Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

CHAPTER 17. INSURANCE PRODUCERS, ADJUSTERS, CONSULTANTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS

Part 15. Rental Vehicle Insurance

Definitions

33-17-1501. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Customer service representative" means an employee of a rental vehicle entity.

(2) "Present rental vehicle insurance information" means to present the option to acquire rental vehicle insurance to a renter.

(3) "Rental agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a vehicle that is provided by a rental vehicle entity for the rental or lease of a rental vehicle for a period of not more than 90 days.

(4) "Rental vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is designated as:

(a) a private passenger motor vehicle, including an automobile, a passenger van, a minivan, or a sport utility vehicle; or

(b) a cargo vehicle, including a cargo van, a pickup truck, or a truck with a gross weight of less than 26,000 pounds that does not require the operator to possess a commercial driver's license.

(5) "Rental vehicle entity" means an entity in the business of providing rental vehicles to the public under a rental agreement.

(6) "Rental vehicle insurance" means insurance that a renter purchases from a rental vehicle entity as part of the rental agreement in conjunction with the use of a rental vehicle.

(7) "Renter" means a person who obtains the use of a rental vehicle from a rental vehicle entity under the terms of a rental agreement.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 409, L. 2003.