{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-302","heading":"Careless driving.","body":"(1) A person operating or driving a vehicle upon ways of this state open to the public shall drive it in a careful and prudent manner that does not unduly or unreasonably endanger the life, limb, property, or other rights of a person using the ways of this state open to the public.\n(2) A person who is convicted of the offense of careless driving is subject to the penalties provided in 61-8-711 or 61-8-716.","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_0020/0610-0080-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:53Z","sha256":"72a942b155bbb5a2d1ae301c22ebd3954f1b83a1877fe83d45d1bdf150a1c90d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-301","next":"us-mt/61-8-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}