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Get a Birth Certificate in Jefferson County, MT

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

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Montana birth certificates — MCA 7-4-2631(1)(l)

Issued by the Jefferson County Clerk & Recorder · the same fee in every county

$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 ↗

📞Ask the Clerk & Recorder before you go: (406) 225-4020

📋Office Information

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Office Address

102 S. Monroe St, Boulder, MT 59632

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Phone

(406) 225-4020

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Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 12:00pm, 1:00 – 5:00 pm

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