{"data":{"id":"us-mt/49-4-216","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"49-4-216","heading":"Duty and civil liability of pedestrian or driver approaching blind person.","body":"(1) A pedestrian who is not totally or partially blind or a driver of a vehicle who approaches or comes in contact with a person who is totally or partially blind and is carrying a cane or walking stick predominantly white or metallic in color or white tipped with red or is being led by a trained guide dog wearing a harness and walking on either side of or slightly in front of such blind person shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to such blind person.\n(2) A driver or pedestrian who fails to take such precautions is liable in damages for any injury caused the totally or partially blind person. A totally or partially blind pedestrian who is not carrying such a cane or using a guide dog in any of the places listed in 49-4-211 has all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons, and the failure of such a pedestrian to carry such a cane or to use a guide dog in any such place may not be held to constitute or be evidence of contributory negligence.","path":["TITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 4. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","Part 2. Rights of the Physically Disabled"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0490/chapter_0040/part_0020/section_0160/0490-0040-0020-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:02Z","sha256":"f628ed47b065bf99c763b1a5c9268d33105c32ede54636a456af18c96869665a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/49-4-215","next":"us-mt/49-4-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}