Montana, United States

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state record · part of United States · Electric unicycle

What the law calls it

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

Reported limits: 30 mph max speed

MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict
MCA 61-8-603 (seat requirement does not apply to a motorized scooter)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict
MCA 61-8-375 (motorized nonstandard vehicles barred from ways open to the public absent a local ordinance)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Where you can ride

Roads

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

MCA 61-8-608 (bicycles, mopeds and motorized scooters on sidewalks and bike lanes)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict
MCA 61-8-602 (rights and duties of a bicycle, moped or motorized scooter operator)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict
MCA 61-8-603 (seat requirement does not apply to a motorized scooter)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Bike lanes

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MCA 61-8-608 (bicycles, mopeds and motorized scooters on sidewalks and bike lanes)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Shared paths

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Sidewalks and footpaths

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

Give way to people walking, with an audible signal before passing.
Prohibited on sidewalks and footpaths where a sign says so. No sidewalk use where prohibited by official traffic control devices (MCA 61-8-608).

MCA 61-8-608 (bicycles, mopeds and motorized scooters on sidewalks and bike lanes)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Trails

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Parks

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Motorways and limited-access highways

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

Interstate access survey 2026-08-26 — Montana: “Allowed on all interstates”Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdictLaw as of 2026-08-26

Rules of the ride

Speed limits

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

Reported limits: 30 mph max speed

MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Helmets

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A helmet is required for riders under 18. Protective headgear meeting Montana Department of Justice standards, for operators and passengers under 18 (MCA 61-9-417).

MCA 61-9-417 (protective headgear, operators and passengers under 18)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Minimum age

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Lights, brakes and other equipment

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At night: a white front lamp visible at 500 ft, a red rear lamp visible at 500 ft, a red rear reflector. The rear may be either a red lamp or a red reflector visible 500 feet; side reflective material visible 500 feet from left and right is also required.
Brakes must stop the device within 25 ft from 10 mph.

MCA 61-8-607 (lamps, reflectors and brakes)Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Alcohol and drugs

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Paperwork

Driver license

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MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Registration and plates

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Insurance

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What the 2026 research sweep found (tier C — context, not a verdict)

MCA 61-1-101(46) ("motorized scooter") and 61-1-101(41)(b) (exclusion from "motor vehicle")Tier C — secondary source; context only, never supports a verdict

Sale and certification

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Carrying and teaching

Taking it on public transport

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Charging on board

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Teaching and instruction

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The street as ridden

Chalk, not paint. This zone holds what riders and agencies report about how riding here actually goes — letters, video, stops. A report is never a verdict: the law above stands on its own evidence, and nothing written here changes it.

No reports on file for Montana yet. PEVRA collects written evidence — a letter from a sheriff, a recorded stop, a rider’s account — and publishes counts, never rates. Have one from Montana? Send it through the corrections form while report intake is built.

A status here is a reading of the words the law actually uses, not a prediction about whether anyone will stop you. Where a definition was written by shape — “two nontandem wheels”, “handlebars”, “a floorboard” — a one-wheeled device often falls out of every class the law wrote and into the leftover “motor vehicle” class, which it can never register for. That drafting accident, not a policy choice, is what most of these pages record. How PEVRA verifies.

This page is legal information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Nothing here should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a legal opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of law. PEVRA does not warrant that this information is complete or accurate and disclaims all liability for any loss caused by errors or omissions. Laws change; check the 'as of' date and the official source linked on every claim.

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