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Death Records Search In Montana - Where To Look
There are two websites where you can search for death records in
Montana: the Public Health & Human Services Department and the third-party site
called Vital Check.
For a death records search in
Montana you may use either of two websites:
1. The Public
Health & Human Services Department's
website
Click on the
death certificate application link to view, fill out, and print the document.
The form is in PDF format. After printing fax or mail the form to the Bureau of
Vital Statistics via Fax No. (406) 444-1803 or to PO Box 4210, 111 North
Sanders, Room 209, Helena, Montana 59604. For inquiries, call (406) 444-4228.
2. The Vital
Chek
website
Vital Chek is a
third-party site that works with the government to expedite requests for copies
of vital records. This expedited service requires an additional service fee.
Their toll-free number is 1-877-817-7363.
Death Records Search in
Montana: Vitals Bureau
The Bureau does not accept
requests for a death records search in Montana via the Internet. However, you
may request assistance via e-mail (HHSVitalRecords@mt.gov).
Also, Montana laws restrict
public access to death records for a period of 30 years from date filed. But
qualified individuals (e.g., immediate relation) may request records even during
the proscription period.
After the 30-year proscription
period, records will be accessible to anyone. However, it is still only members
of the decedent's family, or their legal representatives, who can obtain
certified copies of death records.
Requests should be accompanied
by a photocopy of the requesting person's state or federally issued photo
identification card (e.g., Driver's License).
Montana is one of the states
that accept personal checks. The check should be issued to the Montana Dept. of Public
Health & Human Services.
Death Records Search in
Montana: Genealogy Research
Death records are both primary
and secondary sources of genealogy data. Since the records were completed when
the event took place by a person who was present, they can be considered a
primary source.
A death certificate, on the
other hand, contains information about a subject that he or she did not provide
himself. So it is considered a secondary source of data about the deceased,
especially the date/location of birth and parents.
A death records search in
Montana should, therefore, be supplemented by information from such sources as
the Montana Online Census (for deaths from 1790-1930) Montana Online Census or
the Genealogy Today databases.
The
Death Records section at
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