The information below is subject to change. Please check with your state office for updated information.
Alabama
Office of the Secretary of State Authentication Section State Capitol, Room E-204 600 Dexter Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104 334-242-7210 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
Alaska
Notary Administrator Office of the Lieutenant Governor P.O. Box 110015 Juneau, AK 99811- 0015 907-465-3509 Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Arizona
Office of the Secretary of State Business Services Division, Notary Section 1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888 602 542-4086/ 602 542-4758 Fee: $3.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Arkansas
Office of Secretary of State Corporations Division State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201-1094 501-682-3409 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State.
Office of the Secretary of State Business Programs Division Notary Public Section P.O. Box 942877 Sacramento, CA 94277-0001 916-653-3595
California
Fee: $20.00 by mail; $26.00 while you wait. Designated Authority: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State.
Colorado
Office of Secretary of State 1560 Broadway, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80202 303-894-2680 Fee: $2.00 by mail; $17.00 while you wait. Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Connecticut
Office of the Secretary of State Authentication Unit 30 Trinity St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-509-6135 Fee: $20.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Delaware
Office of Secretary of State Notary Division 401 Federal St., Suite 3 Dover, DE 19901 302- 302/739-4111 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State.
District of Columbia
Office of the Secretary, D.C. Notary Commissions & Authentications Section 441 4th St. N.W. (One Judiciary Square) Washington, D.C. 202-727-3117 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Executive Secretary; Assistant Executive Secretary; Mayor's Special Assistant and Assistant to the Executive Secretary; Secretary of the District of Columbia.
Florida
Department of State Office of International Affairs Notary Certification/Apostille Section The Capitol Building Suite 1902 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 804-488-7521 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
Georgia
Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority Notary Division 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30345
404-327-6023
Office of Secretary of State Administrative Procedures Unit 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive West Tower , Suite 820 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 404-656-2885 Fee: $3.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority.
Hawaii
Office of the Lieutenant Governor State Capitol, 5th Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 808-586-0255 Fee: $1.00 Designated Authority: Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawaii.
Idaho
Office of Secretary of State Notary Department Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720 208- 332-2810 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; Notary Public Clerk.
Illinois
Office of the Secretary of State Index Department, Notaries Public Division 111 E. Monroe St. Springfield, IL 62756 217- 217-782-7017 Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Indiana
Office of Secretary of State Statehouse, Suite 201 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-232-6532 Fee: $0.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Iowa
Office of Secretary of State Lucas Building 1st Floor, Public Service Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-5204 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Kansas
Office of Secretary of State State Capitol, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612 913-296-2744 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
Kentucky
Office of Secretary of State Capitol Building P.O. Box 718 Frankfort, KY 40602-0178 502-564-7330 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Louisiana
Office of Secretary of State P.O. Box 94125 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125 504-342-4981 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
Maine
Office of Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations Elections and Commissions 101 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0101 207-624-7650 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Maryland
Office of Secretary of State Statehouse Annapolis, MD 21401 410-974-5520 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Commissions Section McCormack Building, Room 1719 One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 617-727-2832 Fee: $6.00
Michigan
Department of State Office of the Great Seal 7064 Crowner Boulevard Lansing, MI 48918 517-373-2531 Fee: $1.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Minnesota
Secretary of State's Office 180 State Office Bldg. St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-2803 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Mississippi
Office of Secretary of State P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205-0136 601-359-1615 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State.
Missouri
Office of Secretary of State Commission Division 600 West Main, Room 367 Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-751-2783 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Montana
Office of the Secretary of State Notary/Certification Division State Capitol, Room 260 P.O. Box 202801 Helena, MT 59620-2801 ***UPS-FedEx-DHL- etc. address: 1236 E. 6th Ave., Helena, MT 59620*** 406-444-1877 (Tuesdays - Thursdays only) Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State.
Nebraska
Office of Secretary of State Notary Division, Box 95104 State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 402-471-2558 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Nevada
Secretary of State 101 N. Carson Street, #3 Carson City, NV 89701-4786 775-684-5708 Fee: $20.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State Statehouse, Room 204 Concord, NH 03301 603-271-3242 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
New Jersey
Department of State Notary Public Unit Division of Commercial Recording P.O. Box 452 Trenton, NJ 08625 609-530-6421 Fee: $25.00 regular service; $35.00 expedited service. Designated Authority: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue.
New Mexico
Office of the Secretary of State State Capitol North Annex, Suite 300 Santa Fe, NM 87503 505-827-3600 Fee: $3.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
Upstate Counties Miscellaneous Records 162 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12231 518-474-4770
New York
Fee: $10.00
***New York authorities in Albany advise that documents issued in the nine down state counties are authenticated under the Convention by the New York City office. The nine down state counties are New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Richmond. Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Executive Deputy Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State; any Special Deputy Secretary of State.
Down State Counties
New York Department of State Certification Unit
270 Broadway, Floor 6
New York, New York 10007
212-417-5684.
Fee: $10.00
North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State Authentication Division P.O. Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626-0622 919-807-2140 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
North Dakota
Office of Secretary of State Capitol Building 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 108 Bismarck, ND 58505 701-328-2900 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Ohio
Office of the Secretary of State 30 East Broad St., 15th Floor Columbus, OH 43266-0418 877-767-6446 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Oklahoma
Office of Secretary of State 2300 N. Lincoln, Room 101 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-521-4211 Fee: $25.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Budget Officer of the Secretary of State.
Oregon
Office of Secretary of State 255 Capitol St., Suite 151 Salem, OR 97310 503-986-2200. Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State; Assistant to the Secretary of State.
Pennsylvania
Department of State Bureau of Commissions Elections and Legislation North Office Building, Room 210 Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-787-5280 Fee: $15.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Executive Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Rhode Island
Office of Secretary of State Notary Division 100 N. Main St. Providence, RI 02903 401-277-1487 Fee: $5.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; First Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
South Carolina
Office of Secretary of State P.O. Box 11350 Columbia, SC 29211 803-734-2119 Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
South Dakota
Office of Secretary of State 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5077 605-773-5004 Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Tennessee
Office of Secretary of State James K. Polk Building Division of Business Services 312 Eighth Avenue North 6th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-3699 Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State.
Texas
Office of Secretary of State P.O. Box 12079 Austin, TX 78711 512-463-5705 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Utah
Office of the Lieutenant Governor 210 State Capitol Salt Lake City, UT 84145-8414 801-538-1040 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Lieutenant Governor; Deputy Lieutenant Governor; Administrative Assistant.
Vermont
Office of Secretary of State 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-1103 802-828-2308 Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
Virginia
Office of Secretary of Commonwealth Authentications Division 830 East Main Street, 14th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 804-786-2441 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Chief Clerk, Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth.
Washington
Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division Apostille and Certificate Program P.O. Box 40228 Olympia, WA 98504-0228 360-586-2268 Fee: $15.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Director, Department of Licensing.
West Virginia
Office of Secretary of State Capitol Building 1900 East Kanawha Blvd., #157-K Charleston, WV 25305-0770 304-558-6000 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Under Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State.
Wisconsin
Office of Secretary of State P.O. Box 7848 Madison, WI 53707-7848 608-266-3159 Fee: $10.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State.
Wyoming
Office of Secretary of State The Capitol Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 307-777-5342 Fee: $3.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.
American Samoa
Office of the Governor Pago Pago, AS 96799 011-684-633-4116 Designated Authority: Secretary of American Samoa; Attorney General of American Samoa.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Office of Notarial Inspection P.O. Box 190860 San Juan, PR 00919-0860 787-763-8816 Designated Authority: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Designated Authority: Attorney General; Acting Attorney General; Clerk of the Court, Commonwealth Trial Court; Deputy Clerk, Commonwealth Trial Court.
Territory of Guam
Office of the Governor P.O. Box 2950 Agana, GU 96910 011-671-472-1537 Designated Authority: Department of Administration.
U.S. Virgin Islands ***Refer requests to the U.S. Department of State, Authentications Office, 2400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520. 202-647-5002.***