United States

Apostille in Maine

Verified as of August 9, 2026

Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page carries an unverified marker — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money.

Who issues the apostille

Competent authority: Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions (Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions)

Which documents this office will accept

From the source: No county-level pre-certification; notarized documents must bear a valid notarial statement (jurat or acknowledgment)

By document type

Document type	What this office requires
vital records	should be certified copies from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (may be forwarded directly to SOS)

Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

The request form

Form: A PDF request form.
Where to get it: https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/inline-files/apos-auth-request-form.pdf

Requesting online

Online route: There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper.
From the source: No portal — requests also accepted by email to CEC.Notaries@maine.gov

Where to go in person

Augusta

6 E. Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, Augusta, ME 04330

Access: Documents are dropped off here.
Hours: Not published for this office.
From the source: Drop-off/courier delivery; appointment required (call 207-624-7752) for requests with more than 5 documents; same-day service not offered

What it costs

Fee

$10.00 USD per document

"$10.00 per special certification made payable to the Secretary of State in U.S. funds"

How to pay

By mail

Check, money order, or card payment.

Make it payable to

Secretary of State

Copy that exactly as written.

From the source

Check or money order payable to Secretary of State (U.S. funds); Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express via Credit Card Payment Voucher form

Where to send your documents

Mailing address: Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions, 101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101

How long it takes

By mail: "10-15 business days" standard
From the source: No expedited or same-day option stated

Checking status and verifying an apostille

Verify an issued apostille: No public verification register is published for this office. That is not the same as an apostille being unverifiable — ask the office how it confirms one.
Check a request's status: No status-tracking page is published for this office.

Remote online notarization

Status: Remote online notarization is permitted here.
Legal basis: 4 MRSA ch. 39 (RULONA; remote acts at 4 MRSA § 1915), effective July 1, 2023
In force since: July 1, 2023
What the notary must register: Yes — before the first remote/electronic notarization, submit the "Notice to Perform Electronic and/or Remote Notarizations" form and receive Secretary of State approval; notice must name the SOS-approved communication technology provider(s), include the provider's training certification, a declaration that the notary has read/understands the requirements, and exemplars of the electronic signature/stamp (29-250 CMR Ch. 700 § 6.7(A))
How the signer is identified: Personal knowledge; oath/affirmation of a credible witness; or identity proofing using at least two different types of processes/services drawing on public/private data sources — credential validation/analysis, dynamic KBA, biometric identifier verification, or public key certificate (4 MRSA § 1915(3)(A); Ch. 700 rules)
Fee caps: No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act or for a standard notarial act. A missing cap is not the same as “no cap” — the reason is in the notes below.
From the source: No statutory cap on RON or standard fees — "There is no schedule of fees that a Notary Public must charge" (SOS Notary Handbook; fees should be reasonable); only 4 MRSA § 958 sets $1.50 for certain lawsuit-related notices. Communication technology providers must be SOS-approved

Other things the source says

E-register: none found on official pages

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