HOUSE BILL NO. 68
INTRODUCED BY KAUFMANN
BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AN ACT REQUIRING OBEDIENCE TO THE TRAFFIC DIRECTION OF FLAG PERSONS AND CROSSING GUARDS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 61-8-102 AND 61-8-105, MCA.
AN ACT REQUIRING OBEDIENCE TO THE TRAFFIC DIRECTION OF FLAG PERSONS AND CROSSING GUARDS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 61-8-102 AND 61-8-105, MCA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 61-8-102, MCA, is amended to read:
"61-8-102. Uniformity of interpretation. This Interpretation of this chapter shall in this state must be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it as consistent as possible with the interpretation of similar laws in other states."
Section 2. Section 61-8-105, MCA, is amended to read:
"61-8-105. Obedience to peace officers, highway patrol officers, flag persons, crossing guards, and public safety workers. A person may not willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of a peace officer, highway patrol officer, flag person, crossing guard, or public safety worker pertaining to the use of the highways by traffic. For purposes of this section,:
(1) "peace officer" has the meaning provided in 7-32-303; and
(2) "public safety worker" means a person who is authorized to provide assistance at the scene of an incident that requires traffic control and who is either a member of a paid or volunteer fire department, an emergency medical service provider, a member of a search and rescue team, or a civilian accident investigator appointed by a law enforcement agency."
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