TITLE 49

MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 18

TOWING AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES

49-1806.  REMOVAL or BOOTING OF UNAUTHORIZED AND ABANDONED VEHICLEs FROM REAL PROPERTY. (1) Any person having possession or control of real property, including commercial property, who finds an unauthorized vehicle standing on his property is permitted to have the vehicle removed or booted if there is posted on or near the property in a clearly conspicuous location, in large print, a sign or notice that unauthorized vehicles will be removed or booted at the owner’s expense and designating the name of the towing firm. Unauthorized vehicles need not meet the provisions of section 49-102(2), Idaho Code, in this instance.

(2)  Any person having possession or control of real property, excluding commercial property, who finds an abandoned vehicle standing on his property when the property is not posted as set out in subsection (1) of this section may contact a tow company to remove the vehicle. The tow company shall have the person having possession or control of the property sign a release form to the tow company identifying himself as the person having possession or control of real property, identifying the vehicle being removed, and taking responsibility for the removal of the vehicle.

(3)  No vehicle shall be considered unauthorized and subject to removal or booting pursuant to the provisions of this subsection solely on the basis of the vehicle having expired or improper vehicle registration. All other provisions of this chapter shall be complied with.

History:

[49-1806, added 2025, ch. 218, sec. 2, p. 1028.]