TITLE 49

MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 18

TOWING AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES

49-1816.  ABANDONED VEHICLE TRUST ACCOUNT — APPROPRIATION AND USE. (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the abandoned vehicle trust account. There shall be set aside, paid into, and credited to the fund the fees authorized under section 31-3201F, Idaho Code, collected by the district courts.

(2)  Moneys deposited in the abandoned vehicle trust account are hereby continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of satisfying allowable claims and reimbursing the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter.

(3)  Each fee collected by the district courts pursuant to section 31-3201F, Idaho Code, shall be distributed as follows:

(a)  Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to the law enforcement agency that directed the tow of the vehicle involved in the infraction; and

(b)  Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to the towing company that towed the vehicle involved in the infraction.

(4)  Fees shall be distributed to law enforcement agencies and towing companies on a monthly basis.

History:

[49-1816, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1033.]