Idaho § 49-907 - Motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-907 — Motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 49-907. Motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors

(1) Every motor vehicle sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two (2) red reflectors. Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall carry at least one (1) reflector meeting the requirements of this section. Vehicles of the type mentioned in section 49-909 , Idaho Code, shall be equipped with reflectors as required in the applicable subsections.

(2) Except as otherwise provided, every reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of not less than twenty (20) inches nor more than sixty (60) inches measured as set forth in section 49-904 (2), Idaho Code, and shall be of a size and characteristic and mounted so to be visible at night from all distances within three hundred fifty (350) feet to one hundred (100) feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.

[49-907, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 232, p. 690.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 49-907 ("Motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors") 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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