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1. What Is A Junk Vehicle?

A junk vehicle defined under MCA 75-10-501, “means a motor vehicle, including component parts: 

• That is discarded, ruined, wrecked, or dismantled
• Which is not lawfully and validly licensed
• Remains inoperative or incapable of being driven." 

A vehicle must meet all three parts of the definition to be classified as a junk vehicle.

2. What Constitutes as a Mobile Home?

MCA 15-24-201(4) "Mobile home" means forms of housing known as "trailers", "housetrailers", or "trailer coaches" exceeding 8 feet in width or 45 feet in length, designed to be moved from one place to another by an independent power connected to the mobile home or any trailer, housetrailer, or trailer coach up to 8 feet in width or 45 feet in length used as a principal residence.

3. What Is A Junk Mobile Home?

MCA 75-10-501(4) "Junk mobile home" means a mobile home as defined in 15-24-201 that is wrecked, ruined, dismantled, or abandoned and is no longer fit for human habitation.

4. What Other Vehicles Can I Release To The JV Program?

Any motor vehicle in any condition that is not considered a Junk Vehicle according to MCA 75-10-501 (not including boats, motor homes, RV's, trailers, and campers) can be released over to the County JV Program. The owner of the vehicle will be required to fill out and submit a JV and Vehicle Release Form along with title of the vehicle.

5. Who to Contact?

Inquiries concerning junk vehicles and vehicles wanting to be removed call the Lake County Environmental Health Department at 406-883-7236.

Contracted Hauler For The Lake County Junk Vehicle Program call Draggin’ Wagon Towing at 406-883-5228.

To remove abandoned vehicles call lake county dispatch at 406-883-7301.