{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-1024","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-1024","heading":"Ignition interlock device -- assisting in starting and operating -- circumventing -- penalty.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a person who is subject to a restriction under 61-8-1010 to operate a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device.\n(2) A person may not knowingly assist a person who is restricted to the use of an ignition interlock device to start and operate the restricted person's vehicle.\n(3) A person may not knowingly circumvent the operation of an ignition interlock device.\n(4) A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or both.\n(5) This section does not apply if:\n(a) the starting of a motor vehicle or the request to start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device is done for the purpose of safety or mechanical repair of the device or the vehicle; and\n(b) the person subject to the restriction does not operate the vehicle.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION","Part 10. Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0080/part_0100/section_0240/0610-0080-0100-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:58Z","sha256":"d46daba6ec6ccf29db9c1f8ac8026fc19d63aa4031f44e86232f74324c2e6325","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-1020","next":"us-mt/61-8-1025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}