Caldwell, ID

Caldwell's off-street parking standards bar cars, trucks, trailers, boats, boat trailers and recreational vehicles from sitting in required setbacks or on unimproved or non-designated…

Caldwell bans parking a truck, semi-truck, semi-trailer or truck tractor on any residential street, alley or right-of-way for more than 48 hours, and only allows that much time for…

Caldwell makes it unlawful to leave a motor vehicle, trailer or other property abandoned on any street, other public property, business property open to the public, or private property…

Caldwell's Public Works Director designates loading and delivery zones with signs stating the applicable hours, and a stop there is allowed only for actually loading or unloading…

Caldwell's zoning code does not require electric vehicle charging at any development, but multi-family projects can count 'charging stations for electric vehicles' toward the amenity…

Caldwell requires every parked vehicle to sit on the right-hand side of the street, facing the direction traffic is moving, except that either side is open on a one-way street unless…

Inside Caldwell's Downtown Parking District, a vehicle or trailer may not sit on the street between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. without a valid parking permit, though a 30-minute stop for…

Idaho replaced its entire towing chapter in 2025, and Idaho Code title 49, chapter 18 is now titled Towing and Storage of Motor Vehicles. There is no statewide dollar cap on a tow, but…

Caldwell allows residents to keep fowl, guineas and poultry only if the birds stay on the owner's own premises inside a shed, pen or other enclosure sufficient to keep them from…

Caldwell does not require microchipping outright, but its collar-and-tag law lets a canine skip the required collar and metal license tag only if the owner proves to the Animal Control…

Caldwell bans letting any animal, canine or livestock run at large on city streets, alleys or public places, or on property that is not its own, whether or not it is licensed. 'At…

Caldwell zoning splits veterinary uses into a large-animal clinic/hospital category, which needs a Special Use Permit in the C-2 commercial district, and a small-animal clinic/hospital…

Caldwell caps most households at five pet cats under the zoning code's animal regulations, and a household keeping cats along with other pet species cannot have more than three…

Caldwell's ban on keeping prohibited wild animals does not apply to a rehabilitator, breeder or exhibitor who holds a proper license or permit from the city, the Idaho Department of…

Caldwell does not ban any dog breed by name. Its dangerous-animal definition lists breed as one of several factors, alongside size, temperament and training, that can support an…

Caldwell bans keeping most wild mammals, dangerous reptiles and agricultural pest insects as pets, including wolves, wild cats, venomous snakes and crocodilians, along with any state…

Unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho limits an ordinary household to three canines over three months old under Canyon County Code § 03-05-09. A fourth dog requires a personal kennel…

Canyon County declares its parks and waterways wildlife sanctuaries. County Code Section 04-01-11(2) makes it strictly illegal to molest, injure or kill any wild bird or animal inside…

Canyon County doesn't require spaying or neutering up front, but an unsterilized dog impounded a third time must be sterilized before Canyon County returns it to its owner, and the…

Idaho requires commercial beekeepers to register apiaries annually with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, and uniform statewide inspection rules apply to disease control and…

Idaho Fish and Game rule IDAPA 13.01.18.200 makes it unlawful to purposely or knowingly provide supplemental feed to wild deer, elk, and other cervids inside any Chronic Wasting…

Caldwell requires a City Forester permit before removing, replacing, trimming, cutting or pruning any tree or shrub in the public rights of way, plus a Digline call first. Skipping the…

Caldwell requires overhanging tree branches to be pruned to ten feet of vertical clearance over sidewalks and unimproved right of way, and fourteen feet over streets, whether the tree…

Street and land-use buffer landscaping in Caldwell must use native plant groundcovers under the city's Waterwise Landscaping Standards. Buffers need native plant material paired with…

Caldwell caps unmanaged weeds at eight inches: Caldwell City Code section 07-11-01 declares weed growth over eight inches in height a nuisance, along with weeds that pose a fire or…

Unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho exempts compost piles from its solid waste accumulation ban. Canyon County Code section 02-03-13(2) lets residents keep and transport material for…

Caldwell caps front-yard fencing at four feet for open styles and three feet for solid fencing, with taller fencing allowed along side and rear lines. No fence over three feet may…

Caldwell bans electric, concertina, barbed and razor wire fencing in every zoning district, with a carve-out for horse and farm-animal containment. City Code § 10-02-07(3) also lists…

Caldwell requires a building permit only for fences taller than six feet; any fence, regardless of height, must also comply with the city's zoning regulations. City Code § 12-01-07…

Idaho Code Title 35 governs partition fences statewide, requiring adjoining landowners to share equally in the cost of dividing fences after written notice, with a six-month…

Caldwell caps in-home daycares at twelve children including the provider's own, requires state licensure filed with Planning and Zoning within thirty days, limits residential hours of…

Running a business from home in Caldwell requires a home occupation permit from the Planning and Zoning Department under City Code § 10-12-03-22. The unpermitted home occupation is…

Caldwell caps the vehicle and delivery traffic a home business can generate. Under City Code § 10-12-03-22(4), supply deliveries can't happen between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., the…

Caldwell allows one home occupation sign per dwelling unit once the city has issued a home occupation permit for the business. City Code § 10-02-06-2(16) caps the sign at three square…

Idaho replaced its cottage-food chapter outright in 2026. Senate Bill 1283, chapter 91 of the 2026 session laws, added a new chapter 2 to title 37 called the Idaho Direct-to-Consumer…

Idaho has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and cannot issue one, because the Idaho Food Code flatly bars the premises. IDAPA 16.02.19.620 provides that except for cottage food…

Caldwell's zoning definitions treat a detached tiny home built to the International Residential Code as a form of detached single-family dwelling, meaning it must comply with the same…

Caldwell tiers accessory building setbacks by size: structures under 200 square feet need only a 3-foot setback, while anything from 200 up to 600 square feet must sit at least 5 feet…

Caldwell allows accessory dwelling units as an accessory use under Section 10-12-03-1, requiring compliance with the International Building and Fire Codes, a minimum 3-foot setback…

Unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho charges a $1,581 development impact fee per accessory dwelling unit built inside the Canyon Highway District No. 4 Mid-Star Service Area. The fee…

Canyon County Code § 07-14-25 requires the owner of the lot to live on site wherever a secondary residence, the county's version of an accessory dwelling, is built in unincorporated…

Caldwell makes it unlawful for a dog owner to let their animal disturb a neighborhood's peace and quiet through barking, whining or other loud noises, or through damage to gardens and…

Caldwell bans loud or offensive noise between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. citywide under City Code section 07-13-03, covering voices, musical instruments, horns, radios, loudspeakers…

Caldwell's APO-2 Airport Noise Abatement Overlay Zone requires new residential construction near the airport to cut indoor noise by at least 30 decibels and mandates that buyers and…

Caldwell bans engine-brake noise from trucks citywide. City Code section 07-13-04(2) prohibits the use of air compression brakes, commonly called "jake brakes," by motor vehicles…

Canyon County restricts amplified sound in its parks around the clock. County Code Section 04-01-11(3)(B) bans amplified sound inside a county park at any time of day except in areas…

The only numeric noise standard in the Canyon County, Idaho zoning ordinance caps a small wind energy system at 55 decibels (dBA) measured at the site's property lines. The limit sits…

Caldwell requires every swimming pool, in every zoning district, to sit back at least 10 feet from all property lines, and requires a barrier around the pool regulated under the city's…

Caldwell exempts prefabricated swimming pools four feet deep or shallower from the building permit process. Under City Code § 12-01-21, which amends IRC § R105.2, only prefabricated…

Caldwell bans discharging dangerous fireworks such as firecrackers and bottle rockets at any time. Only non-aerial 'safe and sane' fireworks may be sold, and only under a city permit…

In unincorporated Canyon County, open burning of toxic or particulate-emitting materials such as garbage, tires, plastics, treated lumber and hazardous waste is prohibited outright…

Campfires, ceremonial fires, barbecues and hand-warming fires are a permitted category of open burning in unincorporated Canyon County under County Code § 02-03-13(4)B(1). No permit is…

Idaho's Liquefied Petroleum Gas Public Safety Act makes it unlawful to store, sell, transport, or install propane and LP-gas without a license from the state, which licenses facilities…

Idaho Department of Lands holds statewide authority over forest and rangeland wildfire protection, may declare emergency burn closures, and assesses landowners protection fees on…

Idaho Code 67-6539 prohibits cities and counties from outright banning short-term rentals or vacation rentals, while permitting reasonable local regulation tied to health, safety, and…

Idaho applies state sales tax and travel and convention tax to short-term rental stays statewide, and platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo collect these as marketplace facilitators.

Every Caldwell property owner and occupant must use the city's contracted refuse system under Caldwell City Code § 07-01-07; opting out is not allowed. Residential pickup runs curbside…

Caldwell's contractor must provide special curbside pickup of bulky waste, construction debris and stable matter for residential units under Caldwell City Code section 07-01-09(3)A(1)…

Dumping refuse on the ground anywhere in Caldwell is a nuisance under Caldwell City Code section 07-11-01(3), and continuing the violation after a City abatement order is a misdemeanor…

Downtown Caldwell businesses in the D-CC and D-CB districts must keep trash and recycling receptacles, and trash compactors, on private property behind a six-foot solid fence matching…

Caldwell collects yard waste as part of its regular refuse system: tree, shrub and brush trimmings must be bundled at no more than four feet long, and tied newspapers or magazines are…

Caldwell requires every residential unit to use the city's contracted curbside collection service, picked up once a week, with containers set out by 7:00 a.m. and collection running…

Caldwell requires refuse containers, bags and bundles to sit at curbside for pickup and bars storing them within twenty five feet of any public street in a residential area except on…

Idaho prohibits disposing of lead-acid batteries in landfills or incinerating them and requires that they be recycled. Every battery retailer must take back used batteries at the point…

Caldwell bans political signs, banners and campaign literature within 100 feet of a polling place entry door on election day and prohibits all political signage on city right of way or…

Caldwell allows one freestanding freeway-oriented billboard per qualifying lot, but only within 500 feet of the I-84 Interstate on commercial, industrial, public, semi-public or…

Caldwell caps window signage at 25 percent of the window area on each building façade. City Code § 10-02-06-8(2)(F) permits window signs in any window facing a street or alley in…

Digital signs in Caldwell's commercial and industrial districts must attach to a permitted monument sign, stay under 25 percent of that sign's face, and clear a special use permit…

Caldwell limits garage-sale advertising to four temporary signs per sale, each capped at six square feet, and requires every sign to come down within 24 hours of the sale's close…

Caldwell City Code bars carrying an open container of alcohol or drinking it on any street, public parking lot, in a vehicle, or on public or private property open to the public…

Caldwell bans smoking at the outdoor sports and event venues collectively known as the "Caldwell Events Center." City Code section 08-01-29 prohibits lighting, using or smoking any…

Caldwell criminalizes accosting people for money in public. City Code section 08-01-27(1)(F) makes it disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, to "accost other persons in any public place or…

Caldwell's disorderly conduct code makes it a misdemeanor to excrete human waste, including urine or feces, on the ground, into any body of water, or onto anything within the city…

Caldwell's disorderly conduct ordinance bans loitering on any street, alley or public way while acting in a lewd, wanton or lascivious manner, loitering or prowling on another person's…

Caldwell makes property owners responsible for maintaining and repairing service pipes and fixtures on their property, liable for leak damage, and subject to immediate water shutoff…

No one may operate as a pawnbroker in Caldwell without an annual license from the city clerk. Applicants face a criminal history check, denial for recent felony or theft convictions…

Caldwell zoning bars a tobacco or vape shop from locating within 300 feet of a church, daycare, or school under City Code § 10-12-03-35, measured property line to property line, unless…

Caldwell requires any adult bookstore, adult video store, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, or adult theater or cabaret to obtain a Special Use Permit and sit at least 1,000…

Caldwell's zoning code requires automotive repair businesses next to residential property to keep every repair job indoors. City Code § 10-12-03-9 forces enclosed-structure work…

No tow company may perform law enforcement towing in unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho without first being placed on the sheriff's tow rotation list, under the Canyon County Law…

Unincorporated Canyon County licenses secondhand dealers, including flea-market and swap-meet vendors selling more than three times a year, and Canyon County Code § 05-05-11 makes them…

Peddlers and door-to-door salespersons must get a license from the Caldwell city clerk before working within city limits. Applicants need a fingerprint-based FBI background check, and…

Licensed peddlers and door-to-door sellers in Caldwell cannot enter any property posted with a 'No Peddlers Allowed' or 'No Solicitation Allowed' sign, and must stop soliciting anyone…

Anyone peddling food for human consumption on Caldwell streets or sidewalks needs Southwest health district certification before the city clerk will issue a peddler license. The same…

Caldwell requires every mobile food unit to hold a city Mobile Food Unit permit renewed every 365 days, backed by a current Southwest District Health permit displayed in the vehicle…

Caldwell allows mobile food units in every commercial district, C-1 through H-C, with a Temporary Use Permit under Table 10-06-03, while barring them from any site where the use would…

Any construction or land-disturbing project affecting one acre or more inside Caldwell city limits must obtain a grading permit from the Caldwell Stormwater Division and follow the…

Caldwell's floodplain ordinance requires new residential construction in a mapped special flood hazard area to elevate its lowest floor, including any basement, no lower than the flood…

Caldwell treats docks, piers, boat ramps and marinas as floodway obstructions: any such structure with the potential to obstruct flow and encroach into a mapped regulated floodway must…

Caldwell's FP-1 Floodplain Overlay Zone covers FEMA-designated flood hazard areas along the Boise River and requires a floodplain development permit before construction, while Section…

Any Caldwell development disturbing one acre or more must have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan approved by the Caldwell Stormwater Division before a grading permit issues, and…

In Caldwell, no one may begin constructing, altering, repairing, removing or occupying a structure until the building official issues a written permit, with a narrow exception for…

Caldwell struck the IRC's one- and two-family automatic fire sprinkler mandate entirely and softened the townhouse rule. Under City Code § 12-01-21, single-family and duplex homes…

Caldwell requires carbon monoxide alarms whenever permitted work occurs in an existing dwelling with an attached garage or a fuel-fired appliance. City Code § 12-01-21 amends IRC…

Caldwell enforces the Idaho State Plumbing Code for every plumbing installation, alteration and repair inside city limits. Under City Code § 12-05-01, contractors must hold a current…

Caldwell adopts the current National Electrical Code for all electrical installations, alterations and repairs in the city. Under City Code § 12-07-01, work must be done by a…

Caldwell's amended International Property Maintenance Code makes clear that every means of egress door must open from the inside without keys, special knowledge or extra effort, so…

Caldwell's building official can enter any site under active construction at any reasonable hour to inspect the work, and no building may be occupied, used or changed in use until that…

Caldwell regulates in-home daycares, daycare centers, and preschools under City Code § 10-12-03-14. In or next to a residential district, operating hours run 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m…

Every Caldwell property owner is responsible for constructing, repairing and maintaining the sidewalk fronting their property in a safe, nonhazardous condition. The City Council can…

Fences and similar structures are banned in Caldwell's downtown public right-of-way unless the city approves them for outdoor dining or issues an encroachment permit or license…

Caldwell property owners must clear ice, snow, rubbish, debris and weeds from the sidewalk fronting their property, removing snow and ice in a timely manner after a storm. Piled snow…

Caldwell City Code makes every vacant lot owner responsible for keeping the property clean and free of garbage, litter, standing stagnant water, debris and improperly parked vehicles…

Caldwell enforces the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings against any structure that endangers life, health, safety or welfare. Adopted under City Code §…

Caldwell requires recreational vehicle parks to store refuse in flytight, watertight, rodentproof containers and apply insect and rodent control measures recommended by the Southwest…

Caldwell requires a City Forester permit before anyone plants a tree in the public right-of-way or parkway strip, restricts species by tree class, and recommends a six-foot minimum…

Caldwell bans loud vehicle stereos and other amplification equipment that carries onto a public street. City Code section 07-13-04(1) makes it unlawful to operate a loud amplification…

Caldwell lets bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in its Event Center and Entertainment Center areas run loud noise past the citywide 11 p.m. curfew, up to 1 a.m. on Fridays and…

Caldwell's screening ordinance requires generators and other large auxiliary equipment to be kept away from adjacent property lines to mitigate noise, with the exact distance set at…

Every illuminated sign in Caldwell, including freeway-oriented billboards, must meet the lighting standards in City Code § 10-02-06-12(5): no hazardous glare toward drivers or…

Caldwell caps light trespass from multi-family development sites at 0.1 foot-candle measured five feet above grade onto a neighboring parcel, and requires ground-directed, shielded…

Outdoor lighting in Caldwell's D-CC and D-CB downtown districts must meet dark sky standards: fixtures over 15 feet need full cutoff shields, floodlights are banned except in alleys…

Caldwell requires bicycle riders to use a usable bicycle path whenever one has been provided next to a roadway, and caps riders to two abreast on a roadway unless they are on an…

Idaho has no golf-cart street-legal scheme at all. What it has is a neighborhood electric vehicle regime: Idaho Code section 49-123(2)(j) defines an NEV as an emission-free…

Portable gas patio heaters used in Caldwell's downtown outdoor dining areas must meet International Fire Code standards: 5-foot clearances from buildings, combustibles, and exits, a…

Restaurants in Caldwell's D-CC and D-CB downtown districts need an outdoor dining permit to put tables and chairs in the public right-of-way. The permit requires a 3-foot clear…

Block parties in Caldwell fall under the city's special event permit, required from the City Clerk's Office before staging any gathering that closes a street or alley. Events under 250…

Anyone applying for a special event permit in a Caldwell city park must first reserve the site through the Parks Department, then submit a refundable damages and cleaning deposit with…

Caldwell caps garage, yard and similar sales at three consecutive days per event, bars a fourth sale at the same address within any 365-day period, and bars a repeat sale within 30…

Caldwell gives property owners ten days to voluntarily fix a nuisance before a formal abatement notice, five calendar days to abate once formally served, and only four calendar days to…

Caldwell City Code section 07-11-01 defines a lengthy list of property nuisances that trigger code enforcement: overgrown weeds, graffiti, dumped materials, stagnant water, exposed…

In unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho, public nuisance complaints are handled by the Canyon County Sheriff and designated Code Enforcement Officers under Canyon County Code §…

Caldwell lets residential developments earn extra density above the base zoning maximum through an optional points program tied to affordable units, universal design, age-in-place…

Caldwell's Downtown City Center and Downtown Central Business districts must follow facade and color standards tied to the city's Plaza Facade Design Handbook. Primary facades need…

Caldwell exempts holiday decorations from its sign code entirely. City Code § 10-02-06-3(2)(E) lists holiday decorations and signs of a decorative nature associated with a national…

Caldwell regulates information and data center siting under City Code § 10-12-03-23. Operators must mitigate noise, vibration, and electromagnetic interference through setbacks…

Caldwell's landscaping ordinance bans poisonous, toxic or nuisance plant material citywide and blocks specific tree species from street and parking lot planting. City Code §…

Caldwell bars unaccompanied minors under 16 from public streets, parks and similar places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and bars 16- and 17-year-olds between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on…

Caldwell's municipal parks close to loitering overnight. City Code section 08-01-11 makes it unlawful to park, sit, sleep, lay, rest or camp in a city park between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00…

Caldwell zones commercial drone delivery hubs under City Code § 10-12-03-17. Large hubs need a Special Use Permit in C-3, C-4, H-C, M-1, M-2, or I-P districts; small hubs are allowed…

Canyon County bans drones from its parks unless the parks director authorizes the flight. County Code Section 04-01-11(7) prohibits launching or landing drones or other…

Idaho Code 21-213 prohibits using unmanned aircraft systems to conduct surveillance, gather evidence, or photograph specifically targeted persons or private property without written…

Caldwell designates historic landmarks by ordinance based on historical, architectural, archeological and cultural significance, requiring commission study, a public hearing and a…

Caldwell's residential dimensional table sets separate front, side, street-side and rear setback minimums for each zoning district, from 40 feet in front of an RS-1 garage down to 10…

Caldwell caps residential building height at 45 feet in RS-1, RS-2 and R-3, 40 feet in R-2 and 30 feet in R-1. A new mixed-use, multi-family or non-residential building next to a…

Unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho imposes no impervious-surface coverage limit at all in its Agricultural and Residential (R-R, R-1, R-2) zones, but Canyon County Code § 07-10-15…

Canyon County requires Idaho Right To Farm Act language to appear on every administrative land division approval issued in an agricultural zone in unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho…

In unincorporated Canyon County, Idaho, the Agricultural Zone A's stated purpose under Canyon County Code § 07-10-25(1)A is to protect viable farmland and farming operations, and the…

Because Idaho Code 37-2732 prohibits sale and delivery of marijuana, no marijuana dispensaries may legally operate anywhere in Idaho. There is no state licensing scheme, and no city or…

Idaho Code 44-1502 preempts local minimum wage ordinances, holding all Idaho cities and counties to the state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, the same as the federal floor.

Idaho permits residents 18 and older to carry concealed firearms statewide without a license under Idaho Code 18-3302, while still offering enhanced and standard permits for…

Idaho Code 18-3302J broadly preempts local government regulation of firearms, ammunition, and components, voiding city or county gun ordinances that exceed state law and protecting…

Idaho is an open-carry state allowing any person legally able to possess a firearm to carry it openly without a permit, with local restrictions preempted under Idaho Code 18-3302J…

Idaho's constitution bans gambling outright except for three narrow carve-outs, one of them 'bingo and raffle games ... operated by qualified charitable organizations' (Idaho Const…

Idaho Code section 18-3801 defines gambling broadly and lists exactly five things it does not cover: skill contests, valid business contracts, additional-play-only games, incidental…

Idaho's constitution permits only three narrow forms of gambling: a state lottery, pari-mutuel horse and dog racing, and charitable bingo or raffle games, and sports wagering is not…

Idaho's Homeowner's Association Act lets an HOA levy assessments for common-area maintenance and record a verified lien against a lot. Idaho Code § 55-3207 expressly permits the…

Idaho HOAs are governed by their declaration plus the Homeowner's Association Act and the Idaho Nonprofit Corporation Act (Title 30, Ch 30). Idaho Code § 55-3204 requires open board…

Idaho has no statute setting general covenant or architectural-review standards: enforcement flows from the recorded declaration. The Homeowner's Association Act limits HOA power in…

Idaho Code § 55-3210 stops a homeowner's association from adding, amending, or enforcing any covenant that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, four flags: the flag of the…

Idaho Code § 55-3206 bars any HOA fine unless the authority to fine is 'clearly set forth in the covenants and restrictions.' The board must vote by majority and give at least 30 days'…

Idaho runs two separate assessment-lien regimes and only one of them carries a power of sale. In a condominium governed by the Condominium Property Act, Idaho Code section 55-1518…

Idaho has a road block statute, and it does not authorise sobriety checkpoints. Idaho Code § 19-621 lets sheriffs, state policemen and policemen of cities of the first or second class…

Idaho has no standalone right-to-record statute, and it does not need one to make recording your own encounter lawful. Idaho Code § 18-6702(2)(d) says it is lawful for a person to…

Idaho never enacted a stop-and-identify law. Nothing in the Idaho Code requires a person stopped on the street to give a peace officer a name, and Idaho Code § 19-603 gives officers…

Idaho has no statute telling an ordinary driver what consenting to a car search means, and none saying that an odour, a lawful substance or a refusal cannot supply grounds. Idaho has…

Idaho Code 6-303 makes a tenant guilty of unlawful detainer after defined breaches. For nonpayment of rent the landlord serves a three-day written notice to pay or quit; for other…

Idaho Code 6-320 makes a landlord liable for failing to keep a rental in habitable condition, listing duties such as waterproofing, working plumbing, heating, electrical and sanitary…

Idaho has no statute governing landlord entry into a residential rental. State law sets no required notice period or permitted hours, so access is controlled entirely by the lease. In…

Under Idaho Code 55-208, either party may end a tenancy at will (month-to-month) by giving written notice of 'not less than one (1) month.' The same one-month written notice applies…

Idaho prohibits local rent control. Idaho Code 55-307 bars any local governmental unit from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would regulate rent…

Idaho sets no statutory limit on how much a landlord may charge for a security deposit. Under Idaho Code 6-321, deposits must be refunded within 21 days, or within a longer agreed…

Idaho requires 20 years of continuous, open, hostile possession to claim title by adverse possession, plus payment of all taxes throughout. This applies to oral claims (Idaho Code…

Idaho Code 67-2340, enacted in 2016, prohibits cities and counties from regulating, banning, or imposing fees on auxiliary containers, including plastic bags, polystyrene, and other…

Idaho Code Section 55-3208 prohibits homeowners associations from adopting or enforcing covenants that limit or prohibit rooftop solar panel installation, preempting contrary CC&Rs…

Idaho Code § 55-3208 stops any homeowner's association from adopting or enforcing a covenant that prohibits rooftop solar panels or solar collectors, while letting associations set…

Idaho Code 39-5703 sets 21 as the minimum age to purchase tobacco, vapor products, and alternative nicotine products, aligning state law with federal Tobacco-21 and barring local age…

Idaho does not ban flavored tobacco or vapor products at the state level, and local flavor bans face significant preemption questions under the statewide tobacco licensing framework in…

Idaho Code § 49-918 lets any motor vehicle carry up to two spot lamps, two fog lamps, two auxiliary passing lamps and two auxiliary driving lamps, each with its own mounting height…

Idaho never wrote a windshield-device statute. Idaho Code § 49-943(1) bans only a sign, poster or other nontransparent material on the windshield or the side or rear windows that…

Idaho has never enacted either a lane-splitting ban or a lane-filtering allowance. Chapter 6 of title 49 runs from section 49-663 on neighborhood electric vehicles straight to section…

Idaho never uses the words cover, frame, shield or tint anywhere in title 49 in connection with a license plate. The rule that catches plate covers is Idaho Code section 49-428(2)…

The word radar does not appear anywhere in the Idaho Code, and neither does laser, speed measuring device or any equivalent. Idaho Code § 49-902(1) makes it unlawful to drive a vehicle…

Idaho writes its studded-tire rule as a closed season rather than an open one. Idaho Code section 49-948(3) prohibits motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers with tires having…

Idaho Code § 49-944 lets you put nonreflective film on the front side windows and rear window down to 35% light transmission, and on the windows behind the driver down to 20%, with a…