Clerk of District Court

This office keeps the official records for the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Mineral County.

The Clerk of the District Court maintains the court docket, receives and processes fines and citations, and files legal documents on the following types of cases: felony criminal, juvenile, civil, adoption, dependent neglected youth, and sanity cases. The Clerk also collects child support payments and restitution fines.

You can apply for a marriage license, dissolution forms and passport applications here.

This office is responsible for calling juries.

Contact Information

300 River Street, 3rd Floor/P.O. Box 129/Superior, MT 59872

Calendar Items

District Court is held twice per month. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays except an occasional Monday.
Most District Court proceedings are open to the public.
Trials are held periodically throughout the year.

Clerk of Court Office Hours

Open weekdays 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. for lunch

Procedures and General Information

Case Types handled in District Court:

Felony Criminal
Juvenile
Civil
Dissolution
Probate
Guardianship
Adoption
Dependent/Neglect Child Cases

Jury

Jury Service is for a term of 1 year, July 1 to June 30. Questionnaires will be mailed to the Jury Pool in June or July of each year. It is important to return your jury questionnaires to the Clerk of Court within the 7 days allowed. From this pool of jurors, a random selection will be pulled if the need arises for trial.

PASSPORTS

This office is the acceptance facility for passports for Mineral County. We have the applications in our office or you can find them online at www.travel.state.gov . The cost of a passport is now $135 and is good for 10 years. The processing centers are running behind with the volume of applications and it is presently taking up to 4-6 weeks to receive your passport. If you are traveling within that time frame, they offer an expedited service which costs an extra $60 plus overnight delivery both directions.

Applications for renewal by mail are also available here or on the website: travel.state.gov

To apply for your passport you will need an original or certified copy of your original birth certificate; two identical passport photos; and a picture ID. Your photos can be bought at Costco for $4.99, (you do not need to be a member) or Walgreens for $7.99, or Kinkos for $12.95.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

To obtain a license, the female applicant will need a pre-marital blood test for rubella (German Measles) performed by a doctor, clinic, or hospital lab. After the Doctor has signed the “pre-marital certificate” the couple should apply for the license and present the certificate. If she is under 50 years of age and incapable of bearing children, she must present a certificate of exemption, signed by a doctor when applying for the license. She does not need a blood test or certificate of exemption if she is over the age of 50. As of October 2007, an Informed/Consent/Waiver of the Requirement of Blood Test is available.

To obtain a copy of the Pre-Marital Certificate/Informed Consent and Waiver, please visit the Health and Human Services web site.

The application for marriage is very self-explanatory. Please fill out the fields 5a through 15d as well as 35 a,b,c. Do not sign the application until asked to do so by the Clerk of Court's Office. A copy of the application can be found here.
Marriage Application

Both parties must be 18 years of age or older. If you are 16 or 17 years old, you may marry only with the permission of the parents after pre-marital counseling and approval by a District Court Judge. The counseling must be at least 2 sessions, ten days apart, before applying for the license.

Both must come to the office of the Clerk of Court at the Courthouse between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The cost of the license is $53.00. Certified copies of the license are $7.00 each.