Montana, Lewis and Clark County
Where Helena's records are kept. Helena has its own city government, police department, municipal court and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Helena's own offices, along with State of Montana offices; the Lewis and Clark County offices are on our Lewis and Clark County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Peterson Library and Archives of the Montana Historical Society, a non circulating library, archives and photo archives open on site in its Reference Room, with online collections, indexes and research services.
Open official site Montana Historical Society Research CenterCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court for Montana. Mail goes to the Mike Mansfield Federal Courthouse in Butte; hearings are held and filings taken over the counter at divisional offices including Billings, Great Falls and Missoula.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of MontanaVital records
Montana DPHHS office for birth and death certificates, corrections, adoption and paternity records. No birth certificates are issued anywhere in Montana October 21 to 25, 2026, while it changes systems.
Open official site Montana Office of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Montana Department of Corrections search of records of convicted felons in the state, by DOC ID number or last and first name, with links to the victim information office and the parole board.
Open official site Montana DOC Offender SearchPolice & jail
The Department of Justice clearinghouse keeps the online Montana Missing Persons Database, helps police enter and identify missing and unidentified people, and works with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Open official site Montana DOJ Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
The Department of Justice registry of sexual and violent offenders, with an interactive map and name search, statistics by city and county, and daily alerts when offenders move into chosen ZIP codes.
Open official site Montana Sexual or Violent Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Montana Department of Justice service for searching the state's public criminal history records under MCA 44-5-301; each search costs $20, with public and registered user options.
Open official site Montana Criminal History Online Public Record SearchCity records
Helena's official city site lists city commission agendas and minutes, the city charter and code, ordinances and resolutions, municipal court, public records requests and applications and permits. City County Building: 316 N Park Ave.
Open official site City of HelenaPolice & jail
Helena Police Department at the Law and Justice Center, 406 Fuller Ave, phone (406) 447-8479, with patrol, criminal investigations, support services, animal control and the 911 communication center, plus forms and permits.
Open official site Helena Police DepartmentCounty court
Warrants, jury duty and other 228 Broadway Ave. Helena Montana 59601 (406) 447-8466
Open official site Helena City CourtState records
Helena Fire Department, with administration at Fire Station 1, 300 Neill Ave, and Station 2 at 650 Hannaford St. Call 406-447-8472; fire marshal contacts cover new construction and business inspections.
Open official site Helena Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
17 more Helena sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Helena, a place of 32,091 people, is the seat of Lewis and Clark County. Court and property records sit with Lewis and Clark County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Montana. Helena's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lewis and Clark County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 14 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 3 past producers, now closed, 5 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 4 sites producing when the record was made, 2 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 12 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Limestone, Dimension; Talc-Soapstone.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Montana abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 52 investigations with a Helena address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $175,314 in back wages agreed for 268 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brother INC. | 1 | $49,599 | 20 |
| Blue Moon Courier, Inc. | 1 | $47,514 | 0 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | 1 | $26,014 | 27 |
| Summit Roofing, Inc | 5 | $13,594 | 86 |
| North Town, LTD. | 1 | $8,650 | 58 |
| Helena 2200, LLC. | 1 | $7,864 | 19 |
| Goobers, Inc. | 1 | $6,937 | 7 |
| Jittu Enterprise | 1 | $6,072 | 0 |
| Shellie's Country Cafe, Inc. | 1 | $6,043 | 50 |
| Jeff Stewart | 1 | $4,103 | 8 |
| 3 R's Early Education Center, LLC | 2 | $2,698 | 1 |
| Pierce Summit Collision, Inc | 1 | $1,916 | 6 |
| The Overland Express Restaurant & Lounge | 1 | $1,461 | 14 |
| Creative Horizons Learning Center | 1 | $1,256 | 23 |
| B.E.M.S. Restaurant, Inc. | 1 | $93 | 3 |
| State of Montana | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| Collision Pro, Inc. | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| Helena College University of Montana | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Orion, Inc. | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Qwest Communications, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Helena Sand & Gravel, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson Construction, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| GOPO (Glenn Oakes, Patty Oakes) Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Bushy's Tip Top Service | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| System Tech Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 36 whose address on the record is in Helena; 11 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 11 more with smaller records are on the Montana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
Straight answers
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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 Helena. Montana has no online voter registration: the application goes to the Lewis and Clark County election administrator by mail or in person.
Deeds for property in Helena are recorded by the Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder, and the Montana Department of Revenue keeps the tax values. Our Lewis and Clark 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.
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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.