Table of Contents TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements

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10 61-8-301 — Reckless driving -- reckl... 9 61-8-302 — Careless driving 10 61-8-303 — Speed restrictions 61-8-308 — Permission of authorities... 5 61-8-309 — Establishment of special... 2 61-8-310 — When local authorities ma... 1 61-8-311 — Minimum speed regulations 1 61-8-312 — Special speed limitations... 61-8-313 — Special speed limitations 4 61-8-314 — Traffic violations in con... 5 61-8-316 — Fleeing from or eluding p... 1 61-8-317 — Right-of-way for vehicles... 61-8-320 — Right-of-way for bicycles 9 61-8-321 — Drive on right side of ro... 61-8-322 — Passing vehicles proceedi... 61-8-323 — Overtaking vehicle on lef... 1 61-8-324 — Overtaking vehicle on rig... 61-8-325 — Limitations on overtaking... 1 61-8-326 — No-passing zones 1 61-8-327 — One-way roadways, rotary... 7 61-8-328 — Driving on roadways laned... 1 61-8-329 — Following too closely 3 61-8-330 — Driving on divided highwa... 61-8-331 — Restricted and controlled... 61-8-332 — Restrictions on use of co... 1 61-8-333 — Required position and met... 61-8-334 — Limitation on U-turns --... 61-8-335 — Starting parked vehicle 4 61-8-336 — Turning movements and req... 61-8-337 — Signals by hand and arm o... 61-8-338 — Method of giving hand-and... 2 61-8-339 — Vehicle approaching or en... 1 61-8-340 — Vehicle turning left at i... 3 61-8-341 — Vehicle entering through... 1 61-8-342 — Vehicles approaching "Yie... 2 61-8-343 — Vehicle entering roadway... 1 61-8-344 — Vehicles to stop at stop... 61-8-345 — Stop before emerging from... 2 61-8-346 — Operation of vehicles on... 61-8-347 — Obedience to signal indic... 61-8-348 — All vehicles to stop at c... 61-8-349 — Certain vehicles to stop... 61-8-350 — Moving heavy equipment at... 61-8-351 — Meeting or passing school... 61-8-352 — Prohibited operation of s... 61-8-353 — Stopping, standing, or pa... 61-8-354 — Stopping, standing, or pa... 1 61-8-355 — Additional parking regula... 61-8-356 — Prohibition against parki... 61-8-357 — Unattended motor vehicles 61-8-358 — Limitations on backing 61-8-359 — Riding on motorcycles 61-8-360 — Obstruction to driver's v... 61-8-361 — Driving on mountain highw... 61-8-362 — Coasting prohibited 61-8-363 — Following fire apparatus... 61-8-364 — Crossing firehose 61-8-365 — Putting refuse on highway... 61-8-366 — Riding on fenders or runn... 61-8-367 — Riding in housetrailers 61-8-368 — Opening and closing vehic... 61-8-369 — Shooting from or across r... 61-8-370 — Securing of load -- requi... 1 61-8-371 — Operation of motor vehicl... 61-8-372 — Littering with lighted ma... 61-8-375 — Unlawful operation of mot... 61-8-376 — Authorized operation of e... 61-8-377 — Medium-speed electric veh... 61-8-379 — Definitions 61-8-380 — Funeral procession right-... 61-8-381 — Equipment required for fu... 61-8-382 — Driving in funeral proces... 61-8-383 — Vehicles not in funeral p... 61-8-384 — Liability

Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-344

(2007)

Vehicles to stop at stop signs

(1) The department of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may designate through highways and erect stop signs at specified entrances to these highways or may designate an intersection as a stop intersection and erect stop signs at one or more entrances to that intersection.

(2) The stop sign and its placement must conform to the sign manual adopted by the department of transportation.

(3) An operator of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, the operator shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. If there is not a clearly marked stop line, the operator shall stop at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection except when directed to proceed by a police officer, highway patrol officer, or traffic control signal.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2015 MT 109 Apr 21, 2015 Affirmed

Kummerfeldt v. State

Majority by Jim Rice · 5 to 0

6, 326 Mont. 390, 109 P.3d 744. Kummerfeldt reasons that Deputy Remmich’s in-car video does not show that he failed to stop at the stop sign in violation of § 61-8-344, MCA. However, Deputy Remmich testified that, though it was difficult to tell from the in-car video, Kummerfeldt had failed to stop. The District Court found Deputy

Official Annotations archive.org, 2007 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 92, ChapterCh. 263, Laws ofL. 1955

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 65, ChapterCh. 316, Laws ofL. 1974

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 32-2195

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 217, Laws ofL. 1989

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 3, ChapterCh. 512, Laws ofL. 1991

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 26, ChapterCh. 352, Laws ofL. 2003 (HB 105 - Olson, Bernie (R) HD 76)

Source text on leg.mt.gov