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Identify the business and the requested data
Section 30-11-717 uses the new-motor-vehicle dealer definition in 61-4-201. An ordinary service franchise, repair shop or used-only dealer is not shown to qualify merely by using dealer software.
Sections 717(9) and 719 distinguish required manufacturer data for specified transactions, warranty/recall work, performance and other listed functions. Marketing data is not automatically included. Section 719 also permits the stated compliant push/submission alternative rather than unrestricted direct entry into the dealer’s system.
Use the prescribed permission, not a broad software clause
Covered third-party access requires prior, express written permission in a document separate from other consent, contract or franchise writings. Identify sharing parties and required details, including what is shared, purposes and duration.
Section 718 also restricts access, use, sharing and specified technological/contract interference and addresses cyber ransom. Manufacturer, vendor and authorized-integrator roles can carry different duties.
Different clocks apply to consent and contracts
Under section 718, prescribed consent can be revoked/amended on 30 days’ notice without cause or immediately for cause. Sections 719–720 separately address vendor/integrator termination on their stated 90-day terms.
Transition conditions include usable electronic data, return/deletion following the dealer’s written directions, recipient lists and audit access. Successor access and lawful retention still need attention; a subscription end date alone does not settle permission.
Scope
- Limited to the referenced new-motor-vehicle dealer provisions. Actual roles, statutory exceptions and other privacy, security and retention duties remain necessary.
Next step
Separate required manufacturer fields from additional uses before granting access; apply the correct consent and transition terms when changing vendors.
Sources & review notes
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 30-11-717
"Dealer" has the same meaning as "new motor vehicle dealer"
Read complete operative section in current official 2025 compilation, including definitions/exceptions. 717(3) expressly cross-references new motor vehicle dealer in 61-4-201. This is a different definition from equipment repurchase elsewhere in part 7.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 30-11-718
Prior express written consent may
Read complete operative section in current official 2025 compilation, including definitions/exceptions. Third-party consent, contract termination and required manufacturer data have separate conditions; not a general customer-data law for all franchises.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 30-11-719
a dealer may submit or push data or information
Read complete operative section in current official 2025 compilation, including definitions/exceptions. Third-party consent, contract termination and required manufacturer data have separate conditions; not a general customer-data law for all franchises.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · Complete 30-11-720
shall work to ensure a secure transition
Read complete operative section in current official 2025 compilation, including definitions/exceptions. Third-party consent, contract termination and required manufacturer data have separate conditions; not a general customer-data law for all franchises.
Montana Legislature
Passage, dates and research notes
primary · 61-4-201(14) and context
"New motor vehicle dealer" means a person
Read actual current section, particularly complete new-motor-vehicle-dealer definition: new vehicles under a manufacturer franchise and used vehicles taken in trade. No conclusion that an independent used-only dealer, repair shop or ordinary equipment dealer qualifies.
Detailed rule records (1)
Apply 30-11-717’s new-motor-vehicle dealer definition and separate express-written-consent terms. Follow 718–720’s access/use restrictions, distinct consent revocation and vendor agreement/transition obligations, and required-manufacturer-data conditions.
Montana Code Annotated 2025,30-11-717 — motor-dealer data Montana Code Annotated 2025,30-11-718 — motor-dealer data Montana Code Annotated 2025,30-11-719 — motor-dealer data Montana Code Annotated 2025,30-11-720 — motor-dealer data Montana Code Annotated 2025,61-4-201 — motor-dealer definitionsKeep this reading in your learning library.
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