{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-5-631","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-5-631","heading":"Evidence of authenticity of notarial act for record sent to foreign country.","body":"(1) The authenticity of the official seal and signature of a Montana notarial officer may be evidenced by a certificate of authority from the secretary of state confirming the authority of a Montana notarial officer to perform a notarial act on a record that will be sent to a foreign country. The certificate must be in a form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, or in a form approved by the United States department of state.\n(2) A certificate of authority may not be issued for a record that is intended for use within the United States, including its territories, or by a federally recognized tribe.\n(3) The secretary of state may refuse to issue a certificate of authority if the secretary of state has reason to believe that the record may be used within the United States, including its territories, or by a federally recognized tribe, or for any unlawful, fraudulent, or improper purpose.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS","CHAPTER 5. PROOF AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INSTRUMENTS NOTARIES PUBLIC","Part 6. Notarial Acts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0050/part_0060/section_0310/0010-0050-0060-0310.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:36Z","sha256":"f70a2b5fec0c5d37a4261a1c66c3da80645e0c1dc1221afa2d032f2838adbc2e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-5-630","next":"us-mt/1-5-632"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}