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Montana: rules and deadlines at a glance
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| Product liability | 3 years |
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| Property damage | 2 years |
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| Dollar limit | $7,000 |
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| Filing fee | $30 |
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| Lawyers | Not unless every party has one |
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| Acknowledge | No fixed number of days; must act with reasonable promptness |
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| Accept or deny | 30 days after proof of loss (60 if more information is reasonably requested) |
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| Pay | 10% annual interest on late payments |
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| Minimum liability | $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000 |
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| Fault system | At-fault (the driver who caused it pays) |
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| Shared-fault rule | Modified comparative: barred at 51% fault or more |
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| If you are fired | Immediately (or next payday or 15 days under a written policy) |
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| If you quit | Next payday or within 15 days, whichever is first |
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| Credit cards / open accounts | 5 years |
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| Written contracts | 6 years |
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| Promissory notes | 6 years |
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| Rule | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) |
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| When you are barred | Barred if you are 51% or more at fault |
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| Repair attempts or days | 4 attempts or 30 business days |
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| Coverage period | 2 years or 18,000 miles, whichever first |
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| Top rate | 6.75% |
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| Structure | Flat |
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