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

For Written contract · Montana, limitation period is within 6 years; section is 27-2-202; how the statute describes it is an action on any contract, covenant, obligation, or liability founded on an instrument in writing, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Montana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within 6 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action on any contract, covenant, obligation, or liability founded on an instrument in writing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 27-2-202 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
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