Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) Any dealer or
manufacturer license plate issued may, during the calendar year for which
issued, be transferred from one (1) vehicle to another owned or operated by
such manufacturer or dealer, in pursuance of his business as a manufacturer or
dealer.
(2) Dealer plates shall not be used on vehicles under the following
circumstances:
(a) On work or service vehicles not held in stock for sale;
(b) On leased or rented vehicles owned by the licensed manufacturer or
dealer;
(c) On a laden vehicle designed for transportation of cargo, unless the
manufacturer or dealer has complied with section 49-434, Idaho Code;
(d) On vehicles which have been sold;
(e) On vehicles used by the licensee for furtherance of another business;
(f) On vehicles owned by a licensed wholesaler used for personal use;
(g) On vehicles owned by a licensed wholesaler, operated by their
licensed salesmen, used for personal use.
(3) Dealer and manufacturer plates may be used on vehicles operated by
the manufacturer, dealer or his licensed vehicle salesman, in connection with
the manufacturer's or dealer's business. A dealer plate may be used on a
vehicle assigned for personal use on a full-time basis to the dealer, or
licensed full-time vehicle salesman. This personal use exception applies only
to the manufacturer, dealer, or licensed full-time vehicle salesman
personally, and any other persons, including members of their families, are
excluded. A prospective purchaser of a vehicle may have possession of the
vehicle with a dealer plate for not more than ninety-six (96) hours or may
operate the vehicle when accompanied by the manufacturer, dealer or a licensed
vehicle salesman.
(4) Licensed part-time vehicle salesmen may use a dealer plate on a
vehicle that is offered for sale only to demonstrate the vehicle to a
purchaser, but not for personal use. Other employees or authorized persons,
not licensed as a vehicle salesman, may use a dealer plate when testing the
mechanical operation of a vehicle or for the necessary operation in pursuance
of the dealer's business, including the delivery and pickup of vehicles owned
or purchased by that manufacturer or dealer.
(5) Vehicle manufacturers and dealers shall keep a written record of the
vehicles upon which dealer's number plates are used for personal use on a
full-time basis, and the time during which each plate is used. The record
shall be open to inspection by any peace officer or any officer or employee of
the department.
(6) No manufacturer or dealer shall cause or permit any vehicle owned by
them to be operated or moved upon a public highway without displaying upon the
vehicle a license plate issued to that person, either under the provisions of
this section or section 49-428, Idaho Code, except as otherwise authorized in
section 49-431, Idaho Code.

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