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

For Wrongful death · Montana, limitation period is within 3 years; how the statute describes it is an action to recover damages for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Wrongful death _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Montana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within 3 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action to recover damages for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (2) The period prescribed for the commencement of an action to recover damages for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another is within 3 years, except when the wrongful death is the result of a homicide, in which case the period is within 10 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/).