East Helena, MT · Lewis and Clark County
Request for Public Records
East Helena residents and other requestors use this form to ask the city to inspect or copy specific public records.
What this form is
Use this form to request inspection and/or copies of public records held by the City of East Helena. It asks for your contact information and a specific description of the records, and notes that additional pages may be supplied. The form explains that fees may apply and that staff will provide an estimate before fulfilling requests requiring more than 30 minutes of staff time.
Who needs it
Anyone seeking to inspect or obtain copies of specific public records from the City of East Helena can submit this request.
How to submit it
Contact the City Clerk at [email protected] or call 406-227-5321. The form lists email, mail, walk-in, and other as possible receipt methods.
About notarization
This request form is signed and dated without a notary; it identifies no notarized or sworn attachment, so the signer just signs and dates it.
How to submit this form
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Download The Form
Download the East Helena Request for Public Records form.
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Complete The Request
Enter your contact information and describe the public records you want as specifically as possible.
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Add Extra Pages If Needed
Supply additional pages as needed to describe your records request.
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Contact The City Clerk
Contact the City Clerk at [email protected] or 406-227-5321; the form lists email, mail, and walk-in as receipt methods.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can use the East Helena public records request form?
- Anyone requesting inspection or copies of City of East Helena public records can use the form. It asks for contact information and a specific description of the records.
- Do I need a notary for the East Helena public records request?
- No. The request form is signed and dated without a notary. It identifies no notarized or sworn attachment.
- How do I submit an East Helena public records request?
- Contact the City Clerk at [email protected] or call 406-227-5321. The form lists email, mail, walk-in, and other as possible receipt methods.
- Can fees apply to a public records request?
- The form says there is no fee for requests producing 15 pages or less or taking 30 minutes or less of staff time. Other requests may involve fees, with an estimate provided before fulfillment when staff time exceeds 30 minutes.
Need something notarized?
This Request for Public Records doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another East Helena form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.