{"data":{"id":"us-mt/33-23-221","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"33-23-221","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in 33-23-221 through 33-23-226, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Benefit\" means any rebate, discount, abatement, credit, reduction of premium, or other advantage to the policyholder provided under the terms of a telematics agreement.\n(2) \"Policyholder\" means a person who is a present named insured in a motor vehicle liability policy as defined in 33-23-204.\n(3) \"Recorded data\" means the data collected, stored, or transmitted by a recording device identifying performance or operation information about a motor vehicle including:\n(a) speed;\n(b) direction;\n(c) location; and\n(d) internal controls and diagnostics, such as steering performance, brake performance, or computer diagnostics.\n(4) \"Recording device\" means a device, mechanism, or system installed in or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that collects, stores, or transmits recorded data. The term includes the following to the extent that they involve recorded data:\n(a) event data recorders;\n(b) sensing and diagnostic modules;\n(c) electronic control modules;\n(d) automatic crash notification systems;\n(e) geographic information systems;\n(f) cellular phones;\n(g) personal digital assistants; and\n(h) any other device that collects, stores, or transmits recorded data.\n(5) \"Telematics agreement\" means a written agreement between an insurer and a policyholder of the insurer regarding use of a recording device in a motor vehicle to collect or store recorded data or transmit recorded data to the insurer or to a third party designated by the insurer.","path":["TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 23. CASUALTY INSURANCE","Part 2. Motor Vehicle Liability"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0230/part_0020/section_0210/0330-0230-0020-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:50Z","sha256":"982f60aa7838aa721aa358d9e88d1c0a6b68a7eb0b5951c59e070824e514b3ed","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/33-23-218","next":"us-mt/33-23-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}