E-FILING
*The Gallatin County 18th Judicial District Court will be accepting documents from the State E-Filing system beginning on February 7, 2023. Per the Court's Order Implementing Electronic Filing Systm, Issued January 30, 2023 - USE OF E-FILING FOR ALL LAWYERS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN MONTANA, COURT REPORTERS, AND CASE PARTICIPANTS IS MANDATORY STARTING MARCH 17, 2023.
Montana E-Filing Log In:
https://mtefile.courts.mt.gov/login
Please note that only attorneys registered with the Montana State Bar Association will be able to participate in E-Filing. If you are a Pro Se (self-represented) party, please note that the Gallatin County Clerk of District Court will continue to accept documents via email at GallatinDCFilings@mt.gov or in hard copy via mail or hand delivery. If you have questions about your status as an E-Filer, please contact efilingtechsupport@mt.gov or contact our office at 406-582-2165. If you are a member of the Montana State Bar and have not registered your State E-Filing Account, please see the instructions Here.
Approved E-Filers shall use the State E-filing system to file the following case types: Civil (DV), Domestic Relations (DR), Criminal - non extradition (DC), Juvenile (DJ), Involuntary Commitment (DI), Youth in Need of Care (DN), Probate (DP), Guardianship/Conservatorship (DG), Adoption (DA) and Paternity (DF) . Gallatin County District Court is NOT able to accept: Search Warrants (SW), Investigative Subpoena (IS), Statutory Lien (SL), and Criminal Extradition cases via the E-filing system.
Email Filing
For pro se parties and attorneys filing case types that are not compatible with E-Filing, you may submit documents to be filed with the Clerk of District Court via email at GallatinDCFilings@mt.gov. Please adhere to the following.
If you would like to submit documents to the Court via email, please follow the instructions below to avoid getting a rejected filing.
1. Submit each document as its own PDF titled with your case number followed by the document title. (Example: DV-20-100 - Motion to Continue)
2. Put your case number and case title in the subject line of your email. (Example: DV-20-100 John Doe v. Jane Doe)
3. If you are submitting multiple documents, for example a Motion and a Proposed Order, be sure to attach the documents as their own PDF.
Failure to do the above may result in a rejected filing.
E-Filing Resources
Please utilize the E-Filing information found at https://courts.mt.gov/Courts/EFile/ or if you are having a technical support issue contact efilingtechsupport@mt.gov for assistance.
Helpful E-Filing Support Links:
E-Filing Training Videos: https://courts.mt.gov/Courts/EFile/Instructions/videos
Civil Filing Best Practices Guide: https://courts.mt.gov/external/efile/instructions/EfilingCivilCases.pdf
E-Filing Basics for Existing Cases: https://courts.mt.gov/external/efile/instructions/file-existingcase.pdf
E-Filing FAQs: https://courts.mt.gov/external/efile/docs/faqs.pdf