Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 49-245 (2026)
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(1) The department shall collect from each applicant for any type of driver’s license pursuant to chapter 3, title 49, Idaho Code, or for an identification card pursuant to sections 49-2442 and 49-2443, Idaho Code:
(a) The name and phone number of no more than two (2) next of kin who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and whom the applicant wishes to be notified in the event of an emergency involving the applicant; or
(b) An indication that the applicant has chosen not to provide any next of kin information pursuant to this section.
(2) The department shall confidentially maintain all next of kin information collected pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Such information shall be made available only under the circumstances described in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Next of kin information collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be disclosed only to a coroner, state police officer, sheriff, or other peace officer in this state or another state for the purpose, as applicable, of making contact with the person or persons named as next of kin by an individual to report only the injury, death, or other emergency situation involving such individual. Such information shall be communicated by the department or otherwise made available to a coroner, state police officer, sheriff, or other peace officer only through the Idaho public safety and security information system.
(4) The department shall establish and maintain procedures by which individuals may update, change, or revoke their election to provide the department with next of kin information as provided for in this section. The department shall also establish and maintain procedures by which persons identified as next of kin for another individual may remove themselves as such person’s next of kin.
(5) The department is authorized to promulgate rules if necessary to carry out the requirements of and to enforce the provisions of this section.
(6) For the purposes of this section only, "next of kin" means the closest living blood relative, including spouse, adult child, parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1984–1991 · leading case: State v. Reed, 686 P.2d 842 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984).
State v. Reed, 686 P.2d 842 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). “Idaho Code § 49-245 is an integral companion to I.”
Dullenty v. Rocky Mountain Fire & Cas. Co., 721 P.2d 198 (Idaho 1986). “I.C. § 49-245. A person in violation of the above statutes who is involved in an accident may suffer suspension of his operating license and vehicle registration.”
Gordon v. State, 697 P.2d 1192 (Idaho Ct. App. 1985). “§ 49-112, and of failure to exhibit proof of liability insurance, I.C. § 49-245. Case number 15092 is an appeal from the district court’s denial of Gordon’s request for declaratory relief.”
State v. Gibson, 697 P.2d 1216 (Idaho Ct. App. 1985). “David Gibson was convicted of failure to carry proof of liability insurance on his motor vehicle, I.C. § 49-245, and failure to register his motor vehicle annually, I.”
State v. Hardman, 818 P.2d 782 (Idaho Ct. App. 1991). “Failure to produce proof of liability insurance, as the crime was described in I.C. § 49-245, was a misdemeanor. The statute was amended in 1988 and re-codified as I.”
State v. Simmons, 771 P.2d 541 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “§ 49-319 (redesignated as § 49-316), and provide proof of liability insurance, I.C. § 49-245 (redesignated as § 49-1232).”
Hallstrom v. City of Garden City, Id., 811 F. Supp. 1443 (D. Idaho 1991). “§ 49-319 (redesignated as § 49-316), and provide proof of liability insurance, I.C. § 49-245 (redesignated as § 49-1232).”
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