Idaho § 49-908 - Stop lamps and turn signals required on motor vehicles
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 49-908 — Stop lamps and turn signals required on motor vehicles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-908. Stop lamps and turn signals required on motor vehicles
(1) After December 31, 1986, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, in this state or for any person to drive a vehicle on the highways unless it is equipped with at least one (1) stop lamp meeting the requirements of section 49-919 , Idaho Code.
(2) No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after December 31, 1954, unless it is equipped with mechanical or electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of section 49-918 , Idaho Code. This subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.
[49-908, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 233, p. 691.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-908 ("Stop lamps and turn signals required on motor vehicles") 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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