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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


IRS Heavy Vehicle Use Tax:

1-800-829-1040

 

Idaho State Tax Commission

Fuel Tax:

(208) 334-7834

RV Value:

(208) 334-7733

Sales Tax:

(208) 334-7660

 

Idaho Parks and Recreation:

(208) 334-4199

 

Idaho Department of Transportation:

DMV Titles Unit:

(208) 334-8663

Special Plates Unit:

(208) 334-8649

 

One Stop Shop (Commercial/IRP):

(208) 334-8611

 

County Statistics:

(2002 Data)

Passenger Vehicles

9,382

Trucks

950

Miscellaneous Vehicles

368

Trailers

1,263

Total

11,963

Revenue

$343,641

 

 

MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING

autolicense@boundarycountyid.org

PO Box 57

Bonners Ferry, ID 83805

(208) 267-7613

Fax (208) 267-1205

 

The Boundary County Motor Vehicle Licensing Department is located on the lower floor of the Boundary County Courthouse and is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Pursuant to Idaho Code, the department is responsible for registering titles for cars, pickups, trucks, motorcycles (on and off road), ATVs, motor homes, travel trailers, some utility trailers and most boats. Under Idaho law, the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles can provide information from its motor vehicle and driving records to requestors for a fee with a signed request under Idaho Code 49-203.

 

TITLE TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS  

   *Your own vehicle brought into Idaho from another state (title in your name):  Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Inspection: Available at Dyck's Auto Sales, (208) 267-2400; Cabinet Motors (208) 267-7573; or Bear Mechanical (208) 267-5763; Selkirk Motors, (208) 267-5423; Circle B Trailer Sales, (208) 267-0704; or Riverside Auto Center, (208) 267-3100.

   *Vehicle purchased from out of state private party:  VIN inspection, title signed by titled owner, bill of sale from titled owner.

   *Vehicle purchased from out of state dealer:  VIN inspection, title or Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO), purchase agreement and odometer disclosure.

   *Vehicle purchased from in-state private party:  Title signed by titled owner, bill of sale from titled owner.

   *Vehicle purchased from Idaho dealer:  Pink copy of Application for Title (posted in rear window by dealer).

 

TITLING FEES

   VIN Inspection:  $3

   Title Fee: $8

   Sales tax on vehicles purchased June 30, 2005, or earlier: 6% of purchase price (If dealer trade-in, subtract trade-in amount from purchase price to calculate taxable amount). Sales tax on vehicles purchased after July 1, 2005, 5% of purchase price.

   Utility trailers weighing 2,000 lbs. or less are not titled.  Utility trailers weighing more than 2,000 lbs. are titled as above.

 

   For those having difficulty in obtaining an Idaho title, Idaho Department of Transportation Vehicle Investigator Pat Redel is in Bonners Ferry twice per month to provide assistance.  She can be reached by calling (208) 772-1261 or an appointment can be made by calling (208) 267-7613.  Her services are also required for those wishing to title a vehicle when that vehicle was created by combining the frame of one vehicle with the body of another; for home-built trailers weighing over 2,000 pounds; or if repairing and titling a salvage vehicle.

 

REGISTRATION FEES

Passenger Cars (gross vehicle weight to 8,000 lbs.):

(Includes license plates and registration for one year)

   2001-2003:  $61.75

   1997-2000:  $48.75

   1996 and older:  $35.75

Limited Trucks ("T" plates, weight from 8,001 to 60,000 lbs.):

   Starts at $48.00 (8,001 to 16,000 lbs.; increases for higher weights) for full calendar year; registration pro-rated when issued for less than full calendar year.

Commercial Trucks (8,001 to 60,000 lbs.):

   Starts at $48.00 (8,001 to 16,000 lbs.; increases for higher weights) for full calendar year; registration pro-rated when issued for less than full calendar year. Commercial Trucks over 60,000 lbs. and apportioned vehicles must be registered through One Stop Shop in Boise.

Utility & Boat Trailers, personal use:

   One year:  $10.50

   Ten years:  $35.50

Commercial Trailers:

   One year:  $20.50

   Seven years:  $110.50

Recreational Vehicles:

   Motorhomes:  Plate and registration same as passenger cars.  RV sticker based on a percentage of current value or purchase price.

   Travel Trailers (pull and fifth wheel):  Plate and registration, $9.50.  RV sticker based on current value or purchase price.

   Pickup-mounted campers:  Not titled.  RV sticker based on current value or purchase price.

   Motorcycles, three-wheelers, ATVs:  Plate and registration:  $15.75 for one year, $26.00 for two years.

   Off-highway motorcycles, three wheelers and ATVs:  Titled same as passenger vehicles and require off-road sticker.

   Snowmobiles:  Are titled and must be registered with resident or non-resident sticker.

 

   Boats:  As of January 1, 2000, model year 2000 and newer non-exempt boats over 12 feet in length or with a permanently attached mode of propulsion (inboard, inboard/outboard, sailboats and jet skis) must be titled.  Older non-exempt boats may be titled; once titled, each subsequent owner must title in their name.  Exempt boats include but are not limited to rowboats, canoes, kayaks, inflatable vessels, rafts, barges and sailboards.  To determine if a boat or vessel must be titled, contact the Motor Vehicle Department.  Any boat with a motor (gas, diesel or electric), sailboats and jet skis must be registered.  Registration fees are based on the length of the vessel and are pro-rated the first year registered in Idaho.  Idaho Coast Guard numbers are issued to all new boats and boats brought in from other states.

 

SPECIAL PLATES

Available for passenger cars, motorhomes, commercial and

noncommercial vehicles to 16,000 lbs. gross weight:

   Wildlife (trout, bluebird and elk), Timber, Snowmobile and Ski:  Normal registration fee plus $35 for first year and $25 each year thereafter.

   Centennial:  Normal registration fee plus $25 for first year and $25 each year thereafter.

   Personalized license plates:  Normal registration fee plus $25 for first year and $15 each year thereafter.  Personalized plates also available for special plates with personalization fee added to special plate fee.

   Also available:  Disability plates and placards, Classic, Old Timer, Year of Manufacture, Veterans, Collegiate, Agriculture, Youth at Risk, Peace Officer Memorial, Corvette, Appaloosa, and more.

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