Copies & Searches

Copies & Searches

For search requests and document retrieval, please submit an email to courtfilings@rc.mt.gov.  Be sure to include a detailed description of the information you are requesting.  

Once payment is received, we will email you with the results of the search or requested documentation.  If you need certified hard copies, please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Clerk of District Court at 205 Bedford Street, Suite D in Hamilton, MT or visit our office to pick them up.  We accept cash, money orders, or credit/debit cards; sorry, no checks.

Fees for some of the most common requests are:

• Copy of Marriage License - $5.00 ($2 additional charge if certification is requested.)
• Marriage License request form
• Copy of Divorce Decree or Parenting Plan Decree - $10.00
• All other hard copies - $1.00 per page for first 10 pages, $0.50 per page for each additional page
• Certification of a document - $2 (does not include copying costs)
• Searches - $2.00 per name per year for the first seven years, then $1.00 per name per year for each additional year
• Emailed documents outgoing - $.25 per page   

 Additional Fees

• Ravalli County accepts electronic filings.
• Documents may also be submitted by email. Faxed documents must be faxed to 406-375-6721.
• Payment of electronic filing fees must be paid in advance.
• The fee for incoming email filing is $.50 per page.
• The fee for outgoing email filing is $.25 per page.