Idaho drivers will soon need to prove that their vehicles are insured, or risk having their registration yanked.
The new law will require the Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) to check whether the owner of most non-commercial vehicles has insurance.
Anyone who doesn’t have insurance for two consecutive months will get a warning letter from the state. They’ll have 30 days to get insurance or the vehicle’s registration will be suspended.
Owners will need to show proof of coverage to get their registration reinstated and pay a $75 fee.
Commercial vehicles aren’t included in the law. Neither are trailers nor off-road or agricultural vehicles like tractors.
Those who don’t use their vehicles for long periods of time, like snow birds, are also exempt, but they’ll have to fill out a form and return it to ITD.
The law goes into effect Jan. 1.
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