Montana § 15-8-202 Motor Vehicle Assessment By Department Of Justice

Montana Statutes

§ 15-8-202 — Motor Vehicle Assessment By Department Of Justice

Montana § 15-8-202

Title 15TAXATION

Ch. 8ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

Part 2When Property Is Assessed

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Mont. Code Ann. § 15-8-202 (2026).

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15-8-202 . Motor vehicle assessment by department of justice.

(1)(a) The department of justice shall determine the registration fee on light vehicles in accordance with 61-3-321 and 61-3-562 .

(b)For the purposes of the local option motor vehicle tax under 61-3-537, the department of justice shall assess all light vehicles in accordance with 61-3-503 .

(c)The department of justice shall determine the registration fee for all buses, trucks having a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors in accordance with 61-3-321 and 61-3-529 .

(d)Taxes and registration fees on a motor vehicle under this subsection (1) must be assessed or imposed in each year on the person to whom the vehicle is registered.

(2)(a) The department of justice is authorized to appear in any p

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15-8-202 . Motor vehicle assessment by department of justice. (1) (a) The department of justice shall determine the registration fee on light vehicles in accordance with 61-3-321 and 61-3-562 .
(b) For the purposes of the local option motor vehicle tax under 61-3-537, the department of justice shall assess all light vehicles in accordance with 61-3-503 .
(c) The department of justice shall determine the registration fee for all buses, trucks having a manufacturer's rated capacity of more than 1 ton, and truck tractors in accordance with 61-3-321 and 61-3-529 .
(d) Taxes and registration fees on a motor vehicle under this subsection (1) must be assessed or imposed in each year on the person to whom the vehicle is registered.
(2) (a) The department of justice is authorized to appear in any proceeding before a county tax appeal board, the Montana tax appeal board, or a court that seeks to dispute an assessment made by the department pursuant to the authority granted under this section.
(b) For the purposes of proceedings before county tax appeal boards or the Montana tax appeal board, service of the application required under 15-15-201 must be made on the attorney general. A copy of any application giving rise to a proceeding before a county tax appeal board or the Montana tax appeal board must also be served on the county treasurer of the county in which the vehicle that is the subject of the proceeding was registered.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 13, p. 78, L. 1891; re-en. Sec. 3700, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2510, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2002, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3628; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 158, L. 1933; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 2002, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 72, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 256, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 245, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 232, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 290, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 296, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 180, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 435, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 405, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 414, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 74, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 327, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 388, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 507, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 126, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 211, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 260, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-406(4); amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 712, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 433, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 611, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 85, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 142, L. 2021.