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MT Code § 61-9-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-204. Taillamps

  61-9-204. Taillamps. (1) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer and any other vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles must be equipped with at least one properly functioning taillamp mounted on the rear that emits a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear, except that in the case of a combination of vehicles, only the taillamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. The vehicles mentioned in this subsection, other than a motorcycle, quadricycle, motor-driven cycle, or truck tractor, registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1956, must be equipped with at least two properly functioning taillamps, with at least one mounted on each side of the rear of the vehicle, that emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle.   (2) A taillamp upon a vehicle must be located at a height of not more than 72 inches or less than 15 inches.   (3) Either a taillamp or a separate lamp must illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. A taillamp or taillamps, together with a separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, must be lighted whenever the headlamps are lighted.   (4) Taillamps are not required on a motorcycle that is registered under 61-3-411 as a collector's item, but the motorcycle may not be operated on a highway or street from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise or when persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible at a distance of 500 feet unless it is equipped with the required taillamps.   (5) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway with taillamps that are covered by a lens or a plastic cover or with a tinted or colored material, substance, system, or component placed on or in front of rear lamps, taillamps, license plate lamps, or rear lamp combinations that obscures the taillamps or diminishes the distance of visibility required by this section.   (6) (a) A custom vehicle or street rod may use a blue dot taillight, as defined in subsection (6)(b), as a stop lamp, a rear signal lamp, or a rear reflector.   (b) "Blue dot taillight" means a red lamp installed in the rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple insert that is not more than 1 inch in diameter.   History: En. Sec. 115, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-118; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 345, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 431, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 458, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 413, L. 2009.
MT Code § 61-9-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-205. New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors

  61-9-205. New motor vehicles to be equipped with reflectors. (1) Every new motor vehicle hereafter sold and operated upon a highway, other than a truck tractor, shall carry on the rear, either as a part of the taillamps or separately, two red reflectors, except that every motorcycle, quadricycle, and motor-driven cycle shall carry at least one reflector meeting the requirements of this section, and except that vehicles of the type mentioned in 61-9-208 shall be equipped with reflectors as required in those sections applicable thereto.   (2) Every such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height not less than 15 inches or more than 60 inches measured as set forth in 61-9-202(2) and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within 300 feet to 50 feet from such vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps, except that visibility from a greater distance may be required of reflectors on certain types of vehicles.   History: En. Sec. 116, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-119; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 42, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 516, L. 1985.
MT Code § 61-9-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-206. Stop lamps -- when required

  61-9-206. Stop lamps -- when required. (1) A person may not sell a new motor vehicle in this state or drive a vehicle on the highways unless it is equipped with at least two properly functioning stop lamps. A vehicle manufactured before January 1, 1956, and all motorcycles, quadricycles, and motor-driven cycles must be equipped with at least one properly functioning stop lamp.   (2) The stop lamp or lamps on the rear of a vehicle must display a red light that is actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and, in a vehicle manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1964, must be visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight. In a vehicle manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1964, the stop lamp or lamps must be visible from a distance of not less than 100 feet. The stop lamp may be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps.   (3) A stop lamp may not project a glaring light.   History: En. Sec. 117, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-120; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-207. Application of succeeding sections

  61-9-207. Application of succeeding sections. Sections 61-9-208 through 61-9-229 apply as stated in those sections to vehicles of the type enumerated in those sections when operated upon a highway. The vehicles must be equipped as required and all lamp equipment required must be lighted at all times mentioned in 61-9-201 except that clearance and side marker lamps need not be lighted on a vehicle when operated within a municipality when there is sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 1,000 feet.   History: En. Sec. 118, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-121; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-208. Additional equipment required on certain vehicles

  61-9-208. Additional equipment required on certain vehicles. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, the following vehicles must be equipped as stated in this section under the conditions stated in 61-9-207:   (1) On a bus or truck there must be on the rear, two reflectors, one at each side.   (2) On a bus or truck 80 inches or more in overall width, in addition to the requirements in subsection (1):   (a) on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side;   (b) on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side;   (c) on each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;   (d) on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear.   (3) On a truck tractor, on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side.   (4) On a trailer or semitrailer having a gross weight in excess of 3,000 pounds:   (a) on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side;   (b) on each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;   (c) on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;   (d) on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, also two reflectors, one at each side.   (5) On a pole trailer in excess of 3,000 pounds gross weight:   (a) on each side, one side marker lamp and one clearance lamp that may be in combination, to show to the front, side, and rear; and   (b) on the rear of the pole trailer or load, two reflectors, one at each side.   (6) On a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer weighing 3,000 pounds or less:   (a) on the front, a steel safety chain or cable that must be securely fastened to the towing unit with the minimum diameter of any portion of the chains or cables being one-fourth of an inch. A safety chain or cable may not be connected to the ball but must be connected to the hitch or other frame member of the towing vehicle to prevent the drawbar from dropping to the ground if the ball, socket, or coupler fails;   (b) on the rear, two reflectors and two stoplights, one on each side.   History: En. Sec. 119, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-122(part); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-209. Color of clearance lamps, side marker lamps, reflectors, and backup lamps

  61-9-209. Color of clearance lamps, side marker lamps, reflectors, and backup lamps. (1) Front clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color.   (2) Rear clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle must display or reflect a red color.   (3) All lighting devices, reflectors, and stoplights mounted on the rear of a vehicle must display or reflect a red color, except:   (a) the signal devices, as defined in 61-9-218;   (b) the light illuminating the license plate that must be a white lamp; and   (c) the light emitted by a backup lamp that must be white.   History: En. Sec. 120, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-123; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-210. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps, and side marker lamps

  61-9-210. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps, and side marker lamps. (1) Reflectors when required by 61-9-208 shall be mounted at a height not less than 24 inches and not higher than 60 inches above the ground on which the vehicle stands, except that if the highest part of the permanent structure of the vehicle is less than 24 inches the reflector at such point shall be mounted as high as that part of the permanent structure will permit.   (2) The rear reflectors on a pole trailer may be mounted on each side of the bolster or load.   (3) Any required red reflector on the rear of a vehicle may be incorporated with the taillamp, but such reflector shall meet all the other reflector requirements of this chapter.   (4) Clearance lamps shall be mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle in such a manner as to indicate its extreme width and as near the top thereof as practicable. Clearance lamps and side marker lamps may be mounted in combination provided illumination is given as required herein with reference to both.   History: En. Sec. 121, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-124.
MT Code § 61-9-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-211. Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, and marker lamps

  61-9-211. Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, and marker lamps. (1) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in 61-9-208 shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.   (2) Front and rear clearance lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions, at the times lights are required, at a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear respectively of the vehicle.   (3) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions, at the times lights are required, at a distance of 500 feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.   History: En. Sec. 122, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-125.
MT Code § 61-9-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-212. Obstructed lights not required

  61-9-212. Obstructed lights not required. Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp (except taillamps) need not be lighted which, by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination, but this shall not affect the requirements that lighted clearance lamps be displayed on the front of the foremost vehicle required to have clearance lamps or that all lights required on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of any combination shall be lighted.   History: En. Sec. 123, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-126.
MT Code § 61-9-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-213. Lamp or flag on projecting load

  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.   History: En. Sec. 124, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-127; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-214. Lamps on parked vehicles

  61-9-214. Lamps on parked vehicles. (1) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.   (2) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lamps meeting the following requirements: at least one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle, and the location of said lamp or lamps, shall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing traffic. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.   (3) Any lighted headlamp upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.   History: En. Sec. 125, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-128.
MT Code § 61-9-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-216. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment

  61-9-216. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment. A vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in 61-9-109(4), not specifically required by the provisions of this chapter to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, must at all times specified in 61-9-201 be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle, and with two lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle may have one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible for distances of 100 to 600 feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper beams of headlamps.   History: En. Sec. 127, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-130(a); amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-217. Spot lamps, fog lamps, and auxiliary lamps

  61-9-217. Spot lamps, fog lamps, and auxiliary lamps. (1) A motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than two spot lamps and a lighted spot lamp must be turned off upon approaching another moving vehicle from either direction.   (2) A motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than two fog lamps that provide a low, wide-angle light pattern to increase short-range visibility. Fog lamps must be mounted on the front at a height not more than 30 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle at a distance of 25 feet ahead projects higher than a level of 4 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the requirements of this subsection may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified in 61-9-220(2). A fog lamp may not be used as a substitute for headlamps.   (3) A motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than two auxiliary driving lamps that produce a long-range, pencil-shaped light pattern and that are used to supplement the upper beams of headlamps. Auxiliary driving lamps must be mounted on the front at a height not less than 16 inches or more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of 61-9-220 apply to a combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps. An auxiliary driving lamp may not be used as a substitute for headlamps or lighted at any time the headlamps are required to be on in the low-beam position.   (4) An auxiliary off-road lamp mounted more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands may not be lighted while the vehicle is operated or parked on a highway.   History: En. Sec. 128, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 147, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-131; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-218. Signal lamps and signal devices -- when required

  61-9-218. Signal lamps and signal devices -- when required. (1) A motor vehicle or combination of vehicles may be equipped and when required under this chapter must be equipped with signal lamps showing to the front and rear for the purpose of indicating an intention to turn either to the right or left. The lamps showing to the front must be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. Except as provided in subsection (3), when in use, the lamps must display a white or amber light, or a shade of color between white and amber, visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the front in normal sunlight. The lamps showing to the rear must be located at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. Except as provided in subsection (3), when in use, the lamps must display a red or amber light, or a shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight. When actuated the lamps must indicate the intended direction of turning by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn is made.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer must be equipped with signal lamps meeting the requirements of this section.   (3) On a motor vehicle manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1964, the signal lamps required by this section must be visible from a distance of not less than 100 feet. Signal lamps are not required on any vehicle manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1953.   (4) A stop lamp or signal lamp or device may not project a glaring light.   History: En. Sec. 130, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 105, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-133; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 431, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-9-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 9. Vehicle Equipment|Part 2. Lighting Equipment|61-9-219. Additional lighting equipment

  61-9-219. Additional lighting equipment. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.   (2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.   (3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two backup lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such backup lamps shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.   (4) Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing, and when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this chapter. The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red. These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.   History: En. Sec. 131, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-134.