Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

APPLICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT FOR CERTIFICATES -- PROCEDURE --
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. (1) Application for a certificate of title shall be
made upon a form furnished by the department and shall contain a full
description of the vehicle including the make, identification numbers, and the
odometer reading at the time of sale or transfer, and whether the vehicle is
new or used, together with a statement of the applicant's title and of any
liens or encumbrances upon the vehicle, and the name and address of the person
to whom the certificate of title shall be delivered, and any other information
as the department may require. The application shall be filed with the
department, and if a certificate of title has previously been issued for that
vehicle in this state, shall be accompanied by the certificate of title duly
assigned, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter. The department may
promulgate rules to provide for exceptions to the odometer requirement.
(2) If a certificate of title has not previously been issued for the
vehicle in this state, the application, unless otherwise provided for in this
chapter, shall be accompanied by a proper bill of sale or a duly certified
copy thereof, or by a certificate of title, bill of sale or other evidence of
ownership required by the law of any other state from which the vehicle was
brought into this state, and a vehicle identification number inspection
completed by any city, county or state peace officer or other special agent
authorized by the department.
(3) In the case of a new vehicle being titled for the first time, no
certificate of title or registration shall be issued unless the application is
indorsed by a franchised new vehicle dealer licensed to sell a new vehicle.
Each application shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's certificate of
origin or manufacturer's statement of origin executed by the manufacturer and
delivered to his agent or his franchised vehicle dealer. The certificate or
statement of origin shall be in a form prescribed by the board and shall
contain the year of manufacture or the model year of the vehicle, the
manufacturer's vehicle identification number, the name of the manufacturer,
the number of cylinders, a general description of the body, if any, and the
type or model. Upon sale of a new vehicle, the manufacturer, his agent or
franchised dealer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser an assignment of
the certificate or statement, together with any lien or encumbrance to which
the vehicle is subject.
(4) The department shall retain the evidence of title presented by the
applicant and on which the certificate of title is issued. The department
shall maintain an identification numbers index of registered vehicles, and
upon receiving an application for a certificate of title, shall first check
the identification number shown in the application against the index. The
department, when satisfied that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle and
that the application is in proper form, shall issue in the name of the owner
of the vehicle a certificate of title bearing a title number, the date issued
and a description of the vehicle as determined by the department, together
with a statement of the owner's title and of all liens or encumbrances upon
the vehicle, and whether possession is held by the owner under a lease,
contract or conditional sale, or other like agreement.
(5) In all cases of transfer of vehicles the application for certificates
of title shall be filed within thirty (30) calendar days after the delivery of
the vehicles. Licensed dealers need not apply for certificate of title for
vehicles in stock or when they are acquired for stock purposes.
(6) In the case of the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to a general
purchaser or user, the certificate of title shall be obtained in the name of
the purchaser by the dealer upon application signed by the purchaser. If a
lien is to be recorded, the title documentation as required in this section
shall be submitted to the department by the dealer or the lienholder upon
application signed by the purchaser. A copy of this application shall be given
to the purchaser to be used as a seventy-two (72) hour temporary permit. In
all other cases the certificates shall be obtained by the purchaser and the
seller's bill of sale shall serve as a seventy-two (72) hour permit. The
seventy-two (72) hour time period for temporary permits shall be calculated
excluding weekend days and legal holidays observed by the state of Idaho. This
temporary permit allows operation of any noncommercial vehicle or unladened
commercial vehicle or vehicle combination without license plates for the
period of time specified in the permit. A ladened commercial vehicle or
vehicle combination may also operate without license plates for the period of
time specified in the temporary permit provided that the owner or operator has
also obtained a permit issued under the provisions of section 49-432, Idaho
Code.
(7) If the vehicle has no identification number, then the department
shall designate an identification number for that vehicle at the time of
issuance of the certificate of title. The identification number shall be
permanently affixed to or indented upon the frame of the vehicle and legibly
maintained by the owner at all times while a certificate of title to the
vehicle shall be issued and outstanding.

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