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MT Code § 61-4-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-210. Penalties -- administrative penalties

  61-4-210. Penalties -- administrative penalties. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates any provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day that a violation continues or occurs constitutes a separate violation.   (2) A manufacturer on direct dealerships, distributor on indirect dealerships, or importer on direct dealerships who has filed with the department an agreement used by all its franchisees in this state together with a list of all such franchisees and who fails to notify the department within 30 days of any revision, change, or addition thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not to exceed $500.   (3) If any new motor vehicle dealer or transferee of a new motor vehicle dealer incurs pecuniary loss due to a violation of this part by a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or factory branch or representative or agent of the listed persons or entities, the new motor vehicle dealer or transferee of a new motor vehicle dealer may recover damages in a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount equal to three times the pecuniary loss, together with costs including reasonable attorney fees.   (4) In addition to any other penalty provided for in this part, the department may take appropriate enforcement action on its own initiative in accordance with the contested case procedures of Title 2, chapter 4. A person who violates the provisions of this part may be subject to administrative action and a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.   History: En. 51-604, 51-607 by Secs. 4, 7, Ch. 380, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 51-604(4), 51-607; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 431, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 229, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 308, L. 2009.
MT Code § 61-4-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-211. Repealed

  61-4-211. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 431, L. 1981.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 557, L. 1979.
MT Code § 61-4-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-212. Damage notice

  61-4-212. Damage notice. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a franchisor is required:   (a) to disclose in writing to a new motor vehicle dealer damage to a new motor vehicle delivered to the new motor vehicle dealer if the damage is known to the franchisor and repaired, the damage occurred after the manufacturing process is complete but before delivery to the new motor vehicle dealer, and the damage exceeds 5% of the franchisor's suggested retail price as calculated at the rate of the new motor vehicle dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts; and   (b) to disclose in writing to a purchaser of the new motor vehicle before entering into a sales contract that the new motor vehicle has been damaged and repaired if the damage to the new motor vehicle exceeds 5% of the franchisor's suggested retail price as calculated at the rate of the new motor vehicle dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts.   (2) Disclosure is not required for any glass, tires, or bumper of a new motor vehicle if the damaged item has been replaced with original or comparable equipment.   (3) If disclosure is not required under subsection (2), a purchaser may not revoke or rescind a sales contract due solely to the fact that the new motor vehicle was damaged and repaired before completion of the sale.   (4) For purposes of this section, "franchisor's suggested retail price" means the retail price of the new motor vehicle suggested by the franchisor, including the retail delivered price suggested by the franchisor for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the new motor vehicle dealer that is not included within the retail price suggested by the franchisor for the new motor vehicle.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 308, L. 2009.
MT Code § 61-4-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-214. reserved

  61-4-214 reserved.
MT Code § 61-4-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-216. Administrative hearings and adjudications -- procedure

  61-4-216. Administrative hearings and adjudications -- procedure. (1) A new motor vehicle dealer or transferee of a new motor vehicle dealer who is directly and adversely affected by the action or conduct of a manufacturer, person, or entity described in 61-4-208(1) that is alleged to be in violation of any provision of Montana law, including but not limited to 30-11-701 through 30-11-713, 30-11-717 through 30-11-719, 61-4-131 through 61-4-137, 61-4-150, 61-4-208, and 61-4-213, may seek a declaration and adjudication of rights and obligations with respect to the alleged action or conduct by filing with the department a complaint and request for an administrative hearing that conforms substantially with the requirements of the contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, Title 2, chapter 4, which governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of cases such as this. The hearing officer shall assess the department's costs against the parties or a party as a cost of the action.  (2) Objections or notice of protest pursuant to 61-4-205(1) and (2) must be adjudicated pursuant to those statutes if mediation pursuant to 61-4-215 is unsuccessful.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 389, L. 2021.
MT Code § 61-4-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-217. Standing to bring action

  61-4-217. Standing to bring action. (1) The following entities have standing to seek redress for violations of Title 30, chapters 11 and 14, part 25, of this chapter, or of any other provision of Montana law relating to or affecting the relationship between a manufacturer, person, or entity described in 61-4-208(1) and a new motor vehicle dealer:  (a) a new motor vehicle dealer;   (b) a transferee of a new motor vehicle dealer; and   (c) any corporation or association that is primarily owned by or composed of new motor vehicle dealers and that primarily represents the interests of new motor vehicle dealers if at least one of the corporation or association members would have standing on its own, the interests that the action seeks to protect are germane to the corporation or association's purpose, and the claim asserted or the relief requested does not require the participation of individual members in the action.   (2) Entities that have standing under subsection (1) may:   (a) file a petition and request the department handle the matter as an administrative proceeding; or   (b) bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction.   (3) An action filed under this section may seek:   (a) recovery of actual damages;   (b) declaratory or injunctive relief; or   (c) reasonable costs of the suit and attorney fees to a prevailing party.   (4) A court or administrative hearing officer may, in its discretion, increase the award of damages up to an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages sustained for a willful violation of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 389, L. 2021.
MT Code § 61-4-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-218. through 61-4-220 reserved

  61-4-218 through 61-4-220 reserved.
MT Code § 61-4-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-221. Manufacturer's representative's license plates

  61-4-221. Manufacturer's representative's license plates. (1) As used in 61-4-221 through 61-4-223, "manufacturer's representative" means a resident of Montana who is an employee of a motor vehicle manufacturer licensed under the provisions of 61-4-202 and whose responsibility includes coordinating and promoting sales efforts with the manufacturer's dealers.   (2) Subject to the provisions of 61-4-221 through 61-4-223 and notwithstanding the provisions of Title 61, chapter 3, a manufacturer's representative who qualifies as provided in subsection (1) may display manufacturer's license plates on a motor vehicle used solely for business purposes.   (3) To qualify for the issuance and use of manufacturer's license plates by its manufacturer's representatives, the manufacturer licensed under 61-4-202 shall apply on forms and in a manner prescribed by the department and pay the fees provided for in 61-4-222.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 404, L. 1989.
MT Code § 61-4-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-222. Fees

  61-4-222. Fees. (1) Upon making the application required under 61-4-221, the manufacturer shall pay to the department a fee of $250, which entitles the manufacturer to one set of license plates, and an additional fee of $20 for each additional set of license plates. The manufacturer may receive one set of license plates for each manufacturer's representative.   (2) The fees provided for in subsection (1) do not apply to the manufacturer of a personal watercraft as defined in 23-2-502, a snowmobile as defined in 23-2-601, or an off-highway vehicle as defined in 23-2-801.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 404, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 384, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-4-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-223. Assignment of numbers

  61-4-223. Assignment of numbers. (1) Upon the licensing of a manufacturer under 61-4-202, the department shall assign to the manufacturer a distinctive serial number and, after payment of fees provided for in 61-4-222, furnish every qualified manufacturer's representative of that manufacturer with one set of license plates. Assigned license plates must be similar to standard license plates furnished to owners of motor vehicles but must bear, in addition to the serial number assigned to the manufacturer, the letters "MFG".   (2) The department shall cause to be placed on each set of license plates issued to a manufacturer a serial number assigned to the manufacturer and the actual number of license plates issued to the manufacturer. The department shall provide registration decals bearing the appropriate county designation. The registration decals must be affixed to the license plates in use in accordance with instructions by the department.   (3) A manufacturer's representative who qualifies as provided in 61-4-221(1) may display manufacturer's license plates on a motor vehicle held for bona fide sale or used solely in the conduct of the manufacturer's business and operated by or under the control of the manufacturer's representative.   (4) When the department has reasonable cause to believe, from an investigation made by it or information furnished to it by a sheriff or any other law enforcement officer, that a manufacturer has been improperly licensed, has used the manufacturer's license other than as authorized in this section, or is not qualified as a manufacturer under the requirements of this part, the department may revoke the manufacturer's license.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 404, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-4-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-224. reserved

  61-4-224 reserved.
MT Code § 61-4-225 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 2. Licensing of New Motor VehicleManufacturers, Distributors, and Importers -- Disputes -- Standing|61-4-225. Loaner license plates -- issuance -- restrictions on use

  61-4-225. Loaner license plates -- issuance -- restrictions on use. (1) On application and payment of an annual fee of $25 for a set, the department may issue loaner plates to a new motor vehicle dealer as defined in 61-4-201.  (2) Loaner license plates may be displayed only on a new motor vehicle:   (a) that remains on a manufacturer's statement of origin;   (b) that is in the inventory of the dealer and held primarily for resale; and   (c) that the dealer loans to a customer while the dealer is repairing the customer's vehicle.   (3) A dealer shall maintain records detailing to whom a vehicle bearing loaner plates has been loaned, the date of the loan, the date on which the vehicle bearing loaner plates is to be returned, and the actual date of the vehicle's return. These records must include the name, address, and telephone number of the person or entity to whom the vehicle has been loaned and the name of a contact person who will oversee the actual operation and use of the vehicle. The records are subject to audit by the department.   (4) It is the responsibility of the person or entity to whom the vehicle bearing loaner plates was loaned to carry, while operating or in actual physical control of the vehicle, written proof that the person or entity is authorized to operate or be in actual physical control of the vehicle.   (5) If a dealer allows a person or entity to operate or retain actual physical control of a vehicle bearing loaner plates in violation of this section, the department may suspend the dealer's right to use the loaner plates for a period not to exceed 6 months.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 389, L. 2021.
MT Code § 61-4-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-301. Permit and transit plates for new motor vehicles being transported by driveaway or towaway methods -- used mobile homes

  61-4-301. Permit and transit plates for new motor vehicles being transported by driveaway or towaway methods -- used mobile homes. (1) (a) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation, regularly and lawfully engaged in the transportation of new motor vehicles over the highways of this state from manufacturing or assembly points to agents of manufacturers and dealers in this state or in other states, territories, or foreign countries or provinces by the driveaway or towaway methods, when the motor vehicles being driven, towed, or transported by the saddle-mount, towbar, or full-mount methods, or a lawful combination of these methods, will be transported over the highways of the state only once, may annually apply to the department of justice for a permit to use the highways of this state and shall pay, upon filing the application, a fee of $100. Upon processing of the application, that department shall issue an annual permit to the applicant.   (b) A person moving used mobile homes from a point outside the state to a point inside the state may apply to the department for the permit authorized pursuant to subsection (1)(a).   (2) (a) The permitholder may also apply to the department of justice for five sets of transit plates showing the permit number for identification of the motor vehicles being transported by the permitholder, and the plates or devices may be used on a motor vehicle being driven, towed, or transported by and under the control of the permitholder. The department shall collect the additional sum of $10 for each set of transit plates or devices applied for and issued.   (b) A permitholder may apply for and receive more than five sets of transit plates in a calendar year if the permitholder can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department, that additional sets of plates are needed based on the number of trip fees reported in Montana in the previous calendar year. The department shall collect $10 for each additional set of transit plates issued.   (3) The department of justice shall retain the permit and plate fees to defray costs of administering 61-4-301 through 61-4-308.   (4) The permit and transit plates or devices expire on December 31 of each year.   History: En. Sec. 6-401, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 121, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3401; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 299, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 174, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-4-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-302. One-trip fee in addition to permit and plate fees payable quarterly -- exception

  61-4-302. One-trip fee in addition to permit and plate fees payable quarterly -- exception. (1) In addition to the permit and plate fees, a permitholder shall pay to the department a one-trip fee of $5 for each driven motor vehicle. The fee must be paid within 15 days after the end of the calendar quarter upon forms recommended or supplied by that department.   (2) A person moving new or used mobile homes is not subject to the one-trip fee required by subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 6-402, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 122, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3402; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-4-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-303. Disposition of funds collected

  61-4-303. Disposition of funds collected. The department of justice shall retain 5% of the funds collected in payment of the trip fees to defray costs of administration. The remaining 95% shall be transferred, on or before the 15th day of each month after collection, to the credit of the department of transportation.   History: En. Sec. 6-403, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 123, Ch. 316, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 286, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3403; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991.
MT Code § 61-4-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-304. Fees provided for to be in addition to fees now payable under chapter 12, Title 69

  61-4-304. Fees provided for to be in addition to fees now payable under chapter 12, Title 69. The fees provided for driveaway or towaway transportation are in addition to any fees payable by for-hire carriers under the provisions of chapter 12, Title 69.   History: En. Sec. 6-404, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3404.
MT Code § 61-4-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-305. Driveaway or towaway fees in lieu of other fees payable -- election to pay other fees

  61-4-305. Driveaway or towaway fees in lieu of other fees payable -- election to pay other fees. The fees provided for driveaway or towaway transporters are in consideration of the right to use the highways of the state and except as provided in 61-4-304 are in lieu of all other fees including those which might be payable under the provisions of part 2 of chapter 10. However, any operator may elect to pay the fees payable under the provisions of that part.   History: En. Sec. 6-405, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3405; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 421, L. 1979.
MT Code § 61-4-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-306. Exemptions from fees

  61-4-306. Exemptions from fees. The fees provided for driveaway or towaway transporters do not apply to:   (1) motor vehicles regularly used in the hauling of motor vehicles by the truckaway method or to the motor vehicles being hauled;   (2) motor vehicles operated under dealers' licenses or plates;   (3) motor vehicles registerable under any other provisions of law;   (4) any person not issued a driveaway or towaway permit.   History: En. Sec. 6-406, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3406; amd. Sec. 176, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-4-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-307. Display of plates

  61-4-307. Display of plates. A motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles transported over the highways of the state by a permitholder shall display in a prominent position on the motor vehicle the distinctive transit plates or devices, with the towing motor vehicle displaying the plates or device on the front of the motor vehicle and a towed motor vehicle displaying the plates on the rear of the motor vehicle.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 133, L. 1953; Sec. 53-632, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 32-3407 by Sec. 185, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3407; amd. Sec. 177, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
MT Code § 61-4-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-308. List of holders of permits and transit plates

  61-4-308. List of holders of permits and transit plates. The department of justice shall furnish the department of transportation a list of the permitholders and of the transit plates or devices issued to those permitholders.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 133, L. 1953; Sec. 53-633, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 32-3408 by Sec. 186, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3408; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991.
MT Code § 61-4-309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 61. Motor Vehicles|Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles|Part 3. Transportation of Vehicles|61-4-309. Repealed

  61-4-309. Repealed. Sec. 315, Ch. 42, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 18, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 53-119.1(part).