Montana Vital Records

Birth | Death | Marriage | Divorce | Adoption

Address:
MT Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
Vital Statistics Bureau
111 N Sanders Room 209
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 444-4228
Fax: (406) 444-1803

Remarks: Check or money order should be made payable to Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Personal checks are accepted. Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees.

Web Site: Montana Vital Statistics Bureau

Comments: Birth Records in Montana of less than 30 years are not considered public and will only be released to the person named on the certificate or an immediate family member. After 30 years have passed from the date of birth an informational copy of the birth record may be obtained by anyone, though certified copies are still only available to family members. Photocopy of picture ID and signature required. 
Application for Birth Record

Dates: From 1907

Cost of copy: $10.00 (includes a 5-year search)

Comments: Death Records in Montana of less than 30 years are not considered public and will only be released to the person named on the certificate or an immediate family member. After 30 years have passed from the date of death an informational copy of the death record may be obtained by anyone, though certified copies are still only available to family members. Photocopy of picture ID and signature required.
Application for Death Record

Comments: Records since July 1943. The State Vital Records office does not provide certified copies, though they may be willing to verify certain details such as the location of an event. Marriage records in Montana are best obtained from the Clerk of District Court in the county where the marriage took place.

Dates: July 1943

Comments: Records since July 1943. The State Vital Records office does not provide certified copies, though they may be willing to verify certain details such as the location of an event. Divorce records in Montana are best obtained from the Clerk of District Court in county where divorce was granted.