Idaho Vehicle Power of Attorney

Introduction

Key Things to Know

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   ITD 3368 carries the title Limited Power of Attorney For Specific Motor Vehicle/Vessel, and the authority it conveys is limited to endorsing, releasing or transferring all registration and ownership documents required by Idaho statutes for the single vehicle or vessel identified on its face by vehicle or hull identification number and title number. The posted revision is Rev.10/23, supply number 019571504.

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   Notarization is conditional, not automatic. The form prints a notary acknowledgment block and then limits it twice, beside the grantor signature line and again in the page 2 instructions, to the case where the power of attorney will be used to apply for a duplicate title.

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   The signature line beneath the seal reads notary public's or ITD agent's signature, so where the acknowledgment is needed an Idaho Transportation Department agent can take it instead of a notary public.

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   The vehicle block comes first on the form: vehicle or hull identification number, title number, then year, make and model. Next is the Power of Attorney Given To block, which takes the name of the business or individual representing the vehicle owner and that party's address.

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   The grantor section splits in two. An individual gives a full legal name printed last, first, middle, an Idaho driver license number or Social Security number, the address of the owner's current legal residence, a mailing address if different, a signature, a date and a daytime phone number. A business gives the authorizing business name, an authorized representative's printed name, the business EIN and the same addresses.

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   ITD 3368 cannot be used for the seller's odometer disclosure. The form notes that federal regulations prohibit it, that dealers must use the secure power of attorney ITD 3582 for trade-in vehicles, and that the secure form may only be used when the title has been lost or is being held by a lienholder. Otherwise the seller discloses the mileage on the title itself. The form also warns on its face that it is not valid for odometer disclosures for on-highway motor vehicles newer than 2010.

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   The form sets out how to use it. It may only be used by the person or firm named as representative on it, it must be exercised on the title or document for which the authority was granted, and the signature pattern is the owner's name followed by the representative's signature, as in Sharon Smith by Jane Doe, POA.

Idaho Requirements for Vehicle Power of Attorney

• ITD 3368, Limited Power of Attorney For Specific Motor Vehicle/Vessel

  Idaho uses form ITD 3368, published by the Idaho Transportation Department under that title and available through dmv.idaho.gov. The posted revision is Rev.10/23, supply number 019571504. Page 1 carries the appointment and signature blocks; page 2 carries the instructions for using it on title and registration documents.

• Notarization Only for a Duplicate Title Application

  ITD 3368 prints a notary acknowledgment block and then limits it. Beside the grantor signature line it reads that if this power of attorney will be used to apply for a duplicate title, it must be notarized, and the page 2 instructions repeat that condition. For other title and registration work the form does not direct that the grantor's signature be notarized.

• A Notary Public or an ITD Agent May Take the Acknowledgment

  The acknowledgment block carries the subscribed and sworn before me line, the county and state, a seal and the commission expiry date, and the signature line beneath it is printed as notary public's or ITD agent's signature. So where the acknowledgment is required, an Idaho Transportation Department agent can take it.

• One Vehicle or Vessel, Identified by VIN or HIN and Title Number

  The vehicle block opens the form and takes the vehicle or hull identification number, the title number, then year, make and model. The appointment is for the sole and limited purposes of endorsing, releasing or transferring all registration and ownership documents required by Idaho statutes for that described vehicle or vessel, with full power of substitution and revocation relating only to it.

• Separate Grantor Blocks for an Individual and for a Business

  An individual grantor gives a full legal name printed last, first, middle, an Idaho driver license number or Social Security number, the address of the owner's current legal residence, a mailing address if different, a signature, a date and a daytime phone number. A business grantor gives the authorizing business name, an authorized representative's printed name, the business EIN and the same addresses.

• Only the Named Representative May Use It

  The instructions state that this limited power of attorney may only be used by the person or firm named as representative on the form, and that it must be exercised on the title or document for which the authority was granted. It is presented alongside that document rather than filed on its own.

• The Owner-Then-Representative Signature Pattern

  To exercise the power of attorney, write the name of the owner followed by the representative's signature. The form gives the example Sharon Smith by Jane Doe, POA. Where the named representative is a company, an authorized individual of that company signs, in the pattern Sharon Smith by Morrison's Garage George Morrison, POA.

• Not for the Seller's Odometer Disclosure, Where ITD 3582 Applies

  Federal regulations prohibit using ITD 3368 to make an odometer disclosure on behalf of the seller or transferor, and the form is not valid for odometer disclosures for on-highway motor vehicles newer than 2010. Dealers use the secure power of attorney ITD 3582 for trade-in vehicles, and only when the title has been lost or is being held by a lienholder. Otherwise the seller discloses the mileage on the title itself.