Montana Code 61-9-208. Additional equipment required on certain vehicles
61-9-208. Additional equipment required on certain vehicles. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, the following vehicles must be equipped as stated in this section under the conditions stated in 61-9-207:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-9-208
- Bus: means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers and used for the transportation of persons and any other motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Pole trailer: means a vehicle without power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes, or structural members capable generally of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Semitrailer: means a vehicle, with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Trailer: means a vehicle, with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests on the towing vehicle. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Truck tractor: means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn. 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
(1)On a bus or truck there must be on the rear, two reflectors, one at each side.
(2)On a bus or truck 80 inches or more in overall width, in addition to the requirements in subsection (1):
(a)on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side;
(b)on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side;
(c)on each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;
(d)on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear.
(3)On a truck tractor, on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side.
(4)On a trailer or semitrailer having a gross weight in excess of 3,000 pounds:
(a)on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side;
(b)on each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;
(c)on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;
(d)on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, also two reflectors, one at each side.
(5)On a pole trailer in excess of 3,000 pounds gross weight:
(a)on each side, one side marker lamp and one clearance lamp that may be in combination, to show to the front, side, and rear; and
(b)on the rear of the pole trailer or load, two reflectors, one at each side.
(6)On a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer weighing 3,000 pounds or less:
(a)on the front, a steel safety chain or cable that must be securely fastened to the towing unit with the minimum diameter of any portion of the chains or cables being one-fourth of an inch. A safety chain or cable may not be connected to the ball but must be connected to the hitch or other frame member of the towing vehicle to prevent the drawbar from dropping to the ground if the ball, socket, or coupler fails;
(b)on the rear, two reflectors and two stoplights, one on each side.