{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-703","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-703","heading":"Arrest without warrant in radar cases.","body":"(1) The driver of a motor vehicle may be arrested without a warrant under this section if the arresting officer is in uniform or displays the officer's badge of authority and has either:\n(a) observed the recording of the speed of the vehicle by radio microwaves or other electrical device; or\n(b) received, from the officer who has observed the speed of the vehicle recorded by the radio microwaves or other electrical device, a radio message giving the license number or other sufficient identification of the vehicle and the recorded speed, dispatched immediately after the speed of the vehicle was recorded.\n(2) The arrest without a warrant of any driver must be made immediately after the observation or radio message and as the result of uninterrupted pursuit.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION","Part 7. Enforcement -- Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0080/part_0070/section_0030/0610-0080-0070-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:56Z","sha256":"ac87514ac5cc28ce1c6276b0a6a7f6c1bcee0156d0e90c570cb664e4a5f7f881","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-702","next":"us-mt/61-8-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}