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Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-422 (2026)

Evidence Admissible Without Presumption Of Negligence

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TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 9. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

Part 4. Miscellaneous Regulations

Evidence Admissible Without Presumption Of Negligence

61-9-422. Evidence admissible without presumption of negligence. Evidence of compliance or failure to comply with 61-9-420 is admissible in any civil action for personal injury or property damage resulting from the use or operation of a motor vehicle, but failure to comply with 61-9-420 does not alone constitute negligence.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 177, L. 1983.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Madaris v. State of Oregon High. Div., 723 P.2d 1054 (Or. Ct. App. 1986).
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Madaris v. State of Oregon High. Div., 723 P.2d 1054 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “4 See Mont Code Ann § 61-9-422; ND Cent Code § 39-21-41.”
State v. K. Mullendore, 2025 MT 282 (Mont. 2025). · cites it 4× “In that same Chapter, § 61-9-422, MCA, deals specifically with the admissibility of evidence related to the child safety restraint statute, § 61-9-420, MCA, and explains that failure to comply with the child safety restraint statute “does not alone constitute negligence.”
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