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H0597aaS.............................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT - Amends existing law to provide that the failure by
persons to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement prior to operating a
motorcycle upon a highway shall constitute an infraction.
02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-1-8
AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark,
Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Jones, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader, Martinez, McKague,
Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pomeroy, Raybould,
Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd,
Smith(33), Smylie, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- Hadley
Absent and excused -- Gould, Hammond, Kellogg, Kendell, Langford,
Pischner, Smith(23), Stevenson
Floor Sponsor - Sali
Title apvd - to Senate
02/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/01 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/06 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/07 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/11 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia,
Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Frasure
Title apvd - to House
03/12 House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
03/13 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
Rls susp - PASSED - 62-0-8
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe,
Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jones,
Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Martinez, McKague, Meyer,
Montgomery, Mortensen, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger,
Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33),
Smith(23), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood,
Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Aikele, Cuddy, Gould, Jaquet, Loertscher,
Mader, Moyle, Young
Floor Sponsor - Sali
Title apvd - to enrol
03/14 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/14 To Governor
03/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 355
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 597
BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 49-301, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO REVISE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENS-
4 ING REQUIREMENTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-304, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT
5 THE FAILURE BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS TO OBTAIN A
6 MOTORCYCLE "M" ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE UPON A HIGHWAY
7 SHALL CONSTITUTE AN INFRACTION.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 49-301, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 49-301. DRIVERS TO BE LICENSED. (1) No person, except those expressly
12 exempted by the provisions of this chapter, shall drive any motor vehicle upon
13 a highway unless the person has a valid Idaho driver's license. No person
14 shall operate a motorcycle upon a highway unless he has a motorcycle endorse-
15 ment on his valid driver's license. No person shall operate a commercial motor
16 vehicle as defined in section 49-123, Idaho Code, upon a highway unless he has
17 a seasonal or class A, B or C driver's license with required endorsements. No
18 person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of any valid restriction
19 identified on or attached to, his valid driver's license. No person shall
20 receive a class D driver's license unless and until he surrenders to the
21 department all driver's licenses in his possession issued to him by Idaho or
22 any other jurisdiction for use within the United States, or any identification
23 cards issued by any other jurisdiction within the United States, or until he
24 executes an affidavit that he does not possess a driver's license or any iden-
25 tification cards. No person shall be permitted to have more than one (1)
26 driver's license issued for use within the United States at any time.
27 (2) Any holder of a class A, B or C commercial driver's license issued by
28 a jurisdiction other than Idaho shall apply for an Idaho-issued commercial
29 driver's license within thirty (30) days of establishing a domicile in Idaho.
30 In accordance with the federal motor carrier safety regulations, no person
31 shall receive a class A, B or C driver's license unless and until he surren-
32 ders to the department all driver's licenses in his possession issued to him
33 by Idaho or any other jurisdiction.
34 Except as provided in section 49-304(3), Idaho Code, aA violation of this
35 section is a misdemeanor.
36 SECTION 2. That Section 49-304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
37 amended to read as follows:
38 49-304. MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT. The department shall issue a motorcycle
39 "M" endorsement on a driver's license to applicants who complete the require-
40 ments to operate a motorcycle.
41 (1) Any person who holds a valid Idaho driver's license on September 1,
2
1 1994, may operate a motorcycle without a motorcycle "M" endorsement until that
2 driver's license expires or September 1, 1998, whichever occurs first.
3 (2) Any person who applies for a driver's license or renewal of a license
4 after September 1, 1994, may also apply for a motorcycle "M" endorsement.
5 Until September 1, 1998, the requirements for obtaining a motorcycle "M"
6 endorsement are:
7 (a) The applicant shall be tested by written examination for his knowl-
8 edge of safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific to
9 the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in section
10 49-306, Idaho Code.
11 (b) Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of
12 the fee required for an "M" endorsement, the applicant shall obtain a
13 motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license.
14 (3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for or
15 obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license unless he has suc-
16 cessfully completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under the pro-
17 visions of chapter 48, title 33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the
18 requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of
19 this subsection shall not be effective unless and until the motorcycle rider
20 training course is fully implemented by the department of education. The fail-
21 ure to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this subsection
22 prior to operating a motorcycle upon a highway shall constitute an infraction.
23 (4) Any person who applies for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
24 license after September 1, 1998, in addition to the requirements specified in
25 subsection (2) of this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle
26 "M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
Moved by Fraser
Seconded by Ingram
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 597
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 34, delete "49-304(3)" and insert:
3 "49-304".
4 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2
5 On page 2, in line 20, delete "The fail-"; delete lines 21 and 22; and
6 following line 26 insert:
7 "(5) The operation of a motorcycle upon a highway by any person who has
8 failed to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this section
9 shall constitute an infraction.".
10 CORRECTION TO TITLE
11 On page 1, in line 5, delete "BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE
12 YEARS".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 597, As Amended in the Senate
BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 49-301, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO REVISE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENS-
4 ING REQUIREMENTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-304, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT
5 THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A MOTORCYCLE "M" ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO OPERATING A
6 MOTORCYCLE UPON A HIGHWAY SHALL CONSTITUTE AN INFRACTION.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 49-301, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 49-301. DRIVERS TO BE LICENSED. (1) No person, except those expressly
11 exempted by the provisions of this chapter, shall drive any motor vehicle upon
12 a highway unless the person has a valid Idaho driver's license. No person
13 shall operate a motorcycle upon a highway unless he has a motorcycle endorse-
14 ment on his valid driver's license. No person shall operate a commercial motor
15 vehicle as defined in section 49-123, Idaho Code, upon a highway unless he has
16 a seasonal or class A, B or C driver's license with required endorsements. No
17 person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of any valid restriction
18 identified on or attached to, his valid driver's license. No person shall
19 receive a class D driver's license unless and until he surrenders to the
20 department all driver's licenses in his possession issued to him by Idaho or
21 any other jurisdiction for use within the United States, or any identification
22 cards issued by any other jurisdiction within the United States, or until he
23 executes an affidavit that he does not possess a driver's license or any iden-
24 tification cards. No person shall be permitted to have more than one (1)
25 driver's license issued for use within the United States at any time.
26 (2) Any holder of a class A, B or C commercial driver's license issued by
27 a jurisdiction other than Idaho shall apply for an Idaho-issued commercial
28 driver's license within thirty (30) days of establishing a domicile in Idaho.
29 In accordance with the federal motor carrier safety regulations, no person
30 shall receive a class A, B or C driver's license unless and until he surren-
31 ders to the department all driver's licenses in his possession issued to him
32 by Idaho or any other jurisdiction.
33 Except as provided in section 49-304, Idaho Code, aA violation of this
34 section is a misdemeanor.
35 SECTION 2. That Section 49-304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
36 amended to read as follows:
37 49-304. MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT. The department shall issue a motorcycle
38 "M" endorsement on a driver's license to applicants who complete the require-
39 ments to operate a motorcycle.
40 (1) Any person who holds a valid Idaho driver's license on September 1,
41 1994, may operate a motorcycle without a motorcycle "M" endorsement until that
2
1 driver's license expires or September 1, 1998, whichever occurs first.
2 (2) Any person who applies for a driver's license or renewal of a license
3 after September 1, 1994, may also apply for a motorcycle "M" endorsement.
4 Until September 1, 1998, the requirements for obtaining a motorcycle "M"
5 endorsement are:
6 (a) The applicant shall be tested by written examination for his knowl-
7 edge of safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific to
8 the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in section
9 49-306, Idaho Code.
10 (b) Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of
11 the fee required for an "M" endorsement, the applicant shall obtain a
12 motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license.
13 (3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for or
14 obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license unless he has suc-
15 cessfully completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under the pro-
16 visions of chapter 48, title 33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the
17 requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of
18 this subsection shall not be effective unless and until the motorcycle rider
19 training course is fully implemented by the department of education.
20 (4) Any person who applies for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
21 license after September 1, 1998, in addition to the requirements specified in
22 subsection (2) of this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle
23 "M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.
24 (5) The operation of a motorcycle upon a highway by any person who has
25 failed to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this section
26 shall constitute an infraction.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11894
Under current law a motorcycle endorsement is required on
the driver’s license of any person operating a motorcycle. The
failure to have an endorsement is changed from a misdemeanor to a
infraction by this legislation.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact occurs automatically from this legislation
though there may be an indeterminate loss of revenue from fines.
Contact
Name: Rep. Bill Sali
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 597