How do I obtain copies of birth, death, fetal death, marriage, divorce, and domestic partnership records?
By law, Maine vital records less than 100 years old are considered to be private. In order to inspect these documents, or to obtain copies, an individual must prove that they are permitted by law to do so. Those authorized to view or obtain a copy of a vital record include: • The person named on the record, • The person’s spouse or registered domestic partner, • The parent(s) named on the record, • Descendants of the person named on the record (including children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren to the most remote degree), • The legal custodian, guardian, or authorized representative of the person named on the record, and • Genealogists who have a researcher card issued by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics. Effective July 12, 2010, all individuals requesting copies of these records must present positive identification and, if requesting the record of a parent or grandparent and you are not a registered genealogist,
