Montana Code 61-3-109. Electronic title, lien filing, and registration
61-3-109. Electronic title, lien filing, and registration. (1) The department shall develop and implement a pilot program to allow:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-3-109
- Authorized agent: means a person who has executed a written agreement with the department and is specifically authorized by the department to electronically access and update the department's motor vehicle titling, registration, or driver records, using an approved automated interface, for specific functions or purposes on behalf of a third party. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Department: means the department of justice acting directly or through its duly authorized officers or agents. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Motor vehicle: means :
(i)a vehicle propelled by its own power and designed or used to transport persons or property on the highways of the state;
(ii)a quadricycle if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9; or
(iii)a golf cart only if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9 and is operated pursuant to 61-8-391 or by a person with a low-speed restricted driver's license. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, state agency, local government unit, another state government, the United States, a political subdivision of this or another state, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn on a public highway, except devices moved by animal power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Montana Code 61-1-101
(a)electronic transmission of data by an authorized agent, a county treasurer, or a person to or from the department in lieu of the transmission of paper documents;
(b)substantiation of electronic record transactions performed by the department, an authorized agent, a county treasurer, or a person;
(c)the production and certification by a court or an authorized agent of a motor vehicle record generated from electronic records of title and registration maintained by the department;
(d)electronic filing, perfection, and release of security interests or liens of record;
(e)certification and audit by the department of its authorized agents; and
(f)expedited title services for customers with exceptional needs who are willing to pay an optional fee prescribed by the department by rule.
(2)Money collected from the fee imposed under subsection (1)(f) must be deposited in the motor vehicle information technology system account provided for in 61-3-550.