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Montana marriage records

Who holds it: Clerk of District Court in the county where the license was purchased (not the state)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. Who may order and what is restricted
  4. Older records and indexes
  5. Related records in Montana
  6. How Montana handles it
  7. Marriage records in Montana counties with a full guide
  8. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  9. Sources

Copy fee

$5 for a copy of a marriage license (clerk of district court); $2 per certificate with seal2

How to search and order

Where filed
Record stays in the county where the license was bought, even if the ceremony was elsewhere1
License issuance
License issued by the Clerk of District Court after at least one party appears and pays $533

Fees

Marriage license fee
$53 marriage license ($83 when neither party is present at the solemnization)2

Who may order and what is restricted

Public info
Publicly releasable: names, ages, birthplaces of the parties; date/place; parents' names and addresses; officiant; ceremony type. Other application data confidential; full license/certificate public after 30 years4

Older records and indexes

State index
DPHHS Office of Vital Records keeps a statewide marriage/divorce index from 1943; mail search $10 for up to 5 years + $1 per additional year; verifies the event and county, no certified copy1
Divorce records: who holds it
Clerk of District Court in the county where the dissolution was filed1

How Montana handles it

  • Marriage and divorce certified copies come only from the county Clerk of District Court; the state only keeps a 1943+ index1

Marriage records in Montana counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Gallatin CountyClerk of District Court5—Regular copy $5; certified copy $75
Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County Clerk of District Court6——

For any other county, see the county list on the Montana guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Montana office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: marriage records in every state. Everything else in Montana: Montana public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 6 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Marriage and DivorceMontana DPHHS Office of Vital Records
  2. Mont. Code Ann. § 25-1-201, Fees of clerk of district courtMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)
  3. Mont. Code Ann. § 40-1-202, Marriage license issuanceMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)
  4. Mont. Code Ann. § 50-15-122, Disclosure of information from vital records or vital reports -- rulesMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated 2025)
  5. Records RequestsGallatin County, MT
  6. District CourtYellowstone County Clerk of District Court