Does Montana have the death penalty?
Not used in practice
The death penalty remains in law, but executions are suspended (by court order moratorium).
Montana is classified “Not used in practice” for the death penalty, as are 10 of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Retained / in use”.
Source
- Note
- In 2015, a state judge ruled the state's lethal injection protocol is unlawful, stopping executions.
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Retained / in use 16 states.
- Not used in practice 11 states, including Montana.
- Fully abolished 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Nearby states
- Idaho
- Not used in practice The death penalty remains in law, but executions are suspended (de facto moratorium).
- Wyoming
- Not used in practice The death penalty remains in law, but executions are suspended (de facto moratorium).
- Oregon
- Not used in practice The death penalty remains in law, but executions are suspended (by Governor moratorium).
- Utah
- Retained / in use The death penalty is legal and executions are not suspended.
- Washington
- Fully abolished Washington abolished the death penalty in 2018.
- Colorado
- Fully abolished Colorado abolished the death penalty in 2020.
Other laws in Montana
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Assisted dying only
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Cannabis
- Legal
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