Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 49-943 (2026)
Windshields to be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
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Windshields to be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
(1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of the vehicle which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.
(2) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(3) Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2000–2013 · leading case: State v. Roe, 90 P.3d 926 (Idaho Ct. App. 2004).
State v. Roe, 90 P.3d 926 (Idaho Ct. App. 2004). “In that case, Holland was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for having a cracked windshield in violation of I.C. § 49-943(1). During the stop, *933 the driver was arrested pursuant to an outstanding warrant.”
State v. Holland, 15 P.3d 1167 (Idaho 2000). “FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On August 28, 1998, Lerleyna Holland (Holland) was the passenger in a vehicle pulled over for having a cracked windshield in violation of I.C. § 49-943(1). Section 49-943(1) states, “[No] person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign,…”
State v. Christopher Lee Brown (Idaho Ct. App. 2013). “The district court, however, relied on Idaho Code § 49-943 when it found that “there was reasonable and articulable suspicion that a traffic infraction was occurring; specifically being the plastic that was not able to be seen through on the rear window, but that was the basis…”
— Idaho Code § 49-943(1) — 2 cases
State v. Roe, 90 P.3d 926 (Idaho Ct. App. 2004). “In that case, Holland was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for having a cracked windshield in violation of I.C. § 49-943(1). During the stop, *933 the driver was arrested pursuant to an outstanding warrant.”
State v. Holland, 15 P.3d 1167 (Idaho 2000). “FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On August 28, 1998, Lerleyna Holland (Holland) was the passenger in a vehicle pulled over for having a cracked windshield in violation of I.C. § 49-943(1). Section 49-943(1) states, “[No] person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign,…”
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