Title 61, Title 61

(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 f…

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 …

(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 ve…

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of 61-3-332, the department shall authorize the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer registered as provided in 61-3-411 or [61-3-413] to display original Montana license plates or collector reproduction license plates,…

(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 r…

(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 recogniz…

(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 black background and a design created by the department of…

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 l…

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 s…

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.

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, t…

(1) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation that owns, leases, or rents special mobile equipment, a motor vehicle or trailer designed and used to apply fertilizer to agricultural land, or a log loader and that occasionally moves that equipment on, over, or across the 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 ch…

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 numbe…

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.

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.

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 tran…

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 i…

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 th…

(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 registrat…

(1) (a) Active military personnel, veterans, or the surviving spouse of an eligible veteran, if the spouse has not remarried, may be issued special military or veteran license plates as provided in this section. (b) As provided in subsection (3), family members of a member of the…

(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 secti…

(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 veh…

Sections 61-3-461 through 61-3-468 may be cited as the "Montana Collegiate License Plates Act".

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…

(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) Aft…

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…

(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 o…

(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) P…

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…

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…

Sections 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 may be cited as the "Montana Generic Specialty License Plate Act".

(1) The department shall: (a) design the background and general format of generic specialty license plates, including ensuring the readability of a generic specialty license plate design; (b) in consultation with the department of corrections, determine which license plate proces…

(1) To qualify as a sponsor of a generic specialty license plate, an organization shall: (a) apply, through the organization's officers, for sponsorship on a form or in a format prescribed by the department; (b) submit proof of good standing if the organization is required to be …

(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 …

(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 …

(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…

(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 adminis…

(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 o…

(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)…

(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 …

(1) (a) Except as provided in 61-3-520, light vehicles subject to a local option motor vehicle tax under 61-3-537 must be assessed the tax as of the first day of the registration period, using the depreciated value of the manufacturer's suggested retail price as determined in sub…

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…

(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 mus…

(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 …

(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 b…