Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. Standards, Permits, and Fees
61-10-122. Discretion of issuer -- conditions

61-10-122. Discretion of issuer -- conditions. The department of transportation or local authority may issue or withhold a special permit at its discretion or, if the permit is issued, limit the number of trips or establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicle, combination of vehicles, load, object, or other thing described may be operated on the public highways indicated, or otherwise limit or prescribe conditions of operation of the vehicle, combination of vehicles, load, object, or other thing when necessary to assure against damage to the road foundation, surfaces, or structures or safety of traffic, and may require an undertaking or other security considered necessary to compensate for injury to a roadway or road structure. During harvest no permit may be denied to oversize harvest or harvest-related agricultural machinery solely on the grounds that the travel takes place on a Saturday or Sunday. No permit may be denied to dealers in implements of husbandry and self-propelled machinery solely on the grounds that the travel may take place on a Saturday or Sunday.
History: En. 32-1127.2 by Sec. 28, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-1127.2; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 595, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 61. Motor Vehicles

Chapter 10. Size -- Weight -- Load

Part 1. Standards, Permits, and Fees

61-10-101. Standards of maximum dimensions, weights, etc

61-10-102. Width -- definitions

61-10-103. Height

61-10-104. Length -- definitions

61-10-105. Repealed

61-10-106. Measuring distance between axles

61-10-107. Maximum gross weight

61-10-108. Reduction under special circumstances

61-10-109. Operation without special permits prohibited

61-10-110. Federal law

61-10-111. Governor's authority to exempt vehicles from size and weight limits

61-10-112. reserved

61-10-113. Issuance of permits for overweight and oversize loads -- interstate agreements

61-10-114. through 61-10-120 reserved

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. Special permits -- fees

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

61-10-131. through 61-10-140 reserved

61-10-141. Officers authorized to weigh vehicles and require removal of excessive loads -- definition

61-10-142. Display of permit

61-10-143. Repealed

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

61-10-149. through 61-10-153 reserved

61-10-154. Department of transportation to adopt motor carrier safety standards -- enforcement -- designation of peace officers -- duties -- violations

61-10-155. Rulemaking authority