Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 49-913 (2026)

Lamp or flag on projecting load. 

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Lamp or flag on projecting load. 

Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four (4) feet or more beyond the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 49-903, Idaho Code, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load a red or fluorescent orange flag a minimum of eighteen (18) inches by eighteen (18) inches and hung so that the flag is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Leliefeld v. Johnson, 659 P.2d 111 (Idaho 1983).
Leliefeld v. Johnson, 659 P.2d 111 (Idaho 1983). · cites it 10× “At the time of the accident, I.C. § 49-913 provided that no vehicle using the Idaho highways could exceed eight feet in width without a permit from the state.”
Leliefeld v. Panorama Contractors, Inc., 728 P.2d 1306 (Idaho 1986). · cites it 4× “At the time of the accident, I.C. § 49-913 provided that no vehicle using the Idaho highways could exceed eight feet in width without a permit from the state.”
City of Nampa v. Swayne, 547 P.2d 1135 (Idaho 1976). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 49-913 (B) prohibits the operation of any vehicle upon a highway in excess of 14 feet in height.”
Watkins v. Idaho Transp. Dep't (Idaho Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 49-913. Moreover, based on the plain language and when reviewing the motor vehicle equipment statutes as a whole, the statutory scheme requires that rear lights and reflectors that emit illumination to the rear of the vehicle display a red color.”
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