HOUSE BILL NO. 369
INTRODUCED BY YOUNKIN, NEWMAN
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT EXTENDING TO SPEED LIMIT VIOLATIONS THE SURCHARGES IMPOSED BY SECTIONS 3-1-317 AND 46-18-236, MCA, UPON A PERSON COMMITTING A CRIME; AND AMENDING SECTION 61-8-725, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 61-8-725, MCA, is amended to read:
"61-8-725. Penalty for violation of speed limits -- no record for certain violations. (1) A person violating the speed limit imposed pursuant to 61-8-303 shall be fined in accordance with the following schedule:
Amount of Fine MPH in Excess of Speed Limit
$ 20 ; 1 - 10 (daytime)
20 & #160; 1 - 10 (nighttime)
40 & #160; 11 - 20
70 & #160; 21 - 30
100 31+
(2) A violation of a speed limit imposed pursuant to 61-8-303 is not a criminal offense within the meaning of 3-1-317, 45-2-101, 46-18-236, 61-8-104, and 61-8-711 and may not be recorded or charged against a driver's record, and an insurance company may not hold a violation of a speed limit against the insured or increase premiums because of the violation if the speed limit is exceeded by no more than:
(a) 10 miles an hour during the daytime; or
(b) 5 miles an hour during the nighttime.
(3) The surcharge provided for in 3-1-317 may not be imposed for a violation of 61-8-303."
NEW SECTION. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. [THIS ACT] IS EFFECTIVE ON PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
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