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The Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications, Document Authentication, is open for in-person authentications. No appointment is needed.
The hours are 9 am-1 pm, Monday-Friday, except holidays. 
Address: 899 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20002. Phone: (202) 727-3117.

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The federal government shutdown has ended; the Office of the Secretary will no longer issue marriage licenses.  Please visit https://www.dccourts.gov/services/marriage-matters for information regarding the DC Superior Court’s Marriage Bureau. The Office of the Secretary will continue to administer civil ceremonies until December 10, 2025, for couples who have a Marriage License issued by the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia. To schedule a ceremony, please call (202) 727-6306.

 

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Victor L. Reid, Esq. - OS

Victor L. Reid, Esq. is a Ward 4 resident with over 20 years of legal experience in regulatory oversight, corporate transactions and strategic counseling.  Reid holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Morehouse College and a Juris Doctor degree from the Howard University School of Law.   His experience includes working with the law firms of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Hogan & Hartson LLP and Arnold & Porter LLP.  He also has worked for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.  Reid started his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr., associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.