(1) With the exception noted in (2) , effective February 15, 2003, all certified copies of birth, death and fetal death records must be issued on paper that contains the following security features:

(a) sensitized security paper;

(b) background security design;

(c) copy-void pantograph;

(d) consecutive numbering;

(e) prismatic printing;

(f) complex colors; and

(g) watermark.

(2) A certified copy may be issued on non-secure paper only if the copy contains a tamper-proof seal and all of the information, signatures, and seals required by ARM 37.8.128. Any alternate method of issuing a certified copy must be approved by the department, in writing, before its official use.

(3) Each certified copy of a vital record issued in Montana must contain the heading "STATE OF MONTANA" centered at the top of the copy, and, if issued by a county clerk and recorder, a centered heading naming the county of issuance immediately below the "STATE OF MONTANA" heading.

(4) Each certified copy of a vital record issued in Montana must contain the following certification and issuance statements at the bottom:

 

This certifies that this document is a true duplication of the original information on file with the Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Signature or facsimile   Certifying official's title