Frequently Asked Questions / Frequently Requested Information

  Obtaining Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates

  Day Care Rules / Applications

  Reporting Fraud (involving funds, including Food Stamps, administered by DHHS)

  Submit your Child Support Question(s)

  Submit your Welfare Question(s)

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UBirth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates

For information on obtaining a certified or non-certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage record from January 1, 1892 to the present call the Vital Records office at 1-207-287-3181.  Divorce records from 1892 through the present may be obtained at the same office.  The fee for a certified copy is $15.00 and $6.00 for each additional copy of the same record received in the same order, $10.00 for non-certified (not a legal copy). Beginning July 1st, 2015 office hours are from 9-4, Monday through Friday.

Requestors must include a copy of your government issued photo ID and proof of your relationship to the record requested or a direct and legitimate interest in the record.

Birth, Death and Marriage records prior to 1892 are located at Maine State Archives, telephone 1-207-287-5790.

Checks or money orders should be made out to Treasurer - State of Maine. The mailing addresses are as follows:

If you would like to pay for your order with a credit card, you may order on-line at www.vitalchek.com or, you may telephone the VitalChek Network at the toll free number 1-877-523-2659 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have additional questions, e-mail the office. TTY: Maine relay 711

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Day Care Rules and Applications

People interested in obtaining information about day care rules or applying to become a licensed day care provider should contact the Day Care Licensing Unit at 1-207-287-9300 or write to:

Day Care Licensing Unit
Maine DHHS
Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333

To report abuse/neglect by a day care provider, call 1-800-452-1999.  This is a 24 hour hotline.
TTY: (207) 287-5048

For further information concerning child care, visit the website of the Office of Child Care and Head Start.

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Reporting Fraud

Allegations of fraud or attempted fraud involving funds, including Food Stamps, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services should be sent to:

Fraud, Investigation and Recovery
11 State House Station
Whitten Road
Augusta, Maine 04333-0011

The phone numbers for this office are 1-207-287-2409 and 1-866-348-1129. TTY: (207) 287-6948.   Further questions can also be submitted by e-mail.