{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-9-512","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-9-512","heading":"Violation of rules -- penalty.","body":"(1) Any violation of any rules adopted by the department is a misdemeanor.\n(2) A person convicted of a violation of any standard adopted pursuant to 61-10-154 shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $25 or more than $1,000 for each subsequent offense.\n(3) The penalties provided in subsection (2) apply to any motor carrier that is a corporation subject to the standards adopted pursuant to 61-10-154. The penalties may be imposed against:\n(a) a director or officer of the corporation;\n(b) any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by the corporation; or\n(c) any broker of property or officer, agent, or employee of the broker.","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_0120/0610-0090-0050-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:00Z","sha256":"1038aad8b473df07c5699c2aef8772913e97d3892a94e04a2a522efcfffe4c6c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-9-511","next":"us-mt/61-9-513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}