Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. Motor Vehicle Insurance Responsibility and Verification
61-6-151. Violations -- penalties

61-6-151. Violations -- penalties. (1) Any person who shall forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year or both.
(2) Any person whose license or nonresident's operating privilege has been suspended or revoked under this part and who, during such suspension or revocation drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly permits any motor vehicle owned by such person to be operated by another upon any highway, except as permitted under this part, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not exceeding 6 months or both.
(3) Any person willfully failing to return a license as required in 61-6-112 shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not to exceed 30 days or both.
(4) Any person who shall violate any provision of this part for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both.
History: (1) thru (3)En. Sec. 32, Ch. 204, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 184, L. 1974; Sec. 53-449, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 43, Ch. 204, L. 1951; Sec. 53-458, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 53-449, 53-458; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 218, L. 1985.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 61. Motor Vehicles

Chapter 6. Responsibility of Vehicle Users and Owners

Part 1. Motor Vehicle Insurance Responsibility and Verification

61-6-101. Short title

61-6-102. Definitions

61-6-103. Motor vehicle liability policy minimum limits -- other requirements

61-6-104. Uniformity of interpretation

61-6-105. Department to administer law and make rules

61-6-106. Repealed

61-6-107. Repealed

61-6-108. Matters not to be evidence in civil suits

61-6-109. Exceptions

61-6-110. Other relief not precluded

61-6-111. Repealed

61-6-112. Surrender of license

61-6-113. through 61-6-120 reserved

61-6-121. Courts to report nonpayment of judgments

61-6-122. Suspension for nonpayment of judgments -- exceptions

61-6-123. Suspension to continue until judgments paid and proof given -- maximum period of suspension

61-6-124. Satisfaction of judgments

61-6-125. Installment payment of judgments -- default

61-6-126. through 61-6-130 reserved

61-6-131. When proof of financial responsibility required

61-6-132. Alternate methods of giving proof

61-6-133. Certificate of insurance as proof

61-6-134. Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof

61-6-135. Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy

61-6-136. Other policies not affected

61-6-137. Bond as proof of responsibility

61-6-138. Money or securities as proof of responsibility

61-6-139. Owner permitted to give proof for others

61-6-140. Substitution of proof of responsibility

61-6-141. Repealed

61-6-142. Duration of proof -- when money or securities may be canceled or returned

61-6-143. Self-insurers

61-6-144. Assigned risk plans

61-6-145. through 61-6-150 reserved

61-6-151. Violations -- penalties

61-6-152. through 61-6-156 reserved

61-6-157. Creation of online motor vehicle liability insurance verification system

61-6-158. Vehicle insurance verification and license plate operating account