Office of the Secretary of State

Maryland's Secretary of State

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ATTENTION ALL
CERTIFICATION/APOSTILLE
CUSTOMERS!!

The Secretary of State's Certification Desk WILL NOT BE OPEN for walk-in service from October 15th until approximately October 29th. Due to construction in the building, we are only accepting MAIL IN documents during this time frame. Please check back to this website for any updates.

Processing fee is $5.00 per document. We accept credit or debit cards, money orders and checks as forms of payment. We are unable to accept cash for payments.

For more information, please call the Certification Desk at 410-974-5521.

Please Note: Walk-in customers, there is a limit of 15 documents per customer, per day.

Hours of Operation: 9 am to 1 pm

Monday through Friday

CERTIFICATIONS and AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION -
CLICK HERE

TRADEMARKS
and
SERVICEMARKS -
CLICK HERE

CONDOS
and
TIMESHARES -
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LIST OF
CONTACT
INFORMATION
BY DIVISION

FLAG STATUS

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United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Full-Staff

Flag Protocol When Lowering The U.S. Flag And Maryland State Flag

Maryland citizens like to know whenever the Governor has declared that flags — U.S. and State are to be flown at full-staff. If you would like to be added to our distribution list, please click here to register. Our flag alert system will automatically notify you via email of any change in flag status.

The Great Seal of Maryland

The Secretary of State was given an additional responsibility in 1853 when he was made official custodian of the Great Seal of Maryland.

Maryland Safe At Home

The Maryland Safe At Home Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) assists survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or harassment to rebuild their lives without fearing for their safety by providing a legal substitute address to use in place of their actual address. For survivors who have recently relocated, the ACP’s substitute address and free mail-forwarding service prevents perpetrators from discovering the location of their victims through the internet or a public records search. The ACP recently expanded eligibility to threatened individuals such as judges, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors.

Maryland's Secretary of State

​United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Full-Staff​​​

The Great Seal of Maryland

Maryland Safe At Home

United States Flag and Maryland Flag are at Full-Staff