{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-2-210","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-2-210","heading":"Actions arising from the seizure or sale of property for taxes.","body":"(1) Within 1 year is the period prescribed for the commencement of an action against an officer or officer de facto:\n(a) to recover any goods, wares, merchandise, or other property seized by the officer in the officer's official capacity as tax collector;\n(b) to recover the price or value of any goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal property seized;\n(c) for damages for the seizure, detention, or sale of or injury to any goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal property seized; or\n(d) for damages done to any person or property in making a seizure.\n(2) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action to recover stock sold for a delinquent assessment is within 6 months.\n(3) (a) An action against a county to recover a royalty interest in land acquired by the county by tax deed must be brought within 3 years after the commencement of commercial production of oil, gas, or other minerals from the land.\n(b) Nothing contained in subsection (3)(a) changes the nature of a royalty interest prior to actual production. The purpose of subsection (3)(a) is to place a limitation on actions seeking royalty interests reserved by the county, once production has commenced, without in any way affecting the validity of any claims a county may have prior to the commencement of production.","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_0100/0270-0020-0020-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:27Z","sha256":"bcd07f635e7cf48ee13bd869d166e233f5388d4f0bb3c28338ed6d64322bf0a1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-2-209","next":"us-mt/27-2-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}