{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-3-316","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-3-316","heading":"New registrations.","body":"Except as provided in 61-3-311, a motor vehicle that is registered for the first time in this state must be assigned a registration period corresponding to when the motor vehicle is first registered in this state. Except as permitted in 61-3-318 or 61-3-324, the registration period for a motor vehicle must remain the same from year to year.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 3. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND TAXATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Part 3. Registration"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0160/0610-0030-0030-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:43Z","sha256":"b43432fabc7e00b1d7c8b7504aa4fa3efc1ae5987f3528d804b2837909670061","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-3-315","next":"us-mt/61-3-317"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}