Montana § 35-21-811 - Limitations On Actions -- Exemptions From Liability
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 35-21-811 — Limitations On Actions -- Exemptions From Liability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-21-811. Limitations On Actions -- Exemptions From Liability
Limitations on actions -- exemptions from liability. An action may not lie against any mausoleum-columbarium authority relating to the remains of a person that have been left in its possession for a period of 2 years unless a written contract has been entered into with the mausoleum-columbarium authority for care of the remains or unless permanent interment has been made. This section may not be construed as an extension of the existing statute prescribing the period within which an action based upon a tort must be commenced. A licensed mortician or funeral director is not liable in damages for any cremated human remains after the remains have been deposited with a mausoleum-columbarium authority in Montana.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-21-811 ("Limitations On Actions -- Exemptions From Liability") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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