# Defamation · Montana — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Defamation · Montana, limitation period is within 2 years; how the statute describes it is an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or seduction, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Defamation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Montana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within 2 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or seduction _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (3) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or seduction is within 2 years.

## Source

- https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0040/0270-0020-0020-0040.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).