Montana Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships § 72-4-303. Filing of letters, bond, inventory, and affidavit

(1) The domiciliary foreign personal representative of the estate of a nonresident decedent, who wishes to receive payment and delivery as described in 72-4-306 or to exercise the powers over assets described in 72-4-310, shall file with a district court in this state in a county in which property belonging to the decedent is located:

(2) Upon receiving the information required by subsection (1), the clerk of court shall issue a certificate to the domiciliary foreign personal representative identifying the representative as having registered with the district court and stating the name and date of death of the decedent.