Addresses for Departments of Vital Records &
Secretaries of State
(http://travel.state.gov/authentication.html)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Wyoming, Born Overseas to American Parents
Alabama
Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Department of Public Health
PO Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
Phone: 334-206-5418
Secretary of State
State Capitol
600 Dexter Ave., Rm. E 204
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-242-7210 or 800-274-8683
Alaska
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Dept. of Health and Social Services
PO Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99811-0675
Phone: 907-465-3038
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
120 Forth Street
State Capitol Building
3rd Floor
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-465-3520
Fax: 907-463-5364
Arizona
Vital Records Section
Department of Health Services
Office Address:
2727 West Glendale Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85030
Mailing Address:
PO Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030
Phone: 602-255-3260
Secretary of State
1st Floor, Suite 103, State Capitol
1700 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808
Phone: 602-542-4285
http://www.sosaz.com/
Arkansas
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health
Slot 44
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-2336
http://www.state.ar.us/
Secretary of State
256 State Capitol Building
Little Rock, AR 72201
Attn: Corporation
Phone: 501-682-3409
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/
Colorado
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive
South Denver, CO 80222-1530
Phone: 303-756-4464
Secretary of State
Suite 200, 1560 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
Attn: Elections Division
Phone: 303-894-2680 ext 1
Connecticut
Vital Records
Department of Health Services
150 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-509-7897
Secretary of the State
Attn: Authentications
30 Trinity Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-509-6135
California
Office of Vital Records
304 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2684
Fax: 1-800-858-5553
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/
Sacramento (main Office):
Secretary of State
Notary Public Division
Office Address: 1500 11th St., 2
nd
Floor;
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing address PO Box 942877;
Sacramento, CA 94277-0001
Phone: 916-653-3595
Fax: 916- 653-9580
Email Address: Notaries@ss.ca.gov
http://www.ss.ca.gov/
Fresno:
Secretary of State
Fresno Branch Office
2497 W. Shaw Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93711
(559)243-2100
Los Angeles:
Secretary of State
Los Angeles Branch Office
300 S. Spring Street, Rm 12513
Los Angeles , CA 90013
(213) 897-3062
San Diego:
Secretary of State
San Diego Branch Office
1350 Front Street, Suite 2060
San Diego , CA 92101
(619) 525-4113
San Francisco:
Secretary of State
San Francisco Branch Office
121 Spear Street, Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94105-1584
(415) 904-2344
Delaware
Office of Vital Statistics
Jesse Cooper Building, Room 144
Federal & William Penn Streets
Dover, DL 19901
Phone: 302-739-4721
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Attn: David Krauss
Phone: 302-739-6479
District of Columbia
Vital Records Office
825 N. Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-9009
Marriage Certificates from:
District of Columbia Superior Court
Marriage Bureau
500 Indiana Avenue, NW
Room 4485
Washington, DC 20001
Notary Commissions and
Authentications Section
One Judiciary Square
441 4th Street, NW
Room 840-S
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-727-3117
Florida
Vital Statistics
1217 N. Pearl St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Attn: Patricia Hasan
Phone: 904-359-6932 or 6934
904-359-6900 for recording
Secretary of State
Bureau of Notaries
Division of Elections
Room 1801, The Capitol Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Phone: 850-413-9732
850-921-5268
http://election.dos.state.fl.us
Tampa Branch:
Tampa: 1313 Tampa Road, room 712
Phone: 813-272-2552
Georgia
Vital Records Unit
Department of Human Resources
47 Trinity Avenue SW, Room 217-H
Atlanta, GA 30334-5600
Phone: 404-656-4900 or 7456
Fax: 404-524-4278
Secretary of State
Elections Division
Suite 1104, West Tower
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Att: Sue Moreland
Phone: 404-656-2852
FOR APOSTILLES:
(for countries which signed the Hague
agreement)
Notary Division
1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 404-327-6023
http://www.gsccca.org/notary/
Guam
Office of Vital Statistics
Dept of Public Health and Social
Services
Government of Guam
PO 2816
Agana, Guam 96910
Phone: 671-734-4589
Lt. Governor Authentication Office
ATTN:Sandra Marlow
Lt. Governor's Chambers
RJB Complex
Adelup, Guam 96932
Phone: 671 -475-9211
Hawaii
Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
PO Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: 808-586-4533
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-0255
Idaho
Vital Statistics Unit
Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street
Statehouse Mail
Boise, ID 83720-9990
208-334-5988
Secretary of State
Office Address: 700 W Jefferson, Room 203;
Boise ID 83702
Mailing address: PO Box 83720;
Boise ID 83702
Phone: 83720-0080 or
208-334-2300
Fax: 208-334-2282
http://www.idsos.state.id.us/
Illinois
Division of Vital Records
Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
Phone: 217-782-6553
http://www.idph.state.il.us/
Illinois Secretary of State
Index Department
111 E. Monroe
Springfield, IL 62756
Phone: 217-782-7017
Chicago Branch:
Secretary of State
17 N. State Street, Suite 1137
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-793-3380 (main office)
312-814-2067 (certifications)
Indiana
Indiana State Dept of Health
Office of Dept of Vital Records
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-233-2700 (Recording)
Secretary of State
Room 201 Statehouse
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-6531
Iowa
Vital Records Section Department of
Public Health
Lucas Office Building
321 East 12 Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-5871
Secretary of State
Corporate Division
Hoover Building, 2nd Floor
1305 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-5204
Fax: 515-242-6556
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/
Kansas
Office of Vital Statistics
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612-2221
Phone: 785-296-1400
Secretary of State
300 SW 10th Street, Room 231
2nd Floor, State Capitol
Topeka, KS 66612
Attn: Georgia
Phone: 785-296-4564
Fax: 785-291-3051
Kentucky
Office of Vital Statistics
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-4212
Secretary of State
Corporate Records
Attn: Pat McLean
700 Capitol Building, Rm. 156
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-7330
Louisiana
Vital Records Registry
Office of Public Health
Office Address:
325 Loyola Avenue;
New Orleans, LA 70112
Mailing Address:
PO Box 60630,
New Orleans, LA 70160-0630
Phone: 504-568-8353
Fax: 504-568-5391
Secretary of State
PO Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: 504-342-4479
Fax: 504-342-5577
Maine
Office of Vital Records
Human Services Building
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-3181
Department of Secretary of State
Notary Public Division
101 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0101
Phone: 207-287-4181
http://www.state.me.us/sos/sos.htm
Maryland
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020
Phone: 410-764-3038
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/html/vitalr
ec.htm
Secretary of State
Office Address:
16 Francis Street; Jeffrey Building, 1st Floor
Annapolis, MD 21401
Mailing address Certification Desk; State
House;
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-974-5521 ext 460
http://www.sos.state.md.us/
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records
and Statistics
470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02210-2224
Phone: 617-753-8600
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Commissions Office
1 Ashburton Place
Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-2836
Michigan
Michigan Department of Community
Health
Office of the State Registrar
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8000/8656/8666
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us
Secretary of State
Treasury Building, 1st Floor
430 W. Allegan St
Lansing, MI 48918
Phone: 517-373-2510
Fax: 517-373-0727
or
Office of the Great Seal
Michigan Historical Center, First Floor
717 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI 48915
Phone: 517-373-2531
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/
Minnesota
Section of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
717 Delaware Street SE
PO Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Phone: 612-676-5120
http://www.health.statelmn.us/
Secretary of State
180 State Office Bldg.
100 Constitution Ave
St. Paul, MN 55155-1299
Phone: 651-296-2803
Fax: 651-297-5844
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/
Mississippi
Vital Records
State Department of Health
2423 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-576-7981
Secretary of State
202 N. Congress
6th Floor
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-1615
Fax: 601-354-8243
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/
Missouri
Bureau of Vital Records
Department of Health
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-6387
Secretary of State (updated 2/98)
Commission Division
Office Address
600 W. Main, Room 367;
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Mailing Address
PO Box 784;
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-4756
http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/
Montana
Bureau of Records and Statistics
Department of Health and Environmental
Sciences
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-2614
Secretary of State
Room 225, State Capital
PO Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
Phone: 406-444-2034
Fax: 406-444-3976
TDD: 406-444-3976
Nebraska
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: 402-471-2871
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Suite 1305
PO Box 95104
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-2558
Fax: 402-471-4429
Nevada
Division of Health-Vital Statistics
Capitol Complex
505 East King Street
Carson City, NV 89710
Phone: 775-885-4480
Secretary of State
Capitol Complex
101 N. Carson St. #3
Carson City, NV 89701-4786
Phone: 775-684-5708
Fax: 775-684-5725
http://www.sos.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire
Bureau of Vital Records
Health and Human Services
Building 6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4654
New Hampshire Dept. of State
Statehouse, Rm 204
107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-3242
New Jersey
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
Office Address:
South Warren and Market Streets,
CN 370
Mailing Address:
PO Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-292-4087
FAX: 609-392-4292
Office of Secretary of State
Business Services Bureau
Office Address:
225 West State Street, Third Floor;
Trenton, NJ 08608
Mailing Address:
PO Box 452; Trenton,
NJ 08625-0452;
Attn: Notary Section
Phone: 609-292-9292 (main)
609-633-8257 (notary section)
609-292-2121 (charge)
http://www.state.nj.us/
New Mexico
Vital Statistics
New Mexico Health Services Division
1180 St Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Phone: 505-827-2338
Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 420
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Phone: 505-827-3600
Fax: 505-827-3634
New York
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
Empire State Plaza, Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
Phone: 518-474-3075
For New York City:
Bureau of Vital Records
Department of Health of New York City
125 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-788-4520 or 4500
Fax: 1-800-908-9146
NY City County authentications:
New York County Clerk/Notary Section
60 Centre Street
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-374-8589
Secretary of State
Certification Unit
123 William Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-417-5684
or
Miscellaneous Records
Department of State
41 State St.
Albany, NY 12231
Phone: 518-474-4770
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/
North Carolina
Vital Records Section
1903 MSC (Mail Service Center)
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
Phone: 919-733-3526/3000
NC Secretary of State
Authentication Division
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5909
Attention: Bernice Pruitt
Phone: 919-733-3406
North Dakota
Division of Vital Records
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismark, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-4508
Secretary of State
600 E. Blvd Ave, Dept 108
Bismark, ND 58505-0500
Phone: 701-328-2900
Fax: 701-328-1690
Ohio
Division of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
G-20 Ohio Department Building
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0333
Phone: 614-466-2531
Secretary of State
Elections Division
180 E. Broad St.
15th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-2655
Fax: 614-544-0649
0klahoma
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
1000 Northeast 10th Street
PO Box 53551
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Phone: 405-271-4040
Oklahoma Secretary of State
Certifications Office
State Capital Building
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: 405-521-3911
Oregon
Oregon Vital Records
Office address:
800 NE Oregon St. #205
Portland OR 97232
Mailing address:
PO Box 14050
Portland OR 97293
Phone: 503-371-4095
Secretary of State
Notary Public - Authentication
Corporation Division
Suite 151
Public Service Building
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-986-2200
Fax: 503-373-7414
http://www.sos.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health
Central Building
101 South Mercer Street
PO Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Phone: 724-656-3100 or 724-656-
3143
http://www.health.state.pa.us/
Department of State
303 North Office Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-787-5280
Puerto Rico
Demographic Registry
Department of Health
PO Box 11854
Fernandez Juncos Station
San Juan, PR 00910
Phone: 787-728-7980
Secretary of State
Department of State
Box 3271
San Juan, PR 00902-3271
Phone: 787-723-4334
787-725-7303
Rhode Island
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
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Secretary of State
100 N. Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-277-2357
South Carolina
Office of Vital Records
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-3630 or 3631
Secretary of State
Edgar Brown Building
1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-734-2512 or 2119
South Dakota
Vital Records Center for Health Policy
and Statistics
Department of Health
523 East Capitol Avenue
Secretary of State
500 East Capitol Street, Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3537
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3355
Fax: 605-773-6580
Tennessee
Vital Records
421 5th Avenue North
1st Floor
Central Services Building
Nashville, TN 37247
Phone: 615-741-1763
Secretary of State
James K. Polk Building
Suite 1800
Nashville, TN 37243-0306
615-741-3699
Fax: 615-741-5962
Texas
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
Office Address
1100 West 49th Street;
Austin, TX 78756-3191
Mailing Address
PO Box 12040;
Austin, TX 78711-2040
Phone: 512-458-7111
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us
Secretary of State
Elections Division
Office Address:
1019 Brazos, Room 214;
Austin, Texas 78701
Mailing Address
PO Box 12887;
Austin, TX 78711-2887
Phone: 512-463-5701
800-252-8683
Fax: 512-475-2761
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
Utah
Bureau of Vital Records
Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
PO Box 16700
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-0700
Phone: 801-538-6105
Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office
210 State Capitol Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 801-538-1040
801-538-1513
801-538-1977
Fax: 801-538-1557
http://www.governor.state.ut.us/
Vermont
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
Box 70
80 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7275
Vermont Public Records
Reference & Research
U.S. Route 2 - Middlesex
Drawer 33
Montpelier. VT 05633-7601
Phone: 802-828-3286
Office of the Secretary of State
26 Terrace St.
Drawer 9
Montpelier, VT 05609-1103
Phone: 802-828-2308 or 802-825-2363
Virginia
Department of Vital Records
Third Floor
James Madison Building
Office Address
109 Governor's Street;
Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address
PO Box 1000;
Richmond, VA 23208-1000
Phone: 804-225-5000
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Office Address
830 E. Main St, 14th Floor;
Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address
PO Box 2454;
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-786-2441
http://www.soc.state.va.us/
Washington
Vital Records
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
Phone: 360-753-5936
Audrey Roos
Document Specialist
Office of the Secretary of State
State of Washington
Legislative Building, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 40220
Olympia, WA 98504-0220
NOTE: THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE MAY BE CHANGED
WITHOUT NOTICE.
CHECK BY PHONE BEFORE MAKING ANY ENQUIRY
Phone: 360-902-4161
Fax: 360 586-5629
email: [email protected]v
West Virginia
Vital Registration Office
Capitol Complex Building 3, Room 516
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-2931
Vital Records office will walk documents to
the Secretary of State office
Wisconsin
Vital Records
1 West Wilson Street, Room 158
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: 608-266-1374
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/vitalrecords/
Secretary of State
30 W Mifflin St
10th Floor
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: 608-266-8888
FAX: 267-6813
FAX Contact: 266-1437
http://badger.state.wi.us/
Wyoming
Vital Records Services
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7591 or 307-635-
4103
Secretary of State
State Capitol Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-5333
Fax: 307-777-6217
TTY: 307-777-5351
http://soswy.state.wy.us/
Email: [email protected]
Born Overseas to
American Parents
Correspondence Section - Passport
Office
1111 19th Street
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20524
Phone: 202-955-0307
