District Court

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 fees, and files legal documents on the following types of cases: felony criminal, juvenile, civil, adoption, dependent neglected youth, guardianship, probate, and sanity cases. This office also collects child support payments and criminal fines and fees.

You can apply for a marriage license, or pick up passport applications here.

This office is responsible for calling juries for criminal and civil trials.

Our mailing address is:

Clerk of District Court, P.O. Box 129, Superior, MT 59872

Case Types Handled in District Court:

• Criminal – Felony
• Juvenile/Youth Court
• Civil
• Dissolution and Parenting Plans
• Probate
• Guardianship
• Adoption
• Dependent/Neglect Child Cases

Jury

Jury service is for a term of 1 year, July 1 to June 30. Questionaires will be mailed to the jury pool in June or July of each year. It is important to return your jury questionaires to the Clerk of Court within the 7 days allowed. From this pool of jurors, a random selection will be pulled for a jury trial. A jury questionaire can be found here: Jury Questionaire.

Passports

The District Court Office is the acceptance facility for passports for Mineral County. We have the application here in our office or you can find them online here. The cost of a passport is now $135 and the passport is good for a period of 10 years (adults) and 5 years (children). The processing times vary, but presently are taking 6-8 weeks. If you are traveling within that time frame, an expedited service is offered for an additional $60 plus overnight delivery.

Applications for renewal of passports by mail are also available here in our office or on the Dept. of State website here.

To apply for your passport, you will need an original or certified copy of your birth certificate; a passport photo, and an approved picture ID (Driver’s License).

Marriage License

The Marriage License Application (Here) needs to be filled out (fields 5a through 15d, 35 a, b, c) and brought into the office, faxed, or emailed. Do not sign the application until asked to do so by the Clerk of Court. 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 and 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 applicants must come to the Clerk of Court’s Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to review and sign the application. The cost of the license is $53.00. Each certified copy of the license will be $7.00.