Authentication Offices Contact Information
2012/06/21 14:00

(the following information is subject to change and is for reference only)

Authentications Office, The Department of State

Mailing Address:

U.S. Department of State

Authentications Office

518 23rd Street, N.W.

SA-1

Washington, D.C. 20520

Walk-in (Counter Service):

Authentications Office, Columbia Plaza Store Front

518 23rd Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20520

Tel: 202-647-5002

1-800-688-9889 (Option #6).

http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/

Alabama

11 S. Union St., Ste. 200

Montgomery, AL 36104

334-242-5325

http://www.sos.alabama.gov/AdminServices/Authentications.aspx

Alaska

240 Main Street, Room 301

Juneau, Alaska 99801

907-465-3509

907-465-5400 (fax)

 

Arizona

Capitol Executive Tower, 7th Floor

1700 West Washington Street

Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888

602-542-6187

800-458-5842

http://www.azsos.gov/business_services/notary/Apostille.htm

 

Arkansas

1401 West Capitol, Ste., 250

Little Rock, AR 72201

Elections Division: 1-800-482-1127 Corporations Divisions: 1-888-233-0325

http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/corp_ucc_authentication_docs.html

California

1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

916-653-3595

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

Colorado

1700 Broadway, Suite270

Denver, CO 80290

303-894-2200

303-869-4871 (fax)

http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/bingo_raffles/main.htm

Connecticut

30 Trinity St

Hartford, CT 06106

860-509-6135

860- 509-6002

http://www.sots.ct.gov/#orders

Delaware

401 Federal St., Suite 3

Dover, DE 19901

 

302-739-4111

http://sos.delaware.gov/nporg.shtml

District of Columbia

441 4th Street, NW, Room 810S,

Washington, DC 20001

202- 727-3117

202-727-3582

http://os.dc.gov/os/cwp/view,a,1207,q,522462.asp#document

Florida

Clifton Building, 2661 Executive Center Circle

Tallahassee, FL 32301

850-245-6945

http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/

Georgia

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE,Suite 1104

West Tower,Atlanta, Georgia 30334

404-656-2871

404-651-9531 (fax)

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/administration/notary.htm

Hawaii

State Capitol, 5th Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

808-586-0255

http://hawaii.gov/ltgov/office/apostilles/

Idaho

450 N 4th Street

Boise,ID 83720

208- 332-2810

http://www.idsos.state.id.us/notary/apostill.htm

 

Illinois

111 E. Monroe

Springfield, Illinois 62756

217-558-2972

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/notary/home.html

Indiana

302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018,

Indianapolis, IN 46204

317-232-2677

http://www.in.gov/sos/business/apostille/

Iowa

Lucas Building,First Floor, Public Service

Des Moines, IA 50319

515-281-5204

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

 

Kansas

Memorial Hall, 1st Floor

120 SW 10th Avenue

Topeka, KS 66612-1594

785-296-4564

http://www.kssos.org/business/notary_public/certifications.html

Kentucky

700 Capital Avenue, Suite 156

Frankfort, KY 40601

502-564-7330

502-564-4075

http://sos.ky.gov/adminservices/apostilles.htm

Louisiana

8549 United Plaza Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

225-922-0330

http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/134/Default.aspx

Maine

111 Sewall Street, 4th Floor

Augusta, ME 04330

207-624-7736

http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/notary/apostilles.html

Maryland

16 Francis Street, JeffreyBuilding,1st Floor

Annapolis MD 21401

410-974-5521

http://www.sos.state.md.us/Certifications/certifications.htm

 

Massachusetts

McCormack Building, Room 1719,One Ashburton Place

Boston, MA 02108

617-727-2832

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

 

Michigan

7064 Crowner Boulevard

Lansing, MI 48918

517-335-8656

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/1,1607,7-127-1638_8734---,00.html

Minnesota

60 Empire Drive, Suite100

Saint Paul, MN 55103-2141

651-296-2803

1-877-551-6767

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=97

Mississippi

700 North Street

Jackson, MS 39202

800-256-3494

601-359-1615 http://www.sos.state.ms.us/busserv/notaries/notaries%20and%20apostilles.asp

Missouri

600 West Main, Room 322

Jefferson City, MO 65101

 

573-751-2783

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

Montana

1301 Sixth Avenue

Helena, MT 59601

406-444-1877

http://sos.mt.gov/Notary/Certifications.asp

Nebraska

State Capitol Bldg.,Rm.1301

1445 K Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

 

402-471-2558

http://www.sos.state.ne.us/business/notary/not_auth.html

Nevada

101 North Carson St., Suite 3

Carson City, NV. 89701

775-684-5708

http://sos.state.nv.us/business/apostille/index.asp

New Hampshire

State House, Room 204

Concord, N.H. 03301

603-271-3242

Fax: 603-271-6316

http://www.sos.nh.gov/certific.htm

New Jersey

225 West State Street, 3rd Floor

Trenton, NJ 08608-1001

609-292-9292

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

New Mexico

State Capitol North Annex, Suite300

 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503

 

800-477-3632

http://www.sos.state.nm.us/index.asp

New York

One CommercePlaza 99 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY 12231

518-474-8642

or

123 William Street, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10038

212- 417-5684

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/CORP/msrfaq.html

North Carolina

2 South Salisbury St

Raleigh,NC 27601-2903

919-807-2140

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

North Dakota

Capitol Building

 

600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept 108

Bismarck, ND 58505

701-328-2900

http://www.nd.gov/sos/notaryserv/certifications.html

Ohio

Continental Plaza

180 E. Broad St., 15th fl.

Columbus, OH 43215

614-466-2585

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ElectionsVoter/documentAuthen.aspx

Oklahoma

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Ste. 101

Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897

405-522-8604

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

Oregon

255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151

Salem, OR 97310-1327

503-986-2593

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

Pennsylvania

North Office Building,Room 210

Harrisburg, PA 17120

717-787-5280

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/site/default.asp

Rhode Island

148 W. River Street

Providence, RI 02904-2615

401-222-2811

401-222-3040

http://www.sec.state.ri.us/corps/apostille/authen.html/document_view

South Carolina

Edgar Brown Building

1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525

Columbia, SC 29201

803-734-2512

803-734-2119

http://www.scsos.com/notariesbc.htm

South Dakota

500 E Capitol Avenue, Suite 204

 

Pierre SD 57501-5070.

605-773-3537

http://www.sdsos.gov/adminservices/apostilles.shtm

Tennessee

312 8th Ave. North,6th Floor, Snodgrass Tower

 

Nashville, TN 37243

615-741-3699

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

Texas

1019 Brazos, B-13

Austin, TX 78701

512-463-5705

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

Utah

Utah State Capitol Complex,Suite 220

Salt Lake City, UT 84114

801-538-1041

http://governor.state.ut.us/authentications/default.htm

Vermont

26 Terrace Street

Montpelier, Vermont 05609

802-828-2308

http://vermont-archives.org/notary/guide/Notary5.htm

Virginia

1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804-786-2441

http://www.soc.state.va.us

Washington

801 Capitol Way South

Olympia, WA 98504-0228

 

360-586-2268

360-586-7524

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/apostilles

West Virginia

Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Charleston, WV 25305-0770

304-558-6000

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

Wisconsin

30 W. Mifflin St., 10th Floor

Madison, WI 53703

608-266-5503

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

Wyoming

The Capitol Building 200 West 24th Street

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0020

307-777-5346

307-777-7640

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

American Samoa

Pago Pago, AS 96799

011-684-633-4116

http://www.amsamoa.com

 

Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of)

 

P.O. Box 190860

San Juan, PR 00919-0860

787-763-8816

http://www.lexjuris.com/lexnotaria.htm

U.S. Virgin Islands

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

7 & 8 King St.

Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI 00802

340-774-2991

http://www.ltg.gov.vi/Departments/Administration/index.html


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