Oral contract · Montana

For Oral contract · Montana, limitation period is within 5 years; section is 27-2-202; how the statute describes it is an action on a contract, account, or promise not founded on an instrument in writing, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

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What the source says

27-2-202. Actions based on contract or other obligation. (1) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action on any contract, covenant, obligation, or liability founded on an instrument in writing is within 6 years. (2) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action on a contract, account, or promise not founded on an instrument in writing is within 5 years.

— mca.legmt.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

Source

• mca.legmt.govhttps://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0020/0270-0020-0020-0020.html

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