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 9 61-8-302 — Careless driving 10 61-8-303 — Speed restrictions – defi... 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 wor... 5 61-8-316 — Fleeing from or eluding p... 1 61-8-317 — Right-of-way for vehicles... 61-8-318 — Rotary traffic islands an... 61-8-319 — Slowing down when approac... 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 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 – t... 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... 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 – requir... 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 61-8-385 — Short title 61-8-386 — Definitions 61-8-387 — Yielding to moving emerge... 61-8-388 — Approaching stationary em... 61-8-389 — Reckless endangerment of... 61-8-390 — Duty of emergency driver... 61-8-391 — Operation of golf carts –... 1 61-8-392 — Lane filtering for motorc...

Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-340

(2025)

Vehicle turning left at intersection

The operator of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction that is within the intersection or close enough to the intersection to constitute an immediate hazard. Once the operator has yielded and provided the operator is giving a signal when and as required by this chapter, the operator may make the left turn and the operators of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn. The provisions of this section do not apply where it is otherwise directed by official traffic control devices.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2014 MT 162N Jun 24, 2014 Affirmed

Schaeffer v. State

Majority by James Jeremiah Shea · 5 to 0

s. ¶11 Regarding Fowler’s reliance on an incorrect statute as the basis for making the traffic stop, Schaeffer contends that Fowler erroneously referenced § 61-8-340, MCA. Section 61-8-340, MCA, requires vehicles travelling on a through street to yield to traffic approaching from the opposite direction before making a left turn,

Official Annotations archive.org, 2025 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 68, ChapterCh. 263, Laws ofL. 1955

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 32-2171

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 21, ChapterCh. 352, Laws ofL. 2003 (HB 105 - Olson, Bernie (R) HD 76)

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