{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-3-607","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-3-607","heading":"Penalty for tampering with odometer or violating odometer statement requirements.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a person to tamper with the odometer of a motor vehicle. It is considered tampering if a person removes, turns back, or changes the reading on the odometer, except when repairing or replacing a defective odometer and setting it anew to show the true mileage, or if a person sells, offers for sale, uses, installs, or causes to be installed any device that causes the odometer to register a mileage reading other than the true mileage for the purpose of deceiving a prospective purchaser. For purposes of this section, the true mileage is that driven by the motor vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.\n(2) A person who purposely or knowingly violates the provisions of 61-3-206 or subsection (1) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the state prison for a period of not more than 10 years, or both. If that person is a motor vehicle dealer, the department shall revoke the dealer's license. Action by the department under this subsection must conform to the contested case procedures in Title 2, chapter 4.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 3. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND TAXATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Part 6. Penalties -- Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0030/part_0060/section_0070/0610-0030-0060-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:46Z","sha256":"bb7d9a5829f434dacd7309d56557ff77b8cf23183945156b658312e23f6722e0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-3-606","next":"us-mt/61-3-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}