61-8-705. Officers or highway patrol officers authorized to remove illegally stopped vehicles. (1) Whenever any police officer or highway patrol officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of 61-8-353 through 61-8-355, such officer or highway patrol officer is hereby authorized to move such vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same to a position off the paved or main-traveled part of such highway.
(2) Whenever any police officer or highway patrol officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or roadway or in any tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer or highway patrol officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle pursuant to Title 61, chapter 12, part 4, except that the time limits imposed in 61-12-401 do not apply to removal under this subsection.
History: En. Sec. 97, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-100; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 71, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989.
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