ARM 37.8.129. FORMAT AND PAPER REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COPIES

(1) With the exception noted in (2) , effective February 15, 2003, 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; and (g) watermark. (2) A certified copy may be issued on non-secure paper only if the copy contains a tamper-proof seal and all of the information, signatures, and seals required by ARM 37.8.128. 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: This certifies that this document is a true duplication of the original information on file with the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Signature or facsimile Certifying official's title