Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     23-2-817. Registration fee -- application and issuance -- disposition. (1) Each off-highway vehicle is subject to an annual registration fee of $2.
     (2) The county treasurer shall collect the annual fee when the fee in lieu of tax is collected.
     (3) Application for registration must be made to the county treasurer of the county in which the owner resides, on a form furnished by the department of justice for that purpose. The application must contain:
     (a) the name and home mailing address of the owner;
     (b) the certificate of ownership number;
     (c) the name of the manufacturer of the off-highway vehicle;
     (d) the model number or name;
     (e) the year of manufacture;
     (f) a statement evidencing payment of the fee in lieu of property tax; and
     (g) such other information as the department of justice may require.
     (4) If the off-highway vehicle was previously registered, the application must be accompanied by the registration certificate for the most recent year in which it was registered. Upon payment of the registration fee, the county treasurer shall sign the application and issue a registration receipt, which must contain the information considered necessary by the department of justice and a listing of the fees paid. The owner shall retain possession of the registration receipt until it is surrendered to the county treasurer for reregistration or to a purchaser or subsequent owner pursuant to a transfer of ownership.
     (5) All registration fees collected must be forwarded to the department of justice and deposited in the general fund.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 599, L. 1989; amd Sec. 14, Ch. 398, L. 1989.

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