Montana permit test: seat belts & equipment
Seat belts, child restraints, air bags, mirrors and required equipment. 6 questions.
Under Montana law, who is responsible for making sure every passenger is buckled or in a child seat?
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Sample seat belts & equipment questions
Under Montana law, who is responsible for making sure every passenger is buckled or in a child seat?
- A The parent of each child, wherever they sit
- B The vehicle's registered owner
- C The driver
- D Each adult passenger for themselves only
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C. The driver
Montana law makes the driver responsible for ensuring each occupant is properly buckled or in a child safety seat. Unbuckled passengers can be thrown into others in a crash, injuring or killing them.
What fine does the Montana Driver Manual list for a driver who violates the seat belt law?
- A $100
- B $20
- C $50
- D $250
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B. $20
A driver who violates Montana's seat belt law is fined $20. The fine is small, but the real cost of not buckling up is a much higher chance of serious injury or death in a crash.
Under Montana law, how must a passenger younger than 2 years old ride?
- A In a booster seat with a lap-shoulder belt
- B In a forward-facing seat with a harness
- C In an adult seat belt in the back seat
- D In a rear-facing child safety seat
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D. In a rear-facing child safety seat
Since October 1, 2025, Montana law requires passengers under 2 to ride in a rear-facing child safety seat. From 2 to under 4 a rear- or forward-facing seat with a harness is allowed, and from 4 to under 8 a harnessed seat or booster. The Driver Manual's older 'age 6 and 60 pounds' rule is out of date.
Source: Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division website
Where should you never place a rear-facing child seat?
- A In the middle of the back seat
- B In a front seat with an active air bag
- C In the back seat behind the front passenger seat
- D In the back seat behind the driver
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B. In a front seat with an active air bag
A deploying front air bag can strike a rear-facing seat with great force and seriously injure the baby. Put rear-facing seats in the back, and whenever possible keep all children under 13 in the back seat.