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Alabama
Phone No.:(205) 242-7200
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 5616
Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5616
Fax (205) 242-7205
Alaska
Phone No.:(907) 465-3509
Notary Commission
P.O. Box 110015
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0015
No secretary of state; this function is under the Lt. Governor's office
Arizona
Phone No.:(602) 542-4086
Notary Public Div.
1700 W. Washington
West Wing, 7th Floor
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2808
Arkansas
Phone No.: 501-682-3409
Secretary of State
Corporations Division
501 Woodlane, Suite 310
State Capitol Bldg., Room 256
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
California
Phone No.: (916) 653-3984
Sec. of State
Notary Public Section
1500 11th St., 2nd Flr.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fee: $20.00/document
Send cover letter requesting certification for
international adoption, country you are adopting from,
and self-addressed, stamped envelope
Colorado
Phone No.: (303) 894-2200
Secretary of State
1560 Broadway, Suite 200
Denver, Colorado 80202
Connecticut
Phone No.: (203) 566-2739
Secretary of State
30 Trinity Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Delaware
Phone No.:(302) 739-4111
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 898
Townsend Bldg
Dover, Delaware 19903-0898
Florida
Phone No.: (850) 413-9736
Capitol Building
Department of State
Certification Section
Room 1801
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
$10 for each -- personal checks allowed
Georgia
Phone No.: (404) 656-2881
Secretary of State
Election Division
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Suite 1104
Atlanta, GA 30334
Fax: (404) 656-0513
Hawaii
Phone No.: (808) 586-0222
Information Director
State Capitol, Room 442
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
No Secretary of State Office; call information director for procedure
Idaho
Phone No.:(208) 334-2300
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0080
Fax (208) 334-2282
Illinois--Chicago
Phone no.: (312) 793-3095
Department Business Services
17 N. State Street
Suite 1137
Chicago; IL 60602
Fee: $2:00 per document
Illinois
Phone: (217) 782-2201
SEcretary of State INDEX DEPT
111 E. Monroe
Springfield, IL 62756
Indiana
Phone No.: (317) 232-6531
Secretary of State
State House Room 201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Fax (317) 233-3283
Iowa
Phone No.: 515 281-8993
Secretary of State
Attn: Public Service
Lucas Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Fax: (515) 242 5052
Fee: $5.00
Kansas
Phone No.: 785- 296-4564
Secretary of State Kansas
Memorial Hall First Floor
120 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS. 66612-1594
Open 8-5 M-F
Fee: $5.00
Kentucky
Phone No.: (502) 564-3490
Secretary of State
150 Capitol Bldg.
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Bureau of Vital Statistics will forward a certified copy of a birth certificate on to the Secretary of State if you enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and the fee.
Louisiana
Regular first class mail should be sent to our P.O. Box.
Ruddy White
Commissions Division
P.O. Box 94125
BatonRouge, LA 70804-9125
Priority and couriered (e.g., FedEx and UPS) documents should be sent to :
Ruddy White
Commissions Division
333 State Capitol Dr., 19th Floor ---- ( Walk-In services accepted )
Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (8:00 am. - 4:30 pm., M - F)
Fee: $ 10.00 (For Apostille or Certification )
Phone No.: (225) 342-4979
Fax No.: (225) 342-2066
email: rwhite@sec.state.la.us
Maine
Phone No.: (207) 626-8400
Secretary of State
State House, Station 148
Augusta, Maine 04333
Fax (207) 287-8598
Maryland
Phone No.: (410) 974-5520
Notary Division
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Fee: $5.00 per document
Massachusetts--Boston
Phone No.: (617) 727-2836
Dorothy
1 Ashburton Place
Commission Div.
Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $3.00 per document
Massachusetts
Phone No.: (627) 727-2323
Deputy Secretary of State
State House/Room 337
Boston, MA 02133
Secretary of the Commonwealth Office
Michigan
Phone No.: (517) 373-2510
Secretary of State
Treasury Building,
1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48918
Minnesota
Phone No.: (612) 296-9102
Secretary of State
Attn: Certification
100 Constitution St.
Room 180
St. Paul, MN 55155
Mississippi
Phone No.: (601) 359-1350
Secretary of State \
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Fax (601) 354-6243
Missouri
Phone No.: (314) 751-4502
Commission Div.
P.O. Box 784
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Kansas City Branch
615 E. 13th Suite 513
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
816-889-2925
St. Louis Branch:
111 N. Seventh Street, Room 225,
St. Louis, MO 63101
(314) 340-7490
Montana
Phone No.: (406) 444-2034
Secretary of State
State Capitol/Room 225
Helena, Montana 59620
Nebraska
Nebraska Secretary of State
Business Services Division, Notary Section
1445 State Capitol Bldg, Suite 1301
P.O. Box 95104
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone No.: (775) 684-5708
Fax: (402) 471-2558
$10.00 fee for each document
Nevada
Phone No.: (775) 687-5115
Notary Division
101 N. Carson St., No. 3
Carson City, NV 89710
Fee: $20 per document
Secretary of State Phone: 775-684-5708
New Hampshire
Phone No.: (603) 271-3242
Notary Division
State House; Room 204
Concord, NH 03301
Information No. (603) 271-3246
New Jersey
Phone No.: (609) 984-1900
If sent through Post Office:
State of New Jersey
Division of Revenue
P.O. Box 452
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0452
attn: Notary Section
If sent by courier service (Fed Ex. etc)
State of New Jersey
Business Services Bureau
225 West State Street 3rd floor
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
Fee for international adoption only: $5.00\document with a 5-10 business day turnaround; $15.00 per doc/rush handling 8 hour turnaround
Documents may require county certification prior to going to Sec. State
New Mexico
Phone No.: (505) 827-3605
Notary Division
State Capitol Building╜ Room 420
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Secretary of State (505) 827-3601
New York
Dept. of State
Miscellaneous Documents
41 State Street, 2nd floor
Albany, NY 12231
$10.00 per document; walk-in allowed
518-474-6957
North Dakota
Phone No.: (701) 224-2900
Notary Division
600 E. Boulevard
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0500
Oregon
Phone No.: (503) 986-2200
Secretary of State
255 Capitol Street NE Suite 151
Salem, Oregon 97310
Ohio
Phone No.: (614) 466-2655
Elections Division
180 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Fee: $5.00 per document
Fax (614) 466-2892
Oklahoma
Phone No.: (405) 521-3911
Certification
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd
St. Capitol, Rm. 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Fee: $20.00/document; county cert. required first
Pennsylvania
Phone No.: (717) 787-7630
Sec. of Commonwealth
N. Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Rhode Island
Phone No.: (401) 277-2340
Notary Division
State House/Room 218
Providence, RI 02903
Fax (401) 277-1356
Secretary of State (401) 277-1356
South Carolina
Phone No.: (803) 734-2155
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
Fax (803) 734-2164
Texas
The first is for all papers that are notarized by a notary public:
Secretary of State-Texas
Notary Public Unit
PO Box 13375
Austin, TX 78711-3375
Phone: 512-463-5705
The second is for your birth certificates and marriage licenses:
Secretary of State-Texas
Statutory Documents Section
PO Box 12887
Austin, TX 78711-2887
Phone: 512-463-5705
It is now $15.00 per document certified/authenticated and they take checks, money orders, and even credit cards. Make them payable to The Secretary of State-Texas
South Dakota
Phone No.: (605) 773-3537
Secretary of State
500 E. Capitol!
Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501-5077
Fax (605) 773-6580
Utah
Phone No.: (801) 538-1040
Lt. Gov. Office
203. State Capitol Bldg.
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Fee: Apostille copy $5.00
Tennessee
Phone No.: (615) 741-3699
Secretary of State
312 Eighth Ave. North, 6th floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Vermont
Phone No.: (802) 828-2363
Secretary of State
26 Terrace Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
Fax (802) 828-2496
Virginia
Phone No.:804-786-2441
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Attn: Lois Hurst or Helen Payne |
Office Address
830 E. Main St, 14th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing Address
PO Box 2454; Richmond, VA 23218
Fee: $10/doc, Check to "Secretary of the Commonwealth"
Washington
Phone No.: 753-7121
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 40220
Olympia, WA 98504-0220
Fee: $15 per document
Washington, D.C.
Phone No.: (202) 647-5002
U.S. Dept of State
Authentication Office
2400 M. Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20520
Fee: $4.00, 5-day service, Room 101, cover ltr
West Virginia
Phone No.: (304) 558-6000
Missy
1900 Kanawha Blvd E.
Bldg. 1, Ste 157K
Charleston, WV 25305
Wisconsin
Phone No.: (608) 266-5503
Secretary of State
Certification Desk
P.O. Box 7848
Madison, WI 53707-7848
Wyoming
Phone No.: (307) 777-7378
Notary Division
State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020
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