Current through Register Vol. 23, December 6, 2024
Rule 23.3.130 - EVIDENCE OF MONTANA RESIDENCE ADDRESS(1) Upon original application for a driver's license, an applicant must present evidence of the applicant's Montana residence address. A Montana residence or street address must be provided; if the applicant does not receive mail at the residence or street address, a Montana post office box or mailing address also must be provided.(2) The department will accept the following documents as evidence of a Montana residence address, provided the document shows the applicant's name and Montana residence address as it appears on the driver's license application: (a) any primary or secondary document as listed in ARM 23.3.131;(b) a US or Montana income tax return for the previous year;(c) a Montana voter registration card;(d) a receipt for personal or real property taxes paid within the last year to the state of Montana or a Montana county;(e) a current automobile or life insurance policy or statement;(f) a certified copy of school records issued by the school the applicant is currently attending or attended within four months of the application;(g) a written statement from the applicant's parent, guardian, or adult child that the applicant resides at the same address as the parent, guardian, or adult child, along with a copy of a document permitted under this rule that evidences the Montana residence address of the applicant's parent, guardian, or adult child;(h) the original copy of a rental agreement or rent payment receipt signed by the landlord or rental agent that includes the applicant's name and residence address;(i) home mortgage or equity loan papers showing the applicant's name and residence address; a rural address will be accepted when there is no other physical address;(j) any of the following, dated or issued not more than four months prior to application: (i) a payroll check or payroll check stub;(iii) a utility bill or utility hook-up order;(iv) canceled mail addressed to the applicant; or(k) if the applicant is homeless, a descriptive address of the location where the applicant primarily resides, e.g., "under the west end of the east street bridge." The applicant must also provide a separate mailing address and present a written statement from a social service agency on the agency's letterhead verifying the applicant's homeless status and the descriptive address given by the applicant.NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2524, Eff. 9/22/00; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 1316, Eff. 4/26/02.Sec. 61-5-125, MCA; IMP, Sec. 61-5-103, 61-5-107, 61-5-111, MCA;