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Get a Birth Certificate in Golden Valley County, MT

Fees for this service are set by state statute. Here's what to expect in Golden Valley County.

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Montana birth certificates — MCA 7-4-2631(1)(l)
Issued by the Golden Valley County Clerk & Recorder · the same fee in every county
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$8.00per certified copy at the county · $16.00 at the state Office of Vital Records

County clerks charge “for each certified copy of a birth certificate, $8, and for each certified copy of a death certificate, $7” (MCA 7-4-2631(1)(l)). The department and “county clerk and recorders shall, upon receipt of an application, issue a certified copy” of a vital record (50-15-121(1)). At the state office, “All certificates cost $16.” (DPHHS).

Any Montana county · except a long form
“You may visit any local County Clerk & Recorder’s office in Montana to purchase a birth or death certificate, regardless of which Montana county the event occurred in.” (DPHHS) A long form is the exception: “If you require a Long Form birth certificate (often needed for dual citizenship or tribal enrollment), you cannot obtain this from just any county.” It comes from the state office in Helena or the Clerk & Recorder of the county of birth. DPHHS ↗
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Office Address
107 Kemp St, Ryegate, MT 59074
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  • Phone: the Clerk and Recorder page publishes no phone; the only line for this officeholder is on the Elections Administrator page under that label.
  • Hours: the Clerk and Recorder page publishes no hours; hours appear only under the Elections Administrator label and as courthouse hours on the home page.

Check the county website for the Clerk & Recorder's office phone number and hours.

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Fees confirmed by state statute

Contact info sourced from official county records. Always call ahead to confirm hours and payment methods before visiting.

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Montana sets the county's certified-copy fees by state law, the same in every county — MCA 7-4-2631(1)(l):

“for each certified copy of a birth certificate, $8, and for each certified copy of a death certificate, $7”

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