2005 Montana Code Annotated - 10-1-602 — Right-of-way while performing military duty.


     10-1-602. Right-of-way while performing military duty. (1) The commanding officer of a unit of the organized militia parading or performing any military duty in a street or highway may require all persons on the street or highway to yield the right-of-way to troops. Motor vehicles traveling in military convoy shall be accorded the right-of-way on all streets and highways.
     (2) The exercise of the right-of-way provided for in this section may not interfere with the carriage of the United States mail or with the progress of an ambulance or members of a police or fire department.
     (3) A person who fails to yield the right-of-way as prescribed by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

     History: En. 77-2102 by Sec. 59, Ch. 94, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 49, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 77-2102.

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