61-3-456. Registration of motor vehicle owned and operated by Montana resident on active military duty stationed outside Montana. (1) As an incentive for military service, an owner of a motor vehicle who is a Montana resident who entered active military duty from Montana and who is stationed outside Montana may file with the department an application for the registration of the motor vehicle. The application must be sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The application must state:
     (a) the name and address of the owner;
     (b) the make, the gross weight, the year and number of the model, and the manufacturer's identification number and serial number of the motor vehicle; and
     (c) that the vehicle is owned and operated by a Montana resident who meets the qualifications of subsection (1) and is on active military duty and stationed outside Montana.
     (2) The registration fee for a motor vehicle registered under subsection (1) is as provided in 61-3-311 and 61-3-321.
     (3) A vehicle registered under this section is not subject to:
     (a) the taxes described in 61-3-303(5)(b);
     (b) assessment under 15-8-202 or 61-3-503, the fee in lieu of tax under 61-3-529, or the registration fee under 61-3-560 through 61-3-562; or
     (c) any of the fees provided in part 5 of this chapter.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 496, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 509, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 515, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 477, L. 2003.