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Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-105 (2026)

Periods Of Limitation

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TITLE 27. CIVIL LIABILITY, REMEDIES, AND LIMITATIONS

CHAPTER 2. STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

Part 1. General Provisions

Periods Of Limitation

27-2-105. Periods of limitation. All civil actions must be commenced within the periods prescribed in part 2 except when another statute specifically provides a different limitation.

History: En. Sec. 510, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6443, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9027, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 335; re-en. Sec. 9027, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2601; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 12, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Est. of Woody ex rel. Woody v. Big Horn Cnty., 2016 MT 180, 376 P.3d 127.
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Est. of Woody ex rel. Woody v. Big Horn Cnty., 2016 MT 180, 376 P.3d 127. · cites it 3× “” Section 27-2-105, MCA. Claims against the State or a political subdivision are “subject to the limitation of actions provided by law.”
Mogan v. Cargill, Inc., 856 P.2d 973 (Mont. 1993). · cites it 3× “” Section 30-2-725(1), MCA, specifically provides for a different limitation — four years — for contracts for the sale of goods.”
Tam v. Missoula Cnty., 2022 MT 229, 520 P.3d 312. · cites it 3× “” Section 27-2-105, MCA. The Board argued, and the District Court determined, that § 76-3-625, MCA (2019), specifically provided for a different limitation—30 days.”
Marble v. King, 2023 MT 141N, 532 P.3d 488. · cites it 3× “As such, the deemed admissions were not “competent evidence.”
Sugg v. Boyer, No. 4:24-cv-00070 (D. Mont. Aug. 7, 2025). · cites it 2× “” Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-105 . Claims against the state or a political subdivision, including a county, are “subject to the limitation of actions provided by law.”
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