# Idaho Code § 49-1608A: 49-1608A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LIABILITY INSURANCE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C16_S49-1608A

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 49-1608A
- **Heading:** 49-1608A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LIABILITY INSURANCE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-1608A

## Text

49-1608A. Dealer and manufacturer liability insurance. Every dealer and vehicle manufacturer shall, as a condition of issuance or renewal of a dealer or vehicle manufacturer license by the department, continuously provide insurance against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death or damage to property suffered by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of vehicles owned by or under the control of the licensee and used in conduct of the business of the dealer or vehicle manufacturer. Such insurance shall be in an amount not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident and, subject to the limit for one (1) person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident. The applicant for a dealer or vehicle manufacturer license shall maintain on file with the department a certificate of liability insurance, issued by an insurance or surety company authorized to do business in this state or by an authorized agent of such company, in such form as may be prescribed by the director of the department of insurance as set forth in section 49-1231, Idaho Code.

History:

[49-1608A, added 2006, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 637.]

## 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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