Montana § 61-9-221 Use Of Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment

Montana Statutes

§ 61-9-221 — Use Of Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment

Montana § 61-9-221

Title 61MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 9VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

Part 2Lighting Equipment

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Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-221 (2026).

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61-9-221 . Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to a roadway during the times specified in 61-9-201 , the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, capable of revealing persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

(1)Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 1,000 feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam that does not project into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light specified in 61-9-220 (2) must avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.

(2)Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle

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61-9-221 . Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to a roadway during the times specified in 61-9-201 , the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, capable of revealing persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
(1) Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 1,000 feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam that does not project into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light specified in 61-9-220 (2) must avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.
(2) Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within 500 feet to the rear, the driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this chapter other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in 61-9-220 (1).