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.
Mont. Code Ann. § 50-15-402
Copy to be forwarded to deceased's county of residence
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