Montana § 40-6-123 - Birth Records
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 40-6-123 — Birth Records, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-123. Birth Records
Birth records. (1) Upon order of a court of this state or upon request of a court of another state, the department of public health and human services shall prepare a substitute certificate of birth consistent with the findings of the court and shall substitute the new certificate for the original certificate of birth. (2) The fact that the father and child relationship was declared after the child's birth may not be ascertainable from the new certificate, but the actual place and date of birth must be shown. (3) The evidence upon which the new certificate was made and the original birth certificate must be kept in a sealed and confidential file and are subject to inspection only upon consent of the court and all interested persons or in exceptional cases only upon an order of the court for good cause shown.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 40-6-123 cover?
Section 40-6-123 ("Birth Records") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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