{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-11-509","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-11-509","heading":"Permitted disclosure of personal information, excluding highly restricted personal information -- specific uses.","body":"Upon application, proof of the identity of the person requesting a record, and payment of the fees required in 61-11-510 and subject to the provisions of 61-11-105, the department may disclose personal information, excluding highly restricted personal information, from a motor vehicle record to a person who represents that the use of the personal information will be limited to one or more of the following uses:\n(1) in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, but only:\n(a) to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to the business or its agents, employees, or contractors; and\n(b) if the submitted information is not correct or is no longer correct, to obtain the correct information for the purposes of preventing fraud by pursuing legal remedies against or recovering on a debt or security interest against the individual;\n(2) by a party in interest, or the agent of a party in interest, in a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding in any court or government agency or before any self-regulatory body, including the service of process, an investigation in anticipation of litigation, and the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or pursuant to an order of any court;\n(3) by an insurer or insurance-support organization or a self-insured entity or its agents, employees, or contractors, in connection with the following arising under insurance policies:\n(a) the investigation of claims;\n(b) antifraud activities;\n(c) ratemaking; or\n(d) underwriting;\n(4) by an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify information relating to a holder of a commercial driver's license required under federal or state law;\n(5) to conduct research activities and produce statistical reports and journalistic articles as long as the personal information is not published, disclosed to a third party, or used to contact individuals;\n(6) to provide notice to the owners of towed, abandoned, or impounded vehicles;\n(7) for use by any licensed private investigative agency or licensed security service for any purpose provided under this section;\n(8) for use in activities pertaining to:\n(a) motor vehicle or driver safety and theft;\n(b) motor vehicle emissions;\n(c) motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories;\n(d) performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers; and\n(e) removal of nonowner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers;\n(9) for any other use that is specifically related to the operation of a motor vehicle or to public safety and that is authorized by state law; and\n(10) for any use by a requester who demonstrates to the department that the requester has obtained the express consent of the person to whom the information pertains.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 11. RECORDS AND REPORTS OF CONVICTIONS","Part 5. Montana Driver Privacy Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0110/part_0050/section_0090/0610-0110-0050-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:02Z","sha256":"ad9f1c426e94ca388fe45f38711dfa1cdfbd609a92a6f1e7357d5f4f61a2394f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-11-508","next":"us-mt/61-11-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}