Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 23 > Chapter 2 > Part 6 - Snowmobiles

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Certificate of title: means the document issued by the department of justice as prima facie evidence of ownership. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• dbA: means sound pressure level measured on the "A" weight scale in decibels. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Department: means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Mechanical transport: means any contrivance for moving a person over land that has moving parts and provides a mechanical advantage to the user. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• New snowmobile: means a snowmobile that has not been previously sold to an owner. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Operator: includes each person who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation of a snowmobile. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Owner: includes each person, other than a lienholder or person having a security interest in a snowmobile, that holds a certificate of title to a snowmobile and is entitled to the use or possession of the snowmobile. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
• Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, and any other body or group of persons, regardless of the degree of formal organization. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Registration decal: means an adhesive sticker produced and issued by the department of justice, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer to the owner of a snowmobile as proof of payment of all fees imposed for the registration period indicated on the sticker as recorded by the department of justice under 61-3-101. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Roadway: means only those portions of a highway, road, or street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for travel or parking of motor vehicles. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Snowmobile: means a self-propelled vehicle of an overall width of 48 inches or less, excluding accessories, designed for travel on snow or ice, that may be steered by skis or runners and that is not otherwise registered or licensed under the laws of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Snowmobile area: means those areas designated as snowmobile trails or areas open to the operation of snowmobiles. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• Snowmobiler: means any person operating or riding a snowmobile. See Montana Code 23-2-601
• 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
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Usage: means a reasonable and lawful public custom concerning transactions of the same nature as those which are to be affected thereby, existing at the place where the obligation is to be performed, and either known to the parties or so well established, general, and uniform that the parties must be presumed to have acted with reference thereto. See Montana Code 1-1-206