(1) With the exception noted in (2), all certified copies of birth, death, and fetal death records must be issued on paper that contains the following security features:
(a) sensitized security paper;
(b) background security design;
(c) copy-void pantograph;
(d) consecutive numbering;
(e) prismatic printing;
(f) complex colors;
(g) watermark;
(h) intaglio border; and
(i) embossed hologram.
(2) Any alternate method of issuing a certified copy must be approved by the department, in writing, before its official use.
(3) Each certified copy of a vital record issued in Montana must contain the heading "STATE OF MONTANA" centered at the top of the copy, and, if issued by a county clerk and recorder, a centered heading naming the county of issuance immediately below the "STATE OF MONTANA" heading.
(4) Each certified copy of a vital record issued in Montana must contain the following certification and issuance statements at the bottom:
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This certifies that this document is a true duplication of the original information on
file with the Department of Public Health
and Human Services.
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Signature or facsimile�
Certifying official's title
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