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How to order a Maine birth certificate

Who holds it: DRVS (state, 1892 to present) and municipal clerks; before 1892 town or Maine State Archives1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. Who may order and what is restricted
  4. More details
  5. Related records in Maine
  6. How Maine handles it
  7. Birth certificates in Maine counties with a full guide
  8. Official warnings
  9. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  10. Sources

Fee

$15.00 per certificate; $6.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time2

Who may order

Closed record state: persons on the record, spouse, registered domestic partner, parents, guardian, descendants, listed relatives, authorized attorney or agent, others with documented direct and legitimate interest2

Fee covers search

Fee is charged for the search even if no record is found2

Fee charged

How to search and order

In person
220 Capitol Street, Augusta; walk-ins 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; same day or up to 24 hours2
By mail
Average 5-7 business days; check or money order to "Treasurer, State of Maine"; no cash2
Online ordering
VitalChek is the only partnered online service; $15.50 processing charge per order plus optional express shipping2

Fees

Noncertified fee
$10.00 record search with one noncertified copy2

Who may order and what is restricted

Eligibility matrix
Eligibility matrix by record type and requester3
Public after
Noncertified copy to any person after 75 years; pre-1892 records open without restriction4
ID required
Government photo ID, or copies of two listed alternative documents; applies to certified and noncertified copies2

More details

Local office
Town where the birth occurred or town of the mother's residence5
Fee waivers
DRVS cannot waive fees2
Death certificates: who holds it
DRVS (state, 1892 to present) and municipal clerks; before 1892 town or Maine State Archives1
Death certificates: fee
$15.00 per certificate; $6.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time2

How Maine handles it

  • Vital records at town level, not county. DRVS and municipal offices hold vital records; counties do not hold them1
  • Closed-record vital records. Vital records are not public until statutory periods pass6

Birth certificates in Maine counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Androscoggin CountyMunicipal clerk of the town of birth or DRVS (Augusta); $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 each additional7——
Cumberland CountyTown where the birth occurred or town of the mother's residence; or Maine DRVS8——
Kennebec CountyMunicipal clerk of the town of birth or DRVS (Augusta); $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 each additional9——
Penobscot CountyMunicipal clerk of the city or town where the event occurred10—State: $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 each additional copy at the same time11
York CountyMunicipal clerk of the town of birth or DRVS (Augusta)12——

For any other county, see the county list on the Maine guide.

Official warnings

  • Vital record ordering sites. DRVS partners only with VitalChek online2

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Maine office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: birth certificates in every state. Everything else in Maine: Maine public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Vital RecordsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Who can obtain a certified or non-certified copy of a vital record (eligibility matrix)Maine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  4. 22 M.R.S. §2706 Disclosure of vital recordsMaine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Birth RecordsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Access to Public or Restricted Vital Statistics Data, Reports and Records in MEMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Birth RecordsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Find a Municipal Clerk or RegistrarMaine Secretary of Statechecked November 4, 2026
  11. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026