License misuse — Idaho Permit Test

You must carry your driver's license when you operate a motor vehicle.

An officer who cannot see the card has only your word for the privilege behind it.

You must carry your driver's license when operating a motor vehicle

Misusing or mutilating a driver's license, instruction permit or ID card is a misdemeanor, and a worn or damaged card must be replaced with a duplicate.

A card nobody can read is a card that proves nothing, and carrying it is an offense rather than an excuse.

If your license gets worn, broken, or damaged you need to get a duplicate

Knowingly giving false information on a license, ID card or permit application exposes you to prosecution for perjury, and your credential is canceled.

The application is sworn. A lie on it is not a paperwork error, it is a charge.

you are subject to prosecution for perjury and your credential will be canceled

Your ITD driving record and the Problem Driver Pointer System are examined when you apply for a new license or permit, a duplicate, or a renewal.

Every application is a fresh look at the record, so trouble parked in another state surfaces at the counter rather than later.

When you apply for a new driver’s license or permit, duplicate driver’s license, or driver’s license renewal,

Any outstanding suspension, revocation or cancellation in any jurisdiction has to be cleared before Idaho will issue you a license.

Crossing a state line does not end a suspension. It only moves it to a record Idaho will read.

they must be cleared before you can be issued a driver's license

For your own protection, do not lend your license, permit or ID card to anyone, and do not use anyone else's.

A card in somebody else's hand puts their driving on your record and your name on their citation.

For your own protection, DO NOT: • Lend anyone your driver’s license, instruction permit, or ID card

Anyone operating a motor vehicle on public highways in Idaho must have a valid driver's license.

It is the rule the rest of the book rests on, and it applies on any public road, however short the trip.

Anyone operating a motor vehicle on public highways in Idaho must have a valid driver’s license

Letting an unlicensed driver use your vehicle makes both of you responsible for damage, injury or death in a crash.

Handing over the keys is a decision the law reads as yours, and the bill arrives at both addresses.

both the driver and the owner of the vehicle are responsible for the damage

When must an Idaho driver have their license with them?

Whenever they are operating a motor vehicle. An officer who cannot see the card has only your word for the privilege behind it. July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.13: “You must carry your driver's license when operating a motor vehicle”