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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-477. Generic specialty license plate liaison -- responsibilities

61-3-477. Generic specialty license plate liaison -- responsibilities.
(1) Upon the department's approval of an organization's or a governmental body's proposed sponsorship of a generic specialty license plate, the generic specialty license plate liaison designated under 61-3-475(1)(c) and 61-3-476(1)(c) shall submit to the department the sponsor's name, identifying phrase, and graphic that will appear on the generic specialty license plate.
(2) The generic specialty license plate liaison shall:
(a) verify and approve in writing the prototype or mockup of the sponsor's generic specialty license plate before it may be manufactured or issued by the department; and
(b) confirm, in writing, the donation fee established by the sponsor for initial purchase of the sponsor's generic specialty license plate and for renewal of the sponsor's generic specialty license plate if the fee is required on renewal.
(3) Once a sponsor's generic specialty license plate has been approved for manufacture and distribution, the donation fee established by the sponsor and confirmed by the liaison may not be changed unless a new plate design is authorized in accordance with 61-3-475.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 223, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-478. Generic specialty license plate sponsor fee

61-3-478. Generic specialty license plate sponsor fee.
(1) Upon approval of an organization's application to sponsor a generic specialty license plate and before a sponsor's generic specialty license plates may be manufactured, the department shall assess and the sponsor shall pay a $4,000 fee to the department of corrections Montana correctional enterprises prison industries training program enterprise fund. The fee covers the initial costs incurred by Montana correctional enterprises in producing the generic specialty license plates for the sponsor.
(2) The fee imposed in subsection (1) must be deposited in the Montana correctional enterprises license plate production operating account provided for in 53-30-134.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 312, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 413, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-479. Issuance of generic specialty license plates -- qualifications

61-3-479. Issuance of generic specialty license plates -- qualifications.
(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the department shall issue:
(i) a set of generic specialty license plates to a person who applies for a particular style of generic specialty license plates and pays the donation fee established by the plate sponsor and the administrative fee required in 61-3-480; or
(ii) a set of USS Montana specialty license plates to a person serving or retired from serving aboard the USS Montana who applies and pays the donation fee established by the plate sponsor and the administrative fee required in 61-3-480.
(b) If the sponsor of a generic specialty license plate is not listed on the county collection report published by the state and required under 15-1-504 as of the initial distribution date for the sale of the sponsor's plates, the department shall require the sponsor to collect the initial donation fee from, and issue a special certificate of registration to, a person who is eligible to receive the sponsor's generic specialty license plates. The person shall present the special certificate of registration upon application for the generic specialty license plates.
(2) A set of generic specialty license plates may be issued for any motor vehicle except a motorcycle or a quadricycle.
(3) (a) Except as provided in 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 and 61-3-562, a person who receives generic specialty license plates is subject to the same rules and laws as those that govern standard license plates.
(b) Except as provided in 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 and 61-3-562, the department is subject to the same rules and laws that govern the issuance of standard license plates.
(c) Generic specialty license plates issued under 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 are not subject to any maximum issuance or use limitation that may be imposed on standard license plates.
(4) A person may combine an application for a generic specialty license plate with an application for a license plate with a design bearing a representation of a wheelchair as the symbol of a person with a disability as provided in 61-3-332(9).
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 392, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 663, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-480. Fees for generic specialty license plates -- disposition

61-3-480. Fees for generic specialty license plates -- disposition.
(1) In addition to the other fees and taxes imposed by law, an eligible person who applies for a generic specialty license plate shall pay an administrative fee of $20 and, except as provided in 61-3-479(1)(b), the donation fee specified by the sponsor.
(2) The county treasurer or an authorized agent shall, upon receipt of the fees:
(a) deposit $5 of the $20 administrative fee in the county general fund;
(b) notwithstanding any other provisions of Title 7, Title 17, or this title and unless otherwise provided in 61-3-479(1)(b), accept the donation fee paid by the plate purchaser; and
(c) as provided in 15-1-504, once each month, transmit to the state for distribution:
(i) $10 of the $20 administrative fee for deposit in the account provided in 61-6-158;
(ii) $5 of the administrative fee to the state general fund; and
(iii) all donation fees provided for in subsections (1) and (3), along with a schedule showing the number and type of generic specialty license plates issued and total donations received for the benefit of each sponsor of a generic specialty license plate issued or renewed, to each respective sponsor.
(3) If the donation fee is required by a sponsor upon renewal of generic specialty license plates, the fee must be paid to the county treasurer or an authorized agent upon renewal of registration and transmitted to the state as prescribed in subsection (2).
(4) Once each month, the state shall distribute to the generic specialty license plate liaison designated by a sponsor under 61-3-475(1)(c) or 61-3-476(1)(c) an amount equal to the total donations credited to that sponsor and transferred to the department of revenue by the county treasurers during the preceding month.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 223, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 413, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 196, L. 2013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-481. Generic specialty license plates -- restrictions on use

61-3-481. Generic specialty license plates -- restrictions on use.
(1) Generic specialty license plates may be issued by the department in conjunction with the registration of any motor vehicle except a motorcycle or a quadricycle. The department may not issue generic specialty license plates without the motor vehicle having been registered.
(2) Generic specialty license plates may be used only as the official license plates for a motor vehicle.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 88, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 392, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-501. When motor vehicle taxes and fees are due

61-3-501. When motor vehicle taxes and fees are due.
(1) Motor vehicle registration fees, local option vehicle taxes or fees, fees in lieu of tax, and other fees must be paid on the date of registration or renewal of registration of the motor vehicle.
(2) Motor vehicle registration fees, fees in lieu of tax, and local option taxes or fees imposed under this chapter do not accrue after ownership of the motor vehicle has been transferred to another person.
(3) (a) For purposes of this chapter and except as provided in subsection (3)(b), the age of a motor vehicle is determined by subtracting the manufacturer's designated model year from the current calendar year.
(b) If the purchase year of a motor home precedes the designated model year of the motor home and the motor home is originally titled in Montana, then the purchase year is considered the model year for calculating the age of the motor home.
History: (1), (2)En. 53-159 by Sec. 6, Ch. 74, L. 1975; Sec. 53-159, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. 53-161 by Sec. 8, Ch. 74, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 183, L. 1977; Sec. 53-161, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 53-159, 53-161; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 409, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 261, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-502. Repealed

61-3-502. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 515, L. 1999.
History: (1) thru (5)En. Sec. 6-215, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 290, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 316, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 74, L. 1975; Sec. 32-3315, R.C.M. 1947; (6)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 75, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 207, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 113, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 181, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1933; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 296, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 214, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 74, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 566, L. 1977; Sec. 53-114, R.C.M. 1947; (7)En. Sec. 12, Ch. 219, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1973; Sec. 53-626, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 32-3319 by Sec. 183, Ch. 316, L. 1974; Sec. 32-3319, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3315(part), 32-3319(part), 53-114(6); amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 657, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 585, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 517, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 81, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 257, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 248, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 409, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-504. Repealed

61-3-504. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 515, L. 1999.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 75, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 207, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 113, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 181, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 296, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 214, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 74, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-114(4); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 517, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 612, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 209, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 257, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 580, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 79, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 180, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-505. Repealed

61-3-505. Repealed.
Sec. 16, Ch. 724, L. 1991.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 75, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 207, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 113, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 181, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 296, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 214, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 74, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-114(7), (8); amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 421, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-506. Repealed

61-3-506. Repealed.
Sec. 26, Ch. 335, L. 2019.
History: En. 53-160 by Sec. 7, Ch. 74, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 53-160; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 657, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 525, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 113, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-507. Exemption

61-3-507. Exemption.
A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer that is exempt from taxation and registration fees under 15-6-215 or subject to the provisions of 61-3-520 is exempt from all other taxes and fees generally imposed on a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer by this part.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 75, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 207, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 113, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 181, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1759, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 195, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 290, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 296, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 214, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 74, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-114(9); amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 525, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 114, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-508. Repealed

61-3-508. Repealed.
Sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 410, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 52, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 520, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 140, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 252, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6807(2); amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 383, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 409, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-509. Disposition of fees -- responsibility for dishonored payments

61-3-509. Disposition of fees -- responsibility for dishonored payments.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in 61-3-321, all registration fees imposed by 61-3-321 on light vehicles, motor homes, motorcycles, quadricycles, buses, motor vehicles having a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors for which a license is sought must be remitted to the state as provided in 15-1-504 every 30 days. The payments must be deposited in the state general fund.
(2) (a) The department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer is responsible for pursuing remedies available under 27-1-717 or otherwise provided by law when a check, draft, converted check, electronic funds transfer, or order for the payment of money is dishonored:
(i) for lack of funds or credit;
(ii) because the issuer does not have an account with the entity from which the funds are to be drawn; or
(iii) because the issuer stops payment with the intent to defraud the payee of the check or the payee named on the issued check, draft, converted check, electronic funds transfer, or order for the payment of money.
(b) Once fees have been remitted to the state under this section, adjustments may be made only for dishonored instruments if less than 1 year has elapsed from the date of remittance.
History: En. Subd. 4, Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1759.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 154, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 121, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 53-117; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 685, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 702, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 1, Sp. L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 416, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 16, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 330, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 580, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 170(2), Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Secs. 11, 16(2), Ch. 11, Sp. L. May 2000; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 173, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 41, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 231, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 250, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-510. Repealed

61-3-510. Repealed.
Sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 639, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 433, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 81, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-511. Repealed

61-3-511. Repealed.
Sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 604, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-512. Repealed

61-3-512. Repealed.
Sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 718, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-518. Repealed

61-3-518. Repealed.
Sec. 81, Ch. 477, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 715, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-519. Repealed

61-3-519. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 715, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 121, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-520. Fees on motor vehicles used exclusively in filming motion pictures or television commercials

61-3-520. Fees on motor vehicles used exclusively in filming motion pictures or television commercials.
(1) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer used exclusively in the filming of motion pictures or television commercials that has been in the state for a period exceeding 180 consecutive days in a calendar year is subject to applicable registration fees, including one-time registration fees for vehicles subject to permanent registration under this chapter as if the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer were not used exclusively for filming motion pictures or television commercials, but the registration fees must be prorated as provided in subsection (2).
(2) (a) The registration fees imposed under subsection (1) must be prorated by dividing the number of days in excess of 180 consecutive days in the calendar year by 365.
(b) Fees on a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer imposed pursuant to this section must be collected as provided in this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 525, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 91, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-521. Repealed

61-3-521. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-522. Repealed

61-3-522. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 402, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-523. Repealed

61-3-523. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 402, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-524. Repealed

61-3-524. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 414, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-645; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 712, L. 1979; Sec. 61-3-441, MCA 1979; redes. 61-3-524 by Code Commissioner, 1979; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 715, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 174, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-525. Repealed

61-3-525. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 414, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 211, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-647; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 712, L. 1979; Sec. 61-3-442, MCA 1979; redes. 61-3-525 by Code Commissioner, 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 450, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 715, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 174, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-526. Repealed

61-3-526. Repealed.
Sec. 125, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 146, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 450, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 393, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-527. Repealed

61-3-527. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 580, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 402, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-528. Repealed

61-3-528. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 496, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-529. Schedule of fees for buses, motor vehicles having rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors -- proration -- exemption

61-3-529. Schedule of fees for buses, motor vehicles having rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors -- proration -- exemption.
(1) (a) There is an annual fee in lieu of property tax imposed on buses, trucks having a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors. The fee is in addition to annual registration fees.
(b) The fee imposed by subsection (1)(a) is not required to be paid by a dealer of buses, trucks, or truck tractors that constitute inventory of the dealership.
(2) Subject to the conditions of subsection (4), the owner of a bus, truck with a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton, or truck tractor shall pay a fee in lieu of tax based on the age and manufacturer's rated capacity of the motor vehicle according to the following schedule:
Age of Motor Vehicle
Rated Capacity (in pounds)
(in years)
16,999 or less
17,000-26,999
27,000-54,999
55,000 or more
1 or less
$117
$167
$284
$375
2
109
150
250
300
3
100
134
220
266
4
92
117
184
242
5
83
109
160
195
6
75
100
134
167
7
66
91
117
147
8
58
83
100
125
9
50
75
92
109
10
41
58
79
92
11-12
33
50
67
76
13-14
28
37
52
61
15-16
25
30
38
47
17-18
18
26
29
36
19-20
13
19
22
26
21 or more
10
12
16
20
(3) The age of the motor vehicle must be determined under 61-3-501.
(4) (a) The manufacturer's rated capacity for a bus or truck with a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton is the manufacturer's rated gross vehicle weight.
(b) The manufacturer's rated capacity for a truck tractor is the manufacturer's rated gross combined weight.
(5) Except as provided in 61-3-520, the fee in lieu of tax on a motor vehicle subject to this section that is brought or driven into this state by a nonresident person for hire, compensation, or profit must be prorated as determined and paid under 61-3-701.
(6) The fee in lieu of tax may not be refunded.
History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Secs. 2, 3, 4, Ch. 500, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 94, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-530. Repealed

61-3-530. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 402, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-531. Repealed

61-3-531. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 614, L. 1981.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-532. Repealed

61-3-532. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 614, L. 1981.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-533. Repealed

61-3-533. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 685, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 702, L. 1985; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 1, Sp. L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-534. Repealed

61-3-534. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 614, L. 1981.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-535. Motor vehicle registration renewal -- reminder notice and renewal by mail

61-3-535. Motor vehicle registration renewal -- reminder notice and renewal by mail.
(1) The owner of a motor vehicle subject to renewal of registration under 61-3-312 may renew the registration of a motor vehicle by mail or by electronic methods when the value, age, length, weight, or other criteria used to determine the tax or fee for a particular type of motor vehicle are available to the department by electronic means.
(2) Any mail renewal procedure developed by the department may:
(a) include a procedure to facilitate automated handling of mail renewal, including issuance of replacement plates when required by statute;
(b) include a procedure to verify compliance with 61-6-301 using the system provided in 61-6-157; or
(c) provide for a reminder notice to the owner of a motor vehicle of the requirement to renew the vehicle's registration.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 32, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 420, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 450, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 365, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 580, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 121, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 413, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 335, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-536. Repealed

61-3-536. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 115, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 708, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 702, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 1, Sp. L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 30, Sp. L. June 1986.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-537. Local option motor vehicle tax

61-3-537. Local option motor vehicle tax.
(1) A county may impose a local option motor vehicle tax on motor vehicles subject to the registration fee imposed under 61-3-321(2) or 61-3-562 at a rate of up to 0.7% of the value determined under 61-3-503 or a local flat fee, in addition to the fee imposed under 61-3-321(2) or 61-3-562.
(2) A local option motor vehicle tax or flat fee is payable at the same time and in the same manner as the fee imposed under 61-3-321(2) or 61-3-562. The tax or fee is distributed as follows:
(a) 50% to the county; and
(b) the remaining 50% to the county and the incorporated cities and towns within the county, apportioned on the basis of population. The distribution to a city or town is determined by multiplying the amount of money available by the ratio of the population of the city or town to the total county population. The distribution to the county is determined by multiplying the amount of money available by the ratio of the population of unincorporated areas within the county to the total county population.
(3) The governing body of a county may impose, revise, or revoke a local option motor vehicle tax or flat fee if the imposition, revision, or revocation of the tax or fee is approved by the electorate of the county. The imposition, revision, or revocation of the tax or fee is effective on January 1 following its approval by the electorate. The county governing body by resolution may provide for the distribution of the local option motor vehicle tax or flat fee.
History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 749, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 180, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 16(3), Ch. 11, Sp. L. May 2000; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 13, Sp. L. August 2002; amd. Sec. 120, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-541. Repealed

61-3-541. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 516, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-542. Repealed

61-3-542. Repealed.
Sec. 38, Ch. 611, L. 1987.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 516, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-550. Motor vehicle information technology system account

61-3-550. Motor vehicle information technology system account.
(1) There is a motor vehicle information technology system account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102.
(2) (a) Until June 30, 2019, $4 of the fee received by the department pursuant to 61-3-103(8) for a security interest or other lien must be deposited in the account.
(b) Until June 30, 2026, fees received by the department pursuant to 61-3-103(9) and $5 of each fee received under 61-3-203 or 61-3-204 for a certificate of title must be deposited in the account.
(3) The money in the motor vehicle information technology system account must be appropriated by the legislature to the department of justice and must be used by the department for the purpose of:
(a) repaying any indebtedness or loan incurred for the creation of a new information technology system for motor vehicles; or
(b) payment of costs directly incurred in the creation and support of the new motor vehicle information technology system.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 394, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 9, 12(2), Ch. 562, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 610, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 50, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 398, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-551. Terminated

61-3-551. Terminated.
Sec. 39(5), Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992.
History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 15, Sp. L. July 1992.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-560. Repealed

61-3-560. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 539, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-561. Repealed

61-3-561. Repealed.
Sec. 240, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 515, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-570. Local option flat fee

61-3-570. Local option flat fee.
(1) A local option flat fee for each light vehicle may be imposed within a county by the board of county commissioners by adoption of a resolution and referral to the electorate. The imposition of the local option flat fee must be approved by the majority of the electorate voting in the election.
(2) The local option flat fee is:
(a) applicable annually for light vehicles that are registered annually; and
(b) a one-time fee for light vehicles registered under 61-3-562.
(3) Fees collected under this section must be distributed as provided in 61-3-537.
History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 114, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-571. Definitions

61-3-571. Definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Class 1 vehicle" means a vehicle having an unladen gross weight of less than 6,000 pounds.
(2) "Class 2 vehicle" means a vehicle having an unladen gross weight of at least 6,000 pounds but not more than 10,000 pounds.
(3) "Class 3 vehicle" means a vehicle having an unladen gross weight of greater than 10,000 pounds but not greater than 26,000 pounds.
(4) "Class 4 vehicle" means a vehicle having an unladen gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds.
(5) (a) "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(i) is originally equipped with a 100%-electric motor that draws propulsion energy solely from a battery with at least 20 kilowatt hours of capacity that can be recharged from an external source of electricity;
(ii) has at least four wheels; and
(iii) is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways.
(b) The term does not include:
(i) a low-speed electric vehicle; or
(ii) a medium-speed electric vehicle.
(6) "Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(a) is originally equipped so that the vehicle draws propulsion from an internal combustion engine and a battery with at least 5 kilowatt hours of capacity that can be recharged from an external source of electricity;
(b) has at least four wheels; and
(c) is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-572. Additional electric vehicle registration fees -- disposition

61-3-572. Additional electric vehicle registration fees -- disposition.
In addition to the registration fees required pursuant to the provisions of Title 61, chapter 3, at the time of initial and renewal registration for an electric vehicle, there is an additional fee based on the weight of the electric vehicle as provided:
(1) The annual registration fees for electric vehicles other than plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is as follows:
(a) $130 for class 1 vehicles;
(b) $190 for class 2 vehicles;
(c) $340 for class 3 vehicles; and
(d) $1,100 for class 4 vehicles.
(2) The annual registration fees for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is as follows:
(a) $70 for class 1 vehicles;
(b) $100 for class 2 vehicles;
(c) $210 for class 3 vehicles; and
(d) $700 for class 4 vehicles.
(3) The county treasurer or an authorized agent shall transmit the fees provided for in this section to the state as provided in 15-1-504 for deposit to the credit of the department in the highway restricted account provided for in 15-70-126.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 164, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 5. Taxes, Fees, and Fees in Lieu of Taxes › 61-3-573. Gross vehicle weight permanent registration fee -- electric vehicles -- plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

61-3-573. (Effective January 1, 2024) Gross vehicle weight permanent registration fee -- electric vehicles -- plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
(1) The permanent registration fee for an electric vehicle is based on unladen gross weight as follows:
(a) for a class 1 vehicle, $260;
(b) for a class 2 vehicle, $380.
(2) The permanent registration fee for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is based on gross vehicle weight as follows:
(a) for a class 1 vehicle, $140;
(b) for a class 2 vehicle, $200.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 562, L. 2023; amd. sec. 4, Ch. 562, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-601. Penalty for violations

61-3-601. Penalty for violations.
Except as otherwise provided, a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500. Nothing in this section prevents the prosecution of a person for an offense committed under any other law.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 158, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 1755.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 122, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 256, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 53-102(part); amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 724, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-602. Enforcement

61-3-602. Enforcement.
It is mandatory upon all police and peace officers of the state, of the counties of the state, and of towns, cities, and villages to carry out the provisions of chapter 4, part 1, and this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 158, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 1755.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 122, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 256, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 53-102(part); amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 409, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-603. Penalty for alteration or forgery of certificate of ownership or certificate of title -- assignment

61-3-603. Penalty for alteration or forgery of certificate of ownership or certificate of title -- assignment.
A person who alters or forges or causes to be altered or forged any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer certificate of ownership or certificate of title or any assignment of a certificate of ownership or certificate of title or who holds or uses any certificate or assignment knowing that the certificate has been altered or forged is guilty of a felony. Upon a conviction of a violation of this section, the offender is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000, to imprisonment for a period of not more than 10 years, or both.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 113, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 1763.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 334, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 53-136; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 122, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-604. Penalty for altering identification number

61-3-604. Penalty for altering identification number.
(1) A person who willfully removes or falsifies an identification number of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or motor vehicle engine is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the state prison for a period of not more than 10 years, or both.
(2) Any person or persons, firm, or corporation that sells or offers for sale in this state a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer the original vehicle identification number of which has been destroyed, removed, altered, covered, or defaced, with the exception of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers bearing a state-assigned identification number in accordance with 61-3-107, is punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500 and by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than 30 days or more than 180 days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction under this subsection, the punishment shall be imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 1 year or more than 5 years or a fine in an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.
History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 256, L. 1969; Sec. 53-139.1, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 15, Ch. 113, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 1763.7, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 121, L. 1965; Sec. 53-139, R.C.M 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 53-139(part), 53-139.1; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 272, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 123, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-605. Repealed

61-3-605. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 515, L. 1999.
History: En. Sec. 6-216, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3316; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 585, L. 1987.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-606. Repealed

61-3-606. Repealed.
Sec. 46, Ch. 592, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 414, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-646.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement › 61-3-607. Penalty for tampering with odometer or violating odometer statement requirements

61-3-607. Penalty for tampering with odometer or violating odometer statement requirements.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to tamper with the odometer of a motor vehicle. It is considered tampering if a person removes, turns back, or changes the reading on the odometer, except when repairing or replacing a defective odometer and setting it anew to show the true mileage, or if a person sells, offers for sale, uses, installs, or causes to be installed any device that causes the odometer to register a mileage reading other than the true mileage for the purpose of deceiving a prospective purchaser. For purposes of this section, the true mileage is that driven by the motor vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
(2) A person who purposely or knowingly violates the provisions of 61-3-206 or subsection (1) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the state prison for a period of not more than 10 years, or both. If that person is a motor vehicle dealer, the department shall revoke the dealer's license. Action by the department under this subsection must conform to the contested case procedures in Title 2, chapter 4.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 324, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 272, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 124, Ch. 542, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 7. Registration of Foreign Vehicles › 61-3-702. Foreign vehicles to display license plates

61-3-702. Foreign vehicles to display license plates.
All foreign registered and licensed motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers must carry in plain sight on the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer the license plates or device from the other state or foreign country.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 121, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 126, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1760.8, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 53-130; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 542, L. 2005.