61-12-1002. Ownership of recorded data. Except as provided in 61-12-1004, the data on a motor vehicle event data recorder is exclusively owned by the owner or owners of the motor vehicle and may not be retrieved or used by any person other than an owner of the motor vehicle without the written consent of an owner.

Terms Used In Montana Code 61-12-1002

  • Event data recorder: has the meaning provided in 49 C. See Montana Code 61-12-1001
  • 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

  • Owner: means a person:

    (a)in whose name a motor vehicle is registered or titled;

    (b)who leases a motor vehicle for at least 3 months;

    (c)who is entitled to possession of a motor vehicle as the purchaser under a security agreement; or

    (d)who is the attorney-in-fact, conservator, or personal representative for a person described in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(c). See Montana Code 61-12-1001

  • 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