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Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-122 (2026)

Lien Extinguished By Statute Of Limitations

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TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS

CHAPTER 3. LIENS

Part 1. General Provisions

Lien Extinguished By Statute Of Limitations

71-3-122. Lien extinguished by statute of limitations. A lien is extinguished by the lapse of the time within which, under the provisions of Title 27, an action can be brought upon the principal obligation.

History: En. Sec. 3792, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5728, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8243, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2911; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1605; re-en. Sec. 8243, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 45-306.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Bekkedahl v. McKittrick, 2002 MT 250 (Mont. 2002).
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Bekkedahl v. McKittrick, 2002 MT 250 (Mont. 2002). · cites it 2× “Then, the judgment could have been enforced against any of McKittrick’s assets, including those that were the subject of the trust action and the ten-year statute of limitations on judgments would have applied.”
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