61-3-331. Assignment of license plates. The county treasurer or an authorized agent shall, at the time of issuing a registration receipt under 61-3-322, assign the motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer a distinctive license plate number and, unless the license plates must be specially ordered from the department, deliver to the applicant, depending on the type of motor vehicle that was registered, a set of two license plates or one license plate, each of which must bear the assigned distinctive number.
History: En. Subd. 3, Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 1759.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 53-116(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 196, L. 2013.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Certificates of Title, Registration, and Taxation of Motor Vehicles
61-3-301. Registration -- license plate required -- display
61-3-303. Original registration -- process -- fees
61-3-306. through 61-3-310 reserved
61-3-311. Registration -- time periods
61-3-312. Renewal of registration -- exceptions -- grace period
61-3-313. Motor vehicles exempt from registration renewal
61-3-318. Fleet registration period
61-3-319. Registration of custom-built motorcycle -- exemptions
61-3-322. Registration receipts -- issuance
61-3-324. Fleet registration -- application -- additions to and deletions from fleet
61-3-325. Fleet registration -- license plates
61-3-326. through 61-3-330 reserved
61-3-331. Assignment of license plates
61-3-332. Standard license plates
61-3-333. Replacing license plates or decals
61-3-334. Transfer of ownership of motor vehicle -- duty to remove plates
61-3-335. Transfer of license plates to another motor vehicle
61-3-336. Recycling license plates
61-3-337. Permanently registered motor homes -- plate restriction
61-3-338. Contract for manufacture and distribution of license plates
61-3-339. and 61-3-340 reserved
61-3-343. and 61-3-344 reserved
61-3-345. Motor vehicle computer system