# Apostille in Montana - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/montana/ - **Title:** Apostille in Montana — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/montana/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Montana, United States: the competent authority is Montana Secretary of State — Notary & Certifications Division. Verified 2026-08-09. Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money. - **Jurisdiction:** Montana, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Montana Secretary of State — Notary & Certifications Division ## Which documents this office will accept - **vital records (birth/death):** certified copies from Montana Office of Vital Records or County Clerk & Recorder - **marriage/divorce/court records:** certified copies from County Clerk of District Court - **From the source:** Notarized documents can be pre-checked free by emailing the Notary Division before submission (recently issued certified copies need no pre-check; submit via Montana File Transfer System) ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form A PDF request form. Download: https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/notary-certification-request-form.pdf ## Requesting online Part of the request is made online; the documents themselves still reach the office on paper. Portal: https://biz.sosmt.gov/forms/apostille ## Where to go in person - **Helena** — Secretary of State's Office, Room 260, Montana State Capitol Building, Helena, MT Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office. Same-day service is offered. Courier: 1301 E. 6th Ave, Helena, MT 59601; 406-444-1877. Drop-off (pre-checked documents) and walk-in by advance appointment with same-day service ("Appointments for walk-in, same day service must be made in advance") ## What it costs - **$10.00 USD** per document — "$10 per document/notarization, regardless of the number of pages." (multiple notarizations by different notaries on one document may incur separate charges) ## How to pay - **By mail:** check or money order - **In person:** check or money order - **Online:** card payment - The payee name is not published — confirm the payee on the official request form before you write a check. - Online portal: credit or debit card. Mail/in person: check or money order; cash not accepted. Payee string not published in the source block ## Where to send your documents - **By U.S. Mail:** Notary & Certifications Division, Montana Secretary of State's Office, PO Box 202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801 - **By courier:** 1301 E. 6th Ave, Helena, MT 59601 ## How long it takes - **By mail:** Standard (mail/drop-off): "3 – 5 business days from receipt" - **In person:** Walk-in same-day service available by advance appointment only - Requests held max 90 days ## Checking status and verifying an apostille - **Verification register:** https://biz.sosmt.gov/apostille — Search by apostille number ## Remote online notarization - Remote online notarization is permitted here. - **Legal basis:** MCA Title 1, ch. 5 (RULONA), incl. MCA 1-5-615 (electronic notarization system / communication technology; en. Ch. 391, L. 2015; amd. Ch. 123, L. 2019) and MCA 1-5-602(26), 1-5-603(12), 1-5-620; NNA cites July 1, 2020 as when education requirements took effect (exact effective date of full RON authorization not confirmed on an official page — unverified) - **Registration:** Yes — "Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act using an electronic notarization system or a communication technology, a notary public shall: notify the secretary of state..." (MCA 1-5-615); must select approved system(s)/technology, complete the technology provider's approved course of instruction, pass an exam, and submit documentation to the Secretary of State; SOS maintains approved-vendor list (Amrock, Blend, DocuSign, NotaryCam, Snapdocs, 20+ others) - **How the signer is identified:** Personal knowledge; credible witness (via communication technology); or approved multi-factor technologies per MCA 1-5-603(12)(c): dynamic knowledge-based authentication (DKBA), public key certificate, identity proofing, credential analysis with remote presentation, blockchain; notary has "final authority to accept or deny the identification for any remote or RON transaction" - **Standard notarial act cap:** $10.00 USD - No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act. A missing cap is not the same as "no cap" — the reason is in the notes below. - **From the source:** No fixed statutory RON cap — notaries "may charge a 'reasonable' fee to cover the cost of performing a remote or remote online notarization, if the fee is agreed to by the signer in advance" (MT SOS Help Center). Standard: "Notaries may charge up to $10 for performing an acknowledgment, witnessing a signature, verifying on oath or affirmation, certifying a transcript or certifying a copy or any of the other notarial acts enumerated in 1-5-603, MCA." Travel fees allowed "at the rate authorized by the IRS". Extra fee may be charged for copies of journal entries or A/V recordings > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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