Montana, Yellowstone County
Where Laurel's records are kept. Court and property records for Laurel sit with Yellowstone County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Montana.
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As a small town, Laurel relies on Yellowstone County and the State of Montana for its public records. The cards below are the Montana state offices, and the Yellowstone County offices are on our Yellowstone County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital 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 RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState 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 MontanaCounty court
Home of the Montana courts: Supreme Court opinions, briefs and docket, contact details for every court by district or county, public access portals for court records, eFiling and fine payment.
Open official site Montana Judicial BranchEverything else, organized
18 more Laurel sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Laurel, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Laurel in ZIP code 59044 keeps its own council and town business records. The Yellowstone County offices are in Billings, the county seat. Each Yellowstone County office is listed on our Yellowstone County page.
Same county
Other places in Yellowstone County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Yellowstone County records are on the county page.