61-6-132. Alternate methods of giving proof. (1) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this part with respect to a motor vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle may be given by filing:

Terms Used In Montana Code 61-6-132

  • Insurer: means an authorized insurer, as defined in 33-1-201, who issues or renews a motor vehicle liability policy. See Montana Code 61-6-102
  • 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

  • Motor vehicle liability policy: means a policy of insurance issued or renewed by an insurer to a person who owns or operates a motor vehicle that meets or exceeds the minimum coverage limits under 61-6-103, including a policy certified as provided in 61-6-133 as proof of financial responsibility. See Montana Code 61-6-102
  • Owner: means each person who holds the legal title to a vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
  • Person: means every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. See Montana Code 61-6-102
  • Proof of financial responsibility: means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof of financial responsibility, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle. See Montana Code 61-6-102
  • 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)a certificate of insurance as provided in 61-6-133 or 61-6-134;

(b)a bond as provided in 61-6-137;

(c)a certificate or deposit of money or securities as provided in 61-6-138; or

(d)a certificate of self-insurance, as provided in 61-6-143, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, the self-insurer will pay the same judgments and in the same amounts that an insurer would have been obligated to pay under an owner’s motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued a policy to the self-insurer.

(2)A motor vehicle may not be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless the proof is furnished for the motor vehicle.