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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 3. Registration › 61-3-342. Repealed

61-3-342. Repealed.
Sec. 125, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 138, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 53-109.3; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 477, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 3. Registration › 61-3-344. Out-of-state USS Montana vehicles -- compliance with local state safety and emissions laws

61-3-344. Out-of-state USS Montana vehicles -- compliance with local state safety and emissions laws.
A vehicle displaying USS Montana specialty license plates and located for more than 1 month in the state that contains the home port of the USS Montana is subject to that state's laws regarding safety inspections and emissions testing.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 663, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 3. Registration › 61-3-345. Motor vehicle computer system

61-3-345. Motor vehicle computer system.
The department shall maintain a statewide online computer system to be used to title and register motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers, campers, motorboats, personal watercraft, sailboats, snowmobiles, and off-highway vehicles.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 132, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 313, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 596, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 3. Registration › 61-3-346. County motor vehicle computer committee

61-3-346. County motor vehicle computer committee.
(1) There is a county motor vehicle computer committee.
(2) The committee is allocated to the department of justice for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121.
(3) The committee consists of:
(a) an employee of the department of justice information technology division, appointed by the attorney general;
(b) two county treasurers, appointed by the Montana county treasurers association; and
(c) two employees of the department of justice, appointed by the attorney general.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 313, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 365, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 3. Registration › 61-3-347. Duties of county motor vehicle computer committee

61-3-347. Duties of county motor vehicle computer committee.
(1) The county motor vehicle computer committee shall:
(a) establish the requirements and specifications for the county motor vehicle computer system to be used by county treasurers and the department of justice to register and renew the registration of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, and off-highway vehicles;
(b) approve the purchase of computer equipment, including peripherals, to be used for the registration and renewal of the registration of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, and off-highway vehicles;
(c) approve the procedures for the development of the county motor vehicle computer system provided for in 61-3-345 and for training in the use of that system.
(2) As used in this section, "computer system" means the county motor vehicle application system and does not imply that the department of administration is responsible for establishing policy and operating and maintaining the county motor vehicle computer system.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 604, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 365, 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 › 61-3-401. Definition of personalized license plates

61-3-401. Definition of personalized license plates.
Personalized license plates, as used in 61-3-401 through 61-3-406, are license plates that are specially produced and display a specific combination of letters or numbers, or both, expressly requested by the owner of the passenger motor vehicle.
History: En. 53-150 by Sec. 3, Ch. 257, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-150; amd. Sec. 88, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-402. Personalized license plates authorized

61-3-402. Personalized license plates authorized.
A person who is the registered owner of a motor vehicle, truck, motor home, trailer, motorcycle, quadricycle, or other vehicle for the owner's personal use may upon payment of the fee prescribed in 61-3-406 apply to the department for personalized license plates in the manner prescribed in 61-3-405. The plates must be affixed to the vehicle for which registration is sought in lieu of the license plates numbered as provided in 61-3-332.
History: En. 53-148 by Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 53-148; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-403. Color and design of personalized license plates -- exception

61-3-403. Color and design of personalized license plates -- exception.
Except as provided in 61-3-407 and 61-3-466, the personalized license plates must be the same color and design as standard license plates and must consist of numbers or letters, or any combination of numbers or letters, not exceeding eight positions and not less than two positions, provided that there are no conflicts with existing standard or special license plate series under this title. A registration decal must be displayed on personalized license plates as provided in 61-3-332.
History: En. 53-149 by Sec. 2, Ch. 257, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-149; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 318, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-404. Personalized license plates restricted to registered owner

61-3-404. Personalized license plates restricted to registered owner.
Personalized license plates may be issued only to the registered owner of the motor vehicle upon which they are displayed.
History: En. 53-151 by Sec. 4, Ch. 257, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-151; amd. Sec. 90, Ch. 542, 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 › 61-3-405. Application for personalized plates

61-3-405. Application for personalized plates.
An applicant for personalized license plates or renewal of such plates in subsequent years pursuant to 61-3-401 through 61-3-406 shall file an application therefor in the form and by the date the department requires, indicating thereon the combination of letters or numbers, or both, requested as a registration number. There shall be no duplication of registration numbers, and the department may refuse to issue any combination of letters or numbers, or both, that may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency or which are misleading or a duplication of license plates provided for elsewhere in this title.
History: En. 53-152 by Sec. 5, Ch. 257, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-152; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-406. Fees for personalized plates -- disposition

61-3-406. Fees for personalized plates -- disposition.
(1) In addition to all other fees and taxes imposed by law, the applicant for a personalized license plate shall pay a fee of $25 for the original personalized license plate and a fee of $10 for each transfer or renewal of the personalized license plate.
(2) The revenue derived from the fee must be deposited in the state general fund.
History: En. 53-153 by Sec. 6, Ch. 257, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-153; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 141, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 398, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 166, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-407. Personalized license plates for disabled -- military, veteran, and generic specialty license plates

61-3-407. Personalized license plates for disabled -- military, veteran, and generic specialty license plates.
Subject to the provisions of 61-3-405 and 61-3-406, an application for standard license plates bearing a wheelchair as the symbol of a person with a disability under 61-3-332(9), special military or veteran license plates under 61-3-458, or generic specialty license plates under 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 may be combined with an application for personalized plates. The application must be made on a form supplied by the department.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 344, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 233, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 14, 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 › 61-3-411. Registration of motor vehicle owned and operated solely as collector's item

61-3-411. Registration of motor vehicle owned and operated solely as collector's item.
(1) An owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer that is more than 30 years old and that is used solely as a collector's item and is not used for general transportation purposes may file with the department an application for the registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer. The application must state:
(a) the name and address of the owner;
(b) the name and address of the person from whom the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer was purchased;
(c) the make, the gross weight, the year and number of the model, and the manufacturer's identification number and serial number of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer; and
(d) that the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes.
(2) Upon receipt of the application for registration and payment of the registration fees, including fees in lieu of tax, the department shall file the application and register the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer in the manner specified in 61-3-303 and, unless the applicant chooses to exercise an option allowed in 61-3-412, shall deliver to the applicant:
(a) for a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer manufactured in 1933 or earlier, two license plates bearing the inscription "Pioneer--Montana" and the registration number; or
(b) for a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer manufactured in 1934 or later and more than 30 years old, two license plates bearing the inscription "Vintage--Montana" and the registration number.
(3) The year of issuance may not be shown on the plates.
(4) Annual renewal of the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer registered under this section is not required, and the registration is valid as long as the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is in existence and owned by the initial registrant.
History: En. 53-106.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 422, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.1; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 167, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Secs. 5, 10, Ch. 458, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 91, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 197, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 295, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-414. Special motorcycle license plates for military personnel, veterans, and spouses -- department to design -- fees -- disposition

61-3-414. Special motorcycle license plates for military personnel, veterans, and spouses -- department to design -- fees -- disposition.
(1) The department shall design and issue motorcycle license plates for all special military and veteran license plates provided for in 61-3-458.
(2) A person requesting a special military or veteran motorcycle license plate under this section:
(a) is subject to the eligibility requirements for the license plate as provided in 61-3-458; and
(b) shall pay to the county treasurer or an authorized agent:
(i) an administrative fee of $5 upon issuance of the motorcycle license plate, to be deposited in the county general fund;
(ii) a $5 license plate fee, to be deposited in the state general fund; and
(iii) a $10 veterans' cemetery fee, to be deposited as provided in 61-3-459(2).
(3) Upon request, after paying the fees imposed under subsection (2)(b) and any applicable vehicle registration fees under this chapter, the surviving spouse of an eligible veteran, if the spouse has not remarried, may retain the special license plates issued to the deceased veteran, subject to the eligibility requirements for the plate as provided in 61-3-458(4).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 337, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 196, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 335, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-415. Special motorcycle license plates -- department to design -- fees -- distribution

61-3-415. Special motorcycle license plates -- department to design -- fees -- distribution.
(1) A Montana resident who is the owner of a motorcycle or quadricycle titled and registered under this chapter and who pays the fee required under subsection (2) may be issued a special motorcycle license plate bearing a design created by the department. The design must recognize the efforts of one or more Montana-based nonprofit organizations that grant wishes to chronically or critically ill Montana children.
(2) A person requesting a special motorcycle license plate under this section shall pay to the county treasurer or an authorized agent:
(a) an administrative fee of $5 upon issuance of the special license plate, to be deposited in the county general fund;
(b) a $5 license plate fee; and
(c) a donation fee of $20.
(3) The county treasurer or an authorized agent shall remit the fees required in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) to the department. For each special plate issued, the department shall deposit $5 in the state general fund and $20 in an account in the state special revenue fund to be used by the department as provided in subsection (4).
(4) The department shall use the money deposited in the account in the state special revenue fund as provided in subsection (3) to provide grants, using criteria established by the department, to Montana-based nonprofit organizations that grant wishes to Montana children who are chronically or critically ill.
(5) The account in the state special revenue fund provided for in subsection (3) is statutorily appropriated to the department, as provided in 17-7-502.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 533, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 74, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 196, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 335, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-421. Amateur radio operators -- special license plate

61-3-421. Amateur radio operators -- special license plate.
A resident of this state who holds an unrevoked and unexpired official amateur radio station license and operator's license, "conditional" or higher class, issued by the federal communications commission of the United States, upon proof of ownership of the amateur radio station license and operator's license, may be issued a set of license plates displaying the official amateur radio call letters of the owner as assigned to the owner by the federal communications commission for a light vehicle or motor home owned by and registered to the resident. The plates must be renewed as provided in 61-3-312.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.2; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 635, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 94, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-422. Issuance -- application -- additional fee

61-3-422. Issuance -- application -- additional fee.
The department shall issue license plates with the official amateur radio call letters to an amateur radio operator upon:
(1) application showing proof that the applicant is the owner and holder of an amateur radio station license and operator's license;
(2) compliance with the state laws relating to titling and registration of light vehicles and motor homes;
(3) payment, or proof of payment, of all other fees and taxes applicable to the light vehicle or motor home; and
(4) payment of a $5 additional fee.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 2, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 62, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.3; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 635, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-423. Limit of one identical pair of plates for each operator

61-3-423. Limit of one identical pair of plates for each operator.
The department may not issue more than one identical pair of lettered license plates for any licensed amateur radio station in any one licensing period.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 2, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 62, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.4; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 335, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-424. Repealed

61-3-424. Repealed.
Sec. 9, Ch. 393, L. 2013.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 2, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.5; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 280, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-425. Special plates -- sale or transfer of auto -- revocation or expiration of radio license

61-3-425. Special plates -- sale or transfer of auto -- revocation or expiration of radio license.
The license plates issued under 61-3-422 may be renewed as long as the amateur radio license is in force under the federal communications commission and the special license issued hereunder is in force. If the official amateur radio license is revoked or expires for any reason, the license plates must be removed immediately by the owner of the light vehicle or motor home, and the owner shall obtain standard license plates numbered as provided in 61-3-332. If the light vehicle or motor home is sold or otherwise transferred, the owner and holder of valid official amateur radio station and operator's licenses may transfer the amateur radio license plates to another light vehicle or motor home owned by the holder as provided in 61-3-335. On the revocation or expiration of the amateur radio station and operator's licenses, the license plates issued under 61-3-422 must be returned and surrendered to the department.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 2, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 62, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 127, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.6; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 635, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-426. Combined license plates

61-3-426. Combined license plates.
(1) An application for license plates for amateur radio operators may be combined with an application for the special license plates issued under 61-3-458(4) or with an application for disability license plates issued to a person with a disability who complies with the provisions in 61-3-332(9).
(2) Issuance of combined license plates is subject to 61-3-422.
(3) The combined license plates must display the official amateur radio call letters of the owner as assigned to the owner by the federal communications commission. The plates must also display the design or decal provided for in 61-3-332(9) or 61-3-458(4).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 79, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 337, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 169, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 233, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-432. Exemptions of vehicles not capable of operation on highways

61-3-432. Exemptions of vehicles not capable of operation on highways.
Track-type tractors, other track mounted machinery and equipment, road rollers, and other similar equipment and machinery which cannot be self-propelled or towed upon the highways of this state and which must be transported by some type of hauling unit, are not subject to this chapter, chapter 4, part 1, chapter 6, chapter 10, part 2, or chapter 12, part 4.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 150, L. 1963; Sec. 53-638.1, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 53-639.2 by Sec. 187, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 53-639.2; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 39, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 409, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-433. Issuance of identification decal and receipt -- contents

61-3-433. Issuance of identification decal and receipt -- contents.
The county treasurer shall issue to an applicant for an equipment identification decal a single decal with a distinguishing number and a receipt for the fee collected. The receipt must contain the name and address of the applicant, the number of the decal issued, the serial number of the equipment, and a brief description of that equipment.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 183, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 188, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 53-640; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-434. Attaching receipt to equipment -- inspection

61-3-434. Attaching receipt to equipment -- inspection.
The receipt shall be carried in a suitable container attached to the equipment or immediately available for inspection of any peace officer or highway patrol officer.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 183, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 53-641; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-435. Certificate of title -- transaction summary receipt -- prima facie evidence

61-3-435. Certificate of title -- transaction summary receipt -- prima facie evidence.
A certificate of title or transaction summary receipt issued by, or under the authority of, the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on the certificate of title or transaction summary receipt.
History: En. Sec. 45, Ch. 477, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-443. Repealed

61-3-443. Repealed.
Sec. 6, Ch. 159, L. 1985.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 441, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-444. Repealed

61-3-444. Repealed.
Sec. 16, Ch. 724, L. 1991.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 441, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-445. Repealed

61-3-445. Repealed.
Sec. 16, Ch. 724, L. 1991.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 441, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-446. Retention of special license plates

61-3-446. Retention of special license plates.
If during a registration year the holder of special license plates issued under 61-3-332(8) or generic specialty license plates issued as provided in 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 disposes of the motor vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder may retain the plates and transfer them to another vehicle under 61-3-335.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 441, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 159, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 494, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 246, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 344, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 99, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-447. Repealed

61-3-447. Repealed.
Sec. 16, Ch. 724, L. 1991.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 494, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 503, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-448. Commemorative centennial license plates -- continued use authorized

61-3-448. Commemorative centennial license plates -- continued use authorized.
Subject to the limitation set forth in 61-3-332, a person who owned and displayed commemorative centennial license plates on a motor vehicle on or before June 30, 1996, may continue to display the commemorative centennial plates on the motor vehicle as long as the motor vehicle is registered under this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 100, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 329, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-451. Repealed

61-3-451. Repealed.
Sec. 16, Ch. 724, L. 1991.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 67, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.8; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 614, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1985; Sec. 10-2-301, MCA 1983; redes. 61-3-451 by Sec. 7, Ch. 159, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-452. Repealed

61-3-452. Repealed.
Sec. 17, Ch. 399, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 215, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.9; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 159, L. 1985; Sec. 10-2-302, MCA 1983; redes. 61-3-452 by Sec. 7, Ch. 159, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 209, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 539, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-453. Repealed

61-3-453. Repealed.
Sec. 17, Ch. 399, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 215, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 49, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 67, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.10; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 159, L. 1985; Sec. 10-2-303, MCA 1983; redes. 61-3-453 by Sec. 7, Ch. 159, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 500, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 209, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 72, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 167, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 539, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-454. Repealed

61-3-454. Repealed.
Sec. 17, Ch. 399, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 71, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 209, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 489, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 539, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-455. Violation a misdemeanor

61-3-455. Violation a misdemeanor.
A person who violates 61-3-414, 61-3-458, or 61-3-460 or who knowingly and wrongfully attempts to secure license plates under 61-3-332, 61-3-414, 61-3-458, or 61-3-460 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 215, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 53-106.11; Sec. 10-2-304, MCA 1983; redes. 61-3-455 by Sec. 7, Ch. 159, L. 1985; amd. Secs. 4, 5, Ch. 500, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 337, 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 › 61-3-456. Registration of motor vehicle owned and operated by Montana resident on active military duty stationed outside Montana

61-3-456. Registration of motor vehicle owned and operated by Montana resident on active military duty stationed outside Montana.
(1) As an incentive for military service, an owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer who is a Montana resident, including a national guard or reserve member, and who is stationed outside Montana may file with the department an application for the registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer. The application must be sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The application must state:
(a) the name and address of the owner;
(b) the make, the gross weight, the year and number of the model, and the manufacturer's identification number and serial number of the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer; and
(c) that the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is owned and operated by a Montana resident who meets the qualifications of subsection (1) and is on active military duty and stationed outside Montana.
(2) The registration fee for a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer registered under subsection (1) is as provided in 61-3-321.
(3) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer registered under this section is not subject to:
(a) the taxes or fees described in 61-3-303(6);
(b) the fee in lieu of tax under 61-3-529 or the registration fee under 61-3-321(2) or 61-3-562; or
(c) any of the fees provided in part 5 of this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 509, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 228, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 389, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 173, 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 › 61-3-457. Repealed

61-3-457. Repealed.
Sec. 17, Ch. 399, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 79, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 337, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 171, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-459. Veterans' cemetery fee for special veteran license plates -- disposition

61-3-459. Veterans' cemetery fee for special veteran license plates -- disposition.
(1) Except as provided in 61-3-460, an applicant for special veteran license plates provided for under 61-3-458(4) shall pay $10 for each set issued, renewed, or transferred, in addition to any other taxes or fees applicable under this chapter.
(2) Fees collected under this section must be deposited in the state general fund and transferred as provided in 15-1-122 to the special revenue account for state veterans' cemeteries established in 10-2-603.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 233, 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 › 61-3-460. Motor vehicle registration fee and veterans' cemetery fee waivers

61-3-460. Motor vehicle registration fee and veterans' cemetery fee waivers.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person eligible under subsection (2) is exempt from the veterans' cemetery fee provided in 61-3-459 for two sets of special veteran license plates and all motor vehicle registration fees imposed by this chapter for two motor vehicles that are not used for commercial purposes.
(2) The following persons are eligible for the waiver provided in subsection (1):
(a) a veteran who was a prisoner of war who presents official documentation from the U.S. department of defense verifying the veteran's status, or the veteran's surviving spouse, if the spouse has not remarried;
(b) a veteran who is currently rated 100% disabled or is paid at the 100% disabled rate by the U.S. department of veterans affairs for a service-connected disability, as verified by official documentation from the U.S. department of veterans affairs, or the veteran's surviving spouse, if the spouse has not remarried;
(c) a veteran determined by the U.S. department of veterans affairs to be 50% or more disabled because of a service-connected injury and who has been awarded the purple heart, as verified by official documentation from the U.S. department of veterans affairs and the veteran's military service record issued by the U.S. department of defense, or the veteran's surviving spouse, if the spouse has not remarried, except that the veteran or the surviving spouse shall pay the veterans' cemetery fee as provided for in 61-3-459;
(d) the surviving spouse, if the spouse has not remarried, of a military service member killed while on active duty as verified in official documentation issued by the U.S. department of defense; and
(e) the surviving spouse, if the spouse has not remarried, of a military service member or veteran who died of a service-connected injury or disability as determined by and verified in official documentation from the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
(3) A veteran who meets the eligibility criteria in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c) may apply the fee waiver provided in subsection (1) to any of the special license plates provided for in 61-3-458(4) as long as the veteran also meets the eligibility criteria for the specific special license plate the veteran requests.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 399, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 2005; amd. Secs. 103, 244, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 327, L. 2019.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-461. Short title

61-3-461. Short title.
Sections 61-3-461 through 61-3-468 may be cited as the "Montana Collegiate License Plates Act".
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 44, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-462. Definitions

61-3-462. Definitions.
As used in 61-3-461 through 61-3-468, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Collegiate license plates" means license plates bearing the colors, numerals, letters, and insignia provided in 61-3-463 and issued as provided in 61-3-464 through 61-3-466.
(2) "Institution" means:
(a) a unit of the Montana university system as designated in 20-25-201;
(b) a community college district as defined in 20-15-101; or
(c) a college or university located in Montana and accredited by a national or regional accrediting association for institutions of higher learning to grant baccalaureate degrees.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 44, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-463. Collegiate license plates

61-3-463. Collegiate license plates.
(1) Subject to the provisions of 61-3-332(8) and the requirement that collegiate license plates must have a white reflectorized background, the department shall design, cause to be manufactured, and issue collegiate license plates as provided in 61-3-464 through 61-3-466.
(2) After consultation with each institution, the department shall prescribe the color and insignia to be displayed on the collegiate license plates for each institution.
(3) In addition to each institution's distinctive color and insignia provided in subsection (2), each collegiate license plate must:
(a) be imprinted consecutively with distinctive numerals from 1 through 99999, capital letters A through Z, or a combination of numerals and letters; and
(b) bear a registration decal as provided in 61-3-332.
(4) The department shall determine the minimum and maximum number of characters, including both numerals and letters, on the collegiate license plates.
(5) An issue of collegiate license plates may not be ordered or manufactured for any individual institution unless at least 400 sets of plates are ordered and prepaid.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 247, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 191, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 84, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 329, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-464. Application for collegiate license plates

61-3-464. Application for collegiate license plates.
An applicant for collegiate license plates or renewal of collegiate license plates pursuant to 61-3-465 shall apply in the form and by the date the department requires. An application for a collegiate license plate may be combined with an application for a license plate bearing a wheelchair as the symbol of a person with a disability if the applicant meets the qualifications under 61-3-332(9).
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 85, Ch. 596, 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 › 61-3-465. Issuance -- application -- additional fee -- disposition

61-3-465. Issuance -- application -- additional fee -- disposition.
(1) The department shall issue or renew collegiate license plates upon receipt of an application that shows:
(a) compliance with 61-3-303, 61-3-311, and 61-3-312; and
(b) payment to the county treasurer or an authorized agent of:
(i) an initial application and manufacturing fee of $10, when required; and
(ii) an annual scholarship donation of $30 for the benefit of the institution named in the application.
(2) Once each month, the county treasurer shall, as provided in 15-1-504, transfer to the state the total of the amounts collected for:
(a) the initial application and manufacturing fee for deposit in the state general fund; and
(b) scholarship donations provided for in subsection (1)(b)(ii), along with a schedule showing the number of collegiate license plates issued and the total donations received for the benefit of each institution.
(3) Once each month, an amount equal to the total donations credited to that institution and transferred to the state by the county treasurers during the preceding month must be distributed to the student academic scholarship fund or foundation of each institution.
(4) The amount of $8 of the fee imposed in subsection (1)(b)(i) must be deposited in the account established in 61-6-158, and $2 of the fee must be deposited in the state general fund.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 724, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 172, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 250, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 413, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 11, 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 › 61-3-466. Personalized collegiate license plates

61-3-466. Personalized collegiate license plates.
(1) Subject to the provisions of 61-3-405 and 61-3-406, an application for collegiate license plates may be combined with an application for personalized plates.
(2) An application for personalized collegiate license plates must be made on a form supplied by the department.
(3) Personalized collegiate license plates must bear the distinctive color and insignia as provided in 61-3-463.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 661, L. 1989.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-467. Authorization to receive and transmit donations

61-3-467. Authorization to receive and transmit donations.
As provided in 61-3-465 and notwithstanding any other provisions of Title 7, Title 17, or this title:
(1) the county treasurer or an authorized agent must receive the annual scholarship donations provided for in 61-3-465 and transmit the donations to the state as provided in 15-1-504 or 61-3-116; and
(2) the appropriate agency shall accept the annual scholarship donations and once each month distribute the accumulated proceeds to the beneficiary institutions specified by and according to the totals contained in the county treasurers' and authorized agents' reports.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 661, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 12, 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 › 61-3-468. Collegiate license plates -- continued use with institution's former name authorized

61-3-468. Collegiate license plates -- continued use with institution's former name authorized.
Subject to the limitation set forth in 61-3-332, a person who owns and displays on the person's motor vehicle, collegiate license plates that bear the name of an institution that has been renamed by its governing body or as part of the Montana university system reorganization may continue to display on the vehicle the license plate bearing the former name of the institution as long as the motor vehicle is registered under this chapter.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 462, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 329, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-472. Short title

61-3-472. Short title.
Sections 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 may be cited as the "Montana Generic Specialty License Plate Act".
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 402, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 61. Motor Vehicles › Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles › Part 4. Special Registration › 61-3-473. Definitions

61-3-473. Definitions.
As used in 61-3-472 through 61-3-481, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Generic specialty license plate" means a license plate that bears the name, identifying phrase, or graphic of a sponsor, approved by the department, and that is issued by the department.
(2) "Governmental body" means a tribal government, state agency, local government, school district, or other political subdivision within this state.
(3) "Organization" means an association, corporation, group, or other entity:
(a) recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); and
(b) that does not have as its primary focus sectarian activities, including but not limited to activities aimed at promoting the adoption of one or more religious or political viewpoints.
(4) "Sponsor" means the governmental body, the governmental body's successor, or an organization approved by the department to promote the sale and issuance of a generic specialty license plate.
(5) "Tribal government" means the officially recognized government of an Indian tribe, nation, or other organized Indian group or community located in Montana that is exercising self-government powers and that is recognized as being eligible for services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, 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 › 61-3-476. Qualification and approval of governmental body as sponsor

61-3-476. Qualification and approval of governmental body as sponsor.
(1) To qualify for sponsorship of a generic specialty license plate, a governmental body shall:
(a) apply for sponsorship through the executive body of a tribal government, the state agency director or department head, the commission or council of a local government or political subdivision, or the board of trustees of a school district on a form or in a format approved by the department;
(b) if the governmental body is a state agency, identify the statutory authority under which it is relying to seek sponsorship of a generic specialty license plate and specify the account in which any generic specialty license plate donations must be placed;
(c) designate one of its officers or employees as the governmental body's generic specialty license plate liaison. The liaison is responsible for all communications with the department regarding the governmental body's sponsorship of generic specialty license plates and shall file the liaison's name, address, and telephone number with the department.
(2) The legislature may designate a governmental body to be a successor to a governmental body that is terminated. The successor governmental body shall succeed to all rights and responsibilities of the original sponsor.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 223, L. 2005.