Tort actions – general and personal injury
(1) Except as provided in 27-2-216, the period prescribed for the commencement of an action upon a liability not founded upon an instrument in writing is within 3 years.
Temporary
(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.
(3) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or seduction is within 2 years.
Tort actions – general and personal injury
(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.
Effective October 1, 2026
(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.
(3) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or seduction is within 2 years.
| (1)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 510, Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. 1895 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 6443, RevisedRev. CodeC. 1907 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9027, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| CaliforniaCal. Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. SectionSec. 335 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9027, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| SectionSec. 93-2601, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947 |
| (2)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 514, Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. 1895 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 2, pagep. 157, Laws ofL. 1901 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 2, ChapterCh. 128, Laws ofL. 1903 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 6447, RevisedRev. CodeC. 1907 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9031, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| CaliforniaCal. Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. SectionSec. 339 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9031, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| SectionSec. 93-2605, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947 |
| (3)EnactedEn. SectionSec. 515, Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. 1895 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 6448, RevisedRev. CodeC. 1907 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9032, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1921 |
| CaliforniaCal. Code of Civil ProcedureC. Civ. Proc. SectionSec. 340 |
| ReenactedRe-en. SectionSec. 9032, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1935 |
| SectionSec. 93-2606, Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 93-2601(part), 93-2605(2), (3), 93-2606(3) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 17, ChapterCh. 12, Laws ofL. 1979 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 158, Laws ofL. 1989 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 4, ChapterCh. 560, Laws ofL. 1993 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 266, Laws ofL. 2007 (HB 435 - Parker, John (D) HD 23) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 2, ChapterCh. 367, Laws ofL. 2019 (HB 640 - Morigeau, Shane (D) HD 95) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 4, ChapterCh. 709, Laws ofL. 2025 (HB 682 - Kmetz, Greg (R) HD 36) |