Driving Without a License, or While Suspended
MCA 61-5-212 — up to $500 or six months for driving while suspended, and at least two days after a DUI suspension
No one may drive a motor vehicle on a highway in Montana without a valid Montana driver's license, except as the law exempts. The penalty is a fine of not more than $500.
Who handles this in Montana: State Bar of Montana, Licensed Lawyer Montana; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Montana directory.
Driving on a public highway while the privilege to drive is suspended or revoked, without a restricted-use permit, is punishable by a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both.
After a DUI or a refusal. When the suspension was for a DUI conviction or for refusing a test, the punishment is imprisonment of not less than 2 days or more than 6 months, a fine of up to $2,000, or both.
Sources for this section (2)
- MCA 61-5-102 — Drivers to be licensed -- penalty
- MCA 61-5-212 — Driving while license suspended or revoked -- penalty -- second offense of driving without licensing exemption
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Montana attorney.