Yes, a notary is required.
Montana's aging services office says its financial power of attorney form must be signed in front of a notary.
In the official wording
"must be signed in front of a notary."
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Official form
- Statutory form power of attorney (72-31-353). Section 72-31-353 is the statutory form; 72-31-354 is the agent's certification. Open the official form
- Durable after incapacity
- Section 72-31-304 is titled 'Power of attorney is durable'.
"Power of attorney is durable"
Not confirmed on the pages we read: witnesses, an agent acknowledgment and recording for real estate. Check with Title 72, chapter 31, part 3, Uniform Power of Attorney Act, table of sections (Montana Legislature).
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Montana, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Montana treats it: Montana gives a notarial act performed in another state by a qualifying officer the same effect as if a Montana notarial officer performed it. More on Montana signers.
If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county clerk and recorder before you sign.
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In person, we look for a notary commissioned in Montana near you; you approve the price first.
If a local notary in Montana does it: Each notarial act (acknowledgment, jurat, signature witnessing, copy certification and others), $10, under the state's fee rules (Montana notary fees).
And a health care power of attorney?
Yes, a notary is required. The same office says its health care power of attorney form must be signed in front of a notary (its living will forms take two witnesses instead).
"must be signed in front of a notary."
From Sample Legal Forms (Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Aging Services). A health care document follows its own signing rule, separate from the financial one.
Official sources
- Title 72, chapter 31, part 3, Uniform Power of Attorney Act, table of sections (Montana Legislature) (checked November 2026)
- Sample Legal Forms (Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Aging Services) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Montana?
Yes, a notary is required. Montana's aging services office says its financial power of attorney form must be signed in front of a notary.
Does a medical power of attorney need a notary in Montana?
Yes, a notary is required. The same office says its health care power of attorney form must be signed in front of a notary (its living will forms take two witnesses instead).
Can I sign a Montana power of attorney with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Montana. Montana gives a notarial act performed in another state by a qualifying officer the same effect as if a Montana notarial officer performed it.
What does a notary charge in Montana?
Up to $10 per notarial act, under the state's fee rules. A mobile notary may add a travel fee; ask for the total first.
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