{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-15-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-15-402","heading":"Copy to be forwarded to deceased's county of residence.","body":"If a state resident dies outside the county of residence, the clerk and recorder shall send a certified copy of the death certificate to the clerk and recorder of the deceased's county of residence. The copy must be considered the same as the original.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 15. VITAL STATISTICS","Part 4. Death"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0020/0500-0150-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:15Z","sha256":"0bb542689ebbb7424a13eab8517cb883f31a3131161df001d90456e68bea57b1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-15-401","next":"us-mt/50-15-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}