Montana Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence

Montana Business Certificate

Montana Certificate of Existence

Montana's statutory term for this document is Certificate of Existence, commonly requested as a Certificate of Good Standing.

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Official Montana document

Official name: Certificate of Existence

Issuing office: Montana Secretary of State

Commonly requested for closings, lender due diligence, banking, foreign qualification, and compliance reviews.

Standard processing

$95 — usually completed the same business day when ordered by 2:00 PM.

Rush processing

$125 — priority handling, targeted within 1 hour when available (not offered Fridays).

Information typically needed

  • Exact legal business name
  • Montana entity ID, when available
  • Entity type
  • Requested deadline and delivery requirements

Before ordering

Only entities currently in good standing with the state are eligible to receive this certificate.

Need the Montana certificate handled for you?

Signature Filings can retrieve the appropriate state-issued certificate and deliver it electronically according to the selected processing option.

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Last reviewed July 6, 2026. Signature Filings is a private third-party document retrieval service and is not affiliated with the Montana Secretary of State.