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Idaho Code § 49-432 (2026)

Temporary registration for residents and nonresidents — Fees. 

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Temporary registration for residents and nonresidents — Fees. 

(1)(a)  When a vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to registration is to be moved on the public highways in the state of Idaho, the department may issue a permit in lieu of registration for any vehicle or combination of vehicles upon the payment of a fee as set forth in the following schedule:
(i)   One-hundred-twenty (120) hour permit

Single vehicle 

Combination of vehicles, where such combination of vehicles includes more than one (1) unregistered vehicle

(ii)  Fuel permit 

(iii) Thirty (30) day unladen weight permit 
(b)  If an annual registration is purchased within thirty (30) calendar days of issuance of a permit under paragraph (a)(i) or (iii) of this subsection, the amount of the permit fee shall be applied to the registration fee. No portion of a permit fee is subject to refund.
(2)(a)  Permits to operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of the registered maximum gross vehicle weight up to a maximum of one hundred twenty-nine thousand (129,000) pounds gross vehicle weight shall be:

(i)  One   hundred   twenty   (120)   hour   permit   to  increase   gross weight
(ii)  Thirty (30) day permit to increase gross vehicle weight:
Gross Weight of Vehicle
(b)  The permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall be specific to the motor vehicle to which it is issued. No permit or fee shall be transferable or apportionable to any other vehicle, nor shall any such fee be refundable. At the time of purchasing a permit, the applicant may purchase additional permits in any combination that does not exceed a maximum of ninety (90) days.
(3)  Permits issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be limited to three (3) per vehicle in a calendar year, except for those permits provided for in subsection (1)(a)(ii) and (iii) of this section. The provisions of this subsection with respect to limiting the number of permits issued shall not apply to transporters and wreckers as defined in sections 49-121 and 49-124, Idaho Code, or to laden dealer and manufacturer plates as provided for in sections 49-411(4) and 49-1627(5), Idaho Code.
(4)  A temporary permit shall be readily available in a form required by the rules of the board at all times while the vehicle is being operated.
(5)  Any permit issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be purchased prior to movement of the vehicle on a highway, and such permit shall be in addition to and available only to a vehicle that is currently and validly registered in Idaho pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, 49-434(1), 49-434(8)(c) or 49-435, Idaho Code.
(6)  The department may select vendors to serve as agents on state highways for the purpose of selling permits where fixed ports of entry do not adequately serve a respective highway entering the state. The vendor shall be remunerated at the rate of three dollars ($3.00) per permit sold, and he shall collect the fees specified in this section and pay the fees to the department. The vendor shall guarantee payment by giving a bond to the state in a sum as shall be fixed by the board, the premium on the bond to be paid by the department.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2023 · leading case: State v. Cook, 444 P.3d 877 (Idaho 2019).
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State v. Cook, 444 P.3d 877 (Idaho 2019). · cites it 46× “2007) (referencing section 49-432(3), now renumbered to subsection (4)).”
State v. Scott Andrew Kinch, 356 P.3d 389 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 16× “A temporary permit displayed in compliance with I.C. § 49-432( [4]) carries with it a presumption of validity, not of invalidity.”
State v. Salois, 160 P.3d 1279 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “A temporary permit displayed in compliance with I.C. § 49-432(3) carries with it a presumption of validity, not of invalidity.”
State v. Horton, 434 P.3d 824 (Idaho Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 49-432 regulates temporary registration.”
Fitzgerald v. First Sec. Bank of Idaho, N.A. (In Re Walker), 161 B.R. 484 (Bankr. D. Idaho 1993). · cites it 2× “— No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a vehicle without delivery to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title with an assignment as necessary to show title in the purchaser, nor purchase or otherwise acquire or bring into the state a vehicle except for…”
Northland Ins. v. Boise's Best Autos & Repairs, 970 P.2d 21 (Idaho Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “— No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a vehicle without delivery to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title with an assignment as necessary to show title in the purchaser, nor purchase or otherwise acquire or bring into the state a vehicle except for…”
State v. Cook (Idaho Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 32× “The district court held a hearing on the motion to suppress and ruled that the officer did not have reasonable suspicion to initiate the stop due to Cook crossing over the fog line, but did have reasonable suspicion to conduct the traffic stop due to Cook’s temporary…”
State v. Garitone, 539 P.3d 1007 (Idaho Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “We recognized that a temporary permit issued and displayed pursuant to I.C. § 49-432(3) constitutes an exception to the requirement of I.”
State v. Keith L. Case, 363 P.3d 868 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “A temporary permit displayed in compliance with I.C. § 49-432( [4]) carries with it a presumption of validity, not of invalidity.”
State v. Krahn (Idaho Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” The exemption contained in I.C. § 49-432 provides that a temporary registration may be issued “in lieu of registration.”
— Idaho Code § 49-432(3) — 3 cases
State v. Cook, 444 P.3d 877 (Idaho 2019). “2007) (referencing section 49-432(3), now renumbered to subsection (4)).”
State v. Salois, 160 P.3d 1279 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). “A temporary permit displayed in compliance with I.C. § 49-432(3) carries with it a presumption of validity, not of invalidity.”
State v. Garitone, 539 P.3d 1007 (Idaho Ct. App. 2023). “We recognized that a temporary permit issued and displayed pursuant to I.C. § 49-432(3) constitutes an exception to the requirement of I.”
— Idaho Code § 49-432(4) — 3 cases
State v. Cook, 444 P.3d 877 (Idaho 2019). “2007) (referencing section 49-432(3), now renumbered to subsection (4)).”
State v. Scott Andrew Kinch, 356 P.3d 389 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “A temporary permit displayed in compliance with I.C. § 49-432( [4]) carries with it a presumption of validity, not of invalidity.”
State v. Cook (Idaho Ct. App. 2018). “The district court held a hearing on the motion to suppress and ruled that the officer did not have reasonable suspicion to initiate the stop due to Cook crossing over the fog line, but did have reasonable suspicion to conduct the traffic stop due to Cook’s temporary…”
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