61-4-122. Compliance specialists as peace officers. (1) The department may designate and train civilian employees as compliance specialists within the motor vehicle division. Each compliance specialist is a peace officer whose jurisdiction is limited to enforcement of violations of Title 61, chapter 3, parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, and chapter 4.
(2) As a peace officer, a trained compliance specialist may:
(a) issue citations and make arrests;
(b) issue summonses;
(c) accept bail;
(d) serve warrants of arrest;
(e) make reasonable inspections of the established place of business and, if applicable, vehicle inventory of a dealer, broker, wholesaler, or auto auction; and
(f) require production of documents relating to the sale, purchase, exchange, or consignment of any motor vehicle, power sports vehicle, or trailer currently or previously in the inventory of or displayed for sale by a dealer, broker, wholesaler, or auto auction or relating to any obligation imposed on a dealer, broker, wholesaler, or auto auction under this title.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 409, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 164, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 329, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 4. Sales and Distribution of Motor Vehicles
61-4-101. Types of licenses and terms -- common application -- bonds -- zoning
61-4-102. Dealer plates -- restriction of use -- fees
61-4-104. Record of purchase or sale
61-4-105. Criminal penalty -- civil penalty imposed by agency
61-4-107. Cease and desist order
61-4-109. Privileges incident to license -- withdrawal upon certain conditions
61-4-111. Used vehicles -- transfer to and from dealers
61-4-112. New motor vehicles -- transfers by dealers
61-4-113. New motor vehicles towed into state to be labeled
61-4-122. Compliance specialists as peace officers
61-4-123. Dealer requirements and restrictions
61-4-125. Wholesaler restrictions -- demonstrator plates -- annual report
61-4-126. Claims against dealer, broker, wholesaler, or auto auction bonds
61-4-127. Broker requirements -- restrictions -- annual report -- fees
61-4-129. Assignment of demonstrator plates
61-4-130. Courtesy license plates -- issuance -- restrictions on use
61-4-132. Right of designated family member to succeed in dealership ownership
61-4-133. Refusal to honor succession to ownership -- notice required
61-4-134. Procedure to determine right to succeed
61-4-135. Written designation of succession unaffected
61-4-136. Violation -- penalty
61-4-138. through 61-4-140 reserved
61-4-143. Unlawful curbstoning of vehicle for sale
61-4-144. through 61-4-149 reserved
61-4-150. Sale, transfer, or exchange of dealership -- notice -- response to notice