Bill > HB247

This bill eliminates legal provisions related to damages arising from dueling in Montana by making two key changes: first, it amends section 27-1-301 of the Montana Code Annotated to remove a reference to section 27-1-223, which previously addressed damages for injuries or death resulting from duels, and second, it fully repeals section 27-1-223, thereby removing the specific legal statute that outlined how damages would be calculated in cases involving dueling. While dueling is already largely obsolete as a practice, this bill formally removes the outdated legal language from the state's code, cleaning up potential ambiguous or archaic legal provisions. The change ensures that damages for injuries or death would now be handled through standard legal procedures rather than having a specific carve-out for dueling-related incidents.