{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-2-204--2","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-2-204","heading":"(Effective October 1, 2026) Tort actions -- general and personal injury.","body":"(1) Except as provided in 27-2-216 and 27-2-219, the period prescribed for the commencement of an action on a liability not founded on an instrument in writing is within 3 years.\n(2) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action to recover damages for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another is within 3 years, except when the wrongful death is the result of a homicide, in which case the period is within 10 years.\n(3) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or seduction is within 2 years.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 2. STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS","Part 2. Time Limits on Specific Kinds of Actions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0040/0270-0020-0020-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:27Z","sha256":"1872be2159de9815ffd75aca76564ccf395f25b3ec9b8f72d184d12e2744b5b4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-2-204","next":"us-mt/27-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}