{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-6-1008","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-6-1008","heading":"Certified copies of records -- historic records and constitutional officer records -- exception.","body":"(1) A person may request a certified copy of a public record from a public agency subject to the provisions of 2-6-1003. The public agency may charge a fee for the certified copy in accordance with 2-6-1006.\n(2) A person may request a certified copy of a historic record or a constitutional officer record from the Montana historical society subject to the provisions of 2-6-1003. The Montana historical society may charge a fee for the certified copy in accordance with 2-6-1006 and 2-6-1007(4).\n(3) A certified copy created by the Montana historical society of a historic record or a constitutional officer record has the same force in law as if made by the original public agency that created the record.\n(4) Pursuant to 2-15-403, this section does not apply to certified copies provided by the secretary of state for information contained in the secretary of state's corporate and uniform commercial code electronic filing system.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC RECORDS","Part 10. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0060/part_0100/section_0080/0020-0060-0100-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:47Z","sha256":"05c6ddc098c841cc04b4c06f82cddd1c1d5758a2200773d8a66a3daf79dc6c64","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-6-1007","next":"us-mt/2-6-1009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}