If you wish to certify the authenticity of a document issued or certified in a state of the United States, please be advised of the following:

Effective March 16, 1999, the Czech Republic joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Hague Convention). As of this date, with the certification by the Hague Convention Apostille, U. S. documents are entitled to recognition in the Czech Republic and no legalization by the Czech Consulate is required.

For certification of a document with the Apostille, the following steps are normally taken:

1.After the document has been executed before a public notary, the clerk of the county court for the county in which the notary is licensed issues a "notarial certificate". This certificate states that the notary was licensed on the date the act was performed. (In some states, the county court is known as the district court, the circuit court or, in Pennsylvania, a "prothonotary". Some states do not require this step at all).

2.The secretary of state for the county certifies the document with the Apostille. The document is then ready to be used in the Czech Republic.

Following are the contact information of Offices of the Secretaries of State:
 

State	Tel.	Address
Alabama	334-242-7207	Secretary of State Document Authentication 600 Dexter Ave Rm S-105 Montgomery, AL 36104 www.sos.state.al.us/authenticate/index.htm
Alaska	907-465-3509	Lieutenant Governor 240 Main Street, Suite 300 Juneau, AK 99801
American Samoa	684-633-4116	Executive Office Building Third Floor Utulei, Pago Pago American Samoa 96799
Arizona	602-542-4758	Secretary of State Att: Notary Section 1700 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808 www.sosaz.com
Arkansas	501-682-3409	Secretary of State, Notary Division State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201-1094
California	916-653-3595	Secretary of State Notary Public Division 1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 www.ss.ca.gov
Colorado	303-894-2680	Secretary of State Notary Division 1560 Broadway, Suite 20 Denver, CO 80202-5169 www.sos.state.co.us
Connecticut	860-509-6135	Authentication Secretary of State 30 Trinity Street Hartford, CT 06106
Delaware	302-739-3073	Department of State Division of Corporations 401 Federal Street, Suite 4 Dover, DE 19901
Florida	904-488-7521	Department of State Notary Commissions and Certifications Section Capitol Building, Room 1902 Tallahassee, FL 32399
Georgia	404-327-6023	Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority Notary Division 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30345 https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles
Guam	011-671-475-3324	Office of the Attorney General Suite 2-200E, Judicial Center Building 120 W. O'Brien Drive HagDtYa, Guam 96910-5174
Hawaii	808-586-0255	Office of the Lt. Governor PO BOX 3226 Honolulu, HI 96801 http://ltgov.hawaii.gov
Idaho	208-334-2300	Secretary of State Notary Public Department BOX 83720 700 West Jefferson, Room 203 Boise, ID 83720-0080 http://sos.idaho.gov/notary/apostille/index.html
Illinois	217-782-7017	Secretary of State 111 East Monroe Street Sprinfield, IL 62756 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Indiana	317-232-6532	Indiana Secretary of State Authentication Department 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018 Indianapolis, IN 46204 http://www.state.in.us/sos/business/2377.htm
Iowa	515-281-5204	Secertary of State Lucas Building, First Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 www.sos.state.ia.us
Kansas	785-296-2239	Kansas Secretary of State Attn.: Notary Clerk Georgia Lott Memorial Hall, First Floor 120 SW 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1594
Kentucky	502-564-7330	Secretary of State Corporate Department 700 Capitol Building, Room 154 Frankfort, KY 40601
Louisiana	225-342-4980	Secretary of State 900 Third Street, 19th Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Attn.: Commission Division
Maine	207-624-7650	Secreatry of State - CEC Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions 101 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0101
Maryland	410-974-5521	Certification Desk Office of the Secretary of State State House Annapolis, MD 21401
Massachusetts	617-727-2832	Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Commissions Section, Room 1719 McCormack Building One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/precom/comidx.htm
Michigan	517-373-2531	Secretary of State Office of the Great Seal 7064 Crowner Boulevard Lansing, MI 48918-1750 www.michigan.gov/SOS
Minnesota	612-296-2803	Secretary of State Attn.: Certification State Office Building, Room, 180 100 Constitution Avenue St. Paul, MN 55155 www.sos.state.mn.us
Mississippi	601-359-1615	Secretary of State Notary Department PO BOX 136 Jackson, MS 39025
Missouri	573-751-4756	Commissions Secretary of State's Office 600 West Main, Room 367 Jefferson City, MO 65101 www.sos.mo.gov
Montana	406-444-5379	Office of the Secretary of State Notary Department PO BOX 202801 Helena, MT 59620-2801
Nebraska	402-471-2558	Secretary of State Notary Division, Room 1301 State Capitol Building PO BOX 95104 Lincoln, NE 68509 www.sos.state.ne.us
Nevada	702-684-5708	Secretary of State 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3 Carson City, NV 89701 https://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=124
New Hampshire	603-271-3242	Office of the Secretary of State Elections Division, Administration Office State House, Room 204 107 North Main Street Concord, NH 03301 www.state.nh.us/sos/certification.htm
New Jersey	609-292-9292	Department of the Treasury NJ Division of Revenue Notary Unit Business Support Service Bureau PO BOX 452 Trenton, NJ 08625-0452 http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/dcr/programs/apostilles.htm
New York for birth, marriage and death outside of NY City	518-474-8642	Department of State Miscelleneous State Records Bureau 41 State Street Albany, NY 12231 https://dos.ny.gov/apostille-or-certificate-authentication
New York City	212-417-5747	Department of State Certification Unit 123 William Street, 19th Floor New York NY 10038 http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/msrfaq.html
North Carolina	919-807-2140	NC Secretary of State Authentication Office 2 South Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27601-2903 www.sosnc.com
North Dakota	701-328-2901	Secretary of State State Capitol 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 108 Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
Ohio	614-466-2585	Secretary of State Elections Department 180 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 www.state.oh.us/sos
Oklahoma	405-521-2516	Secretary of State 101 State Capitol Building 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4847 https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/apostilles.aspx
Oregon	503-986-2593	Secretary of State Corporation Division - Notary Section Suite 151 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-1327 http://sos.oregon.gov
Pennsylvania	717-787-5280	Department of State Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation Room 210, North Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 www.dos.state.pa.us
Puerto Rico	787-722-2121	Department of State PO BOX 9023271 San Juan, PR 00902-3271 http://www.estado.gobierno.pr/
Rhode Island	401-222-1487	Office of the Secretary of State Notary Division 100 North Main Street Providence, RI 02903 www.state.ri.us
South Carolina   South Dakota	803-734-2119 605-773-3539	Secretary of State Notary Department Edgar Brown Building, Fifth Floor 1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201 www.scsos.com Secretary of State State Capitol Building 500 East Capitol, Suite 204 Pierre, SD 57501
Tennessee	615-741-3699	Secretary of State William R. Snodgrass Tower 312 Eighth Avenue North, 6th Floor Nashville, TN 37243
Texas	512-463-5705	Secretary of State Notary Public Unit 1019 Brazos, Room B-13 Austin, TX 78701 www.sos.state.tx.us
Utah	801-538-1102	Department of Commerce Notary Office Attention: Fran Fish PO BOX 140760 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0760
Vermont	802-828-2308	Secretary of State 26 Terrace Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1103
Virgin Islands	809-774-2991	Lt. Governor, Notary Division No. 18 Kongens Gade Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, VI 00802
Virginia	804-786-2441	Secretary of the Commonwealth 830 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219
Washington State	360-586-2268	Corporation Division Apostille and Certificate Program 801 Capital Way South Olympia, WA 98504-0228 http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/apostilles/
Washington, DC	202-727-3117	Office of the Secretary Office of the Notary and Authentication, Suite 810A 441 Fourth Street, NW Washington, D.C http://www.washingtondcapostille.com/
West Virginia	304-558-6000	Secretry of State 1900 Kanawha Boulevard Building 1, Suite 157K Charleston, WV 25305 www.wvsos.com
Wisconsin	608-266-5503	Office of the Secretary Attn.: Certification Desk PO BOX 7848 Madison, WI 53707-7848
Wyoming	307-777-5860	Secretary of State Apostille Division State Capitol 200 West 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 83002