{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-324","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-324","heading":"Overtaking vehicle on right.","body":"(1) The operator of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:\n(a) when the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn; or\n(b) on a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lanes of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.\n(2) The operator of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle on the right only under conditions permitting safe movement. The movement may not be made by driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway, except that a person operating a bicycle may pass on the shoulder, provided the movement may be done in safety.","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_0240/0610-0080-0030-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:53Z","sha256":"df3a471a86305df25bfe4b55fc5508c79c41b01214e86c66c323ecbf491d9a64","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-323","next":"us-mt/61-8-325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}