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Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-206 (2026)

Local Traffic Control Devices

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  5. 61-8-206 Local traffic control devices

TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION

Part 2. Traffic Control Devices

Local Traffic Control Devices

61-8-206. Local traffic control devices. (1) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction that they consider necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or local traffic ordinances or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. All traffic control devices must conform to the state manual and specifications.

(2) (a) An automated enforcement system designed to detect traffic violations that is attached to a traffic control device may not be used to enforce traffic laws.

(b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to automated enforcement systems attached to traffic control devices at railroad grade crossings.

History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2135; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 447, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2019 · leading case: Myron Dennis Behm v. City of Cedar Rapids & Gatso USA, Inc., 922 N.W.2d 524 (Iowa 2019).
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Myron Dennis Behm v. City of Cedar Rapids & Gatso USA, Inc., 922 N.W.2d 524 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “A number of other states have adopted a regulatory approach that permits ATE systems under certain circumstances. In states that have adopted a regulatory approach, the statutes deal with a wide variety of ATE issues.”
Dick Irvin Inc. v. State, 2013 MT 272, 310 P.3d 524. · cites it 3× “The State compares §61-8-203, MCA (2003), with §61-8-206, MCA (2003), to illustrate that it does not have the only authority to place traffic control devices on highways in the state.”
Myron Dennis Behm v. City of Cedar Rapids & Gatso USA, Inc., No. 16-1031 (Iowa Aug. 31, 2018). “In states that have adopted a regulatory approach, the statutes deal with a wide variety of ATE issues.”
Myron Dennis Behm v. City of Cedar Rapids & Gatso USA, Inc., No. 16-1031 (Iowa Aug. 31, 2018). “In states that have adopted a regulatory approach, the statutes deal with a wide variety of ATE issues.”
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