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

For Fraud · Montana, limitation period is within 2 years; when the clock starts is not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake; section is 27-2-203; how the statute describes it is an action for relief on the ground of fraud or mistake, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Fraud _(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 relief on the ground of fraud or mistake _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 27-2-203 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 27-2-203. Actions for relief on ground of fraud or mistake. The period prescribed for the commencement of an action for relief on the ground of fraud or mistake is within 2 years, the cause of action in such case not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake.

## Source

- https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0030/0270-0020-0020-0030.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/).