How to fill out Idaho 3413

The other death route, and the one with numbers in it. Idaho's small-estate procedure lets a successor collect property without administration where the estate is small enough and enough time has passed, and this affidavit is how the department is satisfied of both. Its five sworn paragraphs are precise: the claimant is over eighteen and qualifies as a witness in the State of Idaho, is the successor as that term is defined in Idaho Code section 15-1-201(5), the fair market value of the entire estate wherever located and subject to probate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, more than thirty days have elapsed since the death, and no application or petition for a personal representative or summary administration is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction.

Written against 3413 (Rev 10/24), issued under Idaho Code 15-3-1201 and 15-1-201(5). This affidavit and ITD 3414 are not alternatives you pick by preference. This one turns on an estate value and a thirty-day wait; the inheritance affidavit turns on there being no will and no probate at all. Where a will exists but the estate is small, this is usually the one that fits - and if you are not certain which, ITD's guidance is to ask the county assessor's motor vehicle office before signing either.

Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank 3413 from the itd.idaho.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today, then print our 3413 guide and keep it beside you while you fill theirs in.

Every line, in the order you meet it

1. 1
   You fill this in

   Count the thirty days

   More than thirty days must have elapsed since the death before this can be signed.

   Watch out: It is the easiest of the five to breach by accident, because the rest of the paperwork can be ready long before day thirty-one.

2. 2
   You fill this in

   Value the probate estate, net

   Everything subject to probate, wherever it is, less liens and encumbrances, against the one hundred thousand dollar ceiling.

   Watch out: Subject to probate is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Property that passes outside probate is not in the count.

3. 3
   You fill this in

   Check no appointment exists anywhere

   No pending or granted application for a personal representative or summary administration, in any jurisdiction.

   Watch out: Any jurisdiction means any. A sibling who started something in another state ends this route.

4. 4
   You fill this in

   Fill in the vehicle and the decedent

   VIN, title number, year, make, model, then the decedent's name, resident county, county and state of death, and date of death.

   Watch out: The resident county and the county of death are two separate boxes because they are often two different places.

5. 5
   You fill this in

   Sign as successor

   Printed name, relationship, phone, address, signature and date, under a perjury certification.

   Watch out: The word successor is statutory. If you are not sure the definition covers you, that is a question for the county before you sign, not after.

6. 6
   You fill this in

   Take it in with the title and registration

   The affidavit attaches to the title application, and it carries a hold-harmless in favour of the department.

   Watch out: Bring the registration document for each vehicle too - ITD's surviving-spouse guidance asks for both, and a corrected registration is issued from the new title.

7. 7
   You fill this in

   Then the ordinary sale rules apply

   Assign the certificate, keep the plates and the registration card, and file the release of liability inside five days.

   Watch out: And take the plates off before anybody drives away. Special-eligibility plates in the decedent's name are no longer valid and must be replaced by the new owner.

What gets this one rejected

• •An estate over the ceiling. The affidavit sets it out in full - the fair market value of the entire estate of the decedent, wherever located, which is subject to probate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars.
• •Signing inside thirty days. More than thirty days must have elapsed since the death, and the paragraph is one of the five.
• •A pending or granted appointment anywhere. No application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative or for summary administration may be pending or have been granted in any jurisdiction - not just in Idaho.
• •A claimant who is not the successor. The term has a statutory meaning, and the affidavit cites the section that carries it.
• •A claimant under eighteen, or one who could not qualify as a witness in Idaho. Paragraph one, and it is there for a reason.
• •Counting property that is not subject to probate. The value test is about the probate estate, less liens and encumbrances - a jointly held house does not automatically blow the ceiling.

Rules that decide whether it is accepted

• •The value test is a net one. Less liens and encumbrances, in the affidavit's own words. A financed vehicle counts at its equity, not at its sticker.
• •Where the person died does not have to be where they lived. The form asks for the resident county and then, separately, the county and state where the death occurred.

Every line here was read off 3413 (Rev 10/24) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Motor Vehicles pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.

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