--- title: "State Apostille Fees and Offices Open Dataset | MCC" description: "The office that issues apostilles in each state and DC, the fee per certificate, mail, walk-in and online options, processing times and what documents need…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/apostille" --- Open data · CC BY 4.0 # Apostille offices and fees by state: open dataset Apostille offices and fees by state for 51 jurisdictions as a documented CSV and JSON file, free to reuse with a credit link. Sources checked November 2026. - **51**jurisdictions - **26**fields - **November 2026**sources checked - **561**confirmed values - **41**unconfirmed items [Download CSV](/data/apostille.csv)[Download JSON](/data/apostille.json) **Need it always current?** [API from $19/mo](/data/api): the same data as JSON with an API key, change notices and a commercial-use license. The CSV and JSON downloads stay free. Readable version: [Apostille offices and fees by state, explained state by state](/notary/apostille-by-state). All site datasets: [open data](/data/open) · [data roundups](/data/). ## What this dataset covers Which state office issues apostilles and certifications in each state and DC, its fee per document and any expedite fee, whether it takes requests by mail, in person or online, processing time, the order form, and what vital records, notarized, court, school and county documents need before they can be sent. Most often unconfirmed in this release: `processing` (16), `address` (7), `prereqs` (6), `form` (5), `options` (4). 31 jurisdictions have their own page on the site (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, NY, PA, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV); their rows also carry the explanatory text and all sources shown there. ## Field dictionary | Field | Meaning | Type | In this release | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `jurisdiction_code` | Two-letter postal code of the state or DC. | string | 51 of 51 filled | | `jurisdiction` | State name (or District of Columbia). | string | 51 of 51 filled | | `office.name` | State office that issues apostilles. | string | 51 of 51 filled | | `office.url` | Official page for that office's apostille service. | string (URL) | 51 of 51 filled | | `fee.amount` | Fee per apostille or certification in US dollars. | number (US dollars) | 47 of 51 filled; $1 to $40 | | `fee.text` | The fee in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 31 of 51 filled | | `fee.expedite` | Expedite fee or rule. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 11 of 51 filled | | `options.mail` | Whether requests are taken by mail. | boolean | 46 of 51 filled: true (46) | | `options.walk_in` | Whether walk-in requests are taken. | boolean | 38 of 51 filled: true (37), false (1) | | `options.online` | Whether requests can be placed online. | boolean | 15 of 51 filled: true (13), false (2) | | `options.text` | How to submit, in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 31 of 51 filled | | `processing.text` | Processing time as the office states it. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 31 of 51 filled | | `prereqs.vital` | What vital records need first. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 25 of 51 filled | | `prereqs.notarized` | What notarized documents need first. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 31 of 51 filled | | `prereqs.court` | What court documents need first. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 16 of 51 filled | | `prereqs.school` | What school documents need first. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 11 of 51 filled | | `prereqs.county.text` | County certification step, for states whose pages show one. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 6 of 51 filled | | `form.name` | Name of the order form. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string | 31 of 51 filled | | `form.url` | Link to the order form. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (URL) | 28 of 51 filled | | `address` | Mailing address for requests. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 31 of 51 filled | | `notes` | Other points from the official source. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site. | string (free text) | 30 of 51 filled | | `unconfirmed` | Fields the official sources read did not confirm for this row. Those values are null. | array of strings | 20 of 51 rows list at least one | | `source_urls` | Links to the sources (all of them for jurisdictions with their own page; the main linked source for the others). | array of strings | 51 of 51 filled | | `source_kinds` | What each link in source_urls is, in the same order: "official" (a government page: state agency, legislature, court, county or city) or "secondary" (a vetted secondary source, used only where no official page could be read: Cornell LII, Justia (statute text only), FindLaw Codes, Casetext, NCSL, the Uniform Law Commission, the American Bar Association and state bar associations, legal aid networks (LawHelp.org and the state legal help sites), Nolo, the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the National Center for State Courts, the Eviction Lab, the Tax Foundation, the Sales Tax Institute, the American Payroll Association, SHRM, ADP, Paychex, Bloomberg Tax, Thomson Reuters, Avalara and Sovos). A fact backed only by a secondary source is shown on the site as " (secondary source)". | array of strings | 51 of 51 filled | | `checked` | When the row's sources were opened (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD). A row with no official source carries the date of the check that found none. | date (YYYY-MM-DD) | 51 of 51 filled | | `page_url` | The page on mcc-solutionsnj.com that explains this row. | string (URL) | 51 of 51 filled | ## Preview: the first 10 rows | `jurisdiction` | `office.name` | `fee.amount` | `options.mail` | `options.walk_in` | `options.online` | `checked` | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alabama | Alabama Secretary of State, Authentication Division | 5 | true | null | null | 2026-11 | | Alaska | Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Authentications | 5 | true | true | null | 2026-11 | | Arizona | Arizona Secretary of State, Business Services | 3 | true | true | null | 2026-11 | | Arkansas | Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division | 10 | true | true | true | 2026-11 | | California | California Secretary of State, Notary Public Section | 20 | true | true | null | 2026-11 | | Colorado | Colorado Secretary of State, Authentications Program | 5 | true | true | false | 2026-11 | | Connecticut | Connecticut Secretary of the State, Authentication and Apostille Unit | 40 | true | null | true | 2026-11 | | Delaware | Delaware Division of Corporations | null | true | true | null | 2026-11 | | District of Columbia | Office of the Secretary, Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications (ONCA) | 15 | true | true | null | 2026-11 | | Florida | Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Apostille Section | 10 | true | true | null | 2026-11 | 7 of 26 columns shown; the downloads have every column in full. ## Download formats The CSV has one row per jurisdiction and one column per field above, UTF-8, comma-separated. Nested fields use dotted names (`office.name`); lists are joined with ` | `, and lists of objects become `key: value; key: value` items. The JSON keeps types (numbers, true/false, null, arrays) and includes this dictionary, the license and the checked date. ## License **License:** free to copy, share and adapt, including commercially, under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. Attribution required: credit "MCC Solutions" and link to this dataset page (https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/apostille). The cite box below has text ready to paste. Need bulk access with update notices? See the [business data license](/data/business-license). ## Accuracy **Accuracy:** every fact comes from an official government page as it read when checked (November 2026 for this release). Anything those pages did not confirm is null and named in the row's `unconfirmed` list; a null that is not on the list means the point does not apply or the source states none. This is general information, not legal or tax advice. We are not lawyers, and MCC Solutions is not a law firm. ## Cite this data APA style HTML link Free to reuse under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): credit MCC Solutions and link to [https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/apostille](/data/apostille). ## Changelog - **November 2026**: sources checked for all 51 jurisdictions; this release has 26 fields, 561 confirmed values and 41 unconfirmed items. - Downloads are generated from the data files on each request, so a corrected file shows up in the CSV and JSON straight away; a new entry is added here when the sources are checked again. ## Need a notary? Send it to the desk. [Book Now](/notary/#order)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)