Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION › Subchapter 23.3.8 - Vehicle Taxation › Rule 23.3.801 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following
				  definitions apply to ARM
				  23.3.802 through
				  23.3.807:
(1) "Applicant" means a person seeking to
				title, register or renew registration for a vehicle.
(2) "Bus" means, as provided in
				61-1-115,
				MCA, "every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and
				used for the transportation of persons and every motor vehicle, other than a
				taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for
				compensation."
(3) "Dealer" means a
				new or used car dealer licensed by the department in accordance with Title 61,
				chapter 3, MCA.
(4) "Declared
				weight" means the total unladen weight of a bus, heavy truck, truck tractor or
				trailer plus the weight of the maximum load to be carried on the vehicle as
				provided by the applicant in an original or prior registration application
				submitted to the department.
(5)
				"Department" means the department of justice or its designated agent.
(6) "Heavy truck" means a truck that has a
				manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton. The term also includes a van
				or sport utility vehicle that has a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than
				1 ton.
(7) "Light vehicle" means,
				as provided in
				61-1-139,
				MCA, "a motor vehicle commonly referred to as an automobile, van, sport utility
				vehicle, or truck having a manufacturer's rated capacity of 1 ton or less." The
				term also includes an amphibious vehicle with a manufacturer's rated capacity
				of 1 ton or less.
(8)
				"Manufacturer's rated gross combined weight" means, as provided in
				61-3-528,
				MCA, "the manufacturer's published weight of the allowable load for a truck
				tractor and trailer combined and includes the weight of the truck tractor and
				the trailer."
(9) "Manufacturer's
				rated gross vehicle weight" means, as provided in
				61-3-528,
				MCA, "the manufacturer's published weight of the allowable load for a truck and
				includes the weight of the truck."
(10) "Manufacturer's suggested retail price"
				(or "MRSP") means the price suggested by the manufacturer for each given type,
				style, or model of light vehicle, inclusive of equipment standard to the
				vehicle and exclusive of price additions or deductions for optional accessories
				available from the manufacturers or the price of any special equipment or
				after-manufacture accessories attached to the vehicle.
(11) "Rated capacity" (or "RC") means the
				manufacturer's rated gross vehicle weight for a bus or heavy truck or the
				manufacturer's rated gross combined weight for a truck tractor.
(12) "Truck" means, as provided in
				61-3-528,
				MCA, "a motor vehicle designed to carry an entire load. The truck may consist
				of a chassis and body or a chassis-cab and body or it may be of unitized
				construction so that the body and cab appear to be a single unit."
(13) "Truck tractor" means, as provided in
				61-1-108,
				MCA, "every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other
				vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of
				the vehicle and load drawn."
(14)
				"Sport utility vehicle" means, as provided in
				61-1-140,
				MCA, "a light vehicle designed to transport 10 or fewer persons that is
				constructed on a truck chassis or that has special features for occasional
				off-road use. The term does not include trucks having a manufacturer's rated
				capacity of 1 ton or more."
Sec.
					 61-3-506, MCA;
					 IMP,
					 61-3-101,
					 61-3-503,
					 61-3-504,
					 61-3-529,
					 61-3-530,
					 MCA;