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Vital Records
You may purchase a certified copy of a birth, death, marriage record either in person or through the mail. The event had to have occurred in Portland.
To order a certified copy of these records through the
mail please
write us a letter including the following information:
1. Full name(s) on the record
2. Date of birth, death, or marriage
3. For birth please include parents names (with mother’s maiden name)
4. Your relation to the person on the record
5. Photocopy of proof of identity
6. Your name, mailing address and telephone number
7. Number of copies ordering
8. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope.
It is $15.00 for the first certified copy and $6.00 for
each additional certified copy of the same record, ordered at the same time.
Make checks payable to the “City of Portland.”
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL.
Note: New Vital Records Law Effective September 28, 2011
Residents of the State intending to be joined in marriage shall record notice of their intentions in the office of the clerk of the municipality in which at least one of them resides." The bride and groom must fill out an Intention of Marriage Form and a Record of Social Security Numbers. Plus the marriage license must be signed in the City Clerk's before it can be issued. This license is valid in any community in Maine for a period of 90 days from the date the intentions are filed.
Out-of-State Residents may file their Notice of Intentions in any municipal office. The license is valid in any community within the State of Maine for a period of 90 days from the date the intentions are filed.
If either the bride or groom has been previously married, a certified copy of the death certificate or divorce decree must be presented to the clerk.
The cost of the marriage license is $40.00. Certified copies of the completed license may be obtained from the clerk for a fee of $15.00 for one copy and $6.00 for each additional copy.
For certified copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates
or death certificates, there is a $15.00 charge per copy for the first copy and $6.00
for additional copies only if requested at the same time. For example, two
copies would cost $21.00.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL.
Are available in the City Clerks office or Register online.
Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Our telephone number is 207-874-8610.
