2005 Idaho Code - 49-114 — DEFINITIONS -- M

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 1
                                 DEFINITIONS
    49-114.  DEFINITIONS -- M. (1) "Major component part" means a rear clip,
cowl, frame or inner structure forward of the cowl, body, cab, front end
assembly, front clip or such other part which is critical to the safety of the
vehicle.
    (2)  "Manifest" means a form used for identifying the quantity,
composition, origin, routing, waste or material identification code and
destination of hazardous material or hazardous waste during any transportation
within, through, or to any destination in this state.
    (3)  "Manufactured home." (See section 39-4105, Idaho Code)
    (4)  "Manufacturer" means every person engaged in the business of
constructing or assembling vehicles of a type required to be registered at an
established place of business in this state. The term, for purposes of
sections 49-1613 through 49-1615, 49-1617, 49-1622 and 49-1623, Idaho Code,
shall include a distributor and other factory representatives.
    (5)  "Manufacturer's year designation" means the model year designated by
the vehicle manufacturer, and not the year in which the vehicle is, in fact,
manufactured.
    (6)  "Maximum gross weight" means the scale weight of a vehicle, equipped
for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried as
declared by the owner in making application for registration. When a vehicle
against which a registration fee is assessed is a combination of vehicles, the
term "maximum gross weight" means the combined maximum gross weights of all
vehicles in the combination.
    (7)  "Metal tire." (See "Tires," section 49-121, Idaho Code)
    (8)  "Mileage" means actual distance that a vehicle has traveled.
    (9)  "Moped" means a limited-speed motor-driven cycle having:
    (a)  Both motorized and pedal propulsion that is not capable of propelling
    the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per hour on level
    ground, whether two (2) or three (3) wheels are in contact with the ground
    during operation. If an internal combustion engine is used, the
    displacement shall not exceed fifty (50) cubic centimeters and the moped
    shall have a power drive system that functions directly or automatically
    without clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is
    engaged; or
    (b)  Two (2) wheels or three (3) wheels with no pedals, which is powered
    solely by electrical energy, has an automatic transmission, a motor which
    produces less than two (2) gross brake horsepower, is capable of
    propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30)
    miles per hour on level ground and as originally manufactured, meets
    federal motor vehicle safety standards for motor-driven cycles.
    (10) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for
the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels
in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and moped.
    (11) "Motor carrier" means an individual, partnership, corporation or
other legal entity engaged in the transportation by motor vehicle of persons
or property in the furtherance of a business or for hire.
    (12) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide temporary
living quarters, built into an integral part or permanently attached to a
self-propelled motor vehicle chassis. The vehicle must contain permanently
installed independent life support systems which meet the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.7 Standard for Recreational Vehicles, and
provide at least four (4) of the following facilities: cooking, refrigeration
or ice box, self-contained toilet, heating and/or air conditioning, a potable
water supply system, including a faucet and sink, separate 110-125 volt
electrical power supply and/or LP-gas supply.
    (13) "Motorized wheelchair" means a motor vehicle with a speed not in
excess of eight (8) miles per hour, designed for and used by a handicapped
person.
    (14) "Motor number." (See "Identifying number," section 49-110, Idaho
Code)
    (15) "Motor vehicle." (See "Vehicle," section 49-123, Idaho Code)
    (16) "Motor vehicle liability policy" means an owner's or operator's
policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in section 49-1210, Idaho
Code, as proof of financial responsibility, and issued by an insurance carrier
duly authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the benefit of
the person named therein as insured.
    (17) "Motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to a motor
vehicle registration, motor vehicle title or identification documents or other
similar credentials issued by the department or other state or local agency.