Boat Donation — Idaho ID — Donate A Boat
Boat Registration and Title Information
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Idaho ID - boat registration and title information.
1. What vessels must be titled?
2. What vessels may be optionaly titled?
3. What vehicles are exempt and cannot be titled?
4. What boats need to be numbered?
5. How Do I Attach My Registration Number and Validation Stickers?
1. What vessels must be titled?
When any of the following vessels are acquired after December 31, 1999, the new owners are required to title them:
- Any vessel with a permanently attached mode of propulsion, model year 2000 or newer. Examples: model year 2000 inboard and inboard/outboard motorboats, sailboats, and personal watercraft (jet skis).
- Any non-exempt vessel, model year 2000 or newer, over 12 ' in length, regardless of the mode of propulsion. Example: model year 2000 13 ' outboard.
- Any non-exempt vessel that is being financed.
2. What vessels may be optionaly titled?
All types of vessels listed in the "vessels that must be titled" category, regardless of model year, that were acquired prior to January 1, 2000 may optionally be titled as of January 1, 2000, unless it is being financed, in which case it must be titled. Once a vessel has been titled, every subsequent Idaho owner must also title it in his name.
3. What vehicles are exempt and cannot be titled?
The following types of vessels are exempt and cannot be titled:
- rowboats (manually propelled by oars)
- canoes
- kayaks
- drift boats
- inflatable vessels
- rafts
- barges
- non-motorized paddle vessels
- sailboards
- tenders
- seaplanes
- documented vessels
- vessels owned by the U.S. or a foreign state or political subdivision
- outboard motorboats 12 feet or less in length
4. What boats need to be numbered?
Only sailboats and motorboats must be numbered and registered. (A "motorboat" is a mechanically propelled boat using fuel or electricity.)
Boats that do NOT have to be numbered or registered include boats propelled manually (rafts, kayaks, canoes, etc., without a motor) sailboards, documented vessels, float tubes and boats properly numbered and registered in another state which are using Idaho waters for 60 consecutive days or less.
5. How Do I Attach My Registration Number and Validation Stickers?
You must paint or permanently attach your registration number on each side of the forward half (bow) of the boat. Registration numbers must be vertical block characters at least 3 inches tall and read from left to right. Their color must contrast with the background and be distinctly visible and legible. A hyphen or space equal to letter width must separate letter and numeral groups (example: ID-1234-AA or ID 1234 AA). No other number may be displayed on the bow.
