Vital Statistics & Secretary of State Information:

Vital Statistics & Secretary of State Information

This is the most up to date information we had at the time of the printing of this document. If you find new

information for any of the states, PLEASE let us know so that we may update our list. We apologize for the

inconvenience, but it is difficult to keep up with changes with all the jurisdictions.

Alabama

Vital Records:

http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.al.us

General Phone: 334-242-7200

Address: Document Authentication

11 S. Union St. Ste. 200

Montgomery, AL 36104

Phone: 334-242-5325

***County Clerk Certification Needed

Alaska

Vital Records:

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs/

Phone: 907-465-3038

Email:

[email protected]

Secretary of State:

http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/

General Phone: 334-242-7200

Address: Notary Public Office

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

240 Main Street, Suite 301

Juneau, AK 99801

Email:

notary@gov.state.ak.us

Phone: 907-465-3509

Arizona

Vital Records:

http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/

Street Address: 1818 West Adams

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Mailing Address:P.O. Box 3887

Phoenix, AZ 85030

Telephone: 602-364-1300

888-816-5907

Secretary of State:

http://www.azsos.gov/

General Phone: 602-542-4285

Address:

Capitol Executive Tower 7th Floor

1700 West Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888

Phone: 602-542-4086

Arkansas

Vital Records:

http://www.healthyarkansas.com/certificates/certificates.html

Street Address: Arkansas Department of Health Vital Records, Slot 44

4815 West Markham

Little Rock, AR 72205

Phone: 800-462-0599

501-661-2000

Secretary of State: http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/

General Phone: 501-682-1010

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State

1401 West Capitol Avenue

Victory Building Suite 250 - 2nd Floor

Little Rock, AR 72201-1094

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State

State Capitol

Attn: Business Services Division

Little Rock, AR 72201

Phone:

888-233-0325

501-682-3409

California

Vital Statistics:

http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Street Address: California Department of Public Health

Office of Vital Records – MS 5103

P.O. Box 997410

Sacramento, CA 95899-7410

Phone: 916-445-2684

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/notary_authentication.htm

General Phone: 916-653-6814

Street Address: Notary Public Section

1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 653-3595

Mailing Address: Notary Public Section

Post Office Box 942877

Sacramento, CA 94277-0001

Phone: 916-653-3595

Colorado

Vital Statistics:

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/vs/

Street Address: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Health Statistics

CHEIS-HS-A1

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

Denver, CO 80246-1530

Phone: 303-692-2160

Fax: 303-691-7704

Email:

health.statistics@state.co.us

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.co.us/

General Phone: 303-894-2200 x6109

Street Address: Office of Secretary of State

1700 Broadway Suite 270

Denver, CO 80290

Contact: Licensing Division, Suite 200

Phone: 303-894-2200

Fax: 303-869-4871

Email:

licensin[email protected].co.us

Connecticut

Vital Statistics:

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130&dphNav=|46940|

Mailing Address: CT Department of Public Health

State Office of Vital Records

410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS

P.O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134-0308

Phone: 860-509-7700

Fax: 860-509-7964

E-mail: angela.kasek@ct.gov

Secretary of State:

http://www.sots.ct.gov/CommercialRecording/CRDAuthApos/Authen.html

General Phone: 860-509-6000

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of the State

Authentication Unit

30 Trinity Street

Hartford, CT 06106

Phone: 860-509-6135

Delaware

Vital Statistics:

http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ss/vitalstats.html

Street Address: Any of three state locations:

http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/ofclocations.html#vitalstatisticsofficelocations

Phone: 877-888-0248

Secretary of State:

http://corp.delaware.gov/default.shtml

General Phone:

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State Division of Corporations

John G. Townsend building

401 Federal Street Suite 4

Dover, DE 19901

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State Division of Corporations

P.O. Box 898

Dover, DE 19903

Phone: 302-739-3073

Fax: 302-739-3812/3813

District of Columbia

Vital Statistics: To obtain a birth certificate or other Vital Records documents

http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1371,q,581955,dohNav_GID,1787,dohNav,%7C33120%7C.asp

Street Address: 825 North Capitol Street NE

1st Floor, Room 1312

Washington, DC 20002

Phone: 202-442-9009

Fax: 202-783-0136

Authentication of documents with a DC notary

NOTARY PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

441 4

ST., NW ROOM 810 S

PHONE: 202-727-3117

HOURS: 9:00 – 1:00

$15 per document. If you go in person they accept 15 documents per day, or you can mail as many as you need to.

Please make check payable to DC Treasurer.

Florida

Vital Statistics:

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Planning_eval/Vital_Statistics/

Street Address: 1217 Pearl Street

Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 210

Jacksonville, Florida

32231-0042

Phone: 904-359-6900

Fax: 904-359-6931

Secretary of State: http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/notproc7.html

General Phone: 850-245-6500

Street Address: Division of Corporations

Clifton Building

2661 Executive Center Circle

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Mailing Address: Department of State

Division of Corporations

Apostille Certification

P.O. Box 6800

Tallahassee, FL 32314-6800

Phone: 850-245-6945

Georgia

Vital Statistics:

http://health.state.ga.us/programs/ohip/birthdeath.asp

Street Address: Division of Public Health

Two Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186

Phone: 404-679-4702

Secretary of State:

http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/commissions/default.htm

Address: Secretary of State

Elections Division

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE

Suite 1104, West Tower

Atlanta, GA 30334-1530

Phone: 404-656-2871

404-327-6023 (Hague countries only)

Fax: 404-651-9531

***County Clerk certification necessary

Hawaii

Vital Statistics:

https://www.ehawaii.gov/doh/vitrec/exe/vitrec.cgi

Address: State Department of Health

Office of Health Status Monitoring

Issuance/Vital Statistics Section

P.O. Box 3378

Honolulu, HI 96801

Email:

[email protected]

Phone: 808-586-4533

Secretary of State: http://www.ehawaii.gov/dakine/index.html

Mailing Address: Office of the Lt. Governor

State Capitol - 5th Floor

P. O. Box 3226

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808-586-0255

Phone for Circuit Court of the First Circuit Legal Documents Section: 808-539-4301

*** In Hawaii, Dr. Alvin Onaka is the official State Registrar, and when you order a birth or marriage certificate,

there must be a "certification letter" attached from him. If you include a check or money order

made out to the Chief Clerk First Circuit Court, they will forward the document for you. If you

include another check or money order made out to The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, they

will forward it on for you as well. It is best if you include express mailers for everyone, and

include a letter asking them to forward it for you.

Idaho

Vital Statistics: http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/site/3335/default.aspx

Street Address: Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0036

Phone: 208-334-5988

Secretary of State:

http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html

General Phone: 208-334-2300

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State Notary Department

700 W. Jefferson, Room 203

Boise, ID 83702

Attn:

Debbie Farnsworth

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State

Notary Department

P. O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0080

Attn:

Debbie Farnsworth

Phone:

208-332-2810

Illinois

Vital Statistics: http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/index.htm

Street Address: 605 West Jefferson St.

Springfield, Illinois, 62702

Phone: 217-782-6553

Fax: 217-285-3209

Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/divisions.html#notary

General Phone: 217-782-7017

Street Address: Chicago Office: Walk-In Service Only

Office of the Secretary of State

Index Department

17 North State Street Room 1030

Chicago, IL 60602

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State

Index Department - Public Document Division

111 East Monroe

Springfield, IL 62756

Chicago Office Phone: 312-793-2556

Indiana

Vital Statistics: http://www.in.gov/isdh/index.html

Street Address: Indiana State Department of Health

2 N. Meridian St.

Indianapolis, IN 46205

Phone: 317-233-1325

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.in.gov

General Phone: 317-232-6531

Mailing Address: Government Center South Building

302 W. Washington Street Room E018

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Attention: Apostilles/Authentications

Iowa

Vital Statistics: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/default.asp

Street Address: 321 E. 12th Street,

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Phone: 515-281-7689

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.ia.us/

General Phone: 515-281-8993

Mailing Address: Lucas Building, 1st Floor

321 E. 12th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319

Phone: 515-281-5204

*** Iowa prefers you get all Vital Records from the Main Office in Des Moines, NOT at the County Clerk's office.

This way, they can walk your record over to the Secretary of State's office for the State Seal

Kansas

Vital Statistics:

http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/vital/

Phone: 785-296-1400

Secretary of State: http://www.kssos.org/contact.html

General Phone: 785-296-4564

Street Address: Memorial Hall, 1st Floor

120 SW 10th Avenue

Topeka, KS 66612-1594

Phone: (785) 296-4564

Kentucky

Vital Statistics: http://chfs.ky.gov/

Mailing Address: Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Office of the Secretary

275 East Main Street

Frankfort, KY 40621

Phone: 502-564-4212

Secretary of State: http://sos.ky.gov/adminservices/apostilles.htm

General Phone: 502-564-7330

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State

700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 156, Capitol Building

Frankfort, KY 40601

Mailing Address: Apostilles Branch

700 Capital Avenue, Suite 156

Frankfort, KY 40601

Fax: (502) 564-4075

Louisiana

Vital Statistics:

http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=252

Street Address: 628 N. 4th Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 629

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629

Phone: 225-342-9500

Fax: 225-342-5568

Secretary of State:

http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/commis/commis-index.htm

General Phone: 225-922-0414

Mailing Address: Commissions Division

8549 United Plaza Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Phone: 225-922-0330

Maine

Vital Statistics: http://maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/recorder.htm

Phone: 207-287-3181

Secretary of State:

http://www.state.me.us/sos/sos.htm

General Phone: 207-624-7650

Mailing Address: Department of the Secretary

Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions

101 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0101

Phone:

207-624-7650

Maryland

Vital Statistics:

http://www.vsa.state.md.us/html/apps.html

Street Address: The Division of Vital Records

6550 Reisterstown Road

Reisterstown Road Plaza

Baltimore, MD 21215

Phone: 410-764-3038

Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.md.us/Certifications/faq.htm#how

General Phone: 410-974-5521

Mailing Address: State House

16 Francis Street

Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: 410-974-5521 ext 5460

Massachusetts

Vital Statistics: http://www.mass.gov/dph/bhsre/rvr/feeincrease.htm

Street Address: 150 Mount Vernon St., 1

Fl.

Dorchester, MA 02125-3105

Phone: 617-740-2600

Secretary of State:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/precom/comidx.htm

General Phone: 617-727-2836

Street Address: Division of Public Record

One Ashburton Place, Room 1719

Boston, MA 02108

Michigan

Vital Statistics:

http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/VITALREC.HTM

Phone: 517-335-8666

Secretary of State: http://www.michigan.gov/sos

General Phone: 517-373-2531

Mailing Address: Office of the Great Seal

7064 Crowner Blvd.

Lansing, MI 48918-1750

Phone: 517-373-2531

***Document authentication is available on a walk-in basis at the following locations:

Office of the Great Seal

108 South Washington Square, Suite 1

Downtown Lansing

Detroit New Center Super Center

Cadillac Place Building

3046 West Grand Boulevard, Suite L650

Downtown Detroit

Grand Rapids Super!Center

Centerpoint Mall 6-B

3665 28th Street SE

Grand Rapids

Minnesota

Vital Statistics:

http://www.health.state.mn.us

Phone: 612-676-5120

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/

General Phone: 877-551-6767

Mailing/ Street Address: Retirement Systems of Minnesota Building

Minnesota Secretary of State - Certification

60 Empire Drive, Suite 100

Saint Paul, MN 55103-2141

Phone: 651-296-2803

Fax: 651-297-7067

E-mail:

business.services@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Vital Statistics: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/31,html

E-mail:

VRInfo@msdh.state.ms.us

Phone: 601-576-7981

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.ms.us/

General Phone: 601-359-1350

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State Notary Division

301 N. President Street

Jackson, MS 39201

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State Notary Division

P. O. Box 136

Jackson, MS 39205-0136

Phone: 800-256-3494

Missouri

Vital Statistics: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html

Street Address: Recorder of Deeds Office

City Hall

1200 Market Street, Room 127

St. Louis, MO 63103

Phone: 314-613-3016

Secretary of State:

http://sos.mo.gov/business/commissions/certify.asp

General Phone: 573-751-2336

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State

Attn: Commissions Office

600 W. Main Room 322

Jefferson City, MO 65101

Mailing Address: PO Box 784

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0784

Phone: 573-751-2783

Montana

Vital Statistics:

http://vhsp.dphhs.mt.gov/certificates/ordercertificates.shtml

Mailing Address: Office of Vital Statistics

Department of Public Health and Human Services

111 N Sanders Rm 209

PO BOX 4210

Helena MT 59604

Phone: 406-444-4228

Secretary of State:

http://sos.state.mt.us/

General Phone:

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State

Notary Department

1236 Sixth Avenue

Helena, MT 59620

Mailing Address: Certification and Notary Services

P.O. Box 202801

1306 6th Avenue

Helena, MT 59620

Phone: 406-444-5379

Fax: 406-444-4263

E-mail: sosnotary@mt.gov

Nebraska

Vital Statistics: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ced/cedindex.htm

Mailing Address: Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services

Division of Public Health

Vital Records

P.O. Box 95065

Lincoln, NE 68509-5065

Phone: 402-471-2871

E-mail: Vitalrecords@dhhs.ne.gov

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Notary/notauth.htm

General Phone: 402-471-2554

Mailing/ Street Address: Notary Division

State Capitol Bldg., Rm. 1301

1445 K Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

Phone: 402-471-2558

Nevada

Vital Statistics: http://health2k.state.nv.us/forms/formindex.htm

Phone: 775-684-4242

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.nv.us/

General Phone: 775-684-5708

Street Address: Secretary of State Notary Division

101 North Carson Street #3

Carson City, Nevada 89701

Mailing Address: 101 N. Carson St., Suite 3

Carson City, NV 89701-4786

Phone: 775-684-5708

Fax: 775-684-7141

New Hampshire

Vital Statistics:

http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/CommPublicHealth/VitalRec.nsf/vMain?OpenView

Street Address:

Phone: 603-271-4654

Secretary of State: http://www.sos.nh.gov/

General Phone: 603-271-3242

Street Address: Notary Division

State House, Room 204

107 N. Main St.

Concord, NH 03301

Mailing Address:

Phone: 603-271-3243

New Jersey

Vital Statistics: http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/vital.htm

Phone: 609-292-4087

Secretary of State: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/dcr/programs/notary.html

General Phone: 609-292-9292

Street Address: New Jersey Secretary of State

ATTN: Division of Revenue

225 West State Rd.

3rd Floor

Trenton, NJ 08608

Mailing Address: New Jersey Secretary of State

Department of Treasury

ATTN: Notary Division

P.O. Box 452

Trenton, NJ 08625-0452

New Mexico

Vital Statistics: http://dohewbs2.health.state.nm.us/VitalRec

Street Address: 1105 St. Francis Drive.

Sante Fe, NM

Phone: 505-827-0121

Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-Apostille.html

General Phone: 800-477-3632

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State

Operations Division

325 Don Gaspar - Suite 300

Santa Fe, NM 87503

Phone: 800-477-3632

New York

Vital Statistics: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm

Street Address:

Phone: 518-474-3075

Secretary of State: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/apostile.htm

Mailing Address: Department of State

Miscellaneous/State Records Bureau

One Commerce Plaza

99 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12231

Phone: 518-474-8642

For New York City: Department of State

Certification Unit

123 William Street - 19th Floor

New York, NY 10038

Phone: 212-417-5684

***NYC vital records must be county authenticated before going to the secretary of state

North Carolina

Vital Statistics: http://vitalrecords.dhhs.state.nc.us/

Street Address: 1903 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-1903

Phone: 919-733-3526

Secretary of State:

http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/authen/

Street Address: Authentication Section

2 South Salisbury Street

Raleigh, NC 27601-2903

Mailing Address: PO Box 29622

Raleigh, NC 27626-0622

Phone: 919-807-2140

North Dakota

Vital Statistics: http://www.vitalnd.com/

Street Address: Division of Vital Records

600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301

Bismarck, ND 58505-0200

Phone: 701-328-2360

Secretary of State:

http://www.state.nd.us/sec/

General Phone: 701-328-2900

Mailing Address: Administrative/Licensing Division

600 E. Boulevard Ave.

Bismarck, ND 58505-0500

Phone: 701-328-3665

Ohio

Vital Statistics:

http://www.ODH.STATE.OH.US

Street Address: Ohio Department of Health

Vital Statistics

225 Neilston Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Phone: (614) 466-2531

Mailing Address: Ohio Department of Health

Vital Statistics

P.O. Box 15098

Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098

Phone: 614-466-2531

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/

General Phone: 614-466-2585

Mailing Address: Notary Commission Clerk

Ohio Secretary of State

P.O. Box 1658

Columbus, OH 43216-1658

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State

Elections Division

Borden Bldg.

180 East Broad Street, 15th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-644-4559

Oklahoma

Vital Statistics: http://www.health.state.ok.us

Street Address: 1000 NE 10th Street,

Oklahoma City, OK 73117

Phone: 405-271-4040

E-Mail: AskVR@health.ok.gov

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.ok.us

General Phone: 405-521-3911

Street Address: Certification Department

2300 N. Lincoln Blvd, Room 101

Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897

Mailing Address: Notary Public Department

Secretary of State

PO Box 53390

Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3390

Phone: 405-521-2516

Fax: 405-522-3555

Oregon

Vital Statistics: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/chs/certif/certfaqs.cfm

Mailing Address: Oregon Vital Records,

PO Box 14050, Portland,

OR 97293-0050

Phone: 503-731-4108

Secretary of State:

http://www.filinginoregon.com/notary/howtoauth.htm

General Phone: 503-986-2593

Street Address: Notary Public Section

255 Capitol St. NE Suite 151

Salem, OR 97310

Phone: 503-986-2593

Pennsylvania

Vital Statistics: http://www.health.state.pa.us

Phone: 724-656-3100

Secretary of State: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/notaries/cwp/view.asp?a=1250&q=445147&notariesNav=|

General Phone: 717-787-5280

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth

210 North Office Building

Harrisburg, PA 17120

E-mail:

RA-[email protected]

Puerto Rico

Vital Statistics:

http://www.salud.gov.pr/Pages/default.aspx

Street Address:

Phone: 787-767-9120

Secretary of State:

http://www.estado.gobierno.pr/

General Phone: 787-723-4334

Mailing Address: Departmento de Estado de Puerto Rico

Div. de Certificaciones

P.O. Box 902 3271

San Juan, PR 00902-3271

Rhode Island

Vital Statistics: http://www.health.ri.gov/chic/vital/index.php

Street Address: 3 Capitol Hill,

Providence, RI 02908

Phone: 401-222-2231

Secretary of State: http://www.state.ri.us/

General Phone: 401-277-2357

Street Address: Notary Division

State House/ Room 218

100 N. Main St.

Providence, RI 02903

Mailing Address:

Phone: 401-222-1487

E-Mail:

notaries@sec.stat.ri.us

South Carolina

Vital Statistics: http://www.scdhec.net/administration/vr/

Mailing Address: 2600 Bull St., Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-898-3630

Secretary of State: http://www.scsos.com/notariesbc.htm

General Phone: 803-734-2170

Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State Notary Department

Capital Complex

Edgar Brown Building

1205 Pendleton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-734-2119

South Dakota

Vital Statistics: http://www.state.sd.us/doh/vitalrec/vital.htm

Street Address: 600 E. Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501-5070

Phone: 605-773-4961

Secretary of State: http://www.sdsos.gov/adminservices/apostilles.shtm

General Phone: 605-773-3537

Street Address: Capitol Building - Suite 204

500 E. Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501-5070

E-Mail:

sdsos@state.sd.us

Phone: 605-773-3537

Tennessee

Vital Statistics: http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm

Mailing Address: Tennessee Vital Records

Central Services Building, 1st Floor

421 5th Avenue North

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Phone: 615-741-9860

Secretary of State: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bus_svc/apostilles.htm

Street Address: 6th Floor, William Snodgrass Tower

312 Eighth Ave. North

Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: 615-741-3699

Texas

Vital Statistics:

http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/registra/certcop.htm

Street Address:

Phone: 512-458-7111

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.tx.us

General Phone: 512-463-5650

Street Address: 1019 Brazos Street B-13

Austin, TX 78701

Mailing Address: PO Box 13375

Austin, TX 78701

ATTN: Elections Division (for birth certificates, marriage certificates)

ATTN: Notary Public Unit (for notarized documents)

Phone: 512-463-5705

***Texas requires a birth certificate from Vital Records or they will not State Seal them. Marriage records are

obtained from the County Clerk.

Utah

Vital Statistics: http://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords/

Street Address: 288 North 1460 West

Salt Lake City, Utah

Mailing Address: Office of Vital Records and Statistics

PO Box 141012

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012

Phone: 801-538-6105

Secretary of State:

http://www.governor.state.ut.us/menu/html/document_certification.htm

General Phone: 801-538-1041

Mailing Address: Utah Lt. Governor

Authentication Office

Utah State Capitol Complex

Suite E325

PO Box 142220

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2220

Phone: 801-538-1040

E-Mail:

authentications@utah.gov

Vermont

Vital Statistics: http://www.healthvermont.gov/research/records/vital_records.aspx

Street Address: 108 Cherry St.

Burlington, VT 05402

Phone: 802-863-7275 or 802-828-3286

Secretary of State:

http://www.sec.state.vt.us/

General Phone: 802-828-2308

Street Address: Redstone Building 26 Terrace Street, Drawer 09

Montpelier, VT 05609-1101

E-Mail: 802-828-2363

Virginia

Vital Statistics: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital_records/index.htm

Street Address: Office of Vital Records

P.O. 1000

Richmond, VA 23218-1000

Phone: 804-662-6200

Secretary of State: http://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/

Mailing Address: Betsy Anderson

Director of Authentications

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth

1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Phone: 804-786-2441

Washington

Vital Statistics: http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/CHS/cert.htm

Street Address: Center for Health Statistics

Department of Health

101 Israel Road SE

Tumwater, WA 98501

Phone: 360-236-4300

Secretary of State: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/apostilles/

General Phone: 360-725-0344

Street Address: 801 Capitol Way South

Olympia, WA 98504-0228

Mailing Address: Corporations Division

Apostille and Certificate Program

801 Capitol Way South

PO Box 40228

Olympia WA 98504-0228

Phone: 360-586-2268

West Virginia

Vital Statistics: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx

Phone: 304-558-2931

Secretary of State:

http://www.wvsos.com/execrecords/other/authentication.htm

Street Address: Notary Clerk

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Suite 157K

Charleston, WV 25305-0770

E-Mail:

execrecords@wvsos.com

Phone: 304-558-6000

Wisconsin

Vital Statistics: http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/vitalrecords/

Phone: 608-266-1374

Secretary of State:

http://www.sos.state.wi.us/apos_process_policy.htm

General Phone: 608-266-8888

Street Address: Secretary of State - Certification Desk

30 West Mifflin, 10th Floor

Madison, WI 53702

Mailing Address: Secretary of State

Certification Desk

P. O. Box 7848

Madison, WI 53707

Phone: 608-266-5503

Wyoming

Vital Statistics: http://wdh.state.wy.us/phsd/vital_records/certificate.html

Street Address: Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources

Wyoming State Archives

2301 Central Ave.

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Phone: 307-777-7591

Secretary of State:

http://soswy.state.wy.us/

General Phone: 307.777.5333

Street Address: Office of the Secretary of State

State Capitol Building

200 West 24th Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020

Phone: 307-777-5860

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

AUTHENTICATION OFFICE

COLUMBIA PLAZA (STATE ANNEX #1)

518 23

STREET, NW

Washington, DC 20520

PHONE: 202-647-5002

HOURS: 7:30 – 11:00 walk-in services

$8 per document. You can mail the documents to the above address and include a stamped self-addressed envelope.

Please allow 15 days for return service. Please make check and money order payable to US Department of State

Born Overseas to American Parents

Vital Records Section - Passport Office: 202-955-0307. You can find instructions on line at:

http://www.travel.state.gov/vital_records_services.html

The birth certificate you need for adoption is called a "DS-1350." Call first or read

http://www.travel.state.gov/m300.html to get a handle on everything you need to send them. Please know

that they may take 4-8 weeks to process your request. Once you receive this document, it is ready to be sent to the

Chinese Embassy for authentication. Because this document is issued by the Department of State, it can be

recognized by the Embassy without state seal.