Reason to Contact:
A state clearinghouse is usually run by law enforcement. It provides help in cases of parental child abduction. For abductions from another country to the United States, they can help locate a child. For abductions from the United States to another country, they can help parents in filing missing person reports.

Montana Department of Justice 
Missing Persons Clearinghouse 
P.O. Box 201402 
303 N. Roberts Street, Room 471 
Helena, MT 59620-1402 
Phone: 406-444-1526 
E-mail: MNCMEC@mt.gov
https://dojmt.gov/missing-persons/

Reason to Contact:
Contact your local police to file a missing person's report. Ask them to enter your child's name into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. 

FBI Field Office
Montana falls under the purview of FBI Salt Lake
Salt Lake City Field Office
5425 West Amelia Earhart Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: 801-579-1400
E-mail: SaltLakeCity@ic.fbi.gov
http://saltlakecity.fbi.gov/division_map.htm#montana

Montana Department of Justice
Phone: 406-444-2026
E-mail: contactdoj@mt.gov
http://www.doj.mt.gov/
Division of Criminal Investigation
https://doj.mt.gov/enforcement/

State Patrol
Montana Highway Patrol
Phone: 406-444-3780
E-mail: MHPHQContact@mt.gov
https://dojmt.gov/highwaypatrol/

Department of Transportation
Montana Department of Transportation
Phone: 406-444-6200 or 800-335-7592
https://www.mdt.mt.gov/

Department of Public Safety
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Phone: 406-444-7374
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/

Port Authorities

Two Rivers Authority
406 N. Cheyenne Ave.
Hardin, MT 59034
http://www.tworiversauthority.org/

Pondera Regional Port Authority
311 South Main, Suite D
Conrad, MT 59425
http://www.ponderaportauthority.com/

Port of Northern Montana
112 1st Street South
Shelby, Montana 59474
http://pnmshelby.com/

Nationwide Resources: 
Taking a child from the United States, or attempting to, is a federal crime. So is keeping a child outside of the United States to block parental rights. These acts are crimes under the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act (18 U.S.C. 1204). The FBI has jurisdictional authority to investigate federal crimes. If you have questions or believe someone has abducted your child outside of the United States or is planning to do so, contact a FBI field office in the United States. To find the FBI field office nearest to you, use this link: http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field

Reason to Contact:
If you are involved in an international parental child abduction case in the United States or abroad, a legal aid group may be able to help you with your legal representation. Legal aid organizations provide free legal help or help at a low cost to eligible individuals. Eligibility is mainly based on income and resource limits. There are also rules on the types of cases they will take.

For information about legal aid and other legal referral resources, visit

• www.lsc.gov/find-legal-aid 
• www.findlegalhelp.org  (This website may also be helpful for parents that can afford to hire an attorney.)
• www.LawHelp.org

Follow the prompts for the particular state in which you are seeking legal services.

State Law Library of Montana
https://www.courts.mt.gov/library/

Montana Legislature
https://www.leg.mt.gov/

Montana’s Judicial Branch
https://courts.mt.gov/

Montana Supreme Court
Phone: 406-444-5490

State Bar of Montana
http://www.montanabar.org/
Phone: (406) 442-7660
Email: mailbox@montanabar.org

Montana Department of Justice
https://dojmt.gov/

Locator Service
Child Support Enforcement Division
Department of Public Health & Human Services
3075 North Montana Avenue
PO Box 202943
Helena, MT 59620-2943
Phone: 406-444-9855 or 800-346-5437
https://dphhs.mt.gov/cssd/index

Compensation Program For Crime Victims
Crime Victim Compensation Program
Office of Victim Services and Restorative Justice
2225 11th Avenue
PO Box 201410
Helena, MT 59620-1410
Phone: 406-444-3653 or 800-498-6455
Email: dojovs@mt.gov
https://dojmt.gov/victims/