61-3-115. Customer service accounts — electronic updates or changes to motor vehicle, driver, or dealer licensing records. (1) The department may provide secure electronic applications to permit a person, for specific purposes and as determined by the department, to access or update:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 61-3-115

  • Dealer: means a person that, for commission or profit, engages in whole or in part in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, or accepting on consignment new or used motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers, travel trailers, motorboats, sailboats, snowmobiles, off-highway vehicles, or special mobile equipment that is not registered in the name of the person. 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
  • Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
  • 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
  • Temporary registration permit: means a paper record:

    (a)issued by the department, an authorized agent, a county treasurer, or a person, using a department-approved electronic interface after an electronic record has been transmitted to the department, that contains:

    (i)required vehicle and owner information; and

    (ii)the purpose for which the record was generated; and

    (b)that, when placed in a durable license-plate style plastic pouch approved by the department and displayed as prescribed in 61-3-224, authorizes a person to operate the described motor vehicle, motorboat, sailboat that is 12 feet in length or longer, snowmobile, or off-highway vehicle for:

    (i)40 days from the date the record is issued or until the vehicle is registered under Title 23 or this title, whichever first occurs; or

    (ii)90 days from the date the record is issued for a permit issued pursuant to 61-3-303(4)(b). 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)an electronic record of title or registration for any vehicle registered to that person;

(b)an electronic individual Montana driving record for that person; or

(c)an electronic record pertaining to a license issued by the department under chapter 4 of this title.

(2)Purposes for which a person may access or update an electronic record of title or registration for a vehicle registered to or acquired by the person may include but are not limited to:

(a)issuing a temporary registration permit for a newly acquired vehicle;

(b)renewing vehicle registration on an annual or periodic basis;

(c)updating or changing personal information, including residence or mailing addresses; and

(d)changing the anniversary date and registration period for a vehicle registered to the person.

(3)Purposes for which a person may access or update an electronic individual Montana driving record for that person may include but are not limited to the following:

(a)updating or changing personal information, including residence or mailing addresses;

(b)obtaining a copy of the person’s individual Montana driving record;

(c)paying a reinstatement fee owed to the department; and

(d)applying for a replacement driver’s license.