Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 49-644 (2026)
Required position and method of turning.
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Required position and method of turning.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn shall do so as follows:
(1) Both the approach for a right turn and the right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
(2) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left shall approach the turn in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of the vehicle. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made to the left of the center of the intersection and so as to leave the intersection or other location in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction on the highway being entered.
(3) Where a special lane for making left turns by drivers proceeding in opposite directions has been indicated by traffic-control devices:
(a) A left turn shall not be made from any other lane;
(b) A vehicle shall not be driven in the lane except when preparing for or making a left turn from or into the highway or when preparing for or making a U-turn when otherwise permitted by law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2021 · leading case: Zolber v. Winters, 712 P.2d 525 (Idaho 1985).
Zolber v. Winters, 712 P.2d 525 (Idaho 1985). “20 "You have been instructed as to the provisions of Idaho Code § 49-644 in effect at the time of this accident provided that: "The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway from any place other than another roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles…”
Beyer v. Transp. Dept, 304 P.3d 1206 (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). “I.C. § 49-644(1). The officer who stopped Beyer noticed a smell of alcohol coming from the vehicle and that Beyer’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot.”
State v. Nathan David Neal, 362 P.3d 514 (Idaho 2015). “” I.C. § 49-644(1). A driver must immediately drive “as close as possible to the nearest edge or curb of the highway” upon the approach of police vehicles using audible or visible signals.”
Robinson v. Westover, 620 P.2d 1096 (Idaho 1980). “§ 49-730 [now codified as I.C. § 49-644] which required the plaintiff to yield the right-of-way to all persons approaching on the through highway, nevertheless there may be some slight inference arising from the facts that the driver of the oncoming vehicle failed to keep a…”
Ahles v. Tabor, 34 P.3d 1076 (Idaho 2001). “The defendants requested the district court to rule as a matter of law that I.C. § 49-644 did not require the Anderson/Tabor vehicle to be located on the shoulder of the roadway in order to make a right-hand turn, and that the movement of Ahles’ semi on the shoulder of the…”
State v. Craig Allen Hunter (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “” Idaho Code § 49-644 (1) requires “[b]oth the approach for a right turn and the right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.”
State v. Jacob Taylor Rainier, 357 P.3d 867 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “FACTS AND PROCEDURE An officer pulled Rainier over after determining he had violated Idaho Code § 49-644 by turning left into a far right lane.”
State v. Jacob Taylor Rainier (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “FACTS AND PROCEDURE An officer pulled Rainier over after determining he had violated Idaho Code § 49-644 by turning left into a far right lane.”
Trottier v. Transp. Dept, 304 P.3d 292 (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). “Officer Schwecke stopped the vehicle driven by Trottier on September 3, 2011 at approximately 0214 hours in Latah County, Idaho for an illegal turn, in violation of Idaho Code § 49-644 , and for failing to maintain its lane of travel, in violation of Idaho Code, § 49-637.”
State v. Hines, 786 P.2d 589 (Idaho Ct. App. 1990). “§ 49-642 (1988)) which provided: The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from any place other than another highway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be entered or crossed. At trial, the prosecutor called Officer…”
State v. Yardley (Idaho Ct. App. 2021). “§ 49-642, and failing to signal before turning into a parking lot in violation of I.C. § 49-644(2). Yardley pleaded guilty to three charges including failing to come to a complete stop.”
Martinez v. Dyche, 782 P.2d 56 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). “§ 49-661 (now I.C. § 49-644). It is also asserted that Parker had been drinking (a blood test later revealed a blood-alcohol content of .”
— Idaho Code § 49-644(1) — 3 cases
Beyer v. Transp. Dept, 304 P.3d 1206 (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). “I.C. § 49-644(1). The officer who stopped Beyer noticed a smell of alcohol coming from the vehicle and that Beyer’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot.”
State v. Nathan David Neal, 362 P.3d 514 (Idaho 2015). “” I.C. § 49-644(1). A driver must immediately drive “as close as possible to the nearest edge or curb of the highway” upon the approach of police vehicles using audible or visible signals.”
State v. Craig Allen Hunter (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “” Idaho Code § 49-644 (1) requires “[b]oth the approach for a right turn and the right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.”
— Idaho Code § 49-644(2) — 3 cases
State v. Jacob Taylor Rainier, 357 P.3d 867 (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “FACTS AND PROCEDURE An officer pulled Rainier over after determining he had violated Idaho Code § 49-644 by turning left into a far right lane.”
State v. Jacob Taylor Rainier (Idaho Ct. App. 2015). “FACTS AND PROCEDURE An officer pulled Rainier over after determining he had violated Idaho Code § 49-644 by turning left into a far right lane.”
State v. Yardley (Idaho Ct. App. 2021). “§ 49-642, and failing to signal before turning into a parking lot in violation of I.C. § 49-644(2). Yardley pleaded guilty to three charges including failing to come to a complete stop.”
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