(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a declaration of marriage must be prepared by:
- (a) a party to the marriage; or
- (b) a person who is licensed to practice law in the state of Montana.
(2)
- (a) The office of vital records of the department of public health and human services shall develop a standard declaration of marriage form. The form must conform with the requirements of 40-1-311 and must be notarized.
- (b) The department shall provide the standard form to the clerks of district courts.
- (c) Each clerk of district court shall make the standard form available for use by members of the public.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 275, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 48-130.1; amd. Sec. 1559, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 214, L. 2019.