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 Center for Health Statistics Secretary of State

Department of Public Health State Capitol
Alabama PO Box 5625 600 Dexter Ave., Rm. E 204
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-5418 Phone: 334-242-7210 or 800-274-8683
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Bureau of Vital Statistics 120 Forth Street
Dept. of Health and Social Services State Capitol Building
Alaska PO Box 110675 3rd Floor
Juneau, AK 99811-0675 Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-465-3038 Phone: 907-465-3520
Fax: 907-463-5364
Vital Records Section
Department of Health Services
Secretary of State
Office Address:
1st Floor, Suite 103, State Capitol
2727 West Glendale Avenue
1700 W. Washington
Arizona Phoenix, AZ 85030
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808
Mailing Address:
Phone: 602-542-4285
PO Box 3887
http://www.sosaz.com/
Phoenix, AZ 85030
Phone: 602-255-3260
Division of Vital Records
Secretary of State
Department of Health
256 State Capitol Building
Slot 44
Little Rock, AR 72201
Arkansas 4815 West Markham Street
Attn: Corporation
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-682-3409
Phone: 501-661-2336
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/
http://www.state.ar.us/
Vital Records Section Secretary of State
Department of Health Suite 200, 1560 Broadway
Colorado 4300 Cherry Creek Drive Denver, CO 80202
South Denver, CO 80222-1530 Attn: Elections Division
Phone: 303-756-4464 Phone: 303-894-2680 ext 1
Vital Records Secretary of the State
Department of Health Services Attn: Authentications
Connecticut 150 Washington Street 30 Trinity Street
Hartford, CT 06106 Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-509-7897 Phone: 860-509-6135
 Sacramento (main Office):
Secretary of State
Notary Public Division
Office Address: 1500 11th St., 2nd 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
Office of Vital Records (559)243-2100
304 S Street
California Sacramento, CA 95814 Los Angeles:
Phone: 916-445-2684 Secretary of State
Fax: 1-800-858-5553 Los Angeles Branch Office
http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ 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

Secretary of State
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Corporations
Jesse Cooper Building, Room 144
Federal Street
Delaware Federal & William Penn Streets
Dover, DE 19901
Dover, DL 19901
Attn: David Krauss
Phone: 302-739-4721
Phone: 302-739-6479
Vital Records Office
825 N. Capitol Street, NE
Notary Commissions and
Washington, DC 20002
Authentications Section
Phone: 202-442-9009
One Judiciary Square
Marriage Certificates from:
District of Columbia 441 4th Street, NW
District of Columbia Superior Court
Room 840-S
Marriage Bureau
Washington, DC 20001
500 Indiana Avenue, NW
Phone: 202-727-3117
Room 4485
Washington, DC 20001
Florida Vital Statistics Secretary of State
1217 N. Pearl St. Bureau of Notaries
Jacksonville, FL 32202 Division of Elections
Attn: Patricia Hasan Room 1801, The Capitol Building
Phone: 904-359-6932 or 6934 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
904-359-6900 for recording 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
Secretary of State
Elections Division
Suite 1104, West Tower
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Vital Records Unit
Att: Sue Moreland
Department of Human Resources
Phone: 404-656-2852
47 Trinity Avenue SW, Room 217-H
Georgia FOR APOSTILLES:
Atlanta, GA 30334-5600
(for countries which signed the Hague
Phone: 404-656-4900 or 7456
agreement)
Fax: 404-524-4278
Notary Division
1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 404-327-6023
http://www.gsccca.org/notary/
Office of Vital Statistics
Lt. Governor Authentication Office
Dept of Public Health and Social
ATTN:Sandra Marlow
Services
Lt. Governor's Chambers
Guam Government of Guam
RJB Complex
PO 2816
Adelup, Guam 96932
Agana, Guam 96910
Phone: 671 -475-9211
Phone: 671-734-4589
Vital Records Section Office of the Lieutenant Governor
State Department of Health 415 South Beretania Street
Hawaii PO Box 3378 Honolulu, HI 96813
Honolulu, HI 96801 Phone: 808-586-0255
Phone: 808-586-4533
Secretary of State
Vital Statistics Unit Office Address: 700 W Jefferson, Room 203;
Department of Health and Welfare Boise ID 83702
450 West State Street Mailing address: PO Box 83720;
Idaho Statehouse Mail Boise ID 83702
Boise, ID 83720-9990 Phone: 83720-0080 or
208-334-5988 208-334-2300
Fax: 208-334-2282
http://www.idsos.state.id.us/
Illinois Secretary of State
Index Department
Division of Vital Records
111 E. Monroe
Department of Public Health
Springfield, IL 62756
605 West Jefferson Street
Illinois Phone: 217-782-7017
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
Chicago Branch:
Phone: 217-782-6553
Secretary of State
http://www.idph.state.il.us/
17 N. State Street, Suite 1137
Chicago, IL 60602
 Phone: 312-793-3380 (main office)
312-814-2067 (certifications)
Indiana State Dept of Health
Secretary of State
Office of Dept of Vital Records
Room 201 Statehouse
2 North Meridian Street
Indiana 200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-233-2700 (Recording)
Phone: 317-232-6531
Secretary of State
Corporate Division
Vital Records Section Department of
Hoover Building, 2nd Floor
Public Health
1305 Walnut Street
Lucas Office Building
Iowa Des Moines, IA 50319
321 East 12 Street
Phone: 515-281-5204
Des Moines, IA 50319
Fax: 515-242-6556
Phone: 515-281-5871
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/

Secretary of State
300 SW 10th Street, Room 231
Office of Vital Statistics
2nd Floor, State Capitol
900 SW Jackson Street
Kansas Topeka, KS 66612
Topeka, KS 66612-2221
Attn: Georgia
Phone: 785-296-1400
Phone: 785-296-4564
Fax: 785-291-3051
Secretary of State
Office of Vital Statistics Corporate Records
Department for Health Services Attn: Pat McLean
Kentucky 275 East Main Street 700 Capitol Building, Rm. 156
Frankfort, KY 40621 Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-4212 Phone: 502-564-7330

Vital Records Registry

Office of Public Health
Office Address:
Secretary of State
325 Loyola Avenue;
PO Box 94125
New Orleans, LA 70112
Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Mailing Address:
Phone: 504-342-4479
PO Box 60630,
Fax: 504-342-5577
New Orleans, LA 70160-0630
Phone: 504-568-8353
Fax: 504-568-5391
Department of Secretary of State
Office of Vital Records
Notary Public Division
Human Services Building
101 State House Station
Maine 11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0101
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-4181
Phone: 207-287-3181
http://www.state.me.us/sos/sos.htm
Division of Vital Records Secretary of State
Department of Health and Mental Office Address:
Hygiene 16 Francis Street; Jeffrey Building, 1st Floor
6550 Reisterstown Road Annapolis, MD 21401
Maryland Baltimore, MD 21215-0020 Mailing address Certification Desk; State
Phone: 410-764-3038 House;
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/html/vitalr Annapolis, MD 21401
ec.htm Phone: 410-974-5521 ext 460
http://www.sos.state.md.us/
Massachusetts Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records Secretary of the Commonwealth
and Statistics Commissions Office
470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor 1 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02210-2224 Room 1719
Phone: 617-753-8600 Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-2836
Secretary of State
Treasury Building, 1st Floor
430 W. Allegan St
Michigan Department of Community Lansing, MI 48918
Health Phone: 517-373-2510
Office of the State Registrar Fax: 517-373-0727
Michigan PO Box 30195 or
Lansing, MI 48909 Office of the Great Seal
Phone: 517-335-8000/8656/8666 Michigan Historical Center, First Floor
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us 717 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI 48915
Phone: 517-373-2531
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/
Section of Vital Statistics Secretary of State
Department of Health 180 State Office Bldg.
717 Delaware Street SE 100 Constitution Ave
Minnesota PO Box 9441 St. Paul, MN 55155-1299
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Phone: 651-296-2803
Phone: 612-676-5120 Fax: 651-297-5844
http://www.health.statelmn.us/ http://www.sos.state.mn.us/
Secretary of State
Vital Records
202 N. Congress
State Department of Health
6th Floor
2423 North State Street
Mississippi Jackson, MS 39201
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-359-1615
Phone: 601-576-7981
Fax: 601-354-8243
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/
Secretary of State (updated 2/98)
Commission Division
Office Address
Bureau of Vital Records
600 W. Main, Room 367;
Department of Health
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Missouri PO Box 570
Mailing Address
Jefferson City, MO 65102
PO Box 784;
Phone: 573-751-6387
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-4756
http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/
Secretary of State
Bureau of Records and Statistics Room 225, State Capital
Department of Health and Environmental PO Box 202801
Montana Sciences Helena, MT 59620-2801
Helena, MT 59620 Phone: 406-444-2034
Phone: 406-444-2614 Fax: 406-444-3976
TDD: 406-444-3976
Bureau of Vital Statistics Secretary of State
Department of Health State Capitol, Suite 1305
301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95104
Nebraska
PO Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Phone: 402-471-2558
Phone: 402-471-2871 Fax: 402-471-4429
 Secretary of State
Division of Health-Vital Statistics Capitol Complex
Capitol Complex 101 N. Carson St. #3
Nevada 505 East King Street Carson City, NV 89701-4786
Carson City, NV 89710 Phone: 775-684-5708
Phone: 775-885-4480 Fax: 775-684-5725
http://www.sos.state.nv.us/
Bureau of Vital Records New Hampshire Dept. of State
Health and Human Services Statehouse, Rm 204
New Hampshire Building 6 Hazen Drive 107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301 Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4654 Phone: 603-271-3242
Office of Secretary of State
Business Services Bureau
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Office Address:
Department of Health
225 West State Street, Third Floor;
Office Address:
Trenton, NJ 08608
South Warren and Market Streets,
Mailing Address:
CN 370
New Jersey PO Box 452; Trenton,
Mailing Address:
NJ 08625-0452;
PO Box 370
Attn: Notary Section
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-292-9292 (main)
Phone: 609-292-4087
609-633-8257 (notary section)
FAX: 609-392-4292
609-292-2121 (charge)
http://www.state.nj.us/
Vital Statistics
Secretary of State
New Mexico Health Services Division
State Capitol, Room 420
1180 St Francis Drive
New Mexico Santa Fe, NM 87503
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Phone: 505-827-3600
Phone: 505-827-2338
Fax: 505-827-3634
NY City County authentications:
New York County Clerk/Notary Section
60 Centre Street
Vital Records Section
New York, NY 10007
Department of Health
Phone: 212-374-8589
Empire State Plaza, Tower Building
Albany, NY 12237-0023
Secretary of State
Phone: 518-474-3075
Certification Unit
123 William Street, 19th Floor
New York For New York City:
New York, NY 10038
Bureau of Vital Records
Phone: 212-417-5684
Department of Health of New York City
or
125 Worth Street
Miscellaneous Records
New York, NY 10013
Department of State
Phone: 212-788-4520 or 4500
41 State St.
Fax: 1-800-908-9146
Albany, NY 12231
Phone: 518-474-4770
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/
NC Secretary of State
Vital Records Section Authentication Division
1903 MSC (Mail Service Center) 300 N. Salisbury Street
North Carolina
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903 Raleigh, NC 27603-5909
Phone: 919-733-3526/3000 Attention: Bernice Pruitt
Phone: 919-733-3406
 North Dakota Division of Vital Records Secretary of State
State Capitol 600 E. Blvd Ave, Dept 108
600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismark, ND 58505-0500
Bismark, ND 58505 Phone: 701-328-2900
Phone: 701-328-4508 Fax: 701-328-1690
Secretary of State
Division of Vital Statistics
Elections Division
Department of Health
180 E. Broad St.
G-20 Ohio Department Building
Ohio 15th Floor
65 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Columbus, OH 43266-0333
Phone: 614-466-2655
Phone: 614-466-2531
Fax: 614-544-0649
Vital Records Section Oklahoma Secretary of State
Department of Health Certifications Office
1000 Northeast 10th Street State Capital Building
0klahoma
PO Box 53551 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73152 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: 405-271-4040 Phone: 405-521-3911
Secretary of State
Oregon Vital Records
Notary Public - Authentication
Office address:
Corporation Division
800 NE Oregon St. #205
Suite 151
Portland OR 97232
Oregon Public Service Building
Mailing address:
Salem, OR 97310
PO Box 14050
Phone: 503-986-2200
Portland OR 97293
Fax: 503-373-7414
Phone: 503-371-4095
http://www.sos.state.or.us/
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health
Central Building
Department of State
101 South Mercer Street
303 North Office Bldg.
Pennsylvania PO Box 1528
Harrisburg, PA 17120
New Castle, PA 16103
Phone: 717-787-5280
Phone: 724-656-3100 or 724-656-
3143
http://www.health.state.pa.us/
Demographic Registry Secretary of State
Department of Health Department of State
PO Box 11854 Box 3271
Puerto Rico
Fernandez Juncos Station San Juan, PR 00902-3271
San Juan, PR 00910 Phone: 787-723-4334
Phone: 787-728-7980 787-725-7303
Division of Vital Records
Secretary of State
Department of Health
100 N. Main Street
Rhode Island 3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Phone: 401-277-2357
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Secretary of State
Office of Vital Records
Edgar Brown Building
2600 Bull Street
South Carolina 1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-3630 or 3631
Phone: 803-734-2512 or 2119
Vital Records Center for Health Policy Secretary of State
and Statistics 500 East Capitol Street, Suite 204
South Dakota
Department of Health Pierre, SD 57501
523 East Capitol Avenue Phone: 605-773-3537
 Pierre, SD 57501 Fax: 605-773-6580
Phone: 605-773-3355
Vital Records Secretary of State
421 5th Avenue North James K. Polk Building
1st Floor Suite 1800
Tennessee
Central Services Building Nashville, TN 37243-0306
Nashville, TN 37247 615-741-3699
Phone: 615-741-1763 Fax: 615-741-5962
Secretary of State
Bureau of Vital Statistics Elections Division
Department of Health Office Address:
Office Address 1019 Brazos, Room 214;
1100 West 49th Street; Austin, Texas 78701
Austin, TX 78756-3191 Mailing Address
Texas
Mailing Address PO Box 12887;
PO Box 12040; Austin, TX 78711-2887
Austin, TX 78711-2040 Phone: 512-463-5701
Phone: 512-458-7111 800-252-8683
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us Fax: 512-475-2761
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office
Bureau of Vital Records 210 State Capitol Building
Department of Health Salt Lake City, UT 84114
288 North 1460 West Phone: 801-538-1040
Utah
PO Box 16700 801-538-1513
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-0700 801-538-1977
Phone: 801-538-6105 Fax: 801-538-1557
http://www.governor.state.ut.us/
Vital Records Section
Department of Health
Box 70
80 Main Street Office of the Secretary of State
Burlington, VT 05402 26 Terrace St.
Phone: 802-863-7275 Drawer 9
Vermont
Vermont Public Records Montpelier, VT 05609-1103
Reference & Research Phone: 802-828-2308 or 802-825-2363
U.S. Route 2 - Middlesex
Drawer 33
Montpelier. VT 05633-7601
Phone: 802-828-3286
Department of Vital Records
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Third Floor
Office Address
James Madison Building
830 E. Main St, 14th Floor;
Office Address
Richmond, VA 23219
109 Governor's Street;
Virginia Mailing Address
Richmond, VA 23219
PO Box 2454;
Mailing Address
Richmond, VA 23218
PO Box 1000;
Phone: 804-786-2441
Richmond, VA 23208-1000
http://www.soc.state.va.us/
Phone: 804-225-5000
Audrey Roos
Document Specialist
Vital Records
Office of the Secretary of State
PO Box 9709
Washington State of Washington
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
Legislative Building, 2nd Floor
Phone: 360-753-5936
P.O. Box 40220
Olympia, WA 98504-0220
 Phone: 360-902-4161
Fax: 360 586-5629
email: nan@secstate.wa.gov
Vital Registration Office
Capitol Complex Building 3, Room 516 Vital Records office will walk documents to
West Virginia
Charleston, WV 25305 the Secretary of State office
304-558-2931
Secretary of State
30 W Mifflin St
Vital Records
10th Floor
1 West Wilson Street, Room 158
Madison, WI 53702
Wisconsin Madison, WI 53702
Phone: 608-266-8888
Phone: 608-266-1374
FAX: 267-6813
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/vitalrecords/
FAX Contact: 266-1437
http://badger.state.wi.us/
Secretary of State
State Capitol Building
Vital Records Services
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Hathaway Building
Phone: 307-777-5333
Wyoming Cheyenne, WY 82002
Fax: 307-777-6217
Phone: 307-777-7591 or 307-635-
TTY: 307-777-5351
4103
http://soswy.state.wy.us/
Email: secofstate@missc.state.wy.us
Correspondence Section - Passport
Office
1111 19th Street
Born Overseas to
Suite 510
American Parents
Washington, DC 20524
Phone: 202-955-0307

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