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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. If your name is not on the records, please call the City Clerk's office for
guidance.
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 parties must fill out the Intentions of Marriage Forms. Out-of-State Residents may file their Intentions in any municipal office.
This license is valid in any community in Maine for a period of 90 days from the date the intentions are filed.
If either party has been previously married, a certified copy of the divorce decree or death certificate must be presented to the clerk.
The cost of the marriage license is $40.00.
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.
Marriage Policy
NEW: Marriage Ceremony Policy
If you are planning on getting married in City Hall, click to view the Marriage Policy.