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MT Code § 49-4-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-304. Disability license plate or placard to be provided and displayed -- additional placards allowed -- rulemaking required

  49-4-304. Disability license plate or placard to be provided and displayed -- additional placards allowed -- rulemaking required. (1) Except as authorized in 49-4-303, unless the department of justice issued a disability license plate under 61-3-332(9) or 61-3-458(4)(b) or (4)(i) indicating an accessible parking privilege, the department shall provide a placard to be displayed on or in a motor vehicle to indicate a parking privilege granted under this part. The disability license plate must be affixed to the vehicle according to 61-3-301, or the placard must be prominently displayed in the windshield of a vehicle when the parking privilege is being used by the person with a disability in a vehicle other than the one to which a disability license plate is affixed.  (2) Subject to the provisions of 49-4-301 through 49-4-305, a person who is eligible to receive a disability parking permit may apply to the department for one or more placards.   (3) The department shall issue up to two placards to eligible individuals and may issue additional placards. The department shall adopt rules to determine the process for an individual to request additional placards.   (4) Upon application under 49-4-301, a person with a disability who does not hold a driver's license or does not own a vehicle may receive a placard to be displayed in a vehicle in which the person with a disability is being conveyed when the parking privilege is being used.   (5) The placard must bear a representation of a wheelchair as the symbol of a person with a disability.   History: En. 53-106.12 by Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.12(3); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 614, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 159, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 456, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 407, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 59, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 233, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 323, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
MT Code § 49-4-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-305. Expiration of permit

  49-4-305. Expiration of permit. (1) Except as provided in 49-4-303 and subsection (2) of this section, a disability parking permit expires on the occurrence of either of the following:  (a) 5 years from the date of issuance, unless the permit was issued to a person who has a condition expected to improve within 6 months. A person may renew a permit if a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, as provided in 37-8-202, certifies that the person's mobility disability still exists and that one of the criteria specified in 49-4-301 continues to be met.   (b) certification by a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse that the person's mobility disability no longer exists or that the criteria specified in 49-4-301 can no longer be met.   (2) A permit issued before October 1, 1993, expires on the earlier of:   (a) the death of the permittee;   (b) certification by a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse that the person's mobility disability no longer exists or that the criteria specified in 49-4-301 can no longer be met; or   (c) October 1, 2022.   History: En. 53-106.12 by Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.12(7); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 614, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 406, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 407, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 392, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 280, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 156, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 109, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
MT Code § 49-4-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-306. Department of justice to publicize permit

  49-4-306. Department of justice to publicize permit. (1) The department of justice shall publicize the provisions of 49-4-301 through 49-4-305 in a manner designed to inform those eligible for a disability parking permit.  (2) The department of justice shall budget sufficient funds to accomplish the requirements of subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 32, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
MT Code § 49-4-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-307. Penalty

  49-4-307. Penalty. A person who parks a motor vehicle or motorcycle in violation of 49-4-302(2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of $100. However, a person charged with violating 49-4-302(2) may not be convicted if within 3 business days the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a disability parking permit that was previously issued to the person and that is valid at the time of arrest.  History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 614, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 187, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 406, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
MT Code § 49-4-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-308. and 49-4-309 reserved

  49-4-308 and 49-4-309 reserved.
MT Code § 49-4-310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-310. Disability parking permit for long-term care facility

  49-4-310. Disability parking permit for long-term care facility. A long-term care facility, as defined in 37-9-101, may apply for a permit issued for accessible parking spaces under 49-4-302. If granted, the permit entitles the facility to the privileges granted in 49-4-302.  History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 187, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
MT Code § 49-4-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-311. Repealed

  49-4-311. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 233, L. 2005.   History: En. 11-911.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 369, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-911.1.
MT Code § 49-4-312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 3. Disability Parking Permits|49-4-312. Repealed

  49-4-312. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 233, L. 2005.   History: En. 11-911.2 by Sec. 3, Ch. 369, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-911.2.
MT Code § 49-4-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed)|49-4-401. Repealed

  49-4-401. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 66, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1302; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed)|49-4-402. Repealed

  49-4-402. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1301(part).
MT Code § 49-4-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed)|49-4-403. Repealed

  49-4-403. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1301(part).
MT Code § 49-4-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed)|49-4-404. Repealed

  49-4-404. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed)|49-4-405. Repealed

  49-4-405. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed)|49-4-406. Repealed

  49-4-406. Repealed. Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-501. Policy

  49-4-501. Policy. It is the policy of this state to secure the constitutional rights of deaf persons who, because of impairment of hearing or speech, are unable to readily understand or communicate spoken language and who consequently cannot be fully protected in legal proceedings unless qualified interpreters are available to assist them.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-502. Definitions

  49-4-502. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Appointing authority" means the presiding judge or justice of any court, the presiding officer of any board, commission, or authority, the director or commissioner of any department or agency, or any other person presiding at any hearing or other proceeding in which a qualified interpreter is required pursuant to this part.   (2) "Deaf person" means a person whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communications. The term further includes but is not limited to a person who, because of loss of hearing, cannot communicate spoken language.   (3) "Intermediary interpreter" means a knowledgeable deaf person who, because of the person's intimate acquaintance with deaf persons who use mainly natural gestures for communicating, can be used as an intermediary between the deaf person and a qualified interpreter.   (4) "Principal party in interest" means a person who is a named party in any proceeding or who will be directly affected by the decision or action that may be made or taken.   (5) "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter listed by the department of public health and human services as provided in 49-4-507.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 236, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1804, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 49-4-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-503. Deaf person as participant in judicial or administrative proceeding -- interpreter to be used

  49-4-503. Deaf person as participant in judicial or administrative proceeding -- interpreter to be used. A qualified interpreter must be appointed as follows:   (1) In any case before any court or a grand jury in which a deaf person is a party, either as a complainant, defendant, or witness, the court shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and interpret the deaf person's testimony or statements and to assist in preparation with counsel.   (2) At all stages in any proceeding of a judicial or quasi-judicial nature before any agency of the state or governing body or agency of a local government in which a deaf person is a principal party in interest, either as a complainant, defendant, witness, or supplicant, the agency or governing body shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and to interpret the deaf person's testimony or statements.   (3) (a) In any proceedings in which a deaf person may be subjected to confinement or criminal sanction or in any proceeding preliminary, including a coroner's inquest, grand jury proceedings, and proceedings relating to mental health commitments, the presiding judicial officer shall appoint a qualified interpreter to assist the deaf person throughout the proceedings.   (b) Upon arresting a deaf person for an alleged violation of a criminal law and prior to interrogating or taking a statement of the deaf person, the arresting law enforcement official shall make available to the person, at the earliest possible time, a qualified interpreter to assist the person throughout the interrogation or taking of a statement.   (c) A statement, written or oral, made by a person who is deaf in reply to a question of a law enforcement officer or any other person having a prosecutorial function in any criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding may not be used against that deaf person unless either the statement was made or elicited through a qualified interpreter and was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently or, in the case of waiver, the court makes a special finding that any statement made by the deaf person was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.   (d) This subsection (3) does not apply to apprehensions, arrests, or statements involving a violation of the traffic laws of Montana.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1805, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 49-4-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-504. Preliminary determination

  49-4-504. Preliminary determination. The appointing authority may not appoint a qualified interpreter in any case until the appointing authority makes a preliminary determination that the qualified interpreter is able to accurately communicate with and translate information to and from the deaf person in the case.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1806, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 49-4-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-505. Intermediary interpreter to be used

  49-4-505. Intermediary interpreter to be used. If a qualified interpreter states that the interpreter is unable to render a satisfactory interpretation and that an intermediary interpreter will improve the quality of interpretation, the appointing authority shall appoint an intermediary interpreter to assist the qualified interpreter subject to the same provisions that govern a qualified interpreter under this part.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1807, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 49-4-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-506. Interpreter in full view

  49-4-506. Interpreter in full view. In any action or proceeding in which an interpreter is required to be appointed, the court or administrative authority may not commence proceedings until the appointed interpreter is in full view of and spatially situated to assure proper communication with the deaf person or persons involved as participants.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-507. Coordination of interpreter requests

  49-4-507. Coordination of interpreter requests. (1) Whenever an appointing authority is required to appoint an interpreter, the authority shall request the department of public health and human services to furnish the authority with a list of qualified interpreters. If the choice of qualified interpreters does not meet the needs or wishes of the deaf person, the appointing authority shall appoint another qualified interpreter.   (2) The Montana association of the deaf and the Montana registry of interpreters for the deaf shall provide the department of public health and human services with a list of qualified and available interpreters.   (3) The only function of the department of public health and human services is to maintain the list referred to in subsection (2).   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 237, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 49-4-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-508. Oath of interpreter

  49-4-508. Oath of interpreter. An interpreter appointed to interpret for a deaf person, before entering upon the interpreter's duties, shall take an oath that the interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom the interpreter is appointed and that the interpreter will repeat the statements of the person in the English language to the best of the interpreter's skill and judgment.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1808, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 49-4-509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-509. Compensation

  49-4-509. Compensation. An interpreter appointed to interpret for the deaf is entitled to receive a reasonable fee for the interpreter's services, together with actual expenses for travel and transportation. The appointing authority shall set the fee. When the interpreter is appointed in a criminal proceeding in a district court, the fee must be paid by the office of court administrator in accordance with judicial branch policy, and when the interpreter is otherwise appointed, the fees must be paid out of funds available to the appointing authority.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1809, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 2011.
MT Code § 49-4-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-510. Waiver

  49-4-510. Waiver. The right of a deaf person to an interpreter may not be waived except by a deaf person who requests a waiver in writing. Such waiver is subject to the approval of counsel to the deaf person, if existent, and is subject to the approval of the appointing authority.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings|49-4-511. Privileged communications

  49-4-511. Privileged communications. Any information that the interpreter gathers from the deaf person pertaining to any proceeding then pending shall at all times remain confidential and privileged, on an equal basis with the attorney-client privilege, unless such deaf person desires that such information be communicated to other persons.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
MT Code § 49-4-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 6. Discrimination in Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplants|49-4-601. Legislative intent

  49-4-601. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that:  (1) an intellectual or physical disability does not diminish a person's right to health care;   (2) the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. 12101, prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities;   (3) life-saving organ transplants should not be denied to persons with disabilities based on assumptions that they are incapable of complying with posttransplant medical requirements or lack adequate support systems to ensure compliance with posttransplant medical requirements;   (4) although organ transplant centers must consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a patient is suitable to receive an organ transplant, transplant centers that participate in medicare, medicaid, and other federally funded programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and nondiscriminatory distribution of organs; and   (5) Montana residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 487, L. 2021.
MT Code § 49-4-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 49. Human Rights|Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities|Part 6. Discrimination in Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplants|49-4-604. Enforcement

  49-4-604. Enforcement. (1) A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this part may file a civil action for injunctive and other equitable relief against the covered entity in the district court for the county where the affected person resides or the county where the alleged violation occurred.  (2) In an action brought under this part, the court may grant injunctive or other equitable relief, including:   (a) requiring auxiliary aids or services to be made available for the recipient;   (b) requiring the modification of a policy, practice, or procedure of a covered entity; or   (c) requiring facilities to be made accessible to and usable by a qualified recipient.   (3) The court shall give priority on its docket and an expedited review.   (4) Nothing in this part is intended to limit or replace other remedies available under federal or other law.   (5) This part does not create a right to compensatory or punitive damages against a covered entity.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 487, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-1-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws|Part 1. General Provisions|50-1-102. Legal adviser to department

  50-1-102. Legal adviser to department. The attorney general is legal adviser to the department. If the county attorney fails to act and with the approval of the attorney general, the department may retain special counsel and compensate the special counsel from appropriations to the department.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 288, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4111(part); amd. Sec. 239, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 50-1-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws|Part 1. General Provisions|50-1-103. Enforcement of public health laws

  50-1-103. Enforcement of public health laws. (1) Either the county attorney of a county where a cause of action arises or the department may bring an action necessary to abate, restrain, or prosecute the violation of public health laws.   (2) Except as otherwise provided in the public health laws administered by the department, the department may, through the attorney general or appropriate county attorney, sue in district court to enjoin any violation of the public health laws, rules, or orders adopted or issued under the public health laws administered by the department.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 288, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4111(part); amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 50-1-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws|Part 1. General Provisions|50-1-104. General penalty

  50-1-104. General penalty. Anyone who violates a rule adopted by the department for which a penalty is not specified is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. Sec. 221, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5701; amd. Sec. 241, Ch. 546, L. 1995.