61-3-519. Grace period for registration and payment of fee -- penalty for failure to pay fee. (1) Unless the fee in lieu of tax provided in 61-3-523 for the year has been paid, the purchaser of a new camper has 20 days from the date of purchase to apply for the camper decal, as provided in 61-3-524, and to pay the fee, as if the fee on the camper were being imposed for the first time in that registration year. The purchaser may operate or transport a camper on the highways of Montana without a decal during the 20-day period if the operator of the camper or of the vehicle upon which the camper is transported has in the operator's possession a 20-day certificate issued by a dealer, if the camper was purchased from a dealer, or a vehicle purchase certificate issued pursuant to 61-3-317 or other evidence of purchase of the camper.
     (2) A purchaser who fails to make application and pay the fee within the time provided in subsection (1) is subject to a penalty of $10, which must be collected by the county treasurer when the tax is paid and must be in addition to the fees otherwise provided by law.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 715, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 121, L. 1997.