# Idaho Code § 49-1601: 49-1601 UNLICENSED DEALERS AND SALESMEN PROHIBITED

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1601

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 49-1601
- **Heading:** 49-1601 UNLICENSED DEALERS AND SALESMEN PROHIBITED
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1601

## Text

49-1601. Unlicensed dealers and salesmen prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a dealer or salesman, wholesaler, manufacturer of vehicles or a manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or distributor branch representative, without first having procured a license from the department. It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed dealer to display a vehicle for sale unless the title is in the name of the displayer. It shall be unlawful to solicit sales of vehicles without a dealer's license, unless the title is in the name of the seller. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale or solicitation of specialty vehicles to governmental entities within the state. Specialty vehicles shall be defined as fire trucks, fire engines, urban transit buses, ambulances, street sweepers and hazardous material response vehicles.

History:

[49-1601, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 374, p. 758; am. 1993, ch. 230, sec. 1, p. 803.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 49-1601 49-1601 UNLICENSED DEALERS AND SALESMEN PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1601.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1601A 49-1601A LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1601A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1602 49-1602 ADMINISTRATION — POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1602.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1603 49-1603 DEALER ADVISORY BOARD — DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1603.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1604 49-1604 RECORDS AS EVIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1604.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1605 49-1605 CHANGE OF FRANCHISE STATUS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1605.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1606 49-1606 CLASSES OF LICENSES — NONRESIDENT DEALERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1606.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1607 49-1607 FEES — FUNDS — EXPENSES — EXPIRATION OF LICENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1607.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1608 49-1608 LICENSE BOND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1608A 49-1608A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LIABILITY INSURANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1608B 49-1608B IDAHO CONSUMER ASSET RECOVERY FUND ESTABLISHED — EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608B.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1608C 49-1608C CREATION OF BOARD AND FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608C.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1608D 49-1608D NEW APPLICANTS AND SUSPENSION OF FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608D.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-1608E 49-1608E SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608E.md)

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