maine.gov Apply for Birth & Death Certificate : Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Name of the Organization : Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention
Type of Facility : Apply for Birth & Death Certificate
State : Maine
Country : United States of America

Website : http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health-systems/data-research/vital-records/order/index.shtml

Apply for Birth & Death Certificate :

Maine Vital Records – Order Records :
** There are three ways to order a record from Vital Records.
** Walk-in request with payment by cash or check.

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** Vital Records is located at 220 Capitol Street in Augusta, Maine.
** Written request through the mail with payment by check or money order.
** Please enclose a copy of your photo ID and a long, self-addressed, STAMPED envelope with your request.
** Maine Vital Records does not accept credit cards or online orders;
** however, for your convenience, you can process online requests through an independent company that we have partnered with to provide you this service;
** VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached either through its website,vitalchek.com, or by phone at 1-877-523-2659.
** An additional fee to expedite your order is charged by VitalChek for using this service,
** and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.
** To contact Vital Records, please call (207) 287-3181, or toll-free at 1-888-664-9491.

Why Order from Vitalcheck :
Simple :
** We make it easy to access records from hundreds of agencies nationwide with easy to follow instructions.
** Our step by step ordering and easy to use editing features help ensure the accuracy of your order.

Fast :
** We get your vital records to you as fast as possible usually in less than a week.
** Many affiliated agencies even offer next-day or second-day service.

Secure :
** To help protect your identity online, your entire online transaction is fully encrypted and firewall-protected.
** Only authorized government agencies will be handling your certificate and processing your request.
** With our express courier service, we even help you ShipSafe. ShipSmart.™

Authorized :
** We work directly with hundreds of government agencies nationwide to provide consumers with the ability to securely order their vital records online.
** Obtaining copies of vital records such as birth or death certificates are generally not free.
** Government agencies offer a variety of ways to obtain your vital records including by mail, in person, or by phone.
** While agencies may offer online ordering services, in many cases VitalChek is the authorized method the agency has chosen to provide such service.
** Each agency charges a specific fee for these certificates, which typically ranges from $2.00 – $50.00.
** VitalChek charges an additional Processing Fee, depending upon the level of service the agency has required, which generally ranges from $2.50-$16.00.
** These Processing Fees cover a variety of services including secure online ordering and electronic payment processing, order tracking, 24/7 customer support, identity verification and authentication, among many other benefits.
** VitalChek also offers the ability to select expedited shipping if you need your certificate in a hurry.
** If selected, the additional cost for this option will be shown during your ordering process.
** All charges specific to your order on VitalChek.com will be shown as you make your selections during the order process.

What you should know :
** Vital Records, such as birth certificates, death certificates, marriage records, and divorce records, are documents which record major events in each person’s life – and as such, are critical pieces of identity information.

** Keeping these documents, and your identity, as secure as possible is something we take very seriously.

** Part of our secure ordering process is designed to ensure that each certificate is ordered only by the person(s) legally entitled to receive such documents, as defined by specific requirements set by each Vital Record Agency in charge of issuing these certificates.

** In most instances, a person may order a certificate for themselves or for a member of their immediate family.

** Based on each Agency’s unique requirements, and to help ensure the certificate is not put into the wrong hands, certain personal information will be requested during the ordering process to verify specific details about the event, and about the person ordering.

While specific questions will be asked during the ordering process, we have summarized some of the most common items here
** For birth or death certificates, the state, city and/or county where the event occurred
** for marriage records, the state, city and/or county where the marriage license was purchased
** for divorce records, the state, city and/or county where the divorce was granted

The month, day and year of the event :
** The names of all the parties named on the requested certificate, as they appear on the certificate (including Mother’s maiden name for a birth certificate)

Valid billing and shipping addresses for the person ordering the certificate
** Street addresses only, as express courier deliveries cannot be shipped to PO boxes, APO or FPO military addresses
** Method of payment, such as a valid credit card with number and expiration date
** Some Agencies will require additional identity verification, including a Social Security Number and birth date of the person ordering.

** Additional information specific to the person ordering the certificate may also be requested, either in the form of identity questions or a copy of an identity document (such as a driver’s license or similar).

** This information is required by the Agency, used only to validate the identity of the person requesting the certificate, and is handled in the most secure manner possible.