{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-8-726","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-8-726","heading":"Violating speed limit in school zone -- penalty doubled -- disposition of fines.","body":"(1) A person convicted of violating a special speed limit in a school zone imposed by a local authority pursuant to 61-8-310(1)(d) is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon arrest and conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than double the penalty provided for the violation in 61-8-711.\n(2) The fine proceeds must be allocated as follows:\n(a) 50% of the fine collected must be distributed as provided in 3-10-601, 46-17-402, or 46-18-235; and\n(b) 50% must be forwarded to the local authority that adopted the special speed limit as provided in 61-8-310(1)(d) for the purposes of erecting signs providing notice of the school zone, the speed limit, and the penalty or for other local law enforcement needs.","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_0260/0610-0080-0070-0260.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:56Z","sha256":"420a0e7eab655aa6d89efb83697b8dc9e2f2139d131b7d9eb15ac8c762a3b9b6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-8-725","next":"us-mt/61-8-727"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}