Montana Code 61-3-319. Registration of custom-built motorcycle — exemptions
61-3-319. Registration of custom-built motorcycle — exemptions. (1) Upon original registration of a custom-built motorcycle, the owner of the custom-built motorcycle shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-3-319
- Custom-built motorcycle: means a motorcycle that is equipped with:
(a)an engine that was manufactured 20 years prior to the current calendar year and that has been altered from the manufacturer's original design; or
(b)an engine that was manufactured to resemble an engine 20 or more years old and that has been constructed in whole or in part from nonoriginal materials. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Motorcycle: means a motor vehicle that has a seat or saddle for the use of the operator and that is designated to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Owner: means each person who holds the legal title to a vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Registration receipt: means a paper record that is produced and issued or, if authorized by the department, an electronic record that is transmitted by the department, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer to the owner of a vehicle that identifies a vehicle, based on information maintained in the electronic record of title for the vehicle, and that provides evidence of the payment of all fees required to be paid for the registration of the vehicle for the registration period indicated in the receipt. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- 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
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
(a)pay the fees required in 61-3-321, plus an additional $10 fee, to be deposited in the state general fund;
(b)certify, in writing, that the motorcycle is:
(i)not used for general transportation purposes; and
(ii)is equipped as required by the state law in effect in the year of manufacture of the motorcycle, as determined under 61-3-214.
(2)A custom-built motorcycle registered under this section is exempt from vehicle equipment requirements under chapter 9 of this title unless the equipment was required under state law in the year of manufacture of the motorcycle, as listed on the registration receipt for the motorcycle and determined under 61-3-214.