{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-9-504","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-9-504","heading":"Rules.","body":"The department is hereby empowered to make additional rules governing the use of safety equipment on motor vehicles, vehicles, and/or combination of vehicles, that is, trailer hitches, safety chains, mounts, tow bars, and other similar equipment as it shall deem advisable for the protection of the public.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 9. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT","Part 5. Enforcement -- Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0090/part_0050/section_0040/0610-0090-0050-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:00Z","sha256":"073ceaea243d00e42ba3c1e5dbff2423a3993a8c3c2d0d73087a10995e1a3677","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-9-503","next":"us-mt/61-9-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}