Idaho § 49-318 - Duplicate driver licenses and substitute permits

§ 49-318. Duplicate driver licenses and substitute permits

(1) The holder of any instruction permit, class A, B, C or D, restricted school attendance driving permit, or seasonal driver’s license which is lost or destroyed, or a licensee whose name is legally changed, may apply for a duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit. A duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit will be issued upon:

(a) Payment of the fee as provided in section 49-306 , Idaho Code;

(b) Furnishing satisfactory proof that the permit, class A, B, C or D, restricted school attendance driving permit, or seasonal driver’s license has been lost or destroyed, or that the licensee’s name has been legally changed; and

(c) Furnishing proof of the applicant’s identity acceptable to the examiner or the department and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certificate or another document that provides evidence of a person’s date of birth acceptable to the examiner or department. In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide legal documentation acceptable to the department to verify the change.

(2) A duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit shall not be issued, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if the license or permit is suspended, revoked, canceled or disqualified in this state or any other jurisdiction or if the applicant has applied for, or has been issued, a license or permit in another jurisdiction.

(3) The holder of any instruction permit, class A, B, C or D, restricted school attendance driving permit, or seasonal driver’s license who requests a duplicate driver’s license or substitute permit as provided in subsection (1) of this section, may request that the notation "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the permit or license and the department shall imprint "permanently disabled" on the permit or license if:

(a) The person has a permanent disability; and

(b) The person presents written certification from a licensed physician verifying that the person’s stated impairment qualifies as a permanent disability as provided in section 49-117 , Idaho Code; and

(c) The department determines that the person meets the requirements for issuance of a permit or license as specified in section 49-313 , Idaho Code.

[49-318, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 52, p. 597; am. 1989, ch. 88, sec. 30, p. 180; am. 1990, ch. 45, sec. 21, p. 96; am. 1992, ch. 115, sec. 14, p. 365; am. 1993, ch. 300, sec. 5, p. 1113; am. 1995, ch. 339, sec. 4, p. 1126; am. 1996, ch. 371, sec. 10, p. 1262; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 21, p. 405; am. 1999, ch. 81, sec. 11, p. 253; am. 2001, ch. 332, sec. 3, p. 1169; am. 2002, ch. 235, sec. 7, p. 706; am. 2025, ch. 259, sec. 4, p. 1140.]