Funeral procession definition — Montana Permit Test

In Montana, a funeral procession is two or more motor vehicles, including a funeral lead vehicle and a funeral escort vehicle, one of which carries the remains of a deceased person.

Without a set meaning, any line of cars could claim the right to go through a red light.

By state definition, a funeral procession means two or more motor vehicles, including a funeral lead vehicle and a funeral escort vehicle, one of which is carrying the remains of a deceased person, in the daylight hours (§ 61-1-415, MCA).

By Montana's definition, a funeral procession takes place in the daylight hours.

A line of cars running red lights in the dark would be hard for cross traffic to see and expect.

By state definition, a funeral procession means two or more motor vehicles, including a funeral lead vehicle and a funeral escort vehicle, one of which is carrying the remains of a deceased person, in the daylight hours (§ 61-1-415, MCA).

Pedestrians and drivers not in a funeral procession must yield the right-of-way to a vehicle in a procession led by a funeral lead vehicle or funeral escort vehicle.

A car that cuts into a procession splits the mourners and can leave the cars behind lost or stranded.

State law requires that pedestrians and operators of motor vehicles not part of a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way to a motor vehicle that is part of a funeral procession being led by a funeral lead vehicle or a funeral escort vehicle.

Under Montana's definition, how many motor vehicles make up a funeral procession?

2 or more. Without a set meaning, any line of cars could claim the right to go through a red light. Montana Driver Manual, p.42: “By state definition, a funeral procession means two or more motor vehicles, including a funeral lead vehicle and a funeral escort vehicle, one of which is carrying the remains of a deceased person, in the daylight hours (§ 61-1-415, MCA).”