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30 points in 3 years

What the rule says happens: "Habitual traffic offender"

"Habitual traffic offender" means any person who within a 3-year period accumulates 30 or more conviction points according to the schedule specified in subsection (2).

Points for each violation

Violation, in Montana’s wordingPoints
speeding, except as provided in 61-8-725 (2)(a)3
reckless driving5
illegal drag racing or engaging in a speed contest in violation of the law5
driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics or drugs of any kind10
operating a motor vehicle while the license to do so has been suspended or revoked6
any of the mandatory motor vehicle liability protection offenses5
operating a motor vehicle without a license to do so2
all other moving violations2

These are the lines we have. Montana’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.

Sources for these lines, word for word

speeding, except as provided in 61-8-725 (2)(a), 3 points;

reckless driving, 5 points;

illegal drag racing or engaging in a speed contest in violation of the law, 5 points;

driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics or drugs of any kind, 10 points;

operating a motor vehicle while the license to do so has been suspended or revoked, 6 points;

any of the mandatory motor vehicle liability protection offenses, 5 points;

operating a motor vehicle without a license to do so, 2 points. However, this subsection (2)(k) does not apply to operating a motor vehicle within a period of 180 days from the date the license expired.

all other moving violations, 2 points.

When points lead to a suspension or other action

PointsWithinThe rule’s wordingWhat happensApplies to
303 yearssee the rule"Habitual traffic offender"see the rule

Whether a rule means that many points or more, or more than that many, is in the rule’s own words below.

The rules, word for word

"Habitual traffic offender" means any person who within a 3-year period accumulates 30 or more conviction points according to the schedule specified in subsection (2).

How long points last

The department shall remove from the person's record the habitual offender points upon which the habitual traffic offender designation was based.

Which date counts

We don’t have Montana’s wording on whether the violation date or the conviction date counts. The agency is the place to ask.

Tickets from other states

"Conviction" has the meaning provided in 61-5-213 resulting from a violation of traffic regulations on highways in this state or a traffic statute or traffic regulation in another jurisdiction.

The point system itself

when the department receives a report of conviction, the department shall assign points based on the point schedule to determine whether an individual is a habitual traffic offender, as follows:

More from Montana’s rules

If the records maintained by the department show that a person's driving record brings the person within the definition of a habitual traffic offender, the department shall: (a) declare the person a habitual traffic offender; (b) revoke the person's driver's license or driving privileges as provided in 61-11-211; and (c) notify the person in writing of the declaration and revocation.

After it declares a person to be a habitual offender, the department shall revoke the person's driver's license or driving privilege for a period of 3 years from the date of the declaration, subject to the provisions of 61-2-302.

If there are two or more convictions involving a single occurrence, only the number of points for the specific conviction carrying the highest points is chargeable against that defendant.

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