  eleven  dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) from each fee for a
28        class D skills test into the county current expense fund, unless the  test
29        is  administered  by  a  department-approved contractor, in which case the
30        contractor shall be entitled to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) of
31        each fee.
32        (7)  When the fees required under this section are collected  by  a  state
33    officer or agency, they shall be paid over to the state treasurer.
34        (8)  The  state  treasurer  shall distribute the moneys received from fees
35    imposed by the provisions of this section, whether collected by a county offi-
36    cer or by a state officer or agency as follows:
37        (a)  Two dollars ($2.00) of each fee for a driver's  license  or  seasonal
38        driver's  license  shall  be  deposited  in the emergency medical services
39        account II created in section 39-146A, Idaho Code; and
40        (b)  Sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($16.50) of each fee for  a  seasonal
41        or class A, B, or C driver's license shall be deposited in the state high-
42        way account; and
43        (c)  Ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) of each fee for a class A, B, or
44        C  instruction  permit  or driver's license classification change shall be
45        deposited in the state highway account; and
46        (d)  Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) of each fee for a duplicate  sea-
47        sonal  or  class  A,  B,  or C driver's license, class A, B, or C driver's
48        license extension, or additional endorsement shall  be  deposited  in  the
49        state highway account; and
50        (e)  Four  dollars  ($4.00)  of  each fee for a motorcycle endorsement and
51        motorcycle endorsement instruction permit shall be deposited in the  state
52        highway account; and
53        (f)  Five  dollars  and  thirty  cents  ($5.30)  of each fee for a class D
54        driver's license shall be deposited in the driver training account; and
55        (g)  Seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20) of each  fee  for  a  class  D


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 1        driver's   license shall be deposited in the highway distribution account;
 2        and
 3        (h)  Two dollars and sixty cents  ($2.60)  of  each  fee  for  a  class  D
 4        instruction  permit,  duplicate  class  D  license  or permit, and class D
 5        license extension shall be deposited in the driver training account; and
 6        (i)  Three dollars and ninety cents ($3.90) of each  fee  for  a  class  D
 7        instruction  permit,  duplicate  class  D  license  or permit, and class D
 8        license extension shall be deposited in the highway distribution  account;
 9        and
10        (j)  Five  dollars  ($5.00) of each fee for a class A, B, or C skills test
11        shall be deposited in the state highway account; and
12        (k)  One dollar ($1.00) of each fee for a class A,  B,  C  or  D  driver's
13        license  shall  be  deposited in the motorcycle safety program fund estab-
14        lished in section 33-4904, Idaho Code.
15        (l)  Three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) of  each  fee  for  a  class  D
16        skills test shall be deposited into the state highway account.
17        (9)  The  contractor administering a class A, B, or C skills test shall be
18    entitled to not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) of the  skills  test  fee.  A
19    contractor  administering  a class A, B, or C skills test may collect an addi-
20    tional fee for the use of the contractor's vehicle for the skills test.
21        (10) Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) of each restricted driving permit  shall
22    be deposited in the state highway account.
23        (11) The  department  may  issue  seasonal  class B or C driver's licenses
24    that:
25        (a)  Will only be valid for  driving  commercial  vehicles  that  normally
26        require class B or C commercial driver's licenses;
27        (b)  Will be valid for seasonal periods that begin on the date of issuance
28        and  that are not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in a twelve (12)
29        month period;
30        (c)  May only be obtained twice in a driver's lifetime;
31        (d)  Are valid only within a one hundred fifty (150) mile  radius  of  the
32        place of business or farm being serviced; and
33        (e)  Will  be  valid only in conjunction with valid Idaho class D driver's
34        licenses.
35        (12) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's  licenses  to
36    drivers who:
37        (a)  Have not violated the single license provisions of 49 CFR part 383;
38        (b)  Have not had any license suspensions, revocations or cancellations;
39        (c)  Have not had any convictions in any vehicle for any offense listed in
40        section 49-335(1) or 49-335(2), Idaho Code, or any one (1) serious traffic
41        offense;
42        (d)  Have  at  least  one (1) year of driving experience with a class D or
43        equivalent license in any type motor vehicle; and
44        (e)  Are at least sixteen (16) years old.

45        SECTION 10.  That Section 49-310, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
46    amended to read as follows:

47        49-310.  APPLICATIONS  OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS. (1) The
48    application of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years for an instruc-
49    tion permit, restricted driver's license or driver's license shall  be  signed
50    and  verified  before  a  person  authorized to administer oaths by either the
51    father or mother of the applicant, if both are living and have custody of him;
52    or if either be dead, then by the surviving parent who has custody of him;  or
53    by the Idaho resident host of a foreign exchange student, or in the event nei-


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 1    ther parent is living, or if living and does  not  have  the  custody  of  the
 2    applicant,  then  by  the  person  or guardian having such custody , with
 3    verifiable custody or guardianship documents,  or by an employer of  the
 4    applicant.  In  the  event  there  is  no guardian or employer then some other
 5    responsible person willing to assume the obligation for the applicant may sign
 6    the application.  Any person  who  signs  the  applicant's  application  shall
 7    attest  that  the applicant is in compliance with the school attendance provi-
 8    sions of section 49-303A, Idaho Code. The person willing to  assume  responsi-
 9    bility for the applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
10        (2)  Any  negligence  or wil l ful misconduct of a person under
11    the age of eighteen (18) years when operating a motor vehicle upon  a  highway
12    shall be imputed to the person who signed the application of that person for a
13    permit  or  driver's  license,  and that person shall be jointly and severally
14    liable with the permit or driver's license holder for  any  damage  caused  by
15    negligence or wil l ful misconduct, except as otherwise provided by
16    law.
17        (3)  In  the  event  a  permit or driver's license holder under the age of
18    eighteen (18) years deposits, or there is deposited upon his behalf, proof  of
19    financial  responsibility in respect to the operation of any motor vehicle, in
20    form and in amounts as required under the motor vehicle financial responsibil-
21    ity laws of this state, or by the director if the form and amount is not fixed
22    by law, then the department may accept the application when signed by one  (1)
23    parent  or  guardian  of the applicant, and while that proof is maintained the
24    parent or guardian shall not be subject to the liability imposed under subsec-
25    tion (2) of this section.
26        (4)  Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a permit  or
27    driver's  license shall be liable civilly for the payment of any court penalty
28    imposed because the minor has been  found  to  have  committed  an  infraction
29    violation.  The provisions of this section shall not apply or create any civil
30    liability for the person signing the application in connection with any pedes-
31    trian or bicycle infraction, and provided this subsection shall not  apply  to
32    any civil action where the plaintiff is other than the state of Idaho.

33        SECTION  11.  That  Section 49-318, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34    amended to read as follows:

35        49-318.  DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES  AND  SUBSTITUTE  PERMITS  .
36     In the event that   (1)  The holder of  any instruction
37    permit, class A, B, C, or D or seasonal driver's license  which  is
38    lost  or  destroyed,  or  a    name of a  licensee  whose name
39     is  changed by marriage or otherwise  legally changed, 
40    the person to whom the permit or driver's license was issued  may ,
41      apply for a duplicate driver's license or  substitute  permit.  A
42    duplicate  driver's  license  or  substitute  permit  will  be  issued  
43    upon : 
44          (a)      p    P ayment of the fee 
45        fixed   as provided  in section 49-306, Idaho Code ,
46        and upon  ; 
47         (b)    f  F urnishing satisfactory proof
48         to the department  that the permit, class A, B,  C,  or  D  or
49        seasonal driver's license has been lost or destroyed, or  that 
50        the  licensee's  name has been legally changed , apply for
51        a  duplicate or substitute permit or driver's license together with appro-
52        priate endorsements that may  have  existed  on  the  previous  permit  or
53        license. The applicant shall provide  ; and


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 1        (c)  Furnishing    proof  of    the applicant's  identity
 2         acceptable to the examiner or the  department    and  date  of
 3        birth as set forth in  a certified copy of his birth certificate  and
 4        other satisfactory   when obtainable, or another document which
 5        provides    evidence  of a person's date of birth acceptable to
 6        the examiner or department . In the  case  of  a  name  change,  the
 7        applicant  shall  provide  legal  documentation    acceptable  to the
 8        department  to verify the change .    in  accordance
 9        with department rules. 
10          (2)  A duplicate driver's license or substitute permit shall not be
11    issued, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if the license or  per-
12    mit is suspended, revoked, canceled or disqualified in this state or any other
13    jurisdiction  or  if  the  applicant  has  applied  for, or has been issued, a
14    license or permit in another jurisdiction. 

15        SECTION 12.  That Section 49-319, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
16    amended to read as follows:

17        49-319.  EXPIRATION  AND  RENEWAL  OF  DRIVER'S  LICENSE.  (1) Every Idaho
18    driver's license issued to a driver shall expire on the licensee's birthday in
19    the fourth year following the issuance of the driver's license. Every driver's
20    license that is not, as provided by law, suspended, revoked or disqualified in
21    this state or any other jurisdiction shall be renewable on or before its expi-
22    ration, but not more than twelve (12) months before, upon application, payment
23    of the required fee, and satisfactory  completion  of  the  required  eyesight
24    examination.
25         (2)  An applicant who is issued a driver's license in another juris-
26    diction  after  an  Idaho driver's license has been issued is not eligible for
27    renewal or a duplicate of the Idaho driver's license. The applicant may  apply
28    for a new Idaho driver's license as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code.
29        (3)    No knowledge test shall be required for renewal of a driver's
30    license, except for renewal of a hazardous material  endorsement.  Appropriate
31    knowledge  and  skill  tests  shall  be  required for an upgrade in a driver's
32    license class or an endorsement addition. In the case of a  name  change,  the
33    applicant shall provide legal documentation to verify the change in accordance
34    with department rules.
35        (  2   4 )  When a driver's license has been expired
36    for less than twelve (12) months, the renewal of the  driver's  license  shall
37    start from the original date of expiration regardless of the year in which the
38    application for renewal is made. If the driver's license is expired for twelve
39    (12)  months  or  more, the applicant shall be required to take the knowledge,
40    skills  for the class of license or endorsement being applied for, 
41    and vision test  s    and  the  application  shall  expire  on  the
42    licensee's  birthday  in  the  fourth  year following issuance of the driver's
43    license.
44        ( 3  5 ) (a)  If a driver's license has  expired  or
45        will  expire and the licensee is temporarily out-of-state except on active
46        military duty, and the driver's license has not, as provided by law,  been
47        suspended, revoked, cancelled, denied, refused or disqualified, the licen-
48        see  may  request  in  writing  on  a form prescribed by the department an
49        extension of the driver's license. The request shall be accompanied by the
50        fee fixed in section 49-306, Idaho Code, and the extension shall  be  less
51        than  a  twelve  (12)  month  period. If the department determines that an
52        extension of the driver's license is necessary, it may issue a certificate
53        of extension showing the date to which the  expired  driver's  license  is


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

23        SECTION  13.  That  Section 49-326, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
24    amended to read as follows:

25        49-326.  AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO SUSPEND, DISQUALIFY OR REVOKE DRIVER'S
26    LICENSE AND PRIVILEGES. (1) If the court has not ordered the suspension  of  a
27    license  or privileges, the department is authorized to suspend, disqualify or
28    revoke the license or privileges of a driver without preliminary hearing  upon
29    a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the driver:
30        (a)  Has  committed  an offense for which mandatory revocation, suspension
31        or disqualification of license or privileges is required upon  conviction,
32        court order or administrative action;
33        (b)  Has been convicted in any court in this state of an offense against a
34        municipal  ordinance which would have been grounds for suspension, revoca-
35        tion or disqualification of his driver's license  or  privileges  had  the
36        charge been prosecuted under a state law;
37        (c)  Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle;
38             1.  Any  person who in the opinion of the department, based upon rec-
39             ommendation of the person's personal physician, is afflicted with  or
40             subject  to  any  condition which brings about momentary or prolonged
41             lapses of consciousness or control, which is or may  become  chronic,
42             or  when the person is suffering from a physical or mental disability
43             or disease serving to prevent  him  from  exercising  reasonable  and
44             ordinary  control  over  a  motor vehicle while operating it upon the
45             streets and highways, or any person who is unable to understand high-
46             way signs, warning, regulating or directing traffic,  is  incompetent
47             to drive a motor vehicle.
48             2.  Any person who shall not have minimum visual acuity with or with-
49             out  corrective lenses of 20/40 in at least one (1) eye as determined
50             by the Snellen system or other available systems  is  incompetent  to
51             operate  a  motor  vehicle,  however,  the  department shall have the
52             authority to license such person upon the recommendation of  an  oph-
53             thalmologist  or  qualified  physician  and  upon passage of a skills


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


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 1    notify the applicant or licensee in writing, at the licensee's address on file
 2    with the department pursuant to section 49-320, Idaho Code. Upon  his  request
 3    the  department shall afford him an opportunity for a hearing before a hearing
 4    officer appointed by the director. The hearing may be held by telephone within
 5    twenty  (20) days after receipt of the request, unless this period is for good
 6    cause shown, extended by the hearing  officer  for  one  ten-day  period.  The
 7    notice  and  hearing  shall  be required prior to the imposition of additional
 8    suspension or disqualification periods beyond the periods as set forth in this
 9    section. Upon a hearing the hearing officer may administer  oaths,  may  issue
10    subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books
11    and  papers, and may require a reexamination of the licensee. Upon the hearing
12    the department shall either rescind its order or, with good cause, may  affirm
13    or extend the suspension or disqualification of the driver's license or revoke
14    the driver's license.
15        Whenever  a  driver's  license,  permit or driving privilege has been sus-
16    pended or revoked by the department as provided in this section, other than as
17    set forth in subsection (1)(c), (d), (g), (h), (m) or (n), the department  may
18    issue  a temporary restricted permit restricting the time, area and purpose of
19    use. The application, eligibility  requirements  and  form  of  the  temporary
20    restricted permit shall be provided by administrative rule.
21        (5)  The  department  shall  not  suspend  or revoke a driver's license or
22    privileges for a period of more than one (1)  year,    except  as  
23    unless  otherwise provided by law. The provisions of this subsection shall not
24    be applicable with respect to the issuance of temporary restricted permits  as
25    provided  in  section  49-325, Idaho Code, nor shall it be applicable to those
26    suspensions placed on an individual's record for the purpose of  administering
27    suspensions ordered to take effect after an individual's release from confine-
28    ment or imprisonment pursuant to chapter 80, title 18, Idaho Code.
29        (6)  The department shall not disqualify a driver for a period longer than
30    specified by 49 CFR part 383.

31        SECTION  14.  That  Section 49-328, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
32    amended to read as follows:

33        49-328.  REINSTATEMENT OF  REVOKED,  DISQUALIFIED  OR  SUSPENDED  DRIVER'S
34    LICENSE  -- FEE -- WHEN REINSTATEMENT PROHIBITED. (1) When the period of revo-
35    cation, disqualification or suspension of a driver's license has  expired,  or
36    the  reason  for  the  revocation,  disqualification  or  suspension no longer
37    exists, the department shall reinstate the driver's license or driving  privi-
38    leges on application of the driver.
39        (2)  The application shall be in the form prescribed by the department and
40    accompanied by a reinstatement fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) which  shall be
41    deposited in the state highway account.
42        (3)  A  driver's  license  which has been suspended under section 49-1505,
43    Idaho Code, for failure to pay an infraction penalty shall not  be  reinstated
44    until the licensee provides proof that the infraction penalty has been paid to
45    the court.
46        (4)  In  addition  to  any  other fees required in this section to be col-
47    lected, the department shall collect fifty dollars ($50.00) for reinstating  a
48    driver's  license  after  conviction  for driving under the influence, without
49    privileges, and after conviction or  other  violation  of  any  other  traffic
50    related  misdemeanor or infraction, of which fees forty dollars ($40.00) shall
51    be paid over to the county treasurer of the county  in  which  the  conviction
52    occurred  for  support  of  that county's justice fund, or the current expense
53    fund if no county justice fund  has  been  established  and  the  ten  dollars


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 1    ($10.00) shall be deposited in the state highway account.
 2        (5)  In  addition  to  any  other fees required in this section to be col-
 3    lected,  the department shall collect one hundred fifteen dollars  ($115)  for
 4    reinstating a driver's license after a suspension imposed under the provisions
 5    of  section  18-8002  or  section  18-8002A, Idaho Code, or after a suspension
 6    arising out of any alcohol or drug related offense, other  than  a  suspension
 7    imposed  upon  a  person  under eighteen (18) years of age pursuant to section
 8    18-1502(d), Idaho Code. Funds collected pursuant to this subsection  shall  be
 9    deposited  in  the  state highway account. The department shall reevaluate the
10    amount of the reinstatement fee herein imposed not later than February,  2000,
11    to  determine the sufficiency of the fee to meet the costs associated with the
12    implementation of section 18-8002A, Idaho Code.
13        (6)  When there is more than one (1) reason why  a  driver's  license  was
14    revoked  or  suspended  or why a driver was disqualified, the department shall
15    not collect multiple fees for reinstatement, but shall only  collect  one  (1)
16    reinstatement fee, which shall be the greater reinstatement fee, provided how-
17    ever,  the  department shall collect  two (2)   a  rein-
18    statement fee s  for  reinstating a driver's license for  mul-
19    tiple      each    suspension s  under chapter 80,
20    title 18, Idaho Code , arising from the same occurrence .

21        SECTION 15.  That Section 49-335, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
22    amended to read as follows:

23        49-335.  DISQUALIFICATIONS  AND  PENALTIES -- COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE.
24    (1) Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle and who holds  a  class
25    A,  B  or C driver's license is disqualified from operating a commercial motor
26    vehicle for a period of not less than one (1) year if convicted   in  the
27    form  of a judgment or withheld judgment  of a first violation under any
28    state or federal law of:
29        (a)  Operating a commercial motor vehicle while  under  the  influence  of
30        alcohol or a controlled substance;
31        (b)  Operating  a commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration
32        of the person's blood,  breath or bodily substance is 0.04 or more;
33        (c)  Leaving the scene of an accident involving a commercial motor vehicle
34        driven by the person;
35        (d)  Using a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any felony.
36        (2)  Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle and  who  holds  a
37    class  A,  B or C driver's license is disqualified from operating a commercial
38    motor vehicle for a period of not less than one (1) year if the person refuses
39    to submit to a test to determine  the  driver's  alcohol  concentration  while
40    operating a commercial motor vehicle.
41        (3)  If  any  of  the  offenses specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this
42    section occurred while  transporting  a  hazardous  material  required  to  be
43    placarded,  the person is disqualified for a period of not less than three (3)
44    years.
45        (4)  A person is disqualified for the period of time specified in  49  CFR
46    part  383  if  found  to have committed two (2) or more of any of the offenses
47    specified in subsection (1) or (2) of this  section,  or  any  combination  of
48    those offenses, arising from two (2) or more separate incidents.
49        (5)  A  person  is disqualified for the period of time specified in 49 CFR
50    part 383 from operating a commercial motor vehicle who uses a commercial motor
51    vehicle in the commission of any felony involving the  manufacture,  distribu-
52    tion,  or  dispensing of a controlled substance, or possession of a controlled
53    substance with the intent to manufacture, distribute  or  dispense  such  con-


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 1    trolled substance.
 2        (6)  A  person  is  disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle
 3    for a period of not less than sixty (60) days if convicted of two (2)  serious
 4    traffic violations, or one hundred twenty (120) days if convicted of three (3)
 5    serious  traffic  violations,  committed in a commercial motor vehicle arising
 6    from separate incidents occurring within a three (3) year period.
 7        (7)  A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commer-
 8    cial motor vehicle within this state while having  any  detectable  amount  of
 9    alcohol  in  his  system  or  who refuses to submit to an alcohol test must be
10    placed out of service for twenty-four (24) hours and be subject to the  provi-
11    sions of section 18-8002, Idaho Code.
12        (8)  A person who is convicted  in the form of a judgment or withheld
13    judgment  of a violation of an out-of-service order while driving a com-
14    mercial motor vehicle is disqualified for not less than:
15        (a)  Ninety (90) days nor more than one (1) year for a first conviction;
16        (b)  One  (1)  year  nor  more than five (5) years for a second conviction
17        arising from separate incidents during any ten (10) year period;
18        (c)  Three (3) years nor more than five (5) years for three  (3)  or  more
19        convictions  arising  from  separate  incidents  during  any ten (10) year
20        period.
21        (9)  A person who is convicted  in the form of a judgment or withheld
22    judgment  of a violation of an out-of-service order while driving a com-
23    mercial motor vehicle and while transporting hazardous materials  required  to
24    be  placarded under the hazardous materials transportation act, or while oper-
25    ating motor vehicles designed to transport sixteen (16) or more people includ-
26    ing the driver, is disqualified for not less than:
27        (a)  One hundred eighty (180) days nor more than two (2) years for a first
28        conviction;
29        (b)  Three (3) years nor more than five (5) years for  subsequent  convic-
30        tions arising from separate incidents in any ten (10) year period.

31        SECTION  16.  That  Section 49-337, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
32    amended to read as follows:

33        49-337.  EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. (1)  Any  operator  of  a
34    commercial  motor vehicle holding a class A, B or C driver's license issued by
35    this state, and who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance
36    in any other state relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than park-
37    ing violations, shall notify the department of the conviction  in  the  manner
38    specified by the department within thirty (30) days of the date of conviction.
39        (2)  Any  operator of a commercial motor vehicle holding a class A, B or C
40    driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of  violating  any
41    state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this
42    or  any  other state, other than parking violations, shall notify his employer
43    in writing of the conviction within thirty (30) days of the  date  of  convic-
44    tion.
45        (3)  Each  employee  whose  class A, B or C driver's license is suspended,
46    revoked, denied, refused or cancelled by this state or who loses the privilege
47    to operate a commercial motor vehicle in any state for any period, or  who  is
48    disqualified  from  operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall
49    notify his employer of that fact before the end of the business day  following
50    the day the employee received notice of that fact.
51        (4)  Each person who applies for employment as an operator of a commercial
52    motor  vehicle with an employer shall provide notification to the employer, at
53    the time of application, of his previous employment as an operator of  a  com-


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 1    mercial  motor  vehicle. The period  of previous employment of which notifica-
 2    tion must be given shall be the ten (10) year period ending  on  the  date  of
 3    application for employment.
 4        (5)  No employer shall knowingly allow, permit or authorize an employee to
 5    operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during any period:
 6        (a)  In  which  the  employee has a driver's license suspended, revoked or
 7        cancelled by a state, has lost the privilege to operate a commercial motor
 8        vehicle in a state or has been disqualified from  operating  a  commercial
 9        motor vehicle; or
10        (b)  In  which  the employee has more than one (1) driver's license ;
11        or
12        (c)  In which the employee, or the motor  vehicle  being  driven,  or  the
13        motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order .
14        (6)  Each  employer  shall require the information specified in subsection
15    (4) of this section to be provided by the employee.

16        SECTION 17.  That Section 49-1208, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
17    amended to read as follows:

18        49-1208.  PROOF  REQUIRED UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS. (1) If a person is not
19    licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any  bail
20    or  collateral  deposited  to  secure an appearance for trial or has entered a
21    plea of guilty for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation  of  the
22    driver's  license,  or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without
23    being licensed to do so, no driver's license shall be issued  to  that  person
24    and his driving privilege shall remain suspended or revoked until he gives and
25    maintains proof of financial responsibility.
26        (2)  Whenever  the  department  or  a  court  suspends,  or the department
27    revokes a resident's driver's license or nonresident's  driving  privilege  by
28    reason  of  a  conviction,  forfeiture  of  bail, or upon a plea or finding of
29    guilty, the license or privilege shall remain suspended or revoked unless  the
30    person  shall  have  previously  given  or shall immediately give and maintain
31    proof of financial responsibility.
32        (3)  Any person who is convicted of violating  the  provisions  of  either
33    section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code, for the first time shall give
34    and  maintain  proof  of  financial responsibility throughout the one (1) year
35    period following the conviction , and for a  . Any person con-
36    victed for a  second  conviction and     or    any
37    subsequent    conviction   time of violating the provisions of
38    section 49-1229, 49-1232 or 49-1428, Idaho Code,  within  a  
39    five (5) year s   period , shall give and maintain proof
40    of  financial  responsibility  throughout  the three (3) year period following
41    such conviction. The department shall notify any person subject to  this  sub-
42    section  of the requirements for maintaining proof of financial responsibility
43    for a second and any subsequent conviction.
44         (3)  Any person who is convicted  of  violating  the  provisions  of
45    either  section  49-1229,  49-1232  or  49-1428,  Idaho  Code,  shall have his
46    driver's license and driving privileges suspended for a three (3) year  period
47    following  such conviction.  The driver's license and driving privileges
48    shall remain suspended unless the person gives and maintains proof  of  finan-
49    cial  responsibility  throughout  either  the  one (1) year or
50    the  three (3) year period following such conviction.
51        (4)  Whenever a person is required to maintain proof of financial  respon-
52    sibility,  and  who  is  not a resident of Idaho, files and maintains proof of
53    financial responsibility in his home state the department shall reinstate  the


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 1    person's  driving  privileges  as long as proof of financial responsibility is
 2    maintained in the person's home state.

 3        SECTION 18.  That Section 49-1229, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 4    amended to read as follows:

 5        49-1229.  REQUIRED  MOTOR  VEHICLE  INSURANCE.  (1) Every owner of a motor
 6    vehicle which is registered and operated in Idaho by the  owner  or  with  his
 7    permission  shall  continuously,  except as provided in section 41-2516, Idaho
 8    Code,  provide insurance against loss resulting from liability imposed by  law
 9    for bodily injury or death or damage to property suffered by any person caused
10    by  maintenance  or  use  of motor vehicles described therein in an amount not
11    less than that required by section 49-117, Idaho Code, and  shall  demonstrate
12    the existence of any other coverage required by this title or a certificate of
13    self-insurance  issued  by  the  department pursuant to section 49-1224, Idaho
14    Code, for each motor vehicle to be registered.
15        (2)  A motor vehicle owner who prefers to post an indemnity bond with  the
16    director  of the department of insurance in lieu of obtaining a policy of lia-
17    bility insurance may do so. Such bond shall guarantee that any loss  resulting
18    from  liability  imposed by law for bodily injury, death or damage to property
19    suffered by any person caused by accident and arising out  of  the  operation,
20    maintenance and use of the motor vehicle sought to be registered shall be paid
21    within  thirty  (30)  days.  The indemnity bonds shall guarantee payment in an
22    amount no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any one (1)  accident
23    of  which  fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) is for property damage, for each
24    vehicle registered up to a maximum of  one  hundred  twenty  thousand  dollars
25    ($120,000) for five (5) or more vehicles.
26        (3)  Any bond given in connection with this chapter shall be, and shall be
27    construed  to be, a continuing instrument and shall cover the period for which
28    the motor vehicle is to be registered and operated. Such bond shall  be  on  a
29    form approved by the director of insurance with a surety company authorized to
30    do business in the state.
31        (4)  In addition to any motor vehicle insurance required by the provisions
32    of  this  chapter,  any  motor  carrier  operating under authority of a permit
33    issued by the public utilities commission  shall  comply  with  the  insurance
34    requirements of section 61-804, Idaho Code.
35        (5)  It  is  an  infraction  punishable  by a fine of seventy-five dollars
36    ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions  of  this  section  for  the
37    first  time.   A  second  and any subsequent conviction for a violation of the
38    provisions of this section  or  the  provisions  of  section  49-1232  or
39    49-1428,  Idaho Code,  within a period of five (5) years shall be a mis-
40    demeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or
41    by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both.  The
42    department shall notify any person convicted of a violation of this section of
43    the penalties which may be imposed for a second and any subsequent conviction.

44        SECTION 19.  That Section 49-1232, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
45    amended to read as follows:

46        49-1232.  CERTIFICATE  OR  PROOF  OF  LIABILITY INSURANCE TO BE CARRIED IN
47    MOTOR VEHICLE. (1) A certificate or proof of liability insurance shall  be  in
48    the  possession  of  the  operator  of every motor vehicle or present in every
49    motor vehicle at all times when the vehicle is operated within this state. The
50    certificate or proof of liability insurance shall be provided  for  inspection
51    to  any  peace  officer  upon request to the operator of any motor vehicle. No


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 1    person shall be convicted of violating this section if that person produces at
 2    any time prior to conviction  the certificate or proof of liability  insurance
 3    covering the motor vehicle that person is accused of operating in violation of
 4    this  section,  where  the  certificate or proof of liability insurance demon-
 5    strates the existence of liability insurance  described  in  section  49-1212,
 6    Idaho Code, which was in effect at the time of occurrence of the violation.
 7        (2)  If  the  court  has not ordered the department to suspend the driving
 8    privileges of any person convicted of a violation of the  provisions  of  this
 9    section,  the department may rescind the suspension action, only if the driver
10    can prove by sufficient evidence  that  the  legally  required  motor  vehicle
11    insurance  or other required evidence of financial responsibility was in force
12    and effect at the time of the issuance of the citation. No  reinstatement  fee
13    will be assessed for rescinding the suspension action under this section.
14        (3)  It  is  an  infraction  punishable  by a fine of seventy-five dollars
15    ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions  of  this  section  for  the
16    first time. A second and any subsequent conviction for a violation of the pro-
17    visions of this section  or the provisions of section 49-1229 or 49-1428,
18    Idaho Code,  within five (5) years shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by
19    a  fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the
20    county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both. The department shall notify
21    any person convicted of a violation of this section of the penalties which may
22    be imposed for a second and any subsequent conviction.

23        SECTION 20.  That Section 49-1428, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
24    amended to read as follows:

25        49-1428.  FINANCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY. (1) It shall be unlawful for any per-
26    son to operate a motor vehicle upon highways without a valid policy of liabil-
27    ity insurance in full force and effect in an amount not less  than  that  pro-
28    vided  in  section  49-117, Idaho Code, or unless the person has been issued a
29    certificate of self-insurance pursuant to section 49-1224, Idaho Code, or  has
30    previously posted an indemnity bond with the director of insurance as provided
31    in section 49-1229, Idaho Code.
32        (2)  It  is  an  infraction  punishable  by a fine of seventy-five dollars
33    ($75.00) for any person to violate the provisions  of  this  section  for  the
34    first time.  A second and any subsequent conviction of a violation of the pro-
35    visions of this section  or the provisions of section 49-1229 or 49-1232,
36    Idaho Code,  within five (5) years shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by
37    a  fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the
38    county jail not exceeding six (6)  months,  or  both.   The  department  shall
39    notify  any  person  convicted of a violation of this section of the penalties
40    which may be imposed for a second and any subsequent conviction.

41        SECTION 21.  That Section 49-2444, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
42    amended to read as follows:

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


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 1    taken by the examiner at the time of  application.  The  photograph  shall  be
 2    taken without headgear or other clothing or device that disguises or otherwise
 3    conceals  the  face  or  head of the applicant. A waiver may be granted by the
 4    department allowing the applicant to wear headgear or other head covering  for
 5    medical,  religious or safety purposes so long as the face is not disguised or
 6    otherwise concealed. No person shall receive an identification card unless and
 7    until he surrenders to the department all identification cards in his  posses-
 8    sion  issued  to him by Idaho or any other jurisdiction,  or any driver's
 9    license issued by any other jurisdiction within the United States,    or
10    until he executes an affidavit that he does not possess an identification card
11      or  any  driver's license . A notation of "under 21 until (month,
12    day, year)" and any other distinguishing printing of the words "under  21"  on
13    the identification card shall be made if applicable. The nonrefundable fee for
14    an identification card shall be seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) of which
15    five  dollars ($5.00) shall be retained by the county and credited to the cur-
16    rent expense fund, and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall be  deposited
17    in 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 identifica-
37    tion card, shall move from the address shown on  the  application  or  on  the
38    identification  card  issued,  that person shall, within  fourteen 
39     thirty  ( 14  30 ) days, notify  the  trans-
40    portation department in writing of the old and new addresses.
41        (7)  The  department shall cancel any identification card upon determining
42    that the person was not entitled to the issuance of the  identification  card,
43    or  that the person failed to give the required and correct information in his
44    application or committed fraud in making the application.  Upon  cancellation,
45    the  person  shall  surrender the cancelled identification card to the depart-
46    ment.
47        (8)  If any person shall fail to return to the department the  identifica-
48    tion  card  as required, the department may direct any peace officer to secure
49    its possession and return the identification card to the department.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                          STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                 RS08463

The purpose of this legislation is to amend driver-related Idaho
Code sections to match current DMV practices, and to correct other
conflicting sections of Code.

                              FISCAL IMPACT

This legislation has no fiscal impact; it is for clarification of
current practices and procedures.


CONTACT
Name: Jane Caviness
Agency: Idaho Transportation Department
Phone: 334-8700

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