Montana Exemptions Summary:
Homestead
Real property or mobile home you occupy to $378,560*; sale, condemnation, or insurance proceeds exempt for 18 months
Must record homestead declaration before filing for bankruptcy
*2023 inflation adjustment
Vehicle Exemption
Motor vehicle to $4,000
Personal Property
Appliances, household furnishings, goods, animals with feed, crops, musical instruments, books, firearms, sporting goods, clothing, & jewelry to $1250 per item, $7,000 total
Implements, books, & tools of trade to $4.500
Uniforms, arms, accoutrements needed to carry out government functions
Wild Card
None