Montana

Montana Code Annotated — Title 61, Motor Vehicles

835 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 61-1-101 — Definitions
• § 61-10-101 — Standards of maximum dimensions, weights, etc
• § 61-10-102 — Width -- definitions
• § 61-10-103 — Height
• § 61-10-104 — Length -- definitions
• § 61-10-106 — Measuring distance between axles
• § 61-10-107 — (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Maximum gross weight
• § 61-10-108 — Reduction under special circumstances
• § 61-10-109 — Operation without special permits prohibited
• § 61-10-110 — Federal law
• § 61-10-1101 — Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement -- enactment and text
• § 61-10-111 — Governor's authority to exempt vehicles from size and weight limits -- definition
• § 61-10-113 — Issuance of permits for overweight and oversize loads -- interstate agreements
• § 61-10-121 — Permits for excess size and weight -- exempt from environmental review -- agents
• § 61-10-122 — Discretion of issuer -- conditions
• § 61-10-123 — Haystack movers
• § 61-10-124 — (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Special permits -- fees -- definition
• § 61-10-125 — Other fees
• § 61-10-126 — Deposit of fees
• § 61-10-127 — Permits issued to governmental entities
• § 61-10-128 — When authorities may restrict right to use roadway
• § 61-10-129 — Rules regarding overlength vehicles
• § 61-10-130 — Custom combiner's special permit -- fee -- collection -- distribution -- not transferable
• § 61-10-141 — Officers authorized to weigh vehicles and require removal of excessive loads -- definition
• § 61-10-142 — Display of permit
• § 61-10-144 — Violation of standards -- tolerance
• § 61-10-145 — Penalties
• § 61-10-146 — Special permits -- misrepresentations and violations as misdemeanor
• § 61-10-147 — Penalties for using highway when use is restricted
• § 61-10-148 — Disposition of fines and forfeited bonds
• § 61-10-154 — Department of transportation to adopt motor carrier safety standards -- enforcement -- designation of peace officers -- duties -- violations
• § 61-10-155 — Rulemaking authority
• § 61-10-201 — Weight fees on motortrucks, truck tractors, and buses
• § 61-10-206 — Special fees -- certain farm vehicles
• § 61-10-209 — Monthly payment -- quarterly payment -- penalty for failure to pay fee
• § 61-10-211 — Fees on motortrucks, truck tractors, trailers, and semitrailers from other states
• § 61-10-212 — Temporary trip permits showing payment of fees -- display
• § 61-10-213 — Time for payment of fees by nonresidents -- disposition
• § 61-10-214 — Exemptions
• § 61-10-215 — Additional tax by municipalities prohibited -- exceptions
• § 61-10-221 — Purpose of fees
• § 61-10-222 — Time for payment of fees
• § 61-10-223 — Expiration date
• § 61-10-224 — GVW license transferable
• § 61-10-225 — Disposition of fees collected by county treasurer
• § 61-10-226 — Deposit of state highway money
• § 61-10-227 — Blank forms furnished to county treasurers
• § 61-10-231 — Enforcement
• § 61-10-232 — Violation -- penalty
• § 61-10-233 — Excess weight -- penalties
• § 61-10-241 — Terminated
• § 61-11-101 — Report of convictions and suspension or revocation of driver's licenses -- surrender of licenses
• § 61-11-102 — Records to be kept by department
• § 61-11-104 — Justices of the peace -- availability of records
• § 61-11-105 — Release of information -- fees
• § 61-11-201 — Purpose
• § 61-11-202 — Legislative intent
• § 61-11-203 — Definitions -- habitual traffic offenders -- point schedule
• § 61-11-204 — Department's duties
• § 61-11-207 — Abstracts admissible as evidence
• § 61-11-210 — Appeals
• § 61-11-211 — Department to revoke license of habitual offender -- removal of points upon revocation
• § 61-11-212 — Penalties
• § 61-11-213 — Habitual traffic offender operating motor vehicle guilty of misdemeanor
• § 61-11-215 — Construction
• § 61-11-501 — Short title
• § 61-11-502 — Purpose
• § 61-11-503 — Definitions
• § 61-11-506 — Disclosure of personal information from motor vehicle record prohibited
• § 61-11-507 — Required disclosure
• § 61-11-508 — Permitted disclosure of personal information -- specific uses
• § 61-11-509 — Permitted disclosure of personal information, excluding highly restricted personal information -- specific uses
• § 61-11-510 — Prerequisites to disclosure
• § 61-11-515 — Sale or disclosure of personal information by recipient
• § 61-12-1001 — Definitions
• § 61-12-1002 — Ownership of recorded data
• § 61-12-1003 — Effect of vehicle ownership transfer on ownership of data -- prohibited insurer and lessor actions
• § 61-12-1004 — Retrieval or use of data -- exceptions
• § 61-12-101 — Powers of local authorities to regulate traffic
• § 61-12-102 — Private parking services -- parking citations -- definitions
• § 61-12-201 — Appointment of employees and out-of-state personnel as peace officers -- definition
• § 61-12-202 — Training of department peace officers -- rules
• § 61-12-203 — Official attire required for making arrests and carrying firearms
• § 61-12-204 — Identification badge and uniform -- safety equipment
• § 61-12-205 — Power to inspect vehicle registration, receipts, and other documents
• § 61-12-206 — Offenses for which arrest authorized
• § 61-12-207 — Cooperation with other agencies
• § 61-12-208 — Duty upon making arrest -- power to fix and accept bail
• § 61-12-301 — Terms defined
• § 61-12-302 — Companies and agents to be licensed
• § 61-12-303 — Requirements for license
• § 61-12-304 — Deposits required
• § 61-12-305 — Continuance of license
• § 61-12-306 — Revocation of license
• § 61-12-307 — Financial statement to be filed
• § 61-12-308 — Service contract to be filed with commissioner
• § 61-12-309 — Contracts to be in duplicate
• § 61-12-310 — Form of contract
• § 61-12-311 — Companies to be licensed
• § 61-12-312 — Contract not to be misrepresented
• § 61-12-313 — Contracts binding on company although not complying with part
• § 61-12-314 — Applicability
• § 61-12-315 — Penalty for violation
• § 61-12-401 — Taking vehicle into custody
• § 61-12-402 — Notice to owner
• § 61-12-403 — Reclaiming vehicle
• § 61-12-404 — Sale or release of vehicle if not reclaimed
• § 61-12-405 — Certificate of sale or release
• § 61-12-406 — Issuing certificate of title
• § 61-12-407 — Transmitting return of sale and balance of proceeds
• § 61-12-408 — Penalty
• § 61-12-501 — Authority of department to issue identification cards -- lawful presence verification
• § 61-12-502 — Veteran designation
• § 61-12-504 — Fees for identification cards -- expiration of cards
• § 61-12-701 — Disposition of fines and forfeitures
• § 61-12-702 — Court costs -- fees and expenses of counties
• § 61-12-801 — Disclosure of data from rental vehicle -- definitions
• § 61-12-901 — Manufactured home dealers -- licensure -- bond requirements -- rulemaking -- definition
• § 61-13-101 — Short title
• § 61-13-102 — Definitions
• § 61-13-103 — Seatbelt use required -- exceptions
• § 61-13-104 — Penalty -- no record permitted
• § 61-13-105 — Education program
• § 61-13-106 — Evidence not admissible
• § 61-14-101 — Rulemaking authority -- vehicle services
• § 61-14-201 — Rulemaking authority -- driver's licenses and identification cards
• § 61-14-202 — Rulemaking authority -- commercial driver licensing
• § 61-14-301 — Other rulemaking authority
• § 61-2-101 — Purpose
• § 61-2-102 — Definitions
• § 61-2-103 — Duties
• § 61-2-104 — Funds
• § 61-2-105 — Local programs
• § 61-2-106 — County drinking and driving prevention program
• § 61-2-107 — License reinstatement fee to fund county drinking and driving prevention programs
• § 61-2-108 — Funding allocation for programs to prevent or reduce drinking and driving
• § 61-2-109 — Emergency medical services grants
• § 61-2-201 — Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact
• § 61-2-202 — Legislative findings on equipment safety
• § 61-2-203 — Equipment requirements continued in force
• § 61-2-204 — State commissioner on vehicle equipment safety commission
• § 61-2-205 — Retirement of equipment safety commission employees
• § 61-2-206 — Governmental agencies to cooperate with equipment safety commission
• § 61-2-207 — Documents filed and notices given by equipment safety commission
• § 61-2-208 — Equipment safety commission funds
• § 61-2-209 — Governor as executive head for compact purposes
• § 61-2-301 — Purpose
• § 61-2-302 — Establishment of driver rehabilitation and improvement program -- participation by offending drivers
• § 61-2-501 — Legislative findings -- purpose
• § 61-2-502 — Definitions
• § 61-2-503 — Emergency medical services grant program -- eligibility -- matching funds
• § 61-2-504 — Grant review criteria
• § 61-2-505 — Grant awards -- appeals
• § 61-2-506 — Rulemaking authority
• § 61-2-507 — Emergency grant appropriations
• § 61-3-101 — Duties of department -- records
• § 61-3-103 — Filing of security interests -- perfection -- rights -- procedure -- fees
• § 61-3-106 — Report of stolen and recovered motor vehicles -- accessibility -- insurance fraud and theft reporting -- immunity -- definitions
• § 61-3-107 — Identification number for trailers, campers, and other motor vehicles
• § 61-3-108 — Disposition of fees
• § 61-3-109 — Electronic title, lien filing, and registration
• § 61-3-110 — Contract rental price adjustment -- not sale or security interest
• § 61-3-111 — Motor vehicle division administrative fees
• § 61-3-112 — Motor vehicle division administration state special revenue account
• § 61-3-115 — Customer service accounts -- electronic updates or changes to motor vehicle, driver, or dealer licensing records
• § 61-3-116 — Services that may be performed by authorized agent
• § 61-3-117 — Payment of fees by credit card or other commercially acceptable means
• § 61-3-118 — Motor vehicle electronic commerce operating account
• § 61-3-119 — Address of record -- basis for change -- acknowledgment of current address and service -- national change of address program
• § 61-3-130 — Definitions
• § 61-3-201 — Certificate of title required -- nonresident title -- exclusions -- definition
• § 61-3-202 — Certificate of title -- issuance -- contents -- joint ownership
• § 61-3-203 — Fee for original certificate of title -- disposition
• § 61-3-204 — Replacement certificate of title -- application
• § 61-3-205 — Transfer of ownership of vehicles by insurance company
• § 61-3-206 — Odometer disclosure requirements on transfer of vehicle -- dealer to preserve record
• § 61-3-208 — Affidavit and bond for certificate of title
• § 61-3-210 — Definitions
• § 61-3-211 — Surrender of certificate of title -- issuance of salvage certificate -- salvage retitling requirements -- insurer or owner unable to supply title to auto auction dealer
• § 61-3-212 — Retitling salvage vehicles -- penalty
• § 61-3-213 — Certificate of title -- custom vehicle, street rod, kit vehicle, or specially constructed vehicle
• § 61-3-214 — Certificate of title -- custom-built motorcycle
• § 61-3-216 — Certificates of title -- application -- contents -- issuance
• § 61-3-217 — Certificate of title -- duties -- examination of application -- records check -- incomplete application
• § 61-3-218 — Certificate of title -- issuance -- delivery
• § 61-3-219 — Refusal to issue certificate of title
• § 61-3-220 — Certificate of title -- voluntary transfer -- duties
• § 61-3-221 — Involuntary transfer
• § 61-3-222 — Surviving spouse or heir -- small estates
• § 61-3-223 — Salvage vehicles
• § 61-3-224 — Temporary registration permit -- issuance -- placement -- fees
• § 61-3-225 — Motor vehicle wrecking facility quarterly reports
• § 61-3-226 — Certificate of title -- transfer on death -- definition
• § 61-3-227 — Replacement certificate of title -- data removed by department -- application requirements
• § 61-3-301 — Registration -- license plate required -- display -- definition
• § 61-3-302 — Residents operating motor vehicles under licenses issued by any state other than Montana forbidden -- vehicles exempt from registration -- exceptions
• § 61-3-303 — Original registration -- process -- fees
• § 61-3-306 — Voluntary registration cancellation
• § 61-3-307 — Voluntary registration suspension
• § 61-3-311 — Registration -- time periods