In Idaho a kei truck runs in the UTV lane, never on a regular plate

Read from Idaho's own statutes and motor vehicle office.

Idaho registers no vehicle that its maker did not certify to federal safety standards, so a kei truck of any age takes no regular plate. ITD's chart classes a vehicle of a kei truck's size that is not FMVSS certified as a UTV, titled with a restricted plate for county and city roads and some state highways near towns at no more than 45 miles per hour. A newer truck imported as governed off-road equipment takes the same UTV lane, and farm and ranch use needs no plate or OHV sticker.

Road use with limitsTo confirmNewer trucks, utility terrain vehicleFrom Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor

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Roads openTo confirmEvery county opens its own page.

Your lane

Which truck are you buying?

Idaho treats the two kinds of kei truck differently. Pick yours and this answers for it.

a truck 25 years or older imported for road use under the federal age exemptions

Road use with limits

Title. County title under IDAPA 39.02.05.401 as a gray market vehicle, classed by ITD's measurement chart at the VIN inspection.

Registration. No ordinary plate, Idaho Code 49-402(10). A restricted vehicle license plate and an OHV certificate of number if classed as a UTV.

Any vehicle that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards shall not be registered. Idaho Code 49-402(10)
As a UTV it uses the roads opened under Idaho Code 49-426 at the posted limit or 45 miles per hour, whichever is less.

The rule for a 25 year trucklegislature.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

What about a truck 25 years or older?

Idaho titles it as a gray market vehicle. It takes no regular plate because it was not certified to federal safety standards. Classed as a UTV it carries a restricted plate and an OHV certificate of number.

a newer truck imported as off road equipment, governed to 25 miles per hour and carrying an EPA certified nonroad engine

Utility terrain vehicle

Where it can run

Off highway, roads on state and federal land, highways that are not state or interstate highways, some state highways near towns, crossings, farms and private land.

Title. Titled at the county office as a UTV under ITD's measurement chart, which counts a vehicle not FMVSS certified for highway use.

Registration. OHV certificate of number, with a restricted plate for roads. None when used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock operations.

On a highway an off-highway vehicle may not exceed the posted limit or 45 miles per hour, whichever is less. Idaho Code 49-426(8)
A vehicle used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock operations needs no license or number and travels public highways only between farm or ranch locations with the slow-moving vehicle emblem. Idaho Code 49-426(2)
An unlicensed rider under 16 may use certain federal and state land roads only under the supervision of a licensed adult at least 18, on another machine or on the ground within 300 feet.
Riders under 18 wear a protective helmet, except on private property, as an implement of husbandry or in a UTV with a roll cage and seat belts. Occupants 16 and under wear a fastened seat belt in a UTV that has them. Idaho Code 49-666
Federal law admits this truck as nonroad equipment governed to 25 miles per hour, never as a road vehicle.

The rule for a newer off road trucklegislature.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

A newer truck comes in only as nonroad equipment, permanently governed to a top speed and with a nonroad engine certified by EPA before import. It pays the same 25 percent truck duty. What that engine needs.

What about a newer truck imported as off-road equipment?

It titles at the county office as a UTV and carries Idaho's OHV certificate of number. Used exclusively in farm or ranch operations it needs none. Idaho opens many local roads to licensed off-highway vehicles at the posted limit or 45 miles per hour, whichever is less.

Owning one

Owning one in Idaho.

For a 25 year road truck. The first title step by step, the papers, every fee the statute sets, tax, insurance, emissions and the rest. Each line carries its cite, read 28 October 2026.

The frame numberIdaho's statute sets no 17 character testTo confirm

Idaho's statute sets no 17 character test. It defines the vehicle identification number as the numbers and letters, if any, placed on a vehicle by the manufacturer for the purpose of identifying the vehicle, Idaho Code 49-110(1)(b), so a Japanese frame number such as DA63T-123456 is the manufacturer's number. The department designates a number only where the vehicle has no identification number, 49-504(7), and the owner then keeps it permanently affixed to or indented on the frame. ITD form 3337 has a line for a second VIN if one is assigned, and the fee for an assigned or replacement number is $18.00, 49-202(2)(j). A VIN inspection is also needed whenever the Department is dissatisfied with the authenticity or accuracy of the number, IDAPA 39.02.05.202(02). ITD form 3403 prints 17 boxes and a line to explain a VIN discrepancy and notes that VINs typically have 17 numbers. No Idaho page or rule read says which path a Japanese truck takes, so the statute reads as titling the truck under its frame number, with an assigned number only if the inspector finds none. Read 28 October 2026.

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Fees set by statuteTitle $14.00Plates $3.75To confirm

The state's own amounts, as its code read on 28 October 2026. The first figure in each line is the one that applies at title.

Fee	Amount	What the statute says
Title	$14.00	$14.00 for every Idaho certificate of title, Idaho Code 49-202(2)(b), plus the county's title administrative fee, which a county sets under 31-870(1) and (4) and applies the same to all title transactions. ITD's fee table lists county title administrative fees from $0.00 to $18.75 across the 44 counties, so the total title fee runs from $14.00 to $32.75. Read 28 October 2026.
Registration	see note	A kei truck does not pay the age schedule of Idaho Code 49-402(1). That subsection prices a pickup truck or other motor vehicle of 8,000 pounds maximum gross weight or less that complies with the federal motor vehicle safety standards, and 49-402(10) bars registering one that does not. For a vehicle that does comply, the schedule is $69.00 at 1 and 2 years old, $57.00 at 3 and 4, $57.00 at 5 and 6, $45.00 at 7 and 8 and $45.00 over 8 years old, and ITD's table prints the same amounts. A truck classed as a UTV pays instead a restricted vehicle license plate fee under 49-450 and the Parks and Recreation certificate of number fee under 67-7122, as 49-402(4) says. See plates and other. Read 28 October 2026.
Plates	$3.75	$3.75 per plate, Idaho Code 49-450, and a restricted vehicle license plate is one plate, 49-443(1). A buyer who acquires a truck that already carries a restricted plate has 15 days to apply for its transfer at $1.50, 67-7123. ITD's plate FAQ prints $11.80 as the base fee to replace a plate, and the statute for that figure was not read. Read 28 October 2026.
OHV certificate of number	$12.00	OHV certificate of number, $12.00 a season, January 1 to December 31, of which $1.50 is kept by the vendor, Idaho Code 67-7122(1). A multiple year certificate multiplies the fee by the number of seasons and keeps the vendor share at $1.50, 67-7130. ITD's fee table prints $12.00 for an off-road sticker and says it 'includes a $150 vendor fee', and the statute says $1.50, so the statute is used. Read 28 October 2026.
County registration administrative fee	see note	County registration administrative fee, set by the county under Idaho Code 31-870. ITD's table lists it from $3.00 to $14.00 across the 44 counties. Whether a county charges it on a restricted plate is not written. Read 28 October 2026.
Emergency medical services fee	$1.25	Emergency medical services fee, $1.25, collected in addition to each motor vehicle registration fee amount collected under chapter 4, Idaho Code 49-452(1). Whether it is charged with a restricted plate is not written. Read 28 October 2026.
Vehicle identification number inspection	see note	Vehicle identification number inspection, $5.00 a time, Idaho Code 49-202(2)(k). Assigned or replacement VIN, $18.00, 49-202(2)(j). Read 28 October 2026.
Rush title	$26.00	Rush title, $26.00 in addition to the title fee, Idaho Code 49-202(2)(d). Transitional ownership document, $26.00, 49-202(2)(e). Duplicate title, $14.00, 49-202(2)(c). Read 28 October 2026.
Late filing penalty	$20.00	Late filing penalty, $20.00, when the title is presented more than 30 days after transfer, Idaho Code 49-504A(1). For a vehicle acquired in another state the 30 days begin on its first entry into Idaho, 49-504A(3). Read 28 October 2026.
Ownership bond	see note	Ownership bond, if the chain of ownership is broken, one and one-half times the vehicle's value as the department determines it, or a cash deposit of that amount, returned after three years, Idaho Code 49-523(1)(b) and IDAPA 39.02.05.301(01)(d). Read 28 October 2026.
Idaho state parks passport	see note	Idaho state parks passport, an optional add-on to a registration, $10.00 for one year or $20.00 for two, Idaho Code 49-402(11). Read 28 October 2026.
Reinstatement of a registration suspended for no insurance	see note	Reinstatement of a registration suspended for no insurance, $75.00, Idaho Code 49-1234(4)(g). Read 28 October 2026.
Sales or use tax is paid at the county counter and is not a fee	see note	Sales or use tax is paid at the county counter and is not a fee. See tax.

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Tax at title6 percent state rate at title

Idaho charges 6 percent. Sales tax is 6 percent of the sales price of a retail sale, Idaho Code 63-3619. Use tax is 6 percent of the value of tangible personal property acquired for storage, use or other consumption in Idaho, and a recent sales price is presumptive evidence of the value, 63-3621(1). Property shipped or brought into Idaho by the purchaser is presumed bought for use in Idaho, 63-3621(8), and property delivered outside Idaho to a buyer the retailer knows to be an Idaho resident is presumed the same, 63-3621(9). An Idaho dealer or retailer collects the sales tax. Otherwise the county assessor or ITD collects the tax when the buyer applies for a title, and a title is issued only on evidence that the sales or use tax on the transaction was paid, 63-3623(l). Registration needs the same proof, 63-3623(m). The sales price is the amount the buyer paid, proved by a bill of sale. The Tax Commission's sales price page says a canceled check is not accepted. Credit. A general retail sales or use tax paid to another state of the United States on the vehicle, at least equal to Idaho's, leaves no Idaho use tax. If the other state's tax was less, Idaho charges the difference, and another state's registration or title is enough evidence of payment, 63-3621(10). The statute credits only a state of the United States, so no credit for Japanese tax or for customs duty is written. A resident who acquired a vehicle in another state while living there, for use there, is exempt under 63-3621(12), and the Tax Commission reads that as a vehicle owned for more than 90 days before the move. The Tax Commission's OHV guide says the tax applies to a UTV or specialty off-highway vehicle in the same way and that the buyer pays it when registering or titling. The yearly charge on a registered vehicle is the registration fee, which stands in lieu of other taxes on the vehicle, 49-401. Whether a UTV with a restricted plate is covered by that exemption in the same way is not written. Read 28 October 2026.

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Insurance25/50/15 minimumTo confirm

The minimums. $25,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, $50,000 for two or more persons and $15,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others, 25/50/15, Idaho Code 49-117(20), which 49-1229(1) and 49-1212(1)(b) point to. ITD's insurance page prints the same limits. Read 28 October 2026.

When it is required. The owner of a motor vehicle that is registered and operated in Idaho must continuously carry that insurance, Idaho Code 49-1229(1), and proof must be in the vehicle at all times it is operated, in paper or on a phone, 49-1232(1). An owner may instead post a bond of $50,000 with the director of the department of insurance, of which $15,000 is for property damage, 49-1229(2). Chapter 12 of Title 49 is one of the chapters that 49-426(9) applies to an off-highway vehicle on a highway, and the Parks and Recreation law enforcement guide lists liability insurance for an OHV on state and federal land roads and on city, county and highway district roads. A truck that stays on private land is not on a highway, and no statute read asks for insurance there. One wrinkle. Idaho Code 49-123(2)(h) defines a motor vehicle, for titling and registration, as a self-propelled vehicle that meets the federal safety standards, so 49-1229 reaches a kei truck through the off-highway vehicle route of 49-426(9) and not as a motor vehicle in its own words. Nothing read says an officer or ITD treats it differently.

Idaho requires a liability policy on a vehicle registered and operated in the state. Idaho Code 49-1212 sets what the policy must say. It must designate by explicit description or appropriate reference every motor vehicle it covers, 49-1212(1)(a). It does not state the dollar limits and points to 49-117 for them. ITD runs an online insurance verification system that can check a vehicle by its identification number, policy number, NAIC code or the owner's name, 49-1234(1)(e), and the department matches it against registrations at least monthly, 49-1234(4)(b). An owner shown without insurance for two consecutive months gets an initial notice with 60 days to comply or claim an exemption, then a final notice with 10 days, then the registration is suspended, 49-1234(4)(c) and (d), and reinstatement needs proof of insurance and $75.00, 49-1234(4)(g). ITD's insurance page says 30 days and the statute says 60 days, so the statute is used. A first violation of 49-1229 is an infraction with a $75.00 fine. A second or later conviction within five years is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $1,000 or up to six months in the county jail or both, 49-1229(5). Having no proof in the vehicle is the same offence under 49-1232(3), and no one is convicted who produces valid proof that was in effect, before conviction, 49-1232(1). Read 28 October 2026.

What the insurer will ask. The state system finds the policy by the vehicle identification number, so the policy should carry the number on the Idaho title, the frame number or an assigned number, written exactly, and it must describe the vehicle it covers. Insure the truck under that number before the county visit and have the policy changed if the title carries a different one. ITD's Drive Insured self report tool is the online way to fix a missing record, and county offices are not involved in it. An insurer will also ask what the truck is, so have its year, make, model, frame number and Idaho title class to hand. Whether an insurer writes a policy on a 25 year old Japanese truck is the insurer's decision, and no statute read says it must. No insurer is named here and no premium is quoted.

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EmissionsNo emissions test applies to a kei truck, new or 25 years old

A kei truck. No emissions test applies to a kei truck, new or 25 years old. Idaho ended vehicle emissions testing on 1 July 2023. Senate Bill 1254 of 2022, signed 22 March 2022 as session law chapter 110 and effective 1 July 2023, removed the requirement of Idaho Code 39-116B, and Idaho DEQ says the Legislature repealed the state requirement for vehicle inspection and maintenance programs and that EPA approved the removal in Ada County in 2023. Its statement of purpose names the two programs that ended, Ada County's, begun in 1984, and the Canyon County and City of Kuna program, set up in 2010, and it names no other. Section 39-116B no longer appears in the Idaho Code index for chapter 1 of Title 39. No emissions step is in ITD's titling page, the gray market rule or the title forms. Read 28 October 2026.

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Safety inspectionIdaho runs no periodic safety inspection of a private vehicle

Idaho runs no periodic safety inspection of a private vehicle. ITD's Driver's Handbook (July 2024) says Idaho does not require an annual safety inspection, and warns that an officer who finds a vehicle unsafe or lacking proper equipment may cite it. The handbook paraphrases the statute. The statute, Idaho Code 49-235, lets the Idaho State Police and the peace officers it authorizes stop a driver on reasonable cause and inspect the vehicle and its equipment, and a vehicle found unsafe or short of required equipment gets a written notice with five days to put it right and obtain a certificate of inspection and approval. The department also revokes the registration of a vehicle it determines is unsafe or not equipped as the law requires, 49-202(12)(a). The one inspection at title is the vehicle identification number inspection, 49-504(2), which records identity and measurements and is not a safety check. Read 28 October 2026.

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Licence, equipment and renewalA current and valid Idaho driver's license, Idaho Code 49-301(1)..

The licence

A current and valid Idaho driver's license, Idaho Code 49-301(1), and the Parks and Recreation guide lists it for an OHV on city, county and highway district roads. ITD's Driver's Handbook describes a Class D license as the one that allows drivers to operate non-commercial motor vehicles. No motorcycle endorsement is needed, since 49-301(2) asks for one only to operate a motorcycle and 49-114(11) defines a motorcycle as having not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, which a four wheeled kei truck does not. A commercial license is needed only for a commercial motor vehicle, 49-301(6). A person under 16 may drive an ATV, UTV or specialty off-highway vehicle without a license only on a road on federal or state land that is not part of the Idaho highway system, supervised by a licensed adult at least 18, 49-302(11).

On the road

Muffler in good working order and in constant operation, a United States Forest Service qualified spark arrester and a noise limit of 96 decibels on the SAE J1287 test, for a vehicle numbered under 67-7122, Idaho Code 67-7125
A restricted vehicle license plate displayed with the current validation sticker on it, 49-456(2) and 67-7122(4). The plate is white with black characters and reads 'Idaho Restricted Vehicle', 49-443(1)(a)
A protective helmet for a rider under 18 on a UTV, except on private property, as an implement of husbandry or in a UTV with a roll cage and seat belts, 49-666(1)
A safety restraint properly fastened for any occupant 16 years or younger in a UTV equipped with restraints, 49-666(2)
A slow moving vehicle emblem on an off-highway vehicle used under the farm exemption, 49-426(2) and 49-619
Lamps. A vehicle on a highway from sunset to sunrise shows lighted lamps, 49-903. At least two head lamps, 49-905. At least one tail lamp that shows red from 500 feet, 49-906. Two red rear reflectors, 49-907. A stop lamp and turn signals, 49-908
Brakes adequate to control, stop and hold the vehicle, 49-933. A horn audible from 200 feet, 49-956. A mirror that shows the highway 200 feet to the rear, 49-940. A windshield wiper in working order, 49-943. Fenders or covers over the rear wheels, 49-949
Chapter 9 of Title 49 bars driving on a highway any vehicle that is not equipped as that chapter requires, 49-902(1). Section 49-426(9) does not list chapter 9 among the chapters it applies to an off-highway vehicle, several chapter 9 sections are worded for a motor vehicle, which 49-123(2)(h) limits to one that meets the federal standards, and the Parks and Recreation guide lists only the muffler, spark arrester, helmet and plate items. Whether a county or an officer holds a UTV on a county road to the chapter 9 lamps is not written, so the lamp and brake lines above are the statute's own terms for a vehicle on a highway and not a confirmed list for this class
Speed on a highway no greater than the posted limit or 45 miles per hour, whichever is less, 49-426(8)

Plates and renewal

One restricted vehicle license plate for a UTV, white with black characters and the size of a motorcycle plate, Idaho Code 49-443(1) and (1)(a). The plate stays with the vehicle, since the buyer applies within 15 days for its transfer, 67-7123, where an ordinary Idaho plate stays with the seller, 49-431(1). The Parks and Recreation validation sticker goes on the restricted plate, 67-7122(4), and the certificate of number is sold by season, January 1 through December 31, 67-7122(1), so the sticker renews each calendar year. The statute prices the plate at the 49-450 plate fee and states no yearly renewal fee for it, and ITD says to contact the county motor vehicle office about a restricted plate. Whether a county renews the plate itself each year is not written. From 1 July 2026 Idaho no longer issues registration stickers for ordinary plates, and plates stay valid for as long as they are readable and legible, 49-443(2) and ITD's permanent plates FAQ. The Parks and Recreation sticker is still required. A truck used exclusively in farm, ranch or snow removal work needs no plate and no certificate, 49-426(2).

The off highway decalThe Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation certificate of number..To confirm

The decal. The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation certificate of number and its validation sticker, $12.00 a season, Idaho Code 67-7122(1), bought from a vendor the department authorizes. The sticker goes on the restricted plate, 67-7122(4). It is required before operating an OHV in Idaho except one used exclusively on private land for agricultural use or exclusively for snow removal, 67-7122(1) and 49-426(2). The department's page says the same, and adds that it is due on January 1 of each year. A nonresident buys a $12.00 nonresident user certificate and may buy a restricted plate, 67-7124.

The course. None for a licensed adult. A person under 16 may drive an ATV, UTV or specialty off-highway vehicle on a federal or state land road only under the supervision of a licensed adult at least 18, and on national forest roads an unlicensed operator under 16 must have completed an OHV safety course approved by the department, Idaho Code 49-302(11), read through the Parks and Recreation guide.

Idaho reaches a kei truck only through its off-highway vehicle law. Idaho Code 49-402(10) closes the ordinary plate because the truck is not FMVSS certified. ITD's chart puts a vehicle of a kei truck's size that is not FMVSS certified in the UTV class, and a UTV is titled, takes the restricted plate and the certificate of number and may use the roads that 49-426 opens. The statute is stricter than the chart. Section 67-7101(17) defines a UTV as a recreational motor vehicle with four or more tires and a width under 80 inches, requires a minimum width of 50 inches and a minimum weight of at least 900 pounds, and leaves out implements of husbandry and vehicles otherwise registered under Title 49. The chart asks for only one of 900 pounds, 50 inches or a wheelbase over 61 inches. Whether a working truck is a recreational motor vehicle is the open question, and the county settles it at the VIN inspection. A truck that fits neither the ATV nor the UTV definition and was made exclusively for off-highway use is a specialty off-highway vehicle, 67-7101(16), which the ITD chart lists as not titled and without a restricted plate, so it stays off county and city roads. The ATV and UTV definitions are in 67-7101(1) and (17). Idaho Code 49-114 and 49-119 do not define them. Section 49-114(10) points back to 67-7101 for a motorbike, and 49-119 defines racing, registration and resident. The statute and the chart disagree on state highways. The chart, updated 1 July 2019, says a UTV may run on US or state highways only within city limits or one mile beyond at 45 miles per hour or less. The statute, 49-426(3), allows highways that are not state highways, a state highway posted 60 or less inside a town and one mile beyond it and up to five continuous miles of a state highway posted 65 or less outside towns to reach trails or services. It never allows an interstate or a full access-controlled highway, 49-426(5), and it limits speed to the posted limit or 45, whichever is less, 49-426(8). It lets an OHV cross a highway other than an interstate or a full access-controlled highway at a public road intersection or a trail crossing after a full stop, 49-426(4). A city, county or highway district may close or limit its roads to OHVs after notice and a hearing, 49-426(7), and the Transportation Board may close sections of state highway, 49-426(6). The statute is used. Read 28 October 2026.

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Questions

Is a kei truck street legal in Idaho?

Not on an ordinary plate. Idaho Code 49-402(10) bars registering any vehicle that does not meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards, and a kei truck of any age was never certified to them. The one road door found is the off-highway vehicle class. ITD's chart puts a vehicle of that size that is not FMVSS certified in the UTV class, and a UTV is titled, takes a restricted vehicle license plate and an OHV certificate of number and may use the roads that 49-426 opens. The county settles the class at the VIN inspection, and a truck it classes as a specialty off-highway vehicle is not titled and not plated. Idaho has no emissions test and no periodic safety inspection.

Which roads can it use?

As a UTV with a restricted plate it may use highways that are not state highways, which takes in city, county and highway district roads, unless the city, county or highway district has closed them. It may use a state highway that is not full access-controlled where it is posted 60 or less inside a town and within a mile of it, and up to five continuous miles of a state highway posted 65 or less outside towns to reach trails, fuel, lodging, food or repairs. It may cross a highway at a public road intersection after a full stop. It never uses an interstate or a full access-controlled highway, and on any highway it goes no faster than the posted limit or 45 miles per hour, whichever is less. ITD's older chart is narrower on state highways and the statute is the text used.

What does the county need to title an imported kei truck?

The foreign ownership papers with a complete chain of ownership and releases of interest, which for a Japanese truck means the export certificate and a bill of sale for each later sale, with a translation certified true and correct if the county asks. It also needs the NHTSA HS-7 with the import category marked and its evidence, the CBP form 7501 stamped and signed by CBP, a statement indemnifying the Department (ITD form 3410), a VIN inspection on ITD form 3403 and the title application, form ITD 3337. Keep the EPA Form 3520-1 with the entry papers. File within 30 days of the truck first entering Idaho to avoid a $20.00 penalty.

My truck has a frame number, not a 17 character VIN. Can Idaho title it?

Idaho's statute defines the vehicle identification number as the numbers and letters placed on the vehicle by its manufacturer, with no 17 character test, and the department designates a number only when a vehicle has none, so a frame number reads as the number for the title. If the inspector finds no number, ITD assigns one for $18.00 and the owner keeps it affixed to or indented on the frame. No Idaho page names the path a Japanese truck takes, so confirm with ITD's DMV. Whichever number the title carries is the number your insurance policy should carry.

What does it cost to title and register a kei truck in Idaho?

The title fee is $14.00 plus the county's title administrative fee, $0.00 to $18.75 depending on the county, and a VIN inspection is $5.00. A truck classed as a UTV does not pay the age based registration fee of 49-402(1), which covers only vehicles that meet the federal safety standards. It pays $3.75 for its restricted plate and $12.00 a season for the OHV certificate of number, and ITD's table lists a county registration administrative fee that may apply. Idaho sales or use tax of 6 percent of the price is paid at the county counter.

Does Idaho charge sales tax, require an emissions test or require a safety inspection?

Tax yes, emissions test no and safety inspection no. Idaho charges 6 percent sales or use tax on the price, collected at titling, with credit for tax paid to another state of the United States. Idaho ended its Treasure Valley emissions testing on 1 July 2023, so no county tests. It has no periodic safety inspection. The only inspection is the one time VIN inspection at the first Idaho title, and an officer may inspect a vehicle on the road on reasonable cause.

What insurance does a kei truck need in Idaho?

Liability of at least $25,000 for one person's injury or death, $50,000 for two or more and $15,000 for property, with proof in the vehicle. The statutes apply the insurance chapter to an off-highway vehicle on a highway, and the Parks and Recreation guide lists insurance for roads on state and federal land and for city and county roads. ITD's online system checks the policy by the vehicle number, so the number on the policy should match the number on the title. A first violation is a $75.00 infraction, and an owner shown without insurance for two months gets 60 days to comply before the registration is suspended and a $75.00 reinstatement is due. A truck that stays on private land is not on a highway.

Do I need the OHV sticker for a kei truck?

Yes, for a truck titled as a UTV and used on the roads Idaho opens to off-highway vehicles. The Parks and Recreation certificate of number is $12.00 a season, due each January 1, and the sticker goes on the restricted plate. A truck used exclusively on private land for agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock work, or exclusively for snow removal, needs no sticker and no plate, and on public highways it travels only between farm or ranch locations with a slow moving vehicle emblem.

The official pages

Buying from out of state

What Idaho says about a seller from elsewhere.

If you buy from a seller in another state, Idaho's rule below says what applies.

Idaho's rule, as read

A nonresident dealer with an established place of business in another state "is not subject to licensure under the provisions of this chapter as long as the sales are limited to the exportation of vehicles for sale to, and the importation of vehicles purchased from, licensed Idaho vehicle dealers". A retail sale to an Idaho consumer is outside that exemption.

Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Motor Vehicles, Dealer Licensingitd.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

The public record as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice.

Who decides here

The office and the rule.

This is the office that titles and registers a kei truck in Idaho, and the text it works from.

The deciding office

Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Motor Vehicles

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Idaho Code 49-402(10): Any vehicle that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards shall not be registered and shall not be permitted to operate on public highways of the state, as defined in section 40-117, Idaho Code, unless otherwise specifically authorized. Idaho Code 49-107(5): Such vehicles as originally designed and manufactured shall be so certified by the manufacturer to meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards or the standards in force for a given model year or as certified by the national highway traffic safety administration.

The office pageitd.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

County by county

The rules in detail.

Where a newer off road truck or a UTV can run in Idaho, county by county, as each county's and town's own acts read. Every county on the map above opens its own page.

Statewide

A kei truck cannot get an ordinary Idaho plate at any age, Idaho Code 49-402(10), so its one road door is the UTV class: ITD's chart classes a vehicle of its size that is not FMVSS certified as a UTV, titled under IDAPA 39.02.05.401 with a restricted vehicle license plate and the OHV certificate of number. Idaho runs its route layer the other way round from most states. A licensed off-highway vehicle may use every highway that is not a state or interstate highway, which takes in county, city and highway district roads, 49-426(3)(a), and a county, city or highway district closes or limits a road under its own jurisdiction by ordinance or resolution after notice and a public hearing, 49-426(7). So the local act in Idaho is a closure and the state's own default is an opening, and the map reads a county open until a closure is found. On a state highway a licensed off-highway vehicle may use one that is not full access-controlled when it is posted 60 or less inside a town and for a mile beyond it, and up to five continuous miles of one posted 65 or less outside towns to reach trails or services, may cross at an intersection, never uses an interstate or a full access-controlled highway and may never exceed the posted limit or 45 mph, whichever is less, 49-426(3), (4), (5) and (8). Whether a given kei truck is classed a UTV, which takes the restricted plate, or a specialty off-highway vehicle, which takes no plate and no public road, is settled at the county VIN inspection, and the statute calls a UTV recreational, so how a county classes a working kei truck is the open question. A vehicle used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock operations needs no license or number and may use a highway only between farm or ranch locations, 49-426(2).

Idaho Code 49-426, 49-402(4) and 49-402(10); IDAPA 39.02.05.401legislature.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Ada County To confirm

Boise's code bars an all-terrain vehicle from every city street, and the Ada County Highway District, not the county, holds the public roads, so a UTV's road here is a question for the district and each city.

In town To confirm

To confirm Boise City. Boise City Code 6-8-3 makes it unlawful to operate an all-terrain vehicle on any public street or highway in the city, including controlled access highways, or on public property or private property open to the public, unless the vehicle is plowing snow or doing agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock work. The section names an all-terrain vehicle and not a utility type vehicle. Idaho Code 67-7101 defines an ATV with handlebar steering and a straddle seat and a UTV apart from it, so whether the section reaches a UTV was not settled in the text. The city's own definitions were not read. Boise City Code 6-8-3 as amended in the 2019 code; the section is read in the state's 2023 compilation and listed on the city's code page, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Eagle. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Garden City. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Kuna. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Meridian. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Star. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Ada County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation holds only a chapter on off road vehicles on private land, Ordinance 102 of 1980 as amended by Ordinance 882 of 2018, which says a lawfully licensed vehicle on a public highway is outside it. The Ada County Highway District holds the public roads of the county, and its own policy on off-highway vehicles was not read. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Idaho Parks and Recreation OHV law enforcement guide, for a city, county or highway district road open to OHV use: a valid restricted vehicle license plate under Idaho Code 49-402(4) with the current IDPR OHV validation sticker on itThe same guide: a valid driver's license under 49-301, liability insurance under 49-1229 and 49-1232, a DOT approved helmet under 18 under 49-666 and a muffler and Forest Service approved spark arrester under 67-7125Idaho Code 49-426(8): no faster than the posted limit or 45 mph, whichever is lessIdaho Code 49-426(5): never an interstate or a full access-controlled state highway unless the Transportation Board designates a sectionIdaho Code 49-426(2): a vehicle used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock operations needs no license or number and travels a public highway only between farm or ranch locations with the slow moving vehicle emblem

Adams County To confirm

Adams County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Council. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Council. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Council City Code chapter 6-5, Ordinance 298 of 5 January 1993, read 28 October 2026
To confirm New Meadows. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for New Meadows. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). New Meadows City Code chapter 3 snowmobiles, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Bannock County To confirm

Bannock County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Arimo. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Chubbuck. Chubbuck City Code chapter 10.16 on recreational motor vehicles bars operating one on public property except in areas the city designates, on any sidewalk, within 150 yards of a public recreation area or gathering of four or more, or faster than 25 mph on public land. It counts a trail bike or other all-terrain vehicle and a highway licensed motor vehicle used for off road recreation. Whether a street is public property for this chapter, and what the city does with a plated UTV on its streets, was not settled in the text. Chubbuck City Code chapter 10.16, Ordinance 398 of 1993, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Downey. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Inkom. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Lava Hot Springs. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Lava Hot Springs. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Lava Hot Springs City Code chapter 6-7, read 28 October 2026
To confirm McCammon. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Pocatello. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Pocatello. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Pocatello City Code chapter 10.40, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Bear Lake County To confirm

Bear Lake County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Bloomington. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Georgetown. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Montpelier. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Montpelier. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Montpelier City Code 10.12, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Paris. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm St. Charles. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Benewah County To confirm

Benewah County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Plummer. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Plummer. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Plummer City Code chapter 4-3, read 28 October 2026
To confirm St. Maries. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Tensed. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Bingham County To confirm

Bingham County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Aberdeen. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Atomic City. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Basalt. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Blackfoot. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Firth. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Shelley. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Bingham County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and a search result of the county code's chapter 7-7 says the commissioners may close a county road to regular motor vehicles and open it to snowmobiles or to ATVs, UTVs and motorcycles on tracks, with seasonal closures in the Blackfoot Mountain area. The chapter was not opened. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Blaine County To confirm

Blaine County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Bellevue. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Bellevue. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Bellevue City Code chapter 6-2, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Carey. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hailey. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Hailey. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Hailey City Code chapter 10.36, Ordinance 298 of 1970, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Ketchum. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Sun Valley. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Sun Valley. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Sun Valley City Code chapter 6-7, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Blaine County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter, Ordinance 72-1 of 1972 for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Boise County To confirm

Idaho City lets a registered OHV use its streets only to get in and out of town at 15 mph and keeps Main Street for business access. Boise County's own roads follow the state default.

In town Some

To confirm Crouch. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Horseshoe Bend. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
Some Idaho City. Snowmobiles and off-highway vehicles registered under state law may use city streets with a valid driver's license, but only for ingress and egress to the city, never for recreation. Main Street takes them only for access to businesses or residences and for crossing arterial streets. They keep to the extreme right in single file, to 15 mph, with headlight and taillight lit at all times and out of the street between midnight and 6 a.m. except to reach home or storage, and they stay off sidewalks. Idaho City Code 6-4-2, Ordinance 339 of 25 June 2014, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Placerville. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Boise County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the county's Ordinance 2025-07 of 2025, which a search result listed, concerns off-highway vehicles on groomed snowmobile trails and not county roads. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Bonner County To confirm

Ponderay opens every city street to an ATV or UTV that carries a restricted plate and the OHV sticker, and Priest River bars only a recreational vehicle that is not properly licensed.

In town Open

To confirm Clark Fork. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Dover. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm East Hope. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hope. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Kootenai. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Oldtown. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
Open Ponderay. An ATV, UTV or motorbike may use all city streets in Ponderay on the paved or dirt part of the road, but not sidewalks or trails unless the city designates them. The operator needs a valid restricted vehicle license plate with the IDPR OHV registration sticker on it, a driver's license, a helmet under 18, a muffler and spark arrester, brake light, headlight, taillight and a mirror showing 200 feet behind. The city may create further restricted areas by resolution. Ponderay City Code chapter 5-6, Ordinance 117 of 21 May 2012, read 28 October 2026
Open Priest River. No person may operate an ATV or any other recreational vehicle that is not properly licensed on any public way or property in the city, so a vehicle with a valid license is not barred by this section. Priest River City Code 6-1-4, Ordinance 482 of 5 June 2006, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Sandpoint. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Bonner County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter, Ordinance 380 of 1999, which names county roads for snowmobiles for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Bonneville County To confirm

Idaho Falls bars every ATV, UTV and motorbike from all of its streets and public ways, with exceptions for city work, snow removal and permitted events.

In town To confirm

To confirm Ammon. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
Closed Idaho Falls. No person may drive or operate an ATV, UTV or motorbike on any street, sidewalk, alley, jogging path, park, golf course or other public way in the city. The exceptions are city personnel for property maintenance, snow removal from driveways, sidewalks or parking lots, city law enforcement and parking enforcement and an event or activity with a Police Department permit. A UTV is a vehicle defined under Idaho Code 67-7101 as originally manufactured. Idaho Falls City Code 9-1-10, Ordinance 2799 of 12 February 2009 as amended by Ordinance 3276 of 10 October 2019, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Iona. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Irwin. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Ririe. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Swan Valley. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Ucon. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Bonneville County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only two snowmobile ordinances listed by title, 176-96 on snowmobile trails and road closures and 229-17 on a restricted snowmobile area, and the county's chapter 72 on recreational vehicles was seen only as a code page hit that defines ATVs and UTVs for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Boundary County To confirm

Boundary County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Bonners Ferry. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Moyie Springs. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Butte County To confirm

Butte County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Arco. Arco City Code chapter 10.60 lets an ATV or motorbike equipped and licensed the same as an automobile use all city streets and alleys except any U.S. highway, and lets one equipped and registered for off-highway operation use streets the council designates restricted access, and any street to reach them from home. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., the speed limit is 15 mph and a U.S. highway may be crossed only at designated locations under Idaho Code 49-426(4). The chapter defines an ATV as 48 inches wide or less and names no utility type vehicle, so what Arco does with a UTV was not found. Arco City Code chapter 10.60, as posted by the city in January 2025, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Butte City. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Moore. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Camas County To confirm

Camas County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town Some

Some Fairfield. A snowmobile or ATV may use a city road that is plowed, maintained and named, on the far right side, shoulder or ditch slope with traffic and only as a way in and out of the city limits. It may not go on city property, school grounds or city parks and may not exceed 25 mph or the posted limit, 10 mph within 100 feet of a pedestrian. The chapter names ATVs and snowmobiles and not a utility type vehicle. Fairfield City Code 5-3-1, Ordinance 214 of 9 December 2004, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Canyon County To confirm

Canyon County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Caldwell. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Greenleaf. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Melba. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Middleton. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Nampa. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Notus. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Parma. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Star. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Wilder. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Caribou County To confirm

Caribou County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town Some

Some Bancroft. The chapter on snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles lets a snowmobile or other terrain vehicle use a maintained public street with a valid Idaho driver's license, to the extreme right in single file, with headlight and taillight lit, stopping at every intersection and not between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Main Street is closed to them for any purpose. The chapter's speed limit names snowmobiles and it does not name a utility type vehicle. Bancroft City Code chapter 6-2, Ordinance 172 of 18 October 1972, read 28 October 2026
Some Grace. The chapter on snowmobiles and terrain vehicles lets a snowmobile or other terrain vehicle use a maintained public street with a valid Idaho driver's license, to the extreme right in single file, with lights on and not between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. A snowmobile, snow machine or all-terrain vehicle may not use Main Street between Second North and Second South except to cross it, Ordinance 279 of 2008. The chapter's speed limit names snowmobiles and it does not name a utility type vehicle. Grace City Code chapter 9-3, Ordinance 153 of 16 February 1971 as amended by Ordinance 279 of 18 June 2008, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Soda Springs. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Caribou County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only two ordinances keeping snow machines off Stump Creek Ridge and Rabbit Hill, 82-01 and 84-01 for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Cassia County To confirm

Cassia County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Albion. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Burley. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Declo. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Malta. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Oakley. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Cassia County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a chapter establishing a snowmobile advisory board shared among three counties for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Clark County To confirm

Clark County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Dubois. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Spencer. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Clearwater County To confirm

Clearwater County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Elk River. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Orofino. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Pierce. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Weippe. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Custer County To confirm

Custer County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Challis. Challis City Code chapter 6-4 lets an ATV, as Idaho statute defines one, use city streets between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. with a licensed and insured driver and the equipment Idaho requires, at the speed of other traffic. It bars an ATV from sidewalks and city parks, and the council may by resolution close streets to ATVs or limit them to named streets. A utility type vehicle, which the statute defines apart from an ATV, is not named, and no council resolution was read. Challis City Code chapter 6-4, Ordinance 496A of 10 June 2008, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Clayton. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Lost River. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Mackay. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Stanley. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Stanley. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Stanley City Code chapter 10.12, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Elmore County To confirm

Elmore County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Glenns Ferry. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Mountain Home. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Elmore County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile ordinance, 2005-1 for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Franklin County To confirm

Preston opens its streets to a UTV at no more than 25 mph, with seat belts and a slow moving vehicle emblem, and keeps it off the state and federal highways except to cross.

In town Open

To confirm Clifton. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Dayton. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Franklin. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Oxford. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
Open Preston. A UTV as Idaho Code defines one may use the streets of Preston under chapter 10.36. It may not use a state or federal highway except to cross at an intersection with a city street, and the driver needs a driver's license, though not one holding only a school attendance permit. All UTVs keep to the posted limit and never above 25 mph, carry a slow moving vehicle emblem, a braking system and seat belts for every occupant and carry no more occupants than belts. Anyone under 18 wears a helmet. Preston City Code chapter 10.36, Ordinance 2008-2 of 2008, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Weston. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Fremont County To confirm

Fremont County keeps off-highway vehicles off every public road open to cars unless the county has designated it dual-use, so a UTV's road here is a dual-use road or ground closed to cars.

In town To confirm

To confirm Ashton. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Ashton. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Ashton City Code chapter 10.28, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Drummond. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Island Park. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Newdale. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Parker. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm St. Anthony. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Teton. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Warm River. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Closed

Fremont County's Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Act bars anyone from operating an off-highway vehicle on a public highway, public roadway or public right-of-way unless it is closed to automobile travel, and exempts roads the county designates dual-use. The act counts utility type vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles, over the road vehicles used for off road purposes and vehicles typically driven on the road when used off road. The list of dual-use roads was not found. It repeals Ordinance 2007-01 and was read as compiled in 2023. Fremont County Ordinance 2012-01, Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Act, section III.G, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Gem County To confirm

Gem County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Emmett. A search result lists Emmett's Title 6 on motor vehicles and traffic as adopting the Idaho motor vehicle laws by reference. No chapter on off-highway vehicles was seen and the title was not opened. Emmett City Code Title 6, section 6-1-1 as listed in a search result, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Gem County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter naming High Valley Road, Ordinance 2-73 of 1973 for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Gooding County To confirm

Gooding County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Bliss. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Gooding. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hagerman. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Wendell. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Idaho County To confirm

Cottonwood opens its streets, apart from the state highway, to a registered, insured and equipped ATV or UTV. Idaho County's roads follow the state default.

In town Open

Open Cottonwood. City streets are closed to ATVs and UTVs except as the chapter provides, and it provides that they may use the part of a city street designed and maintained for automobile traffic and never a sidewalk, curb or ditch. The driver needs a valid Idaho driver's license and proof of liability insurance in the vehicle. The vehicle needs a current Idaho registration displayed on it, stop lamps, a headlamp, a taillamp, a mirror and a horn. Streets are closed to unregistered ATVs and UTVs. A street under the Idaho Transportation Department is outside the chapter. The chapter defines a UTV as a recreational motor vehicle under 74 inches wide and 2,000 pounds or with a wheelbase of 94 inches or less. Cottonwood City Code chapter 10.12, Ordinance 213 of 2008, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Ferdinand. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Grangeville. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Kamiah. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Kamiah. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Kamiah City Code chapter 10.69, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Kooskia. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Riggins. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Stites. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm White Bird. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Jefferson County To confirm

Jefferson County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Hamer. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Lewisville. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Menan. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Mud Lake. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Rigby. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Ririe. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Roberts. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Jefferson County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a winter closure of the Egin-Hamer Road to all vehicle traffic from 1 December to 31 March, Ordinance 35 of 1987 as updated in 2018 for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Jerome County To confirm

Jerome County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Eden. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hazelton. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Jerome. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Kootenai County To confirm

Kootenai County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Athol. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Coeur d'Alene. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Dalton Gardens. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Fernan Lake Village. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Harrison. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Harrison. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Harrison City Code chapter 5-3, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Hauser. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hayden. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hayden Lake. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Huetter. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Post Falls. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Rathdrum. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Spirit Lake. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Spirit Lake. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Spirit Lake City Code chapter 6-2, read 28 October 2026
To confirm State Line. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Worley. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Kootenai County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and a search result lists the county's motor vehicle chapter, which adopts the Idaho motor vehicle laws of Title 49 for the unincorporated county. Several highway districts hold county roads here and their policies were not read. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Latah County To confirm

Latah County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Bovill. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Deary. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Genesee. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Juliaetta. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Kendrick. A search result lists a definitions section, 6-1-4, in Kendrick's code that matched a search for utility type vehicle, which suggests an off-highway vehicle chapter. The code was not opened. Kendrick City Code 6-1-4 as listed in a search result, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Moscow. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Onaway. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Potlatch. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Troy. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Latah County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass. The North Latah County Highway District and the South Latah County Highway District hold the county roads here and their policies were not read. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Lemhi County To confirm

Lemhi County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Leadore. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Salmon. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Salmon. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Salmon City Code chapter 72, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Lewis County To confirm

Lewis County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town Open

Open Craigmont. A search result of the city's code page says ATVs and UTVs may use city streets under 6-1-6 with a valid Idaho driver's license, a current Idaho off-road registration displayed on the vehicle and proof of liability insurance, on the part of a street designed and maintained for automobile traffic, never on sidewalks, curbing or ditches, and that city streets are closed to unregistered ATVs and UTVs. The section itself could not be opened. Craigmont City Code 6-1-6, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Kamiah. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Kamiah. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Kamiah City Code chapter 10.69, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Nezperce. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Reubens. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Winchester. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Winchester. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Winchester City Code 5-3-4, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Lincoln County To confirm

Lincoln County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Dietrich. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Richfield. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Shoshone. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Madison County To confirm

Madison County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Rexburg. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Sugar City. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Madison County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a rule keeping motor vehicles to the roads and parking areas on Menan North Butte for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Minidoka County To confirm

Minidoka County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Acequia. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Burley. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Heyburn. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Minidoka. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Paul. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Rupert. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Nez Perce County To confirm

Nez Perce County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Culdesac. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Lapwai. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Lewiston. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Peck. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Nez Perce County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter, Ordinance 85 of 2004, which opens named county roads to registered snowmobiles when snow covers them for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Oneida County To confirm

Oneida County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Malad City. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Owyhee County Roads open

Owyhee County opens every county road to ATVs, UTVs and motorbikes except thirty four named roads, most of them paved, and holds them to 25 mph with a license and Idaho registration.

In town Open

Open Bruneau. Roads within the Bruneau townsite are open to ATVs, utility type vehicles and motorbikes. Owyhee County Code 6-6-3, Ordinance 10-03 of 13 December 2010, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Grand View. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Homedale. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Marsing. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
Open Murphy. Roads within the Murphy townsite are open to ATVs, utility type vehicles and motorbikes. Owyhee County Code 6-6-3, Ordinance 10-03 of 13 December 2010, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

Every county road is open to ATVs, utility type vehicles and motorbikes as Idaho Code 67-7101 defines them, except thirty four roads or parts of roads named in Appendix A of the ordinance, most of them paved, among them Mud Flat Road, River Road, Silver City Road, Upper Reynolds Creek Road and Pleasant Valley Road. The Murphy and Bruneau townsites are open. A vehicle on a county road needs a license and state registration, may not exceed 25 mph and follows the state and county rules of the road. Agricultural use is exempt. The ordinance is the county's 2010 act after a public hearing under Idaho Code 49-426, and Appendix A was amended by Ordinance 2021-01 of 12 July 2021. Owyhee County Code 6-6, Ordinance 10-03 of 13 December 2010 as amended by Ordinance 2021-01 of 12 July 2021; 6-1-6, Ordinance 05-03 of 1 August 2005, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Payette County To confirm

Payette County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Fruitland. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm New Plymouth. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Payette. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Power County To confirm

Power County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm American Falls. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Pocatello. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Rockland. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Shoshone County To confirm

Shoshone County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Kellogg. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Mullan. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Osburn. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Pinehurst. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Smelterville. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Wallace. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Wallace. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Wallace City Code chapter 73, read 28 October 2026
To confirm Wardner. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Shoshone County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a chapter requiring a groomer sticker for snowmobiles and OHVs on groomed trails for the county and no closure of county roads to off-highway vehicles. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Teton County To confirm

Teton County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Driggs. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Tetonia. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Victor. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Twin Falls County To confirm

Twin Falls County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Buhl. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Castleford. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Filer. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hansen. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Hollister. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Kimberly. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Murtaugh. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Twin Falls. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Valley County To confirm

McCall's own notice says an OHV on city, county and highway district roads needs a restricted plate, the OHV sticker, a driver's license and insurance, and keeps it off bike paths and sidewalks. Valley County closes six named groomed winter roads to wheeled vehicles.

In town Open

To confirm Cascade. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Donnelly. The state's 2023 compilation of local off-highway vehicle ordinances holds only a snowmobile chapter for Donnelly. It names no utility type vehicle, and the city's wider code was not read. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it under 49-426(7). Donnelly City Code chapter 10.15, Ordinance 45 of 1971, read 28 October 2026
Open McCall. The city's own notice of 5 May 2025 says a vehicle on city, county and highway district roads needs a valid restricted vehicle license plate, the IDPR OHV registration sticker on it, a driver's license and liability insurance, with a helmet under 18, and that it is illegal to run any motor vehicle including an ATV or OHV on city bike paths, golf cart paths and sidewalks. It names no closed street and no ordinance number. McCall news notice of 5 May 2025; City Code not cited on the notice, read 28 October 2026

County roads Open

Open by the state's own default and not yet ruled out as closed. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) opens every highway that is not a state or interstate highway to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the governing board closes or limits it under 49-426(7). No ordinance or resolution of the Valley County commissioners closing or limiting county roads was read in this pass, and the county's snowmobile chapter, Ordinance 85-1 as amended by Ordinance 21-02 of 2020, closes six named roads, Warren Wagon, No Business, High Valley (626), Clear Creek, East Side Drive between Warren Wagon and the Brush Creek and Twah Creek road, and the Green Gate, to wheeled vehicles from first grooming until the road superintendent finds them safe or 30 April. A road that belongs to a highway district or a city is that body's to close or limit and not the county's. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) and (7); no county closure read, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Washington County To confirm

Washington County's own code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426 opens county and city roads that are not state highways to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the county, city or highway district closes or limits them, so a kei truck that Idaho titles as a UTV and plates with a restricted plate may use them at up to 45 mph wherever nothing says otherwise.

In town To confirm

To confirm Cambridge. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Midvale. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).
To confirm Weiser. The city's code was not read in this pass. Idaho Code 49-426(3)(a) leaves a street that is not a state highway open to a licensed off-highway vehicle until the city closes or limits it by ordinance or resolution under 49-426(7).

County roads Open

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Engines and EPA

Why the engine decides which truck comes in.

The same three facts hold in Idaho and every other state.

The 25 year truck

It comes in on age

A 25 year old kei truck in original configuration clears both agencies on age. No Registered Importer and no Independent Commercial Importer is needed.

EPA's provision asks only that the truck is in its original configuration with the same model of engine it left the factory with.

40 CFR 85.1511(f)(2)eCFR, read 28 October 2026

The newer truck

EPA asks for a certified engine

A newer kei truck comes in as nonroad equipment, permanently modified so its top speed is 25 mph or less, with its engine covered by an EPA certificate of conformity before it reaches US Customs. The governor stays for the life of the truck, and removing it is tampering, a federal offense.

Mini-trucks, importing used motor vehicles as nonroad vehiclesEPA, read 28 October 2026

Engine size

Why 30 kilowatts decides a newer truck's engine

EPA sorts nonroad gasoline engines by maximum power, not size. Every kei engine is under 1,000 cc, so an engine of 30 kW or less may certify to the small engine standards, and 30 kW is the line that decides. Today's stock kei engines are rated above it, and a speed governor does not lower an engine's maximum power.

Every kei engine family EPA has certified for mini trucks is a lower power certified configuration, between 14.46 and 29.9 kW, under part 90 or part 1054. A certified mini truck engine is that configuration, not the stock engine.

40 CFR 1054.1, the small engine ruleseCFR, read 28 October 2026 Small nonroad spark ignition engine certificatesEPA, read 28 October 2026

Idaho, the five answers

Road, title, land, inspection and what is next.

Some of Idaho's answers rest on a general rule or a page that would not open, so they are marked to confirm. We confirm them with the office before a truck goes there.

The roadCan I drive it on the road?

Idaho will not register a vehicle its maker did not certify to federal motor vehicle safety standards, so a kei truck takes no ordinary plate. ITD classes a vehicle of that size that is not FMVSS certified as a UTV, which takes a restricted plate for the roads Idaho opens to off-highway vehicles.

Any vehicle that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards shall not be registered and shall not be permitted to operate on public highways of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized. Idaho Code 49-402(10)
Such vehicles as originally designed and manufactured shall be so certified by the manufacturer to meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards. Idaho Code 49-107(5)
ITD's chart counts as a UTV a vehicle under 80 inches wide with a wheelbase of 110 inches or less that meets one of a 900 pound weight, a 50 inch width or a wheelbase over 61 inches and is not FMVSS certified for highway use.
A UTV on city, county or highway district roads open to such use carries a restricted vehicle license plate and an OHV certificate of number. Idaho Code 49-402(4)
A licensed off-highway vehicle may use highways that are not state or interstate highways, non full access-controlled state highways in a town and one mile beyond where posted 60 or less and up to five continuous miles of such a highway posted 65 or less outside towns to reach trails or services. Idaho Code 49-426(3)
On any highway it may not exceed the posted limit or 45 miles per hour, whichever is less. Idaho Code 49-426(8)
Never on an interstate or a full access-controlled state highway unless the transportation board designates a section. Idaho Code 49-426(5)

Idaho Code 49-402(10), 49-107(5), 49-123(2)(h), 49-402(4) and 49-426; IDAPA 39.02.05.401; ITD ATV, UTV and specialty OHV chart

The road rulelegislature.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

TitleHow do I title and register it?

Idaho titles a gray market vehicle on its foreign ownership papers, an HS-7 with the import category declared and a CBP 7501, through the county motor vehicle office. IDAPA 39.02.05.401

The steps

Bring a statement of facts from a motor vehicle investigator, which IDAPA 39.02.05.401(01)(b) asks for unless the Department waives it on the facts the owner presents, and have the VIN inspected and the width, wheelbase and weight recorded, as Idaho Code 49-504(2) requires an inspection of a vehicle with no Idaho title.
Bring the foreign ownership documents with a complete chain of ownership and releases of interest from every party.
Bring the HS-7 with the category of importation marked, evidence for that category and the CBP 7501 stamped and signed by CBP.
Sign the statement indemnifying the Department and file at the county motor vehicle office.

The documents

Statement indemnifying the Department
Statement of facts from a motor vehicle investigator, which the Department may waive, IDAPA 39.02.05.401(01)(b), and a VIN inspection, Idaho Code 49-504(2)
Foreign ownership documents and bills of sale forming a complete chain
NHTSA HS-7 with the category of importation indicated and evidence for that category
CBP Entry Summary 7501, stamped and signed by CBP

Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Motor Vehicles, 208 584 4343

Title and registrationadminrules.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

LandCan I use it on a farm or private land?

Idaho off-highway vehicles carry a certificate of number, the OHV sticker, to run off highway, on roads on state or federal land outside the state highway system or on roads opened under Idaho Code 49-426.

Class. UTV under ITD's measurement chart, which counts vehicles not FMVSS certified. Idaho Code 67-7101(17) defines a UTV as a recreational motor vehicle of that size. A specialty off-highway vehicle if the truck fits neither the ATV nor the UTV definition.

Registration. Certificate of number for off highway use, with a restricted plate for roads. None when used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock operations.

Off road uselegislature.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

On the farm

Off-highway vehicles used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy and livestock growing and feeding operations need no license or number. They travel public highways only between farm or ranch locations and carry the slow-moving vehicle emblem. Idaho Code 49-426(2)

Farm uselegislature.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

InspectionWhat inspection or insurance applies?

Safety. Idaho requires a VIN inspection at first Idaho title. No periodic safety inspection was found in the sources read.

Emissions. Idaho has no vehicle emissions test. The Treasure Valley program ended on 1 July 2023 after the Legislature repealed it in 2022.

Inspectionitd.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

Insurance. Idaho requires liability insurance for vehicles registered for highway use.

Insuranceitd.idaho.gov, read 28 October 2026

Read from a secondary source or an older page. Confirm it with the office before you rely on it.

NextWhat is coming?

No bill or rule change for kei trucks was found in Idaho on 28 October 2026. We read it again before a truck goes there.

Questions

Asked about Idaho.

Can I drive a kei truck on Idaho roads?

Not on a regular plate. Idaho Code 49-402(10) bars registering any vehicle that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards, and a kei truck was never certified to them. ITD's chart classes a vehicle of its size that is not FMVSS certified as a UTV, and a UTV with a restricted plate may use the roads Idaho opens to off-highway vehicles. The county office records the measurements at the VIN inspection.

What does the county need to title it?

The foreign ownership papers with a complete chain, an HS-7 with the import category marked and evidence for it, the CBP 7501 stamped by CBP, a statement indemnifying the Department and a VIN inspection.

Do I need an OHV sticker for farm work?

No. An off-highway vehicle used exclusively in agricultural, horticultural, dairy or livestock operations needs no license or number. On public highways it travels only between farm or ranch locations with the slow-moving vehicle emblem.

Can an off-highway vehicle use state highways?

Inside a town and one mile beyond it may use state highways posted 60 miles per hour or less. Outside towns it may use state highways posted 65 or less for up to five miles to reach trails or services. It never uses an interstate or a full access-controlled highway and never exceeds 45 miles per hour.

What about a truck 25 years or older?

What about a newer truck imported as off-road equipment?

Upgrades

Upgrades in Idaho.

Height and lift. Truck bumpers may be no higher than 24 inches front and 26 rear at 4,500 pounds GVWR or less, or 30 and 31 for four-wheel drive up to 10,000 pounds (49-966). Head lamp centers must be 24 to 54 inches high (49-905).

Tires and fenders. A truck with a body needs fenders or covers over and behind the rear wheels, down to no more than 10 inches above the road when empty and at least as wide as the tire (49-949). No tread depth or tire size limit found.

Lights. Up to two auxiliary driving lamps at 16 to 42 inches and two fog lamps at 12 to 30 (49-918). No more than 4 front lamps lit at once (49-927). Red light to the front is barred (49-928). Only police vehicles show blue lights (49-910A).

Modification and inspection. A vehicle structurally modified so it no longer looks like its maker's similar vehicle is specially constructed and the owner must certify it meets federal safety standards (49-123). A change that makes it not the titled vehicle means surrendering the title (49-516).

From the upgrades chapter of Mini Truck Roadbook, the 2026 to 2027 edition, with the statute after each rule.

Getting it there

Where Idaho's truck comes ashore.

From the nearest port where a sailing from Japan is on record. Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2, not a routed drive.

Nearest port with a sailing from Japan on record

Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor

Tacoma is the Northwest door, eleven days from Tokyo on a weekly sailing, with autos rolling off at East Blair One and I-5 at the gate.

The road. I-5 to Seattle, Washington, then I-90 into Idaho, read from the federal route log, not a routed drive.

about 500 road miles, straight line times 1.2

Sources

Every source read, 28 October 2026

The public record of Idaho as read on 28 October 2026, not legal advice. Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty, the chicken tax, whatever its age.

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