49-304. MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT. The department shall issue a motorcycle "M" endorsement on a driver’s license to applicants who complete the requirements to operate a motorcycle.
(1) No person may operate a motorcycle upon a highway without a motorcycle "M" endorsement on a valid driver’s license.
(2) Any person who applies for a driver’s license or renewal of a license may also apply for a motorcycle "M" endorsement. The requirements for obtaining a motorcycle "M" endorsement are:
(a) The applicant shall be tested by written examination for his knowledge of safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific to the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in section 49-306, Idaho Code.
(b) Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of the fee required for an "M" endorsement, the applicant shall obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver’s license.
(3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for or obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver’s license unless he has successfully completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under the provisions of chapter 49, title 33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not be effective unless and until the motorcycle rider training course is fully implemented by the division of career technical education.
(4) Any person who applies for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver’s license, in addition to the requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle "M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.
(5) The operation of a motorcycle upon a highway by any person who has failed to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this section shall constitute an infraction.
(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons operating autocycles.
History:
[49-304, added 1994, ch. 234, sec. 5, p. 735; am. 1998, ch. 110, sec. 15, p. 397; am. 2002, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 1012; am. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 56, p. 103; am. 2008, ch. 18, sec. 2, p. 26; am. 2009, ch. 30, sec. 7, p. 84; am. 2015, ch. 230, sec. 3, p. 725; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 40, p. 57.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSES
Section 49-301 - DRIVERS TO BE LICENSED.
Section 49-302 - WHAT PERSONS ARE EXEMPT FROM LICENSE.
Section 49-303 - WHICH PERSONS SHALL NOT BE LICENSED.
Section 49-304 - MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENT.
Section 49-307A - RESTRICTED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DRIVING PERMIT.
Section 49-308 - DRIVER TRAINING ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED.
Section 49-310 - APPLICATIONS OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.
Section 49-311 - RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.
Section 49-312 - DEATH OF PERSON SIGNING APPLICATION FOR PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
Section 49-313 - EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS.
Section 49-314 - LOCAL EXAMINERS APPOINTED BY DEPARTMENT.
Section 49-315 - LICENSES ISSUED TO DRIVERS.
Section 49-316 - DRIVER’S LICENSE TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND.
Section 49-317 - RESTRICTED DRIVER’S LICENSES.
Section 49-318 - DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES AND SUBSTITUTE PERMITS.
Section 49-319 - EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF DRIVER’S LICENSE.
Section 49-320 - NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Section 49-321 - RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT.
Section 49-322 - AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO CANCEL DRIVER’S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT.
Section 49-323 - SUSPENDING PRIVILEGES OF NONRESIDENTS AND REPORTING CONVICTIONS.
Section 49-325 - MANDATORY REVOCATION BY DEPARTMENT — TEMPORARY RESTRICTED PERMIT.
Section 49-329 - NO OPERATION UNDER FOREIGN LICENSE DURING SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION IN IDAHO.
Section 49-330 - RIGHT OF APPEAL TO COURT.
Section 49-331 - UNLAWFUL USE OF DRIVER’S LICENSE.
Section 49-332 - MAKING FALSE AFFIDAVIT PERJURY.
Section 49-333 - PROHIBITIONS.
Section 49-334 - RENTING MOTOR VEHICLE TO ANOTHER.
Section 49-335 - DISQUALIFICATIONS AND PENALTIES — COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE.