Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB503: Generally revise traffic laws regarding evading or fleeing a peace officer
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws regarding fleeing from or eluding a peace officer; classifying misdemeanor and felony convictions; providing penalties; reorganizing provisions to conform to the pattern in title 61, chapter 8; and amending section 61-8-316, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS REGARDING FLEEING FROM OR ELUDING A PEACE OFFICER; CLASSIFYING MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY CONVICTIONS; PROVIDING PENALTIES; REORGANIZING PROVISIONS TO CONFORM TO THE PATTERN IN TITLE 61, CHAPTER 8; AND AMENDING SECTION 61-8-316, MCA. Section 1. Fleeing from or eluding peace officer. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person convicted of or pleading guilty or no contest to an offense under 61-8-316 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 1 year or fined an amount not to exceed $2,000, or both. (2) A person convicted of the offense of aggravated fleeing from or eluding a peace officer under 61-8-316 is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 5 years or fined an amount not to exceed $5,000, or both. (3) A person convicted of an offense of fleeing from or eluding a peace officer during which the person causes serious bodily injury to or the death of any other person is guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 10 years or fined an amount not to exceed $10,000, or both. Section 2. Section 61-8-316, MCA, is amended to read: "61-8-316. Fleeing from or eluding peace officer. (1) A person operating a motor …
Sponsors
- Baum, Denise (D, 45) · primary sponsor
- Bogner, Kenneth (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 41 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 9, 2025): 39 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 85 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 84 yea, 14 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, Crimes, Traffic Regulations
Common questions
- What is HB503?
- HB503 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise traffic laws regarding evading or fleeing a peace officer.
- What does HB503 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws regarding fleeing from or eluding a peace officer; classifying misdemeanor and felony convictions; providing penalties; reorganizing provisions to conform to the pattern in title 61, chapter 8; and amending section 61-8-316, mca.
- What is the status of HB503?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB503?
- Baum, Denise (D, 45), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB503?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3062
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