Section 61-11-105 - Release of information - fees(1) Subject to the limitations of this section, the department shall, upon request, furnish a person the individual Montana driving record of a driver or licensee, containing the following data: (a) the driver's or licensee's name, driver's license number, and date of birth;(b) driver's license status, including the license type and any endorsements, the license issue date, license restrictions, any suspensions, revocations, or cancellations that have been imposed against the driver or licensee, and the license expiration date;(c) convictions of the driver or licensee; and(d) traffic accidents in which the driver or licensee was involved.(2) The department may not enter into any agreement to disclose or sell, in bulk, any data contained in an individual Montana driving record unless the requester of the information provides the department with the names, driver's license numbers, and dates of birth of the drivers or licensees from whose records a change in license status or conviction activity is to be reported.(3)(a) The department may not disclose personal information or highly restricted personal information from an individual Montana driving record, except as permitted or required under 61-11-507, 61-11-508, or 61-11-509.(b) The department may not disclose medical certification status, driver self-certification status, or medical certificate information from a CDLIS driver record as part of an individual Montana driving record except as expressly authorized under 49 CFR 384.225.(4) Information relating to a traffic accident that did not involve a conviction, as defined in 61-11-203, may not be released by the department unless the release is requested or approved by a party involved in the accident or is required by court order or a duly executed subpoena.(5)(a) Subject to the requirements of subsection (6) and except as provided in subsection (5)(b), a fee of $4 must be paid for each individual Montana driving record requested. A fee of $10 must be paid if a certified Montana record, as provided in 61-11-102(7), is requested. A fee of 6 cents must be paid for each individual Montana driving record that is searched by the department to report to a requester a change in license status or conviction activity from one or more individual Montana driving records.(b) An individual Montana driving record must be provided without charge to any criminal justice agency, as defined in 44-5-103, or other state or federal agency.(6) In addition to the fees required in 61-11-510(3) and subsection (5) of this section, an individual Montana driving record or any report compiled from one or more individual Montana driving records that are digitally transmitted to a requester by an authorized agent as provided in 61-3-116 or through a point of entry for digital government services are subject to the convenience fee provided for in 2-17-1103 or 61-3-116.(7) The department may require a requester, other than a federal, state, or local government agency, seeking one or more individual Montana driving records or any data otherwise contained in one or more individual Montana driving records in digital format to use an authorized agent as provided in 61-3-116 or a point of entry for digital government services to obtain the record or data.Amended by Laws 2023, Ch. 365,Sec. 28, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by Laws 2013, Ch. 196, Sec. 16, eff. 7/1/2013.En. Sec. 2, Ch. 503, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 467, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 525, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 346, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 416, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 363, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 533, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 120, Ch. 596, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 329, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 296, L. 2011.