2005 Idaho Code - 49-402 — ANNUAL REGISTRATION

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-402.  ANNUAL REGISTRATION. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2007] (1) The
annual fee for operating each pickup truck, each neighborhood electric vehicle
and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess of
eight thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
    Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
    Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
    Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
    Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
    Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
    There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for
holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding
consecutively through December for holders of validation registration stickers
numbered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month
and end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the
beginning month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of
the registration period in the year designated by the validation registration
sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as
does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered
plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of
expiration.
    A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated
periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the
same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be
initially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more
than a twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if
the fractional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series
registration system.
    (2)  For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for
transporting children to or from school or in connection with school approved
activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
    (3)  For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an
all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions
provided in section 49-426(2), (3) and (4), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain
vehicles and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2),
(3) and (4) of section 49-426, Idaho Code.
    (4)  For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section
49-445, Idaho Code.
    (5)  Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
    (6)  A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a
financial institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security
agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the
financial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The
repossession plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a
prospective purchaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The
registration fees for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection
(1) of this section for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other
fees required under chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to
the registration fee. The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual
basis by the department.
    (7)  In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there
shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408,
49-409, 49-414, 49-416, 49-418 and 49-418D, Idaho Code. For special plates
issued pursuant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an
initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no
annual renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-416A,
49-416B, 49-416C, 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B,
49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-419B, 49-419C, 49-419D, 49-420, 49-420A, 49-420B,
49-420C, 49-420D, 49-420E and 49-420G, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial
program fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The fees contained in this subsection shall be
applicable to all new special plate programs. The initial program fee and the
annual program fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall
be used to fund the cost of administration of special license plate programs,
unless otherwise specified by law.
    49-402.  ANNUAL REGISTRATION. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007] (1) The annual
fee for operating each pickup truck, each neighborhood electric vehicle and
each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross weight not in excess of eight
thousand (8,000) pounds shall be:
    Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ............................ $48.00
    Vehicles three (3) and four (4) years old ......................... $36.00
    Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old ........................... $36.00
    Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old ........................ $24.00
    Vehicles over eight (8) years old ................................. $24.00
    There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in January for
holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding
consecutively through December for holders of validation registration stickers
numbered 12, each of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month
and end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the
beginning month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of
the registration period in the year designated by the validation registration
sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as
does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered
plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of
expiration.
    A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated
periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the
same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof
of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be
initially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more
than a twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if
the fractional registration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly series
registration system.
    (2)  For all school buses operated either by a nonprofit, nonpublic school
or operated pursuant to a service contract with a school district for
transporting children to or from school or in connection with school approved
activities, the annual fee shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
    (3)  For all motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles operated upon the public
highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00). For operation of an
all-terrain vehicle or motorcycle off the public highways, the fee specified
in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid. Registration exemptions
provided in section 49-426(2), (3) and (4), Idaho Code, apply to all-terrain
vehicles and motorcycles used for the purposes described in subsections (2),
(3) and (4) of section 49-426, Idaho Code.
    (4)  For all motor homes the fee shall be as specified in subsection (1)
of this section and shall be in addition to the fees provided for in section
49-445, Idaho Code.
    (5)  Registration fees shall not be subject to refund.
    (6)  A financial institution or repossession service contracted to a
financial  institution repossessing vehicles under the terms of a security
agreement shall move the vehicle from the place of repossession to the
financial institution's place of business on a repossession plate. The
repossession plate shall also be used for demonstrating the vehicle to a
prospective purchaser for a period not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The
registration fees for repossession plates shall be as required in subsection
(1) of this section for a vehicle one (1) and two (2) years old. All other
fees required under chapter 4, title 49, Idaho Code, shall be in addition to
the registration fee. The repossession plate shall be issued on an annual
basis by the department.
    (7)  In addition to the annual registration fee in this section, there
shall be an initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and an annual
program fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all special license plate programs
for those license plates issued pursuant to sections 49-404A, 49-407, 49-408,
49-409, 49-414, 49-416, 49-418 and 49-418D, Idaho Code. For special plates
issued pursuant to sections 49-406 and 49-406A, Idaho Code, there shall be an
initial program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) but there shall be no
annual renewal fee. For special plates issued pursuant to sections 49-415C,
49-416A, 49-416B, 49-416C, 49-416D, 49-416E, 49-417, 49-417A, 49-417B,
49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-418E, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-419B,
49-419C, 49-419D, 49-420, 49-420A, 49-420B, 49-420C, 49-420D, 49-420E and
49-420G, Idaho Code, there shall be an initial program fee of thirty-five
dollars ($35.00) and an annual program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
The fees contained in this subsection shall be applicable to all new special
plate programs. The initial program fee and the annual program fee shall be
deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of
administration of special license plate programs, unless otherwise specified
by law.