61-9-105. Obedience to peace officers, highway patrol officers, and public safety workers -- definition, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 9. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

Part 1. General Provisions

Obedience To Peace Officers, Highway Patrol Officers, And Public Safety Workers -- Definition

61-9-105. Obedience to peace officers, highway patrol officers, and public safety workers -- definition. (1) A person may not willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of a peace officer, highway patrol officer, or public safety worker pertaining to the use of the highways by traffic.

(2) As used in this section, "public safety worker" means a person who is authorized to provide assistance at the scene of an incident that requires traffic control and who is either a member of a paid or volunteer fire department, an emergency medical service provider, a member of a search and rescue team, or a civilian accident investigator appointed by a law enforcement agency.

History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2126; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 431, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 47, L. 2025.