Idaho § 49-1006 - Responsibility for damage to highway or bridge
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-1006 — Responsibility for damage to highway or bridge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1006. Responsibility for damage to highway or bridge
The owner and the operator, driver or mover of any vehicle, object or contrivance over a highway or bridge, shall be jointly and severally responsible for all damages which the highway or bridge may sustain as the result of illegally operating or driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance, or as the result of driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance weighing in excess of the maximum weight specified in this chapter, but authorized by a temporary permit. The amount of the damages may be recovered in an action at law by the authorities in control of the highway or bridge[;]. It shall be unlawful for more than one (1) vehicle, motor vehicle, trailer and/or semitrailer, or combination of vehicles with gross weights in excess of those specified in section 49-1001 (1) and (2), Idaho Code, to pass at the same time on any bridge with a span of nineteen (19) feet or more posted by the board for single lane traffic by those trucks.
[49-1006, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 277, p. 720.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 49-1006
What does Idaho Statutes § 49-1006 cover?
Section 49-1006 ("Responsibility for damage to highway or bridge") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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