Montana Delayed Certificate of Birth Procedures and Worksheet
Official state formDelayed registrationFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Instructions and worksheet to register a Montana birth that was not filed within one year of the birth. The worksheet, fee and supporting documents are mailed to the Montana Office of Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- A living person born in Montana whose birth was never registered
- A delayed birth certificate cannot be filed for a person who is deceased
- The applicant must later sign the Certificate of Delayed Birth before a notary
What to send with it
- The completed Delayed Work Sheet
- $41.00
- At least three supporting documents that prove the facts of birth; each must show the applicant's name
- At least one document must show the full birth name, and one must show both the date and the place of birth
- Only official copies; documents from the same source or altered documents are not accepted
- Later: your notarized signature on the partially completed Certificate of Delayed Birth that the office sends you
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Office of Vital Records PO Box 4210 Helena, MT 59604
- State fee
- $41.00. The office's web page says this includes one certified copy of the new birth certificate.
- Typical processing
- Two to six months to complete
- Source
- Official government page