Montana, Silver Bow County
Where Butte's records are kept. Butte has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Butte's own offices, along with the Silver Bow County and State of Montana offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Phone (406) 497-1120. 225 Alaska Street, Butte, MT 59701. Listed on the official page this card opens.
Open official site Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement DepartmentVital records
Request birth and death certificates from the MT Dept. of Public Health and Human Services.
Open official site Montana Birth and Death Vital RecordsState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Montana Secretary of State.
Open official site Montana Business & Corporation SearchPolice & jail
The Montana Department of Corrections offender search. Montana no longer publishes a separate death row page, so a person under a sentence of death is looked up here by name.
Open official site Montana Death Row inmatesCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana hears federal civil and criminal cases, with dockets and filings available through PACER. Montana state court cases come from the Montana Judicial Branch.
Open official site Montana Federal CasesProperty records
Obtain property tax info by contacting the Montana Cadastral Mapping page.
Open official site Montana Property RecordsState records
The Montana Department of Revenue holds unclaimed money and property, such as old bank accounts, wages, refunds and safe deposit box contents, and lets owners search and file claims online.
Open official site Montana Unclaimed PropertyState records
Montana historical records, manuscript collections and government records.
Open official site Montana Archival CollectionsCounty court
Sheriff's office for the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow at 225 Alaska Street, Butte; phone (406) 497-1120. Patrol, investigations, detention center, civil process, background checks and concealed carry permits.
Open official site Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement DepartmentEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Butte, a place of 34,494 people, is the seat of Silver Bow County. Court and property records sit with Silver Bow County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Montana. Butte's own offices are in the cards above, and our Silver Bow County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Montana is run by the Montana Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, polling places and the local election office for Butte. Montana has no online voter registration: the application goes to the Butte-Silver Bow election administrator by mail or in person.
Deeds for property in Butte are recorded by the Silver Bow County Clerk and Recorder, and the Montana Department of Revenue keeps the tax values. Our Silver Bow County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Montana come from the state vital records office, Montana Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.