Montana § 70-19-413 - Certain Disabilities To Suspend Running Of Statutory Period

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 70-19-413 — Certain Disabilities To Suspend Running Of Statutory Period, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 70-19-413. Certain Disabilities To Suspend Running Of Statutory Period

Certain disabilities to suspend running of statutory period. (1) Subsection (2) applies if a person entitled to commence an action for the recovery of real property or for the recovery of the possession of real property or to make any entry or defense founded on the title to real property or to rents or services out of the same is, at the same time the title first descends or accrues: (a) under the age of majority; (b) committed pursuant to 53-21-127 ; or (c) imprisoned on a criminal charge or in execution upon conviction of a criminal offense for a term of less than for life. (2) The time during which disability continues is not considered any portion of the time in this chapter limited for the commencement of the action or the making of the entry or defense. The action may be commenced or entry or defense made within the period of 5 years after the disability ceases or after the death of the person entitled who dies under the disability, but the action may not be commenced or entry or defense made after that period.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 70-19-413 ("Certain Disabilities To Suspend Running Of Statutory Period") 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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