# Idaho Code § 49-602: 49-602 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-602

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 49-602
- **Heading:** 49-602 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-602

## Text

49-602. Unattended motor vehicle. No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first locking the vehicle if the engine is running, effectively setting the parking brake and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. The provisions of this section do not apply to motor vehicles on private property.

History:

[49-602, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 141, p. 656; am. 2017, ch. 71, sec. 1, p. 170.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 49-601 49-601 APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-601.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-602 49-602 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-602.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-603 49-603 STARTING PARKED VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-603.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-604 49-604 LIMITATIONS ON BACKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-604.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-605 49-605 DRIVING UPON SIDEWALK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-605.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-606 49-606 COASTING PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-606.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-607 49-607 OPENING AND CLOSING VEHICLE DOORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-607.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-608 49-608 RIDING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR COMMERCIAL COACHES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-608.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-609 49-609 PERSONS RIDING ANIMALS OR DRIVING ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-609.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-612 49-612 OBSTRUCTION TO DRIVER'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-612.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-613 49-613 PUTTING GLASS OR OTHER INJURIOUS MATERIALS ON HIGHWAY PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-613.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-614 49-614 STOP WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-614.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-615 49-615 DRIVERS TO EXERCISE DUE CARE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-615.md)
- [Idaho Code § 49-616 49-616 DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T49_C6_S49-616.md)

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