{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-5-151","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-5-151","heading":"Entry-level driver training -- requirements -- responsibilities of department of transportation.","body":"(1) The department of transportation:\n(a) shall develop and implement an entry-level driver training program, including theory and behind-the-wheel training, that complies with federal requirements for class A and class B commercial driver's licenses, excluding endorsements;\n(b) shall make available to the public the entry-level driver training program provided for in subsection (1)(a), which must be free of cost to Montana residents eligible to receive a commercial driver's license and must be available in each of the transportation commission districts established in 2-15-2502;\n(c) may utilize various formats of entry-level driver trainings, including in-person training and asynchronous or synchronous virtual training; and\n(d) may coordinate with other state agencies or organizations to develop and implement entry-level driver training.\n(2) An entry-level driver training program developed by the department of transportation must include use of facilities, vehicles, and instructors sufficient to issue a commercial driver's license.\n(3) The department of transportation may establish rules for the development and administration of an entry-level driver training program.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 5. DRIVER'S LICENSES","Part 1. Licensing Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0510/0610-0050-0010-0510.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:50Z","sha256":"ca501096066e47336704d37d43727994911f391fa11adfa47483725d96c7b2cc","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-5-150","next":"us-mt/61-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}