{"data":{"id":"us-mt/27-2-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"27-2-402","heading":"When defendant is out of state.","body":"When the cause of action accrues against a person who is out of the state and cannot be served with process, the action may be commenced within the term limited under this part after the person's return to the state. If, after the cause of action accrues, the person departs from the state and cannot be served with process, the time of the person's absence is not part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.","path":["TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS","CHAPTER 2. STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS","Part 4. Circumstances Which Extend Period of Limitations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0040/section_0020/0270-0020-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:28Z","sha256":"79a87b206a0a726d44c6c3fa69a55c27f0edf57edc755d4b145093bbb29b0acf","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/27-2-401","next":"us-mt/27-2-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}