18.8.901    CONFISCATION OF PERMITS

(1) Any violation of a special permit, will be grounds for confiscation by an inspecting officer.

(2) A violation is considered as such whether it is violation of the laws of Montana, conditions attached to the permit, or the rules and regulations established by the department of transportation.   Actions contrary to the rules of suspension as classified below will also be considered a violation.

(3) In each case where a violation of special permit is apparent to the inspecting officer, the violated portion of the permit will be confiscated.   The inspecting officer will notify the M.C.S. office in Helena.

(4) At the discretion of the department, the permittee may purchase a special movement permit to reach a destination which shall be at the discretion of the inspecting officer, either to a point of safety for the traveling public or to a point of actual destination.

History: 61-10-155, MCA. This rule is advisory only but may be a correct interpretation of the law. IMPLIED, 61-10-121, 61-10-122 and 61-10-143, MCA; IMP, 61-10-121, 61-10-122, and 61-10-143, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 1704, Eff. 7/29/88; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 1148, Eff. 4/29/94; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 2142, Eff. 10/26/01.