Montana Public Records

• Where can I find in Montana if arrest records are available to the public?
  The Montana Department of Justice provides a public background check in addition to their police criminal history records. Their background check includes felony charges, arrest and prosecution (RAP sheet), and misdemeanors. However, if you are looking for official complete police reports, warrants, criminal court transcripts, and field reports need to be requested from the law enforcement agency or the court directly. You can conduct a name-based or fingerprint-based search that is more accurate. The name search is based just the dob, name, and SSN. The federal search is different and is for statutorily authorized persons only.
• How many warrants were issued by Montana last year?
  In 2014, the Montana district court issued 3519 subpoenas and searched warrants. The state's most populated county, Yellowstone, in the 13th district court, issued the highest number of warrants and subpoenas, with 799.
• How many divorces were filed in Montana in 2014?
  There were 10438 divorces filed in Montana's district courts, listed under domestic relations filings. There are breakdowns of statistics by individual district courts open to the public from the state court's site, and the statistics go back to 2001 for all case filings and dispositions in district courts.
• Where can I find in Montana, the location of criminal felony cases?
  The fifty-six district courts in Montana hear felony cases. It is the state's general jurisdiction court hearing a large number of civil cases and all probate cases. The individual court can be located using the state's judicial website. You can search for individual districts to get their clerk's information.
• Where can I find in Montana if information about an offender's sentence to prison is included in the criminal history records, or do I need a background check?
  You don't need to request a background check to see what the person was sentenced to. The Montana Department of Corrections provides free and public offender search that lets you see more than the sentence alone. In most cases, you will see the offender's photo, current status (I.e., on probation), which prison the individual is incarcerated, dates of the sentence, offenses, which court, net sentence, and more.
• Where can I find in Montana access to and a copy of a marriage license form 2000?
  Depends on the county. Clerks throughout Montana have sites that will tell you how and where to get the marriage record unless you'd like a private company to do it for you.
• Are email addresses of businesses that apply for an alcoholic beverage license in Montana subject to disclosure under Montana's Public Records and Open Government laws?
  People and businesses don't get the same protections from privacy laws limiting open records. Public records generally apply to public entities and their duty to be transparent and provide information/records when in their custody. In some cases, when a private company is working on behalf of a government agency, they will be under similar laws. However, private entities don't get the same privacy protections.

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• Montana Attorney:
  Look up lawyers names, educational background, licensing, expiration and disciplinary history.
• Montana Criminal Records:
  Where and How to Request Criminal Record Checks.
• Montana Court Records:
  Criminal cases, civil filings, divorces, bankruptcy and judgments.
• Montana Most Wanted:
  Photos and description of fugitives wanted by law enforcement agencies.
• Montana Sex Offenders:
  Location and information of convicted sex offenders and predators by neighborhood.
• Montana Prison and Jail Inmates:
  Database of available photos and details of jailed inmates in custody.
• Montana Official Website:
  Government department official public web-portal.
• Montana Open Public Record Act:
  Laws supporting public's right to inspect government documents.
• Montana Public Records Request:
  A written request form inquiring about a public record may be used in finding specific files - the more descriptive, the more likely the record will be found..
• Montana Birth Records:
  Certified or informational copy requests from official departments.
• Montana Marriage Records:
  Date and location of marriage, name of groom and bride.
• Montana Missing People:
  Photos, description and available details of persons reported missing to law enforcement.
• Montana Elected Officials:
  Names and contact information and public press releases of members elected to office.
• Montana Driver License Records:
  Statewide information of drivers, vehicles, registrations and licensing procedures.
• Montana Constitution:
  Political processes, amendments, proposals adopted by the state legislature, legal and political organizations.

• Total Violent Crime:
  4,328
• Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter:
  27
• Rape:
  624
• Robbery:
  205
• Aggravated Assault:
  3,472
• Total Property Crime:
  23,440
• Burglary:
  2,887
• Larceny Theft:
  18,176
• Motor Vehicle Theft:
  2,377

• Information About People and Demographics

• Total population of persons residing within the state
  989,415
• Estimate of the state's total residency
  902,190
• Percentage change of the total resident population
  10%
• Net change of residents' total population
  87,220
• Complete count of statewide resident population
  902,195
• Population estimate of residents less than 5 years of age
  62,438
• Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 5 years of age
  6%
• Estimate of residents that are less than 18 years of age
  219,828
• Estimated percentage of residents that are less than 18 years of age
  23%
• Percentage estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
  15%
• Estimate of residents that are 65 years of age and older
  141,903
• Total estimate percentage of female residents
  50%
• State's white resident population
  884,961
• State's black resident population
  4,027
• State's American Indian and Alaska Native resident populations
  62,555
• State's Asian resident population
  6,253
• State's Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander resident population
  668
• Statewide resident population of two or more races
  24,976
• Statewide resident population of Hispanic or Latino origin
  28,565
• Non Hispanic white resident population
  868,628
• Statewide percentage of white residents
  89%
• Statewide percentage of black residents
  0%
• Statewide percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  6%
• Statewide percentage of Asian residents
  1%
• Statewide percentage of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
  0%
• Statewide percentage of Two or more races
  3%
• Statewide percentage of Hispanic or Latino Origin
  3%
• Statewide percentage of non Hispanic white
  88%

• Vital Statistics

  Births and deaths occurring in Montana
• Births
  12,439
• Deaths
  8,624
• Infant death occurring within the state of persons one year of age or less
  79
• Percentage of persons with the same residence of one year or more
  82%

• Resident Background Information

  Education and background history of Montana Residents
• Percentage of foreign born population in the state
  2%
• Percentage of residents 5 years of age and older that speak languages other than English at home
  5%
• Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with high a school education or higher
  90%
• Percentage of persons from 25 years of age and older with bachelor's degree or higher
  27%
• Total number of Veterans
  100,259

• Current Housing and Real Estate Data

  Households located in Montana
• Average time spent commuting to work for person 16 years and over not working from their personal residence
  17 Min
• Housing unit estimates
  441,279
• Net change of housing units estimates
  28,648
• Housing unit estimates - percentage change
  7%
• Percentage of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
  69%
• Median value of the state's housing units being occupied by owners
  $162,100
• Percentage of housing in structure of multi dwelling units
  17%
• Total number of households
  372,947
• Average size of households
  2

• Montana Employment Data

  Income, earnings and payrolls of people residing within the State
• Per capita income in the past 12 months in dollars adjusted to inflation
  $22,881
• Statewide income of median households in Montana
  $42,222
• Percentage of persons living in poverty
  15%
• The personal income of persons employed
  $31,783
• Per capita income of persons employed
  $33,225
• Labor force of civilian workers
  498,907
• The unemployment of the civilian labor force
  30,862
• The rate of unemployed civilian labor force
  6%
• Employment of person relating to all industries
  647,427
• Net change of employment in all industries
  88,372
• People employed by the government
  93,107
• Earnings by persons working in all industries
  22,293,038
• Average earnings per job in all industries
  34,433
• Number of private non farm establishments
  37,318