Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-401 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 4 / Section 61-3-401
61-3-401 Definitions
Status: in_force

61-3-401 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) (a) "Collector reproduction license plate" means a license that is a reproduction of the original license plate issued according to the provisions of 61-3-331 , section 53-116, R.C.M. 1947, section 1759.1, R.C.M. 1935, or section 1759, R.C.M. 1921, whichever section was effective during the year of the manufacture of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer on which the license plate is authorized to be displayed.

(b) To qualify as a collector reproduction license plate, the reproduction plate must:

(i) be made of metal;

(ii) be the same size and color as the original license plate; and

(iii) have the same design, including any embossed or raised letters or numbers, as the original license plate.

(2) "Collegiate license plates" means license plates bearing the colors, numerals, letters, and insignia provided in 61-3-463 and issued as provided in 61-3-464 through 61-3-466 .

(3) "General transportation collector's item" means a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer that is 25 years old or older and that is used for general transportation purposes.

(4) "Generic specialty license plate" means a license plate that bears the name, identifying phrase, or graphic of a sponsor, approved by the department, and that is issued by the department.

(5) "Governmental body" means a tribal government, state agency, local government, school district, or other political subdivision within this state.

(6) "Institution" means:

(a) a unit of the Montana university system as designated in 20-25-201 ;

(b) a community college district as defined in 20-15-101 ; or

(c) a college or university located in Montana and accredited by a national or regional accrediting association for institutions of higher learning to grant baccalaureate degrees.

(7) "Naval support license plate" means a license plate:

(a) sponsored by an incorporated body promoting the commissioning of a United States navy ship or the welfare of the crew of a United States navy ship named in association with Montana;

(b) with a design and content approved by the department, and with a numbering system conforming to generic specialty license plates that is distinctive from the numbering system required under 61-3-332 or used for collegiate license plates; and

(c) treated as a generic specialty license plate for the purposes of 61-3-475 through 61-3-481 .

(8) "Organization" means an association, corporation, group, or other entity:

(a) recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); and

(b) that does not have as its primary focus sectarian activities, including but not limited to activities aimed at promoting the adoption of one or more religious or political viewpoints.

(9) "Original Montana license plate" means a license plate issued according to the provisions of 61-3-331 , section 53-116, R.C.M. 1947, section 1759.1, R.C.M. 1935, or section 1759, R.C.M. 1921, whichever section was effective during the year of the manufacture of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer on which the license plate is authorized to be displayed.

(10) "Personalized license plates" means license plates that are specially produced and display a specific combination of letters or numbers, or both, expressly requested by the owner of the passenger motor vehicle.

(11) "Sponsor" means the governmental body, the governmental body's successor, or an organization approved by the department to promote the sale and issuance of a generic specialty license plate.

(12) "Tribal government" means the officially recognized government of an Indian tribe, nation, or other organized Indian group or community located in the state that is exercising self-government powers and that is recognized as being eligible for services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-509 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 5 / Section 61-3-509
61-3-509 Disposition of fees -- responsibility for dishonored payments
Status: in_force

61-3-509 . Disposition of fees -- responsibility for dishonored payments. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 61-3-321 , all registration fees imposed by 61-3-321 on light vehicles, motor homes, motorcycles, quadricycles, buses, motor vehicles having a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors for which a license is sought must be remitted to the state as provided in 15-1-504 every 30 days. The payments must be deposited in the state general fund.

(2) (a) The department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer is responsible for pursuing remedies available under 27-1-717 or otherwise provided by law when a check, draft, converted check, electronic funds transfer, or order for the payment of money is dishonored:

(i) for lack of funds or credit;

(ii) because the issuer does not have an account with the entity from which the funds are to be drawn; or

(iii) because the issuer stops payment with the intent to defraud the payee of the check or the payee named on the issued check, draft, converted check, electronic funds transfer, or order for the payment of money.

(b) Once fees have been remitted to the state under this section, adjustments may be made only for dishonored instruments if less than 1 year has elapsed from the date of remittance.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-716 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 7 / Section 61-3-716
61-3-716 Proportional registration of fleet motor vehicles
Status: in_force

61-3-716 . Proportional registration of fleet motor vehicles. (1) If a jurisdiction permits or requires the licensing of fleets of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailer, or pole trailers in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce and payment of registration fees, license fees, taxes, or other fixed fees on those motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on and the use made of the jurisdiction's highways as compared with the miles traveled on and the use made of other jurisdiction's highways or any other equitable basis of apportionment and if the jurisdiction exempts motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers registered in any other jurisdiction under this apportionment basis from the requirements of full payment of its own registration, license fees, taxes, or other fixed fees, then the department may, by agreement, adopt exemptions with respect to motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers of these fleets, whether owned by residents or nonresidents of this state and regardless of where they are based. An agreement, under the terms, conditions, or restrictions that the department considers proper, may provide that owners of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers operated in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce in this state be permitted to pay registration, license fees, taxes, or other fixed fees on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on and the use made of the highways of this state as compared with the use made of the highways of other jurisdictions or any other equitable basis of apportionment. This agreement may not authorize or be construed to authorize a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer so registered to be operated in intrastate commerce in this state unless the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer has been granted intrastate authority or rights by the public service commission if a grant is otherwise required by law.

(2) The department of transportation may adopt rules that it considers necessary to carry out and administer this section, and the registration of fleet motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers under 61-3-711 through 61-3-733 is subject to the rights, terms, and conditions granted by or contained in any applicable agreement, arrangement, or declaration made by the department. The department of transportation shall adopt rules providing for a change of registration period for a fleet in a case in which the owner of the fleet requests that the registration period be changed to coincide with the registration period of one or more other fleets in the same ownership.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-11-215 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 11 / Part 2 / Section 61-11-215
61-11-215 Construction
Status: in_force

61-11-215 . Construction. Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as to repeal, modify, or amend any other laws or parts of laws, or any existing ordinance of any political subdivision relating to the operation or licensing of motor vehicles, the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles or providing penalties for the violation thereof; nor shall anything in this part be construed so as to preclude the exercise of regulatory powers of any division, agency, department, or political subdivision of this state or of the federal government having the statutory power to regulate the operation and licensing of motor vehicles and the licensing of motor vehicle operators.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-472 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 4 / Section 61-3-472
61-3-472 Short title
Status: in_force

61-3-472 . Short title. Sections 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 may be cited as the "Montana Generic Specialty License Plate Act".
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-10-103 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Part 1 / Section 61-10-103
61-10-103 Height
Status: in_force

61-10-103 . Height. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a vehicle, unladen or with load, may not exceed a height of 14 feet.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an implement of husbandry or a vehicle, unladen or with load, that does not exceed a height of 15 feet 6 inches if:

(a) the implement of husbandry or vehicle is transporting hay, straw, or both for a distance not more than 25 miles and is incidental to farming operations; and

(b) the implement of husbandry or the vehicle will not encounter overhead obstacles 17 feet from the ground or lower while in transit.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-211 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 2 / Section 61-8-211
61-8-211 Lane use control signals
Status: in_force

61-8-211 . Lane use control signals. When lane use control signals are placed over individual lanes, the signals indicate and apply to operators of vehicles as follows:

(1) An operator of a vehicle may drive in the lane over which a steady downward green arrow signal is located.

(2) An operator of a vehicle must be prepared to vacate, in a safe manner, the lane over which a steady yellow X signal is located because a lane control change is being made to a steady red X signal.

(3) An operator of a vehicle may not use the lane over which the steady red X signal is located.

(4) An operator of a vehicle may use a lane over which a steady white two-way left-turn arrow signal is located for a left turn but not for through travel. The operator must be aware that common use of the lane by oncoming vehicular traffic is also permitted.

(5) An operator of a vehicle may use a lane over which a steady white one-way left-turn arrow signal is located for a left turn but not for through travel.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-11-207 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 11 / Part 2 / Section 61-11-207
61-11-207 Abstracts admissible as evidence
Status: in_force

61-11-207 . Abstracts admissible as evidence. A copy of a driving record maintained by the department, including abstracts of the records of convictions and bond forfeitures in the custody of the department, certified in writing by the department to be a correct account of its records, may be admitted in evidence in a judicial proceeding under this part. A certified driving record is evidence that the person was convicted of each offense shown in the record. A copy of a driving record may be a copy of an original paper record, a digital image of a paper record, or an electronically transmitted copy of a record.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-719 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 7 / Section 61-8-719
61-8-719 Penalty for leaving vehicle on public property
Status: in_force

61-8-719 . Penalty for leaving vehicle on public property. Any person or persons violating the provisions of 61-8-356 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $300 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 5 days or more than 90 days or by both fine and imprisonment.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-12-102 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 12 / Part 1 / Section 61-12-102
61-12-102 Private parking services -- parking citations -- definitions
Status: in_force

61-12-102 . Private parking services -- parking citations -- definitions. (1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Local government" means a municipality, if the private parking service operates parking services within a municipality, or a county, if the services are not operated within a municipality.

(b) "Private parking service" means the service of providing areas for parking motor vehicles by the general public for compensation and includes those services conducted:

(i) on private property; or

(ii) on public property under contract or agreement with the local government.

(2) A local government may by ordinance allow a private parking service to impound a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle may not be impounded by attaching a device that makes the motor vehicle immobile.

(3) A private parking service may enter into an agreement with the local government to authorize employees of the private parking service to issue citations for parking violations as defined by state, municipal, or county laws, that occur within the boundaries of the private parking service's parking areas. All citations must be considered within the jurisdiction of the local government and must be handled in the same manner as citations issued by peace officers of the local government.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-7-113 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 7 / Part 1 / Section 61-7-113
61-7-113 Garages to report
Status: in_force

61-7-113 . Garages to report. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been struck by any bullet or involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided in 61-7-109 shall report to the department within 24 hours after such motor vehicle is received, giving the engine number, registration number, and the name and address of the owner or operator of such vehicle.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-7-105 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 7 / Part 1 / Section 61-7-105
61-7-105 Duty to give information and render aid
Status: in_force

61-7-105 . Duty to give information and render aid. (1) The driver of any vehicle required to stop pursuant to 61-7-103 shall:

(a) give the driver's name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle the driver is driving and shall upon request and if available show a driver's license to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with;

(b) render to any person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including the transporting or the making of arrangements for the transporting of the person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that the treatment is necessary or if transportation is requested by the injured person; and

(c) if any person in the accident is injured, deceased, or otherwise incapacitated or if notice is required pursuant to 61-7-108 , remain at the scene of the accident until an on-duty peace officer with authority to investigate the accident gives the driver express permission to leave. This subsection (1)(c) does not apply when the driver reasonably believes it is necessary to leave the scene in order to seek emergency medical care for any person involved in the accident or to give notice to authorities pursuant to 61-7-108 .

(2) A driver may not delegate to another the duties imposed under this section.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-2-506 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 2 / Part 5 / Section 61-2-506
61-2-506 Rulemaking authority
Status: in_force

61-2-506 . Rulemaking authority. (1) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this part.

(2) The rules must include but are not limited to:

(a) the weighting of the criteria listed in 61-2-504 for scoring purposes;

(b) allowable reasons for not awarding a grant;

(c) the appeal process for an emergency medical service provider that does not receive a grant; and

(d) reporting requirements for grant recipients.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-10-109 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Part 1 / Section 61-10-109
61-10-109 Operation without special permits prohibited
Status: in_force

61-10-109 . Operation without special permits prohibited. The operation of vehicles or combinations of vehicles having dimensions or weights in excess of the maximum limits specified in 61-10-101 through 61-10-104 and 61-10-106 through 61-10-108 is permitted only if authorized by special permit issued under 61-10-121 through 61-10-125 by the department of transportation or its agents or the highway patrol.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-724 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 7 / Section 61-3-724
61-3-724 Registration of additional fleet motor vehicles
Status: in_force

61-3-724 . Registration of additional fleet motor vehicles. Motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers acquired by the owner after the commencement of the registration period and subsequently added to a proportionally registered fleet must be proportionally registered by applying the mileage percentage used in the original application for the fleet for the registration period to the regular registration fees due with respect to the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer for the remainder of the registration period.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-5-108 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 5 / Part 1 / Section 61-5-108
61-5-108 Application of minors -- imputed liability
Status: in_force

61-5-108 . Application of minors -- imputed liability. (1) The application of a person who is under 18 years of age for a learner license, driver's license, or medical assessment and rehabilitation driving permit must be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths or an employee of the department by a parent of the applicant or, if a parent is not available:

(a) by some other responsible adult who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this chapter upon a person signing the application of a minor; or

(b) by the minor if the minor has submitted a certificate of insurance to the department pursuant to 61-6-133 .

(2) Any negligence or willful misconduct of a minor who is under 18 years of age when driving a motor vehicle upon a highway must be imputed to a person who has signed the application of the minor for a learner license, driver's license, or medical and rehabilitation driving permit. The person who signs the application is jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages caused by the negligence or willful misconduct unless a motor vehicle liability policy, as provided for in chapter 6 of this title, covering the minor is in effect, in which case there is no imputed liability as described in this section.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-718 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 7 / Section 61-3-718
61-3-718 Extension of reciprocal privileges to lessees authorized
Status: in_force

61-3-718 . Extension of reciprocal privileges to lessees authorized. An agreement or arrangement entered into or a declaration issued under the authority of 61-3-711 through 61-3-733 may contain provisions under which a leased motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer properly registered by the lessor may be entitled, subject to terms and conditions stated in the agreement, arrangement, or declaration, to the exemptions, benefits, and privileges extended by the agreement, arrangement, or declaration.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-313 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 3 / Section 61-3-313
61-3-313 Motor vehicles exempt from registration renewal
Status: in_force

61-3-313 . Motor vehicles exempt from registration renewal. (1) The following motor vehicles are exempt from the registration renewal requirements of 61-3-312 :

(a) motor vehicles owned or leased and operated by the government of the United States or by the state of Montana or a political subdivision of the state;

(b) motor vehicles registered as part of a fleet under 61-3-318 ; and

(c) apportionable motor vehicles registered as part of a fleet, as defined in 61-3-712 , that is subject to the provisions of 61-3-711 through 61-3-733 .

(2) Unless a transfer of ownership occurs, a travel trailer, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, motorcycle, or quadricycle, including a motorcycle or quadricycle registered only for off-highway use under Title 23, chapter 2, part 8, is permanently registered.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-910 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 9 / Section 61-8-910
61-8-910 Violation -- penalty
Status: in_force

61-8-910 . Violation -- penalty. A commercial tow truck operator that violates a provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalty provided in 61-8-711 .
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-5-304 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 5 / Part 3 / Section 61-5-304
61-5-304 Permitting unauthorized minor to drive
Status: in_force

61-5-304 . Permitting unauthorized minor to drive. A person may not cause or knowingly permit the person's child or ward under 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when the minor is not authorized to drive or in violation of any of the provisions of parts 1 through 3 of this chapter.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-10-222 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 10 / Part 2 / Section 61-10-222
61-10-222 Time for payment of fees
Status: in_force

61-10-222 . Time for payment of fees. Prior to or at the time of registration of the vehicle as required under chapter 3 or chapter 4 or prior to the operation of the vehicle on the public highways, fees provided in this part must be paid in the full amount unless otherwise provided by law. With respect to vehicles operating on the highways with a current temporary registration permit issued under 61-3-224 , the fees provided in this part are due and payable at the time of registration.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-227 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 2 / Section 61-3-227
61-3-227 Replacement certificate of title -- data removed by department -- application requirements
Status: in_force

61-3-227 . Replacement certificate of title -- data removed by department -- application requirements. (1) Vehicles removed from the department's records because of the department's data retention procedures may be reentered into the system at the request of the last owner of record. The department may issue a certificate of title if the applicant complies with the requirements of subsection (2).

(2) The applicant shall submit an affidavit in a form prescribed by the department. The affidavit must accompany the application for a replacement certificate of title provided for in 61-3-204 and is subject to the fees within that section. The affidavit must also include the last title or registration issued to the owner.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-5-113 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 5 / Part 1 / Section 61-5-113
61-5-113 Restricted licenses
Status: in_force

61-5-113 . Restricted licenses. (1) If, upon an applicant's completion of the vision, knowledge, and skills tests required under 61-5-110 , 61-5-111 , and 61-5-207 , the department determines that an applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the safe operation of a motor vehicle on the highway depends on the use of adaptive equipment or operational restrictions, then the department shall include the appropriate restrictions on a license issued to the applicant. Once imposed, the restrictions may not be removed unless the department determines that the adaptive equipment or operational restrictions are no longer essential to the licensee's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the safe operation of a motor vehicle on the highway.

(2) The department may either issue a special restricted license or may include the restrictions on the usual license form.

(3) A court of competent jurisdiction may upon receiving satisfactory evidence of a violation of the restrictions of a license or endorsement suspend or revoke the license. The licensee is entitled to a hearing as upon suspension or revocation under this chapter.

(4) It is a misdemeanor for a person to operate a motor vehicle in a manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-108 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 9 / Part 1 / Section 61-9-108
61-9-108 Rights of owners of real property not affected -- when
Status: in_force

61-9-108 . Rights of owners of real property not affected -- when. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner from prohibiting such use or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this chapter, or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-5-215 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 5 / Part 2 / Section 61-5-215
61-5-215 Provisional licenses prohibited
Status: in_force

61-5-215 . Provisional licenses prohibited. A provisional, restricted, or probationary license may not be issued upon a suspension under 61-5-214 .
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-218 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 2 / Section 61-3-218
61-3-218 Certificate of title -- issuance -- delivery
Status: in_force

61-3-218 . Certificate of title -- issuance -- delivery. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if a person who applied for a certificate of title also requested the issuance of the certificate of title as provided in 61-3-216 (2)(f)(i), upon receipt of the application and all supporting documents and after an examination and determination that the application is complete and regular, the department shall issue a certificate of title of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile and shall mail the certificate of title to the owner.

(2) If a person to whom a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile was transferred has not satisfied the titling and registration provisions of this chapter or, if applicable, the registration provisions of Title 23, chapter 2, part 5 or 6, within the 40-day period provided in 61-3-220 (2) and the secured party or lienholder pays the title fee required in 61-3-203 , the department may mail a certificate of title to the secured party or lienholder upon request of the secured party or lienholder.

(3) (a) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile owner who requested the delayed issuance of a certificate of title under 61-3-216 (2)(f)(ii), in the initial application for a certificate of title, may submit a request for the issuance of the certificate of title to the department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer in a manner prescribed by the department. Upon receipt, the department shall issue a certificate of title for the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile and mail the certificate of title to the owner.

(b) A title fee may not be demanded from the owner or collected by the department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer for a certificate of title requested or issued under subsection (3)(a).
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-357 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 3 / Section 61-8-357
61-8-357 Unattended motor vehicles
Status: in_force

61-8-357 . Unattended motor vehicles. A person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle may not permit it to stand unattended without first safely securing it in a manner to prevent the vehicle from rolling onto the roadway.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-314 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 3 / Section 61-8-314
61-8-314 Traffic violations in work zone -- definitions
Status: in_force

61-8-314 . Traffic violations in work zone -- definitions. (1) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Highway worker" has the same meaning as in 61-8-301 .

(b) "Public highway" has the same meaning as in 60-1-103 .

(c) "Work zone" means an area on a public highway or on the adjacent right-of-way where construction, repair, maintenance, or survey work is being performed by the department of transportation, a local authority, a utility company, or a private contractor with the department of transportation or with a local authority. The boundaries of the work zone must be clearly identified by the posting of signs.

(2) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a work zone on a public highway in violation of any of the provisions of part 3 of this chapter.

(3) The speed limit in a work zone must be set by the department of transportation or the local authority based on traffic conditions or the condition of the construction, repair, maintenance, or survey project.

(4) (a) If the department of transportation, the local authority, the utility company, or the private contractor determines, based on traffic conditions or the condition of the construction, repair, maintenance, or survey project, that special speed limits in work zones are warranted, then the department, the local authority, the utility company, or the private contractor shall post signs that:

(i) conform to the department of transportation's manual on uniform traffic control devices;

(ii) indicate the boundaries of the work zone; and

(iii) display the speed limit in effect within the work zone.

(b) The department of transportation, the local authority, the utility company, or the private contractor shall clearly indicate at the boundary of a work zone that a person who violates any of the provisions of part 3 of this chapter in the work zone is subject to the fine provided in subsection (5)(a).

(c) The department of transportation, the local authority, the utility company, or the private contractor shall remove or cover the signs when no work is in progress and no hazard exists.

(5) A person convicted of a traffic violation in a work zone is guilty of a misdemeanor. On arrest and conviction:

(a) if a highway worker was present in the work zone at the time of the traffic violation and within 1,000 feet of the traffic violation, the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than double the penalty provided for the violation in part 7 of this chapter; or

(b) if no highway worker was present in the work zone at the time and place of the traffic violation, the person is subject to the penalty provided for the violation in part 7 of this chapter.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-708 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 7 / Section 61-3-708
61-3-708 Cooperative or reciprocal registration -- filing of insurance -- fee
Status: in_force

61-3-708 . Cooperative or reciprocal registration -- filing of insurance -- fee. (1) The department may enter into written agreements with agencies of other states to allow for the cooperative or reciprocal state registration of intrastate, interstate, or international motor carriers, private motor carriers, and freight forwarder and broker industries and may authorize the agency of a participating state to:

(a) issue interstate motor carrier registrations, stamps, and permits;

(b) accept filings of insurance, financial responsibility, and orders;

(c) collect and disburse fees;

(d) share and exchange information for audit, reporting, and enforcement purposes; and

(e) perform any other function that the department determines is justified to facilitate the cooperative or reciprocal registration.

(2) (a) The department may impose a fee set by rule on a motor carrier or freight forwarder or broker industry registered under an agreement entered into as provided in this section. The fee must be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer operated by the motor carrier on the public highways of this state. At the time of initial registration and in each succeeding year at a time set by the department, the motor carrier shall pay the fee to the department.

(b) The department shall remit the fee to the state treasurer for deposit in the state special revenue fund for use by the department for motor carrier safety assistance.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-201 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 2 / Section 61-3-201
61-3-201 Certificate of title required -- nonresident title -- exclusions -- definition
Status: in_force

61-3-201 . Certificate of title required -- nonresident title -- exclusions -- definition. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile that is in this state and for which a certificate of title has not been issued by or an electronic record of title has not been created by the department shall apply to the department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer for a certificate of title for the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile.

(2) The department may determine requirements for nonresident businesses and financial institutions to apply for a title in this state and the department:

(a) may produce a title for nonresident business and financial institution applicants;

(b) may enter a voluntary security interest or lien on the title in accordance with 61-3-103 ;

(c) is authorized to establish an application fee and title fee for nonresident applicants;

(d) shall require a nonresident business applicant to submit a penalty bond of no less than $100,000 payable to the motor vehicle division, conditioned that the applicant will not commit fraud against any purchaser, seller, financial institution, the state, or any other state by using this section. A financial institution is exempt from the bond requirement in this subsection (2)(d).

(3) The following motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers, campers, motorboats, personal watercraft, sailboats, or snowmobiles are exempt from the requirements of this part:

(a) a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile owned by the United States, unless the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile is registered in this state;

(b) except as required in 61-4-111 , a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile that is:

(i) owned by a manufacturer, a dealer, a wholesaler, or an auto auction; and

(ii) held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway, used for purposes of testing or demonstration, or used solely by a manufacturer for testing;

(c) a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile owned by a nonresident or a nonresident who has an interest in real property in Montana who chooses not to register a motor vehicle in this state as provided in 61-3-303 ;

(d) a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property and:

(i) for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state or jurisdiction; or

(ii) that is properly registered under the provisions of Title 61, chapter 3, part 7;

(e) a vehicle moved solely by human or animal power;

(f) an implement of husbandry;

(g) special mobile equipment or a motor vehicle or trailer designed and used to apply fertilizer to agricultural land;

(h) a self-propelled wheelchair or tricycle used by a person with a disability;

(i) a dolly or converter gear;

(j) a mobile home or housetrailer;

(k) a manufactured home declared to be an improvement to real property under 15-1-116 ; or

(l) a golf cart unless it is operated by a person with a low-speed restricted driver's license.

(4) As used in this section, "dolly or converter gear" means a device consisting of one or two axles with a fifth wheel and trailer tongue used to support the forward end of a semitrailer, converting a semitrailer into a trailer.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-11-212 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 11 / Part 2 / Section 61-11-212
61-11-212 Penalties
Status: in_force

61-11-212 . Penalties. A person who has been declared to be a habitual traffic offender may not be issued a license to operate a motor vehicle in this state until:

(1) a period of 3 years has elapsed from the date of the declaration, subject to the provisions of 61-2-302 ;

(2) the person has met the requirements of all applicable laws and rules relating to the licensing of motor vehicle operators in this state; and

(3) the person files with the department, and maintains for a period of 3 years, proof of financial responsibility in the limits required by law.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-213 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 9 / Part 2 / Section 61-9-213
61-9-213 Lamp or flag on projecting load
Status: in_force

61-9-213 . Lamp or flag on projecting load. (1) Whenever the load upon a vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the rear of the vehicle, the following lamps and reflectors must be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in 61-9-201 :

(a) a red lamp plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and 1,000 feet to the rear and located to indicate maximum overhang; and

(b) a red reflector visible at night at all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.

(2) The red lights and reflectors required under this section must be in addition to the red lights required upon a vehicle. At any other time there must be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square, marking the extremities of the load, at each point where a lamp or reflector would otherwise be required by this section.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-360 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 3 / Section 61-8-360
61-8-360 Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism
Status: in_force

61-8-360 . Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism. (1) A person may not operate a vehicle, other than a bicycle, with more than three people in the front seat or with any load or number of people in the front seat that would obstruct the view of the operator to the front or sides of the vehicle or that would interfere with the operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

(2) A passenger in a vehicle may not ride in a position that interferes with the operator's view ahead or to the sides or that interferes with the operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-12-306 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 12 / Part 3 / Section 61-12-306
61-12-306 Revocation of license
Status: in_force

61-12-306 . Revocation of license. If the commissioner at any time for cause shown and after a hearing determines that a company has violated any provision of this part, that it is insolvent or that its assets are less than its liabilities, that it or its officers refuse to submit to an examination, that it is transacting business fraudulently, or that its management or business methods are improper or hazardous to the holders of its service contracts, the commissioner shall revoke or suspend its license and shall give notice of the suspension or revocation to the public in a manner that the commissioner considers proper.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-468 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 4 / Section 61-3-468
61-3-468 Collegiate license plates -- continued use with institution's former name authorized
Status: in_force

61-3-468 . Collegiate license plates -- continued use with institution's former name authorized. Subject to the limitation set forth in 61-3-332 , a person who owns and displays on the person's motor vehicle, collegiate license plates that bear the name of an institution that has been renamed by its governing body or as part of the Montana university system reorganization may continue to display on the vehicle the license plate bearing the former name of the institution as long as the motor vehicle is registered under this chapter.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-338 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 3 / Part 3 / Section 61-3-338
61-3-338 Contract for manufacture and distribution of license plates
Status: in_force

61-3-338 . Contract for manufacture and distribution of license plates. (1) The department shall contract with Montana correctional enterprises for the manufacture, inventory control, storage, and distribution of all license plates issued under this chapter.

(2) The contract must include provisions for payment to Montana correctional enterprises after license plates are shipped to the department, the office of a county treasurer, an authorized agent, or a vehicle owner, as directed by the department or at the request of a vehicle owner.

(3) The contract must require Montana correctional enterprises to provide the necessary interface to support the automated ordering of license plates by the department or as directed by the department and to acquire and use readability software to assess any new plate design or manufactured plate and, if requested by the department, any previously issued license plates.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-6-136 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 6 / Part 1 / Section 61-6-136
61-6-136 Other policies not affected
Status: in_force

61-6-136 . Other policies not affected. (1) This part does not apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability that are required by any other law of this state, and those policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the requirements of this part, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this part.

(2) This part does not apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on the insured's behalf of motor vehicles not owned by the insured.
Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-1010 — MT Code / Title 61 / Chapter 8 / Part 10 / Section 61-8-1010
61-8-1010 Driving under influence -- ignition interlock device -- 24/7 sobriety and drug monitoring program
Status: in_force

61-8-1010 . Driving under influence -- ignition interlock device -- 24/7 sobriety and drug monitoring program. (1) For a person convicted of a first offense of driving under the influence, including 61-8-1002 , an offense that meets the definition of aggravated driving under the influence in 61-8-1001 , or a similar offense under the laws of another state, in addition to the punishments listed in 61-8-1007 , the court may, regardless of disposition and if a probationary license is recommended by the court, require the person to comply with the conditions listed in subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b).

(2) On a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of driving under the influence, including 61-8-1002 , an offense that meets the definition of aggravated driving under the influence in 61-8-1001 , or a similar offense under the laws of another state, or a second or subsequent conviction under 61-5-212 when the reason for the suspension or revocation was that the person was convicted of a violation of driving under the influence, including 61-8-1002 , an offense that meets the definition of aggravated driving under the influence in 61-8-1001 , or a similar offense under previous laws of this state or the laws of another state, or the suspension was under 61-8-1016 or a similar law of another state for refusal to take a test for alcohol or drugs requested by a peace officer who believed that the person might be driving under the influence, in addition to the punishments listed in 61-8-1002 and 61-8-1007 , the court shall:

(a) require the person to participate in the 24/7 sobriety and drug monitoring program provided for in 44-4-1203 or require the person to participate in a court-approved alcohol or drug detection testing program and to pay the fees associated with the program;

(b) if recommending that a probationary license be issued to the person, restrict the person to driving only a motor vehicle equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device during the probationary period and require the person to pay the reasonable cost of leasing, installing, and maintaining the device; or

(c) order that each motor vehicle owned by the person at the time of the offense be seized and subjected to the forfeiture procedure provided under 61-8-1033 . A vehicle used by a person as a common carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier is not subject to forfeiture unless it appears that the owner or other person in charge of the vehicle consented to or was privy to the violation. A vehicle may not be forfeited under this section for any act or omission established by the owner to have been committed or omitted by a person other than the owner while the vehicle was unlawfully in the possession of a person other than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of this state or the United States. Forfeiture of a vehicle encumbered by a security interest is subject to the secured person's interest if the person did not know and could not have reasonably known of the unlawful possession, use, or other act on which the forfeiture is sought.

(3) All court-approved alcohol or drug detection testing programs allowed under this section are required to use the state's data management system pursuant to 44-4-1203 .