Maine Secretary of State — key facts
Jurisdiction: Public documents issued by U.S. states, the District of Columbia and other U.S. jurisdictions may be apostillized by designated competent authorities in their respective jurisdictions, generally the state Secretary of State's office.
Legalization chain: The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Authentications issues Apostilles for documents issued by Federal agencies of the United States.
Legalization chain: The Clerks and Deputy Clerks of U.S. Federal Courts issue apostilles on documents issued by those courts.