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MT Code § 61-8-354 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-354. Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places -- exceptions -- definition

  61-8-354. Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places -- exceptions -- definition. (1) A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer, highway patrol officer, or official traffic control device, in any of the following places:   (a) on a sidewalk;   (b) in front of a public or private driveway;   (c) within an intersection;   (d) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;   (e) on a crosswalk;   (f) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;   (g) within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or official traffic control device located at the side of a roadway;   (h) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the local authorities indicate a different length by signs or markings;   (i) within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;   (j) within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when properly signposted;   (k) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;   (l) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;   (m) upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;   (n) at any place where official traffic control devices prohibit stopping.   (2) A public bus stop may not be established in the areas described in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(c) and (1)(e). Otherwise, this section does not prohibit the establishment of public bus stops and the regulation of their use by the authority having jurisdiction. A bus stop may only be established pursuant to a traffic and engineering study.   (3) A person may not move a vehicle not lawfully under the person's control into a prohibited area or an unlawful distance away from a curb.   (4) As used in this section, "safety zone" means the area or space that is officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and that is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.   History: En. Sec. 98, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-101; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 417, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 450, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Secs. 33, 51(1), Ch. 352, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 201, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-8-355 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-355. Additional parking regulations

  61-8-355. Additional parking regulations. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a vehicle that is stopped or parked on a two-way roadway must be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.   (2) Except when otherwise provided by the authority having jurisdiction, a vehicle that is stopped or parked on a one-way roadway must be stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder or with its left-hand wheels within 18 inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder.   (3) A local authority may by ordinance permit angle parking on a roadway, except that angle parking may not be permitted on any commission-designated highway system or state highway, as defined in 60-1-103, unless the department of transportation determines that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.   (4) The authority having jurisdiction may place official traffic control devices prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on a highway where in its judgment this stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic.   History: En. Sec. 99, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-102; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 352, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 299, L. 2019.
MT Code § 61-8-356 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-356. Prohibition against parking or leaving vehicles on public property -- presumption of ownership

  61-8-356. Prohibition against parking or leaving vehicles on public property -- presumption of ownership. (1) A vehicle may not be parked or left standing upon the right-of-way of a public highway for a period longer than 48 hours or upon a city street or state, county, or city property for a period longer than 5 days.   (2) The abandonment of a vehicle, other than a bicycle, on a public highway, a city street, public property, or private property creates a prima facie presumption that the last-registered owner of the vehicle is responsible for the abandonment and is liable for the costs incurred in removing, storing, and disposing of the abandoned vehicle, less the amount realized if the vehicle is sold.   (3) The filing of a theft report with a law enforcement agency prior to the abandonment relieves the last-registered owner of liability under subsection (2).   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 288, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 53-901; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 283, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 252, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-357 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-357. Unattended motor vehicles

  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.   History: En. Sec. 100, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-103; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 2017.
MT Code § 61-8-358 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-358. Limitations on backing

  61-8-358. Limitations on backing. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.   History: En. Sec. 101, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-104.
MT Code § 61-8-359 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-359. Riding on motorcycles or quadricycles

  61-8-359. Riding on motorcycles or quadricycles. (1) A person operating a motorcycle on public streets or highways may ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached to the motorcycle. The operator may not carry any other person and another person may not ride on a motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.   (2) A passenger may not be carried in a position that will interfere with the operation of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.   (3) A person operating a motorcycle may not carry any packages, bundles, or articles that would prevent the operator from keeping both hands on the handlebars or that would interfere with the operation of the vehicle in a safe and prudent manner.   (4) A person may ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.   (5) Except as provided in subsections (5)(a) and (5)(b) and subject to 61-9-101(4), motorcycles must be operated with lights on at all times when operated on any public roadway. A motorcycle may be operated without lights from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset if:   (a) the motorcycle is registered under 61-3-411 as a collector's item and if persons and vehicles are clearly discernible at a distance of 500 feet; or   (b) the motorcycle is being driven to the nearest repair facility for headlamp repair.   (6) No more than two motorcycles may be operated side by side in a single traffic lane.   (7) All motor vehicles, including motorcycles and quadricycles, are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane, and a vehicle may not be driven or operated in a manner that deprives any other vehicle of the full use of a traffic lane, except that motorcycles may, with the consent of both drivers, be operated no more than two abreast in a single traffic lane.   (8) Every person riding a motorcycle or quadricycle upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle except for those provisions which, by their nature, can have no application.   (9) A person operating a motorcycle or quadricycle shall operate the motorcycle or quadricycle in a reasonable and prudent manner at all times.   History: En. Sec. 102, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 175, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-105; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 345, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 352, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 434, L. 2017.
MT Code § 61-8-360 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-360. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism

  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.   History: En. Sec. 103, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-106; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-361 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-361. Driving on mountain highways

  61-8-361. Driving on mountain highways. The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways shall hold the motor vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the roadway as reasonably possible.   History: En. Sec. 104, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-107; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-362 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-362. Coasting prohibited

  61-8-362. Coasting prohibited. The driver of a motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade may not coast with the transmission of the vehicle in neutral or with the clutch manually disengaged.   History: En. Sec. 105, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-108; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-363 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-363. Following fire apparatus prohibited

  61-8-363. Following fire apparatus prohibited. The operator of a vehicle other than one on official business may not follow a fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire call closer than 500 feet or drive into or stop the vehicle within 500 feet of where the fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire call.   History: En. Sec. 106, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-109; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-364 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-364. Crossing firehose

  61-8-364. Crossing firehose. A vehicle may not be operated over an unprotected hose of a governmental fire agency organized under Title 7, chapter 33, when the hose is laid down on any roadway, private road, or private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the agency official in command.   History: En. Sec. 107, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-110; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 352, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 449, L. 2007.
MT Code § 61-8-365 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-365. Putting refuse on highway prohibited

  61-8-365. Putting refuse on highway prohibited. (1) A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, plastic bottles, plastic, paper, or any other debris. A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway any substance likely to injure a person or animal or damage a vehicle upon the highway.   (2) A person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon a highway destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.   (3) A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove glass or any other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from the vehicle.   (4) Except as provided in 61-8-372 and subsection (5) of this section, a person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not more than $250. Except for the maximum fine of $250 as provided in this subsection and except for the maximum fine of $500 as provided in 61-8-372, the penalty provisions of 61-8-711 apply to this section.   (5) A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway plastic bottles or any other containers in which urine or feces have been deposited. A person convicted of violating this subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000. The department shall make information about this subsection available at all weigh stations.   History: En. Sec. 108, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-111; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 510, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 67, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-366 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-366. Riding on fenders or running boards prohibited

  61-8-366. Riding on fenders or running boards prohibited. Any person driving a vehicle shall not permit passengers to ride on the fenders or running boards, nor shall any passenger ride on the fenders or running boards of a vehicle.   History: En. Sec. 109, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-112.
MT Code § 61-8-367 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-367. Riding in housetrailers

  61-8-367. Riding in housetrailers. No person or persons may occupy a housetrailer while it is being moved upon a public highway unless the trailer is of a semitrailer design where some part of its own weight and that of its cargo rests upon or is carried by its towing unit through the use of a fifth-wheel type trailer hitch mounted on no less than a one-half ton rated truck.   History: En. Sec. 109.1, Ch. 263, L. 1955, as added by Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 21, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-112.1.
MT Code § 61-8-368 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-368. Opening and closing vehicle doors

  61-8-368. Opening and closing vehicle doors. A person may not open a door of a motor vehicle unless it is reasonably safe to do so without interfering with the movement of other traffic. A person may not leave a door open on a side of a vehicle adjacent to moving traffic for a period of time longer than is necessary to load or unload passengers.   History: En. Sec. 109.2, Ch. 263, L. 1955, as added by Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-112.2; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 450, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 352, L. 2003.
MT Code § 61-8-369 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-369. Shooting from or across road or highway right-of-way

  61-8-369. Shooting from or across road or highway right-of-way. Except as provided in 87-2-803(5), a person may not shoot a firearm from or across the right-of-way of a highway.   History: En. Sec. 110, Ch. 263, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-113; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 214, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 416, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 352, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 449, L. 2015.
MT Code § 61-8-370 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-370. Securing of load -- requirement -- exemptions

  61-8-370. Securing of load -- requirement -- exemptions. (1) A person operating a loaded vehicle on a public highway shall load the vehicle or secure the load sufficiently to prevent littering or creating an obstruction dangerous to the public traveling on the highway.   (2) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions in subsection (1):   (a) a commercial motor vehicle that is operating in compliance with state and federal laws and requirements governing the securing of loads;   (b) a vehicle transporting processed or unprocessed agricultural products or inputs, including but not limited to fertilizer, manure, and pesticides;   (c) a vehicle performing road maintenance; and   (d) a vehicle in a marked work zone.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 374, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 428, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 426, L. 2017.
MT Code § 61-8-371 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-371. Operation of motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle below high-water mark on certain state or federal lands prohibited -- exceptions

  61-8-371. Operation of motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle below high-water mark on certain state or federal lands prohibited -- exceptions. (1) Except as provided in 77-1-111(3), 77-1-806(4), and subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person may not operate a motor vehicle or an off-highway vehicle below the ordinary high-water mark, as defined in 23-2-301, of class I or class II waters, as defined in 23-2-301, that occurs on state or federal lands or below the ordinary high-water mark of class I waters flowing through private lands, within that portion of the streambed that is covered with water.   (2) A motor vehicle or an off-highway vehicle may be operated below the ordinary high-water mark on state or federal lands on an established road or trail that enters or crosses a stream, but the stream crossing must be by the shortest practical or designated route to the road or trail on the opposite bank.   (3) The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply to:   (a) off-highway or motor vehicle use that occurs on state or federal land that is designated for off-highway or motor vehicle use below the ordinary high-water mark if the use is in accordance with the requirements of the authorization;   (b) off-highway or motor vehicle use conducted on state or federal land pursuant to and in accordance with a specific written authorization from the appropriate land management agency for that use below the ordinary high-water mark; and   (c) operation of an off-highway vehicle by a nonambulatory person who is using the vehicle for recreational use, as defined in 23-2-301, as long as operation of the vehicle is prudent and minimizes destruction.   (4) The state may authorize the use of a motor vehicle or off-highway vehicle on state property below the ordinary high-water mark only when the state has determined that the use will have a minimal impact on the streambed and on the fish and wildlife ecology of the stream or river. Federal land management agencies are requested to apply the same criteria when authorizing use of federal land.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 491, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 202, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 472, L. 2009.
MT Code § 61-8-372 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-372. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material and dumping ashtray prohibited -- penalty -- posting

  61-8-372. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material and dumping ashtray prohibited -- penalty -- posting. (1) A person may not throw away lighted matches, tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, or other lighted material on a forest road, private road, city street, county road, public highway, or railroad right-of-way, except lighted materials used as safety signaling devices, in this state.   (2) A person may not empty an ashtray containing matches, ashes, cigarette or cigar refuse, or other related material on a forest road, private road, city street, county road, public highway, or railroad right-of-way in this state.   (3) A person convicted of violating subsection (1) or (2) shall be fined a maximum of $500.   (4) Municipalities, the forest service, county governments, property owners, public transit operators, federal highway administrators, and any other appropriate entity may, at their discretion, post copies of this section in conspicuous locations.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 67, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 513, L. 2001.
MT Code § 61-8-373 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-373. and 61-8-374 reserved

  61-8-373 and 61-8-374 reserved.
MT Code § 61-8-375 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-375. Unlawful operation of motorized nonstandard vehicle -- exception

  61-8-375. Unlawful operation of motorized nonstandard vehicle -- exception. A person may not operate a motorized nonstandard vehicle on ways of this state open to the public unless the operation is specifically authorized by ordinance or regulation passed by the local governing body of the county, city, or town for a public way under its jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 468, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-8-376 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-376. Authorized operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices

  61-8-376. Authorized operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices. Electric personal assistive mobility devices, as defined in 61-1-101, are permitted to operate on sidewalks, unless they are prohibited by official traffic control devices, on bike paths, and on roads and streets that have a speed limit of 35 miles an hour or less.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 468, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 468, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-8-377 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 8. Traffic Regulation|Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements|61-8-377. Medium-speed electric vehicle -- operating requirements

  61-8-377. Medium-speed electric vehicle -- operating requirements. (1) A medium-speed electric vehicle may be operated only on a highway for which the posted speed limit does not exceed 45 miles an hour.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), the provisions of this chapter apply to the operator of a medium-speed electric vehicle.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 233, L. 2007.