Alabama
Alabama Vital Records
State Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery AL 36103-5625
334-206-5418
http://ph.state.al.us/chs/VitalRecords/VRECORDS.HTML
Secretary of State
State Capitol
600 Dexter Ave., Room S-105
Montgomery AL 36104
334-242-7207 or 800-274-8683 toll-free
www.sos.state.al.us
Alaska
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Social Services
5441 Commercial Blvd.
Juneau AK 99801
907-465-3391
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs
Office of the Lieutenant Governor (Alaska does not have a Secretary of State)
Authentications Department
240 Main St Suite 300
Juneau AK 99801
907-465-3509
907-465-5400 fax
www.ltgov.state.ak.us/notary/authentications.php
American Samoa
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Vital Statistics Section
Government of American Samoa
Pago Pago AS 96799
684-633-1222 ext 214 (call to verify fee)
Arizona
Office of Vital Records
Arizona Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 3887
Phoenix AZ 85030-3887
602-364-1300
http://www.hs.state.az.us
Secretary of State
Attention: Notary Department
1700 W Washington 7th floor
Phoenix AZ 85007-2808
602-542-4285
www.sos.state.az.us
Arkansas
Division of Vital Records
Arkansas Department of Health
Slot #44
4815 W Markham St
Little Rock AR 72205-3867
501-661-2174
http://www.healthyarkansas.com
Secretary of State
256 State Capitol Bldg
Little Rock AR 72201
Attention: Corporation
501-682-3409
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us
California
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
MS: 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento CA 95899-7410
916-445-2684
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/ovr/ordercert.htm
Office of the Secretary of State
Notary Public Section
1500 11th St 2nd floor
Sacramento CA 95814
Mailing address
P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento CA 94277-0001
916-653-6814
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/notary/notary_authentication.htm
Canal Zone
Vital Records Section
Passport Services
US Department of State
1111 19th St NW Suite 510
Washington DC 20522-1705
202-955-0307
Colorado
Vital Records Section
CO Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
HSVRD-VS-A1
Denver CO 80246-1530
303-692-2200
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/certs.asp
Secretary of State
1560 Broadway Suite 200
Denver CO 80202
Attention: Elections Division
303-894-2680 ext1
www.sos.state.co.us
Connecticut
Vital Records
Department of Health Services
150 Washington St
Hartford CT 06106
860-509-7897
Secretary of the State
Commercial Recording Division
30 Trinity St
Hartford CT 06106
860-509-6135
Delaware
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover DE 19903
302-744-4549
Department of State
Division of Corporations
Townsend Building
Dover DE 19901
302-739-3077
District of Columbia
Vital Records Office
825 N Capitol St NE 1st Floor
Washington DC 20002
202-442-9009
www.dchealth.dc.gov
Secretary of the District of Columbia
Notary Commissions and Authentications Section
441 4th St NW Suite 810 South
Washington DC 20001
202-727-3117 or 3118
www.os.dc.gov
Florida
Office of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 210
1217 Pearl St
Jacksonville FL 32231
904-359-6900
http://www.doh.state.fl.us
Department of State
Division of Corporations
Apostille Certification
P.O. Box 6327
Tallahassee FL 32314
850-245-6945
Miami Regional Office
401 NW Second Ave. Suite 714-N
Miami FL 33128
305-377-5962
Georgia
Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta GA 30319-3640
404-679-4701
Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority
Notary Division
1875 Century Blvd Suite 100
Atlanta GA 30345
404-327-6023
http://www.gsccca.org/projects/apost.asp
Guam
Office of Vital Statistics
Department of Public Health and Social Services
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 2816
Agana, GU, M.I. 96910
671-734-4589
Hawaii
State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Insurance/Vital Statistics Section
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu HI 96801
808-586-4533
Office of the Lieutenant Governor (functions as Secretary of State)
State Capitol 5th Floor
Honolulu HI 96813
808-586-0255
Idaho
Vital Statistics
450 W State Street 1st Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0036
208-334-5988
http://www.state.id.us/dhw
Secretary of State
700 W Jefferson Room 203
Boise ID 83702
Mailing address
Notary Department
P.O. Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0080
208-332-2810
Contact person: Debbie Farnsworth
Dfarnsworth@idsos.state.id.us
www.idsos.state.id.us/notary/apostill.htm
Illinois
Division of Vital Records
IL Department of Public Health
605 W Jefferson St
Springfield IL 62702-5097
217-782-6553
http://www.idph.state.il.us
Secretary of State
Index Department
111 E. Monroe
Springfield IL 62756
217-782-7017
Secretary of State/Chicago office
17 N. State Streeet, Suite 1030
Chicago IL 60602
312-814-8218
www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Indiana
Vital Records Department
State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis IN 46204
317-233-2700
http://www.in.gov/isdh/index.htm
Secretary of State
Statehouse Room 201
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis IN 46204
317-232-6531 or 32
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Records
Lucas Office Building
1st Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines IA 50319-0075
515-281-4944
http://www.idph.state.ia.us
Secretary of State
1st Floor
Lucas Building
Des Moines IA 50319
515-281-5204 (phone)
515-242-5953 (fax)
www.sos.state.ia.us
Kansas
Office of Vital Statistics
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson Street
Suite 120
Topeka KS 66612-2221
785-296-1400
http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/vital
Secretary of State
120 SW 10th Street
Memorial Hall 1st Floor
Topeka KS 66612-1594
785-296-4564 (phone)
785-291-3051 (fax)
Kentucky
Office of Vital Statistics
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort KY 40621-0001
502-564-4212
http://publichealth.state.ky.us/vital.htm
Secretary of State
Corporate Records
Attention: Pat McLean
700 Capitol Building
Room 152
Frankfort KY 40601
502-564-7330
Louisiana
Vital Records Registry
Office of Public Health
325 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-568-5152
http://www.dhh.state.la.us
Secretary of State
Commissions Division
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge LA 70804-9125
225-922-0330 (phone)
225-922-0945 (fax)
Maine
Vital Records
Maine Department of Human Services
221 State Street
11 State House Station
Augusta ME 04333-0011
207-287-3181
http://www.state.me.us
Department of Secretary of State
Notaries Public Section
101 State House Station
Augusta ME 04333-0101
207-624-7650
http://www.state.me.us/sos/sos.htm
Maryland
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Road
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore MD 21215-0020
410-764-3038
http://mdpublichealth.org/vsa
Secretary of State
16 Francis Street
Jeffrey Building 1st Floor
Annapolis MD 21401
Mailing address
Certification Desk
State House
Annapolis MD 21401
410-974-5521 ext 460
Massachusetts
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street
1st Floor
Dorchester MA 02125-3105
617-740-2600
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/bhsre/rvr/vrcopies.htm
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Commissions Office
1 Ashburton Place Room 1719
Boston MA 02108
617-727-2836
Michigan
Vital Records Request
P.O. Box 30721
Lansing MI 48909
517-335-8656
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
Department of State
7064 Crowner Boulevard
Lansing MI 48918
www.michigan.gov/sos
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health
Attention: Office of the State Registrar
717 Delaware Street SE
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis MN 55440-9441
612-676-5120
http://www.health.state.mn.us
Secretary of State
180 State Office Bldg.
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard
St. Paul MN 55155-1299
651-296-2803 (phone)
651-297-5844 (fax)
http://www.sos.state.mn.us
Mississippi
Mississippi Vital Records
State Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson MS 39215-1700
601-576-7981
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us
Secretary of State
401 Mississippi St.
Jackson MS 39201
Mailing address
P.O. Box 136
Jackson MS 39205
601-359-1350 (phone)
601-359-1499 (fax)
http://www.sos.state.ms.us
Missouri
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City MO 65102-0570
573-751-6400
http://www.dhss.state.mo.us/BirthAndDeathRecords/BirthAndDeathRecords.html
Secretary of State
Commission Division
600 W Main Room 367
Jefferson City MO 65101
Mailing address
P.O. Box 784
Jefferson City MO 65102
573-751-4756
http://www.sos.mo.gov/business/commissions/certify.asp
Montana
Office of Vital Statistics
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 N Sanders Room 209
P.O. Box 4210
Helena MT 59604
406-444-2685
http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us
Secretary of State Bob Brown
Notary/Certification Department
P.O. Box 202801
Helena MT 59620-2801
406-444-5379 or 1877 (phone)
406-444-3976 (fax)
406-444-9068 (TDD)
Nebraska
Vital Records
Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln NE 68509-5065
402-471-2871
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ced/nevrinfo.htm
Secretary of State
Notary Division
State Capitol Building Room 1301
1445 K St
Lincoln NE 68508
Mailing address
P.O. Box 95104
Lincoln NE 68509
402-471-2558 (phone)
402-471-4429 (fax)
Nevada
Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Capitol Complex
505 East King Street
Room 0102
Carson City NV 89710-4749
775-684-4280
http://health2k.state.nv.us
Secretary of State
202 N Carson St
Carson City NV 89701
775-684-5708 (phone)
775-684-5725 (fax)
http://www.sos.state.nv.us
New Hampshire
Bureau of Vital Records
29 Hazen Drive
Concord NH 03301-6508
603-271-4654
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us
Department of State
107 N Main St
Concord NH 03301
603-271-3242 (phone)
603-271-6316 (fax)
New Jersey
New Jersey Vital Statistics
Customer Service Unit
P.O. Box 370
Trenton NJ 08625-0370
609-292-4087
http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/vital.htm
Division of Revenue
Notary Unit
P.O. Box 452
Trenton NJ 08625
Mailing address
Division of Revenue
225 West State Street
3rd Floor
Trenton NJ 08608-1001
New Mexico
New Mexico Vital Records
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe NM 87502
505-827-2338
http://www.health.state.nm.us
Secretary of State
Operations Division
325 Don Gaspar Suite 300
Santa Fe NM 87503
800-477-3632
New York
Certification Unit
Vital Records Section
2nd Floor
800 N Pearl St
Menands NY 12204
518-474-3075
http://www.health.state.ny.us
Secretary of State
Certification Unit
123 William St 19th Floor
New York NY 10038
212-417-5684
Secretary of State
Miscellaneous Records
41 State St
Albany NY 12231
518-474-8642
http://www.dos.state.ny.us
New York City
Office of Vital Records
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth St
CN4
Room 133
New York, NY 10013
212-788-4520
http://www.nyc.gov/health
North Carolina
North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1903
919-733-3526
http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS
Secretary of State
Authentication Office
P.O. Box 29622
Raleigh NC 27626-0622
919-807-2140
Overnight mail
North Carolina Secretary of State
Authentication Office
2 South Salisbury St
Raleigh NC 27601-2903
e-mail: authen@sosnc.com
North Dakota
Division of Vital Records
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Dept. 301
Bismarck ND 58505-0200
701-328-2360
http://www.vitalnd.com
Secretary of State
600 E Blvd Ave
Dept. 108
Bismarck ND 58505-0500
701-328-2900 (phone)
800-352-0867 (toll free)
701-328-2992 (fax)
Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth Recorder
Superior Court
P.O. Box 500307
Saipan MP 96950
670-236-9830 (phone)
670-236-9831 (fax)
Ohio
Vital Statistics
Ohio Department of Health
246 N High Street
1st Floor
Columbus OH 43216
614-466-2531
http://www.vitalrec.com/oh.html
Secretary of State
Client Service Center
30 E Broad St
Lower Level
Columbus OH 43215
877-767-6446 toll-free
Oklahoma
Vital Records Service
State Department of Health
1000 Northeast 10th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73117
405-271-4040
Secretary of State
Business Services
Certifications Office
2300 N Lincoln Blvd Room 101
Oklahoma City OK 73105-4897
405-521-3912 (phone)
405-521-3771 (fax)
Oregon
Oregon Vital Records
P.O. Box 14050
Portland OR 97293-0050
503-731-4095
http://www.healthoregon.org/chs
Secretary of State
Corporation Division
Notary Public Section
255 Capitol Street NE Suite 151
Salem OR 97310
503-986-2593 (phone)
503-373-7414 (fax)
http://www.sos.state.or.us/corporation/notary/howtoauth.htm
Pennsylvania
Division of Vital Records
101 South Mercer Street
Room 401
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle PA 16101
724-656-3100
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us
Department of State
210 North Office Bldg.
Harrisburg PA 17120
717-787-5280
RA-BCEL@state.pa.us
Puerto Rico
Department of Health
Demographic Registry
P.O. Box 11854
Fernandez Juncos Station
San Juan PR 00910
787-767-9120
Secretary of State
Department of State
Box 9023271
San Juan PR 00902-3271
787-723-4343
787-725-7303
Rhode Island
Office of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill Room 101
Providence RI 02908-5097
401-222-2811
Secretary of State
82 Smith Street Room 217
Providence RI 02903
401-222-2357 (phone)
401-222-1356 (fax)
South Carolina
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia SC 29201
803-898-3630
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/vit.htm
Secretary of State
Edgar Brown Building
1205 Pendleton Street Suite 525
Columbia SC 29201
803-734-2512
803-734-2119
South Dakota
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre SD 57501-2536
605-773-4961
http://www.state.sd.us/doh/vitalrec/vital.htm
Secretary of State
500 East Capitol Street Suite 204
Pierre SD 57501-5070
605-773-3539
Anissa Grambihler, Notary Administrator
e-mail: anissa.grambihler@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Tennessee Vital Records
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue, North
Nashville TN 37247
615-741-1763
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/vr/index.htm
Department of State
Director of Business Services
Notary Commissions Unit
312 Eighth Av North
6th Floor William R. Snodgrass Tower
Nashville TN 37243
615-741-3699 (phone)
615-741-7310 (fax)
Texas
You may obtain a Texas birth certificate by calling 1-800-963-7111 or visting www.texasonline.com.
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
P.O. Box 12040
Austin TX 78711-2040
512-458-7111
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs
Secretary of State
Notary Public Division
Office address
1019 Brazos B-13
Austin TX 78701
Mailing address
P.O. Box 13375
Austin TX 78711-3375
512-463-5705
Utah
Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Utah Department of Health
288 North 1460 West
P.O. Box 141012
Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012
801-538-6105
http://www.health.utah.gov/vitalrecords
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Authentications Office
Administrator Fran Fish
State Office Bldg Room 1160
Salt Lake City UT 84114
Mailing address
P.O. Box 140760
Salt Lake City UT 84114-0760
e-mail: Authentications@Utah.gov
Vermont
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington VT 05402-0070
802-863-7275
http://www.healthyvermonters.info/hs/vital/vitalhome.shtml
Secretary of State
26 Terrace St
Montpelier VT 05609-1103
Attention: Kathy Watters
802-828-2308
Virginia
Office of Vital Records
P.O. Box 1000
Richmond VA 23218-1000
804-662-6200
http://www.vdh.state.va.us
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Valerie Adams, Director of Authentications
830 E Main St 14th floor
Richmond VA 23219
804-786-2441
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
Department of Health
Vital Statistics
Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital
St. Croix VI 00820
St. Thomas and St. John
Department of Health
Vital Statistics
Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas VI 00802
340-774-9000 ext. 4685 or 4686
Washington
Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 9709
Olympia WA 98507-9709
360-236-4300
http://www.doh.wa.gov
Secretary of State
801 Capitol Way South
Olympia WA 98504-0228
Mailing address
Corporations Division
Apostille and Certificate Program
P.O. Box 40228
Olympia WA 98504-0228
360-586-2268 or 7524
e-mail : mail@secstate.wa.gov
West Virginia
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston WV 25301-3701
304-558-2931
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Vital Records Office
1 West Wilson Street
P.O. Box 309
Madison WI 53701-0309
608-266-1371
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/vitalrecords
Secretary of State
Certification Desk
30 W Mifflin St 10th Floor
Madison WI 53702
Mailing address
Certification Desk
P.O. Box 7848
Madison WI 53707-7848
608-266-5503 (phone)
608-266-3159 (fax)
Wyoming
Vital Records Services
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne WY 82002
307-777-7591
Secretary of State
The Capitol Building
200 W 24th St
Cheyenne WY 82002-0020
307-777-5860 (phone)
307-777-7640 (fax)
Contact person: Kelly Dagostino
e-mail: Kdagos@state.wy.us
http://soswy.state.wy.us/authenti/document.htm
Born Overseas to American Parents
Passport Services
Vital Records Section
U.S. Department of State
1111 19th Street NW Suite 510
Washington DC 20522-1705
202-955-0307
Request the Certification of Report of Birth/ document no. DS-1350
The following information will be needed:
- the full name of the child at birth (and any adoptive name)
- the date and place of birth
- the names of the parents
- the serial number of the FS-240 (the Consular Report of Birth), if issued after November 1, 1990
- any available passport information
- the signature of the requestor and the requestor's relationship to the subject
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