Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 13. SEATBELTS

Part 1. Montana Seatbelt Use Act

Penalty -- No Record Permitted

61-13-104. Penalty -- no record permitted. (1) A driver who violates 61-13-103 shall be fined $20, but the violation is not a misdemeanor pursuant to 45-2-101, 46-18-236, 61-8-104, or 61-8-711. A violation of 61-13-103 may not be counted as a moving violation for purposes of suspending a driver's license under 61-11-203(2)(m). Bond for this offense is $20, and a jail sentence may not be imposed.

(2) A violation of 61-13-103 may not be recorded or charged against the driver's record of a person violating 61-13-103.

(3) An insurance company may not hold a violation of 61-13-103 against the insured or increase the insured's premiums due to a violation of 61-13-103.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 439, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 365, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 218, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 556, L. 2003.