Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Special Registration
61-3-473. Definitions

61-3-473. Definitions. As used in 61-3-472 through 61-3-481, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Generic specialty license plate" means a license plate that bears the name, identifying phrase, or graphic of a sponsor, approved by the department, and that is issued by the department.
(2) "Governmental body" means a tribal government, state agency, local government, school district, or other political subdivision within this state.
(3) "Organization" means an association, corporation, group, or other entity:
(a) recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); and
(b) that does not have as its primary focus sectarian activities, including but not limited to activities aimed at promoting the adoption of one or more religious or political viewpoints.
(4) "Sponsor" means the governmental body, the governmental body's successor, or an organization approved by the department to promote the sale and issuance of a generic specialty license plate.
(5) "Tribal government" means the officially recognized government of an Indian tribe, nation, or other organized Indian group or community located in Montana that is exercising self-government powers and that is recognized as being eligible for services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 402, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 280, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 223, L. 2005.

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