{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-715","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-715","heading":"Reckless driving -- reckless endangerment of emergency personnel or highway workers -- failure to yield to an emergency vehicle -- penalty.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person convicted of reckless driving under 61-8-301(1)(a) or (1)(b), convicted of reckless endangerment of a highway worker under 61-8-389, or convicted of reckless endangerment of emergency personnel or reckless endangerment of highway workers under 61-8-389 shall be punished on a first conviction by imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500, or both. On a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 days or more than 6 months, a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000, or both.\n(2) A person who is convicted of reckless driving under 61-8-301 or convicted of reckless endangerment of emergency personnel or reckless endangerment of highway workers under 61-8-389 and whose offense results in the death or serious bodily injury of another person shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding $10,000, incarceration for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both.\n(3) A person who is convicted of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle under 61-8-346 shall be punished as follows:\n(a) for a first conviction, a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000, a sentence of community service of not less than 50 hours or more than 100 hours, or both;\n(b) for a second conviction, a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000, a sentence of community service of not less than 100 hours or more than 200 hours, or both; and\n(c) for a third or subsequent conviction, a fine of not less than $3,000 or more than $5,000, a sentence of imprisonment for a term of not less than 30 days, or both.","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_0150/0610-0080-0070-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:56Z","sha256":"c94118ef679056ebcaad1793886d3da75aefa7dcd03dd007d68b324d74c2af6d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-714","next":"us-mt/61-8-716"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}