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Idaho Code § 49-601 (2026)

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The provisions of this chapter relate exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways, except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.

They shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles and equipment while actually engaged in work upon a highway, or to owners or operators of a ditch, canal, conduit or drain while engaged in work within and pursuant to a right-of-way for a ditch, canal, conduit or drain, but shall apply to persons, owners, operators and vehicles when traveling to or from that work.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1954–2001 · leading case: State v. Henderson, 756 P.2d 1057 (Idaho 1988).
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State v. Henderson, 756 P.2d 1057 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 4× “§§ 49-301 to 49-358; obedience to traffic rules, I.C. §§ 49-601 to 49-761A; and safe equipment, I.”
Jorstad v. City of Lewiston, 456 P.2d 766 (Idaho 1969). · cites it 6× “Appellant’s contention on the status of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices For Streets and Highways (U. S. Department of Commerce, June 1961) is not well taken.”
Curtis v. Canyon High. Dist. No. 4, 831 P.2d 541 (Idaho 1992). · cites it 4× “§ 49-672 was in effect, former I.C. § 49-601 specifically stated that "[t]he provisions of this title relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.”
Ahles v. Tabor, 34 P.3d 1076 (Idaho 2001). · cites it 2× “See I.C. § 49-601. Therefore, the second and third criteria of the test set forth in Sanchez v.”
State Ex Rel. McKinney v. Richardson, 277 P.2d 272 (Idaho 1954). “The driving of this vehicle upon the highway and upon the bridge, with that gross weight, was also a violation of § 49-601, I.C., as amended 1949 Laws, Chap.”
Pierce v. Barenberg, 421 P.2d 149 (Idaho 1966). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 49-601. Plaintiff calls attention to the fact that the statute permits such a crosswalk to be designated by “other markings on the surface,” and to the testimony of John Boesel, state highway engineer, that in rural areas where there are no signals, crosswalks are…”
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