15-70-458. Penalty for operation without temporary permit — compliance bond — policy continued. (1) Any user of special fuel vehicles operating within the state of Montana who does not make application for a temporary permit required by 15-70-455 and pay the specified fee is guilty of committing a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined $50.

Terms Used In Montana Code 15-70-458

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Montana Code 15-70-401
  • special fuel: includes biodiesel and additives of all types when the additive is mixed or blended into special fuel, regardless of the additive's classifications or uses. See Montana Code 15-70-401
  • 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
  • Use: means the operation of a motor vehicle on the public roads and highways of this state or of any political subdivision of this state. See Montana Code 15-70-401

(2)Nothing contained in this section affects the existing policy of accepting a compliance bond to be retained for use by the department and to be imposed at the discretion of the enforcing agency.