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Idaho Code § 49-1304 (2026)

Duty upon striking fixtures upon or adjacent to a highway. 

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Duty upon striking fixtures upon or adjacent to a highway. 

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to fixtures or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the property of the fact, of his name and address, the name of his insurance agent or company if he has automobile liability insurance, the motor vehicle registration number of the vehicle he is driving, and upon request and if available exhibit his driver’s license.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: State v. Richard W. Wright, 295 P.3d 1016 (Idaho Ct. App. 2013).
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State v. Richard W. Wright, 295 P.3d 1016 (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Another statute, I.C. § 49-1304, does impose duties upon a driver who is in an accident resulting in damage to fixtures or other property upon or adjacent to a highway.”
State v. Cornwell, No. 51364 (Idaho Ct. App. July 21, 2025). · cites it 8× “Idaho Code § 49-1304 , entitled DUTY UPON STRIKING FIXTURES UPON OR ADJACENT TO A HIGHWAY, provides: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to fixtures or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate…”
State v. Garrett Randolph Bowser (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “________________________________________________ Before GUTIERREZ, Judge; MELANSON, Judge; and HUSKEY, Judge ________________________________________________ PER CURIAM Garrett Randolph Bowser was found guilty of leaving the scene of an injury accident, Idaho Code § 18-8007 ,…”
State v. Vazquez-Torres, No. 47711 (Idaho Ct. App. Nov. 4, 2020). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 49-1304. Vazquez-Torres proceeded to a jury trial before the magistrate court.”
State v. Rodriguez, No. 48067 (Idaho Ct. App. Nov. 10, 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 49-1301; failure to notify upon striking a fixture, I.C. § 49-1304; possession of an open container of alcohol, I.”
State v. Christiancy, No. 50579 (Idaho Ct. App. Jan. 28, 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 18-903; and misdemeanor failure to notify upon striking fixtures on highway, I.C. § 49-1304. The State also charged Christiancy with a deadly weapon enhancement, I.”
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