Credential designations — Idaho Permit Test

From 15 years of age you may ask for the DONOR designation on your license or ID card, and an applicant under 18 needs a parent or adult guardian's consent to be an organ donor.

The designation is read at the worst possible moment, so it has to be on the card before it is needed.

If you are 15 years of age or older, you may request to have the “DONOR” designation appear on your driver's license or ID card

You may also choose to contribute an additional $2 to the organ donation fund.

It is an addition to the fee and it is optional, so nobody is charged for it without choosing it.

You may also elect to contribute an additional $2 to the organ donation fund

A veteran's designation on a license or ID card requires a DD214 form showing honorable discharge.

The designation is a claim about service, so the discharge paper is what backs it.

you must provide a DD214 form indicating honorable discharge

You can ask for a notation about a medical condition to be placed on the back of your license or ID card, which may alert emergency personnel.

The card is what somebody reads when the holder cannot speak, and the note is on the back for exactly that.

you can request to have a notation placed on the back of the driver's license or ID card regarding any medical condition(s) you have

The 'permanently disabled' notation requires written certification from a licensed physician, physician's assistant or advanced-practice professional nurse.

The notation is a legal status rather than a description, so a clinician has to certify it.

Presents written certification from a licensed physician, licensed physician’s assistant, or licensed advanced-practice professional nurse verifying that the person’s stated impairment qualifies as a permanent disability as provided in Idaho Code, section 49-117, and ๚ ITD determines that the person meets all other requirements for issuance of a driver’s license, instruction permit, or ID card.

Federal law requires all males aged 18 to 25 to register with the Selective Service System, and the system is notified of applicants who say they have not registered.

The application asks, and the answer is passed on either way, so saying no does not make the requirement go away.

Federal law requires all males who are 18 to 25 years of age to register with the Selective Service System

Someone holding a non-expiring disability placard or disability license plates may present the registration document to have the permanent disability notation added.

The state has already made the finding once, so the registration is enough and the applicant is not sent back to a doctor.

may present the corresponding registration document to the county driver’s license office to have the “permanent disability” notation included on their driver’s license, instruction permit, or ID card.

From what age may an Idaho applicant request the DONOR designation?

15 years of age. The designation is read at the worst possible moment, so it has to be on the card before it is needed. July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.27: “If you are 15 years of age or older, you may request to have the “DONOR” designation appear on your driver's license or ID card”