TRANSPORTATION / MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION

Drivers License
As soon as state residency is established, a new resident is required to obtain an Idaho driver’s license within 90 days, whether your out-of-state license has expired or not. If you have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), you are required to be licensed in Idaho within 30 days of residing in the state. Students attending a college or university in the state are not required to obtain an Idaho driver’s license.

Visit the nearest licensing office and bring all pertinent documents, including legal proof of age and identity. Social security verification and proof of Idaho Residency. Newcomers must pass the vision test and the Idaho knowledge test.

Vehicle Registration
Any vehicle operated on public highways must be registered and titled. Also, boats with a permanently attached mode of propulsion (e.g., inboards, inboard/outboards, sailboats, personal watercraft) of 2000 model year or newer that were purchased since January 1, 2000, must be titled. Model year 1999 and older boats with a permanently attached mode of propulsion may be optionally titled, provided they are not exempt from titling. Any motorized boat used on Idaho’s waterways must be registered.

You must register and title your vehicle when you become a resident of Idaho. You become a resident of Idaho when your domicile (principle home) has been in Idaho for 90 continuous days. However, you may declare residency at any time earlier than that, and register and title your vehicles at that time. You may go to any county assessor motor vehicle office to register and title your vehicle.

Motor Vehicle Division
311 W State Street
Boise 208-334-8000
https://itd.idaho.gov/itddmv/


Mandatory Insurance
Once establishing residency you must have your vehicle insured with an insurance company licensed to do business in Idaho, and have the following minimum coverage:

  • $25,000 for injury or death of one person in any one accident.
  • $50,000 for injury or death of two or more persons in any one accident.
  • $15,000 for damage or destruction of property of others in any one accident

 

Emissions Testing
In April 2008, the Idaho Legislature enacted and the governor signed into law Idaho Code §39-116B, entitled the Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program, laying the groundwork for requiring vehicle emissions testing in areas of the state where air quality is compromised and motor vehicle emissions constitute one of the top two contributing sources to the pollution. The Treasure Valley airshed meets the criteria specified in the law, as data show that vehicle emissions constitute one of the top two emission sources contributing to ozone concentrations in the valley.
A completed emissions test will cost  $11.00.  Vehicles need to be emission inspected every other year.  Motorists will receive a notice in the mail when it is time to have their vehicle emissions inspected.

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