Montana § 42-2-218 - Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 42-2-218 — Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-2-218. Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request
Duties of department upon receipt of request. (1) Whenever the department receives a request, the department shall: (a) search its records of putative father registrations and search its records for any acknowledgment of paternity filed pursuant to 40-6-105 ; and (b) notify the requestor as to whether a paternity action has been filed and a paternity order issued to the department requiring the issuance of a new birth certificate concerning a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging. (2) The department may charge a reasonable fee for responding to a request under this section.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-2-218 ("Duties Of Department Upon Receipt Of Request") 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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