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MT Code § 61-3-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-204. Replacement certificate of title -- application

  61-3-204. Replacement certificate of title -- application. (1) (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or becomes illegible or if the owner wants to update personal information on the electronic record of title or have a replacement certificate of title issued with updated information, the owner, as shown on the electronic record of title, may apply for and request the department to issue a replacement certificate of title. The application must include satisfactory evidence of the facts requiring the replacement certificate of title and be accompanied by a fee of $10.   (b) The amount of $5 of the fee must be deposited in the state general fund in accordance with 15-1-504, and the remaining $5 must be deposited in the motor vehicle information technology system account provided for in 61-3-550.   (c) Beginning July 1, 2026, the fee for a replacement certificate of title is $5 and the entire fee must be deposited in the state general fund.   (2) Each replacement certificate of title issued by the department must contain the following statement: "This replacement voids any previously issued title."   History: En. Subd. 6, Sec. 2, Ch. 159, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1758.5, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 96, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 121, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 53-113(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 654, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 378, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 398, L. 1989; amd. Secs. 52, 83(1)(d), Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 562, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 50, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 398, L. 2015.
MT Code § 61-3-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-205. Transfer of ownership of vehicles by insurance company

  61-3-205. Transfer of ownership of vehicles by insurance company. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2), an insurance company or its adjuster that has taken possession of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile as a result of settling an insurance claim and that transfers ownership of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile shall deliver an assigned certificate of title by the registered owner or owners to the transferee at the time of transfer.   (b) If the certificate of title names one or more holders of a perfected security interest in the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile, the insurance company or its adjuster shall also secure and deliver to the transferee a release from the secured party of the security interest.   (2) (a) The registered owner or owners may use an electronic signature pursuant to Title 30, chapter 18, part 1, on the certificate of title or on a limited power of attorney to assign ownership of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile. The department may prescribe the form of the limited power of attorney to be used for this purpose. A power of attorney executed under authority of this subsection (2)(a) does not require notarization.   (b) A secured party may release a perfected security interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile under this section by electronic signature pursuant to Title 30, chapter 18, part 1.   (3) The department may adopt rules for the transfer of vehicles in this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 363, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 74, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 196, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 197, L. 2019.
MT Code § 61-3-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-207. Repealed

  61-3-207. Repealed. Sec. 125, Ch. 596, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 555, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 130, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 200, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 477, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-3-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-209. Repealed

  61-3-209. Repealed. Sec. 125, Ch. 596, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 200, L. 1997.
MT Code § 61-3-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-210. Definitions

  61-3-210. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Cab" means the passenger compartment of a truck or pickup truck. It is a unit of construction that includes the top or roof and the cowl and may or may not include glass, instrumentation, the steering column, and a seat or seats.   (2) "Center structure" includes the section of either a unibody or frame-type passenger motor vehicle that consists of a unit of sheet metal that extends from the firewall to the back of the rear seat or the centerline of the rear wheels. The structure may comprise the roof, side and rear window posts, cowl panel, dash panel, floor pans, doors, and rocker panels if two or more of these parts are assembled together as one unit.   (3) "Component part" means the front-end assembly, center structure, or tail section of an automobile, the cab of a truck, the bed of a 1-ton or lighter truck, the frame of a motor vehicle, or any part of a motor vehicle that contains a vehicle identification number or a derivative of a vehicle identification number.   (4) "Frame" means the structure that supports the automobile body and other external component parts.   (5) "Front-end assembly" includes the hood, right front and left front fenders, grill, bumper, and radiator supports if two or more of these parts are assembled together as one unit forward of the firewall.   (6) "Salvage certificate" means a certificate of title issued by the department for a salvage vehicle that may be used to retitle the motor vehicle.   (7) "Salvage vehicle" means a motor vehicle damaged by collision, fire, flood, accident, trespass, or other occurrence to the extent that the owner, an insurer, or another person acting on behalf of the owner determines that the cost of parts and labor makes it uneconomical to repair the vehicle.   (8) "Salvage vehicle purchaser" means a person, other than an insurer, who purchases or otherwise obtains possession of a salvage vehicle.   (9) "Tail section" includes the floor pan, right rear and left rear quarter panels, deck lid, upper rear and lower rear panels, and rear bumper if two or more of these parts are assembled together as one unit.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 725, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-3-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-212. Retitling salvage vehicles -- penalty

  61-3-212. Retitling salvage vehicles -- penalty. (1) Prior to operating a salvage vehicle on the roads and highways of this state, the owner shall present the motor vehicle and the salvage certificate, if one has been issued, or the certificate of title, the appropriate receipts or bills of sale establishing ownership, and the source of component parts used to rebuild the motor vehicle to a department employee or designated peace officer for inspection, as provided in 61-3-223. An owner may obtain a temporary registration permit under 61-3-224 for the purpose of moving a salvage vehicle to and from the designated inspection site.   (2) (a) The inspector shall inspect the motor vehicle to verify the identity of the motor vehicle.   (b) The inspector shall verify that the component parts used to rebuild the motor vehicle are evidenced by traceable receipts or bills of sale and that there are no indications that the motor vehicle or any of its parts are stolen. Documentation provided by the owner or employee of a wrecking facility licensed under the provisions of Title 75, chapter 10, part 5, is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the documentation.   (3) Following inspection and prior to operating the motor vehicle on the roads and highways of this state, the owner shall apply for a new certificate of title by submitting the application, the salvage certificate, receipts or bills of sale, and a copy of the inspection report to the department.   (4) Upon receipt of the application, required documentation, and payment of the fee required in 61-3-203, the department shall issue a new certificate of title with the words "rebuilt salvage" on the face of the certificate of title.   (5) A person failing to comply with the provisions of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500. The salvage vehicle purchaser shall produce the salvage certificate upon request of a public official legally entitled to request the certificate. A person may not operate or use a salvage vehicle on the roads or highways of this state except when a temporary registration permit has been issued as provided in subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 725, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 188, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-3-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-213. Certificate of title -- custom vehicle, street rod, kit vehicle, or specially constructed vehicle

  61-3-213. Certificate of title -- custom vehicle, street rod, kit vehicle, or specially constructed vehicle. (1) When a person applies for a certificate of title for a custom vehicle or street rod and a certificate of title is issued or an electronic record of title is created pursuant to this chapter, the certificate of title or electronic record of title must provide:   (a) the model year and year of manufacture of the body of the vehicle that the custom vehicle or street rod resembles as the model year and year of manufacture for the custom vehicle or street rod;   (b) a vehicle description of the custom vehicle or street rod if the vehicle is a custom vehicle built to resemble a vehicle manufactured after 1948 and at least 25 years before the current calendar year or a street rod built to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949; and   (c) if there is no manufacturer's certificate of origin for the custom vehicle or street rod, the vehicle identification number from the chassis or frame of the custom vehicle or street rod or a state-assigned vehicle identification number.   (2) When a person applies for a certificate of title for a kit vehicle, excluding a kit vehicle that qualifies as a custom vehicle or street rod, and a certificate of title is issued or an electronic record of title is created pursuant to this chapter, the certificate of title or electronic record of title must list:   (a) the model year and year of manufacture as contained on the manufacturer's certificate of origin for the kit vehicle or, if a manufacturer's certificate of origin does not exist, the calendar year in which application for title was made;   (b) a vehicle description of the kit vehicle; and   (c) in the absence of a manufacturer's certificate of origin for the kit vehicle, the vehicle identification number from the chassis or frame of the donor vehicle or a state-assigned vehicle identification number.   (3) When a person applies for a certificate of title for a specially constructed vehicle and a certificate of title is issued or an electronic record of title is created pursuant to this chapter, the certificate of title or electronic record of title must list:   (a) the model year and year of manufacture as the calendar year in which application for title was made;   (b) a vehicle description, as determined by the department, of the assembled or custom-built vehicle; and   (c) the vehicle identification number, if any, from the chassis or frame of the vehicle or a state-assigned vehicle identification number.   (4) Prior to assignment of a state-assigned vehicle identification number or to confirm a vehicle identification number from the chassis or frame of a custom vehicle, street rod, or specially constructed vehicle, the department may require a vehicle inspection.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 458, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-3-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-214. Certificate of title -- custom-built motorcycle

  61-3-214. Certificate of title -- custom-built motorcycle. (1) When a person applies for a certificate of title for a custom-built motorcycle and a certificate of title or an electronic record of title is created pursuant to this chapter, the certificate of title or electronic record of title must include:   (a) the make, style, year of manufacture, serial number or identification number of the motorcycle's engine, and year of manufacture for the motorcycle, which is the year that the engine was manufactured or the year that the engine was manufactured to resemble; and   (b) the make and vehicle identification number for the frame of the motorcycle.   (2) If the application for a certificate of title is not accompanied by a previously issued certificate of title that includes the required information or a certificate from the manufacturer of the motorcycle's engine or frame, the department may require a vehicle inspection to confirm the make, year of manufacture, and serial or identification number of the motorcycle's engine, the frame, or both, and, if applicable, to assign a special identification number under 61-3-107.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 329, L. 2007.
MT Code § 61-3-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-215. reserved

  61-3-215 reserved.
MT Code § 61-3-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-218. Certificate of title -- issuance -- delivery

  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(3) 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).   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-3-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-219. Refusal to issue certificate of title

  61-3-219. Refusal to issue certificate of title. The department may refuse to issue a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if the department has reasonable grounds to believe that:   (1) the applicant is not the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile;   (2) the application contains a false or fraudulent statement;   (3) the applicant failed to furnish any information or document required by the department; or   (4) based on the check performed under 61-3-217(2), the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile has been reported as stolen.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-3-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-221. Involuntary transfer

  61-3-221. Involuntary transfer. (1) (a) An involuntary transfer of title to or any interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile may occur by operation of law through inheritance, devise, bequest, order in bankruptcy or insolvency, execution sale, or repossession upon default in the performance of the terms of a lease, executory sales contract, or security agreement or in any other manner other than by voluntary act of the person whose title or interest is transferred. Upon the involuntary transfer, the executor, administrator, receiver, trustee, sheriff, secured party, or other representative or successor in interest of the person whose interest is transferred shall send to the department:   (i) an application for a certificate of title; and   (ii) a verified or certified statement of the transfer of interest or a transfer statement, as defined in 30-9A-619.   (b) The statement of transfer of interest must state the reason for the involuntary transfer, the interest transferred, the name of the person to whom the interest is to be transferred, the process or procedure creating the transfer, and other information requested by the department. A transfer statement submitted under this section must meet the requirements of 30-9A-619. Evidence and instruments that are required by law in order to effect a transfer of legal or equitable title to or an interest in chattels must be submitted with the statement.   (c) Except as provided in subsection (2), if the department determines that the transfer is regular and that all legal requirements have been complied with, the department shall send notice of the intended transfer to the owner, conditional sales vendor, lessor, mortgagee, and other lienholder, as shown in the department's records. Deposit in the U.S. mail of the notice, postage prepaid, addressed to the person at the respective address shown in the department's records satisfies the notice required by this section. Not less than 5 days after sending the notice, the department shall issue a new certificate of title to the transferee.   (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), if an interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, camper, motorboat, personal watercraft, sailboat, or snowmobile that is not registered in this state is involuntarily transferred to a person in this state, the person to whom the interest is transferred shall follow the procedure provided in subsection (1).   (b) In lieu of the statement required in subsection (1), the department may accept an affidavit of repossession as executed by the person seeking the involuntary transfer.   (3) The department is not required to send notice for a transfer of interest occurring under subsection (2).   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-3-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Certificates of Title|61-3-222. Surviving spouse or heir -- small estates

  61-3-222. Surviving spouse or heir -- small estates. (1) Subject to the requirements of Title 72, chapter 3, part 11, the surviving spouse or other heir may secure transfer of a decedent's ownership interests in one or more motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers, campers, motorboats, personal watercraft, sailboats, or snowmobiles for which a certificate of title was issued under this chapter if:   (a) the value of the entire estate, including any vehicles, vessels, or snowmobiles for which transfer of ownership is sought, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed the limit set forth in 72-3-1101;   (b) the decedent did not leave other property that requires the procuring of letters of administration or letters testamentary; and   (c) the decedent did not by execution of a will otherwise bequeath the property.   (2) The person seeking transfer of the decedent's interests under this section shall file an affidavit with the department setting forth the fact of survivorship, the name and address of any other heirs, and any other facts determined necessary to entitle the person to the transfer.   (3) If the department determines that the transfer is regular and that all legal requirements have been met, the department shall issue a certificate of title, subject to any security interests shown by the department's records, to the surviving spouse or other heir.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 329, L. 2007.