DOCUMENT STANDARDS



All documents that are acknowledged as having been executed prior to 4-28-2007 are accepted for

recording as a standard document, per M.C.A. 7-4-2636, and the fee will be $7.00 per page.  If a
document does not meet the requirements stated in M.C.A. 7-4-2636 it will be recorded as a
non-standard document and the rate is $11.00 per page for the first 5 pages and $7.00 for each
additional page, per M.C.A. 7-4-2637.

All documents submitted for recording must meet the following requirements:

        1.    Margin requirements are:  3" at top of 1st page, at least 1" at top of all subsequent pages, 1" at bottom
                of each page, at least 1/2" on sides of each page.
        2.    Include the name and mailing address of the person to whom the document is to be returned in the
                margin in the upper left-hand corner of the 1st page of each document which may be legibly printed
                in ink or typed.  This must be within the 3" top margin and between the 1/2" side margins.
        3.    Except for page numbers or other designations all margins must be clear of all markings.  The
                document standards committee has determined that other designations may be:
                    a.    form numbers
                    b.    form names
                    c.    last date form updated
                    d.    fax transmittal information
                    e.    tribal information
                    f.    initials
                            (items a through f do not have to be 10 point type)

        4.    The document must be legibly printed or typed in Blue or Black ink in at least 10 point typeface on
                white paper of not less than 20 lb. weight, on 81/2 x 14" paper.  The document standards
                committee decided on the following:  "1a" of the law allows for handwriting to be in blue or black ink.  This appears
                to be a conflict so we decided to allow legible printing in blue or black ink.  Addresses of grantees must be
                in blue or black ink when legibly printed.  A whole document legibly printed in blue or black ink, meeting
                all other document standards, is a standard document.  A whole document that is written in cursive is
                non-standard.  If only the date is handwritten in cursive on a printed or typed form the document is standard.
   



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