{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-301","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-301","heading":"Reckless driving.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of reckless driving if the person:\n(a) operates a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or\n(b) operates a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property while passing, in either direction, a school bus that has stopped and is displaying the visual flashing red signal, as provided in 61-8-351 and 61-9-402. This subsection (1)(b) does not apply to situations described in 61-8-351(7).\n(2) A municipality may enact and enforce 61-8-715 and subsection (1) of this section as an ordinance.\n(3) A person who is convicted of the offense of reckless driving or of reckless endangerment of a highway worker is subject to the penalties provided in 61-8-715.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION","Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0080/part_0030/section_0010/0610-0080-0030-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:53Z","sha256":"6a91c751b2e6a8374ffb14c40c210c163e7b3ebfbf95a93f8189190e5756db8b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-212","next":"us-mt/61-8-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}