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 or... 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... 61-8-378 — Low-speed electric vehicl... 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 61-8-391 — Operation of golf carts -...

Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-312

(2011)

Special speed limitations on trucks, truck tractors, and motor-driven cycles

(1) Except as provided in 61-8-303, 61-8-309, 61-8-310, and subsection (2) of this section, the speed limit for a truck or truck tractor of more than 1 ton "manufacturer's rated capacity" traveling on:

(a) a federal-aid interstate highway is 65 miles an hour; and

(b) any other public highway is 60 miles an hour during the daytime and 55 miles an hour during the nighttime as those terms are defined in 61-8-303.

(2) Except as provided in 61-8-303, 61-8-309, and 61-8-310, the speed limit for a vehicle subject to a term permit under 61-10-124(2)(d) or a truck-trailer-trailer or truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer-trailer combination of vehicles subject to special permits under 61-10-124(4) is 55 miles an hour unless otherwise stated in the permit.

(3) A person may not operate a motor-driven cycle at any time mentioned in 61-9-201 at a speed greater than 35 miles an hour unless the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a headlamp or lamps that are adequate to reveal a person or vehicle at a distance of 300 feet ahead.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2021 MT 315N Dec 14, 2021 Affirmed

State v. M. Prichard

Majority by Laurie McKinnon · 5 to 0

-310, MCA, allows local authorities to set special school zone speed limits and serves as an exception to § 61-8-303, MCA. Another 5 exception is found in § 61-8-312, MCA, which establishes special speed limits for heavy trucks, truck tractors, and motor-driven cycles. Likewise, § 61-8-314, MCA, establishes special speed limits

Official Annotations archive.org, 2011 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 45, ChapterCh. 263, Laws ofL. 1955

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 241, Laws ofL. 1957

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 119, Laws ofL. 1961

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 253, Laws ofL. 1971

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 32-2148

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 474, Laws ofL. 1987

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 437, Laws ofL. 1989

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 48, ChapterCh. 16, Laws ofL. 1991

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 232, Laws ofL. 1997

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 43, Laws ofL. 1999 (SB 133 - Mohl, Arnie (R) SD 39)

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 4, ChapterCh. 352, Laws ofL. 2003 (HB 105 - Olson, Bernie (R) HD 76)

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