61-8-703. Arrest without warrant in radar cases. (1) The driver of a motor vehicle may be arrested without a warrant under this section if the arresting officer is in uniform or displays the officer's badge of authority and has either:
(a) observed the recording of the speed of the vehicle by radio microwaves or other electrical device; or
(b) received, from the officer who has observed the speed of the vehicle recorded by the radio microwaves or other electrical device, a radio message giving the license number or other sufficient identification of the vehicle and the recorded speed, dispatched immediately after the speed of the vehicle was recorded.
(2) The arrest without a warrant of any driver must be made immediately after the observation or radio message and as the result of uninterrupted pursuit.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 120, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2150.2; amd. Sec. 1965, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 7. Enforcement -- Penalties
61-8-702. Use of radar -- evidence admissible
61-8-703. Arrest without warrant in radar cases
61-8-704. Erection of signs -- definition
61-8-705. Officers or highway patrol officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles
61-8-706. Removal of unauthorized sign
61-8-707. through 61-8-710 reserved
61-8-711. Violation of chapter -- penalty
61-8-712. Penalty for erection of unauthorized sign
61-8-713. Injury to or removal of sign or marker as misdemeanor -- penalty
61-8-716. Careless driving -- penalty
61-8-717. Penalty for unauthorized speed contest
61-8-719. Penalty for leaving vehicle on public property
61-8-720. Controlled-access violation -- penalty
61-8-723. Offenses committed by persons under 18 years of age
61-8-724. No-passing zone violation -- penalty
61-8-725. Penalty for violation of speed limits -- no record for certain violations
61-8-726. Violating speed limit in school zone -- penalty doubled -- disposition of fines
61-8-727. through 61-8-730 reserved