[Adopted 10-16-2018 ATM by Art. 8, approved 1-31-2019]
In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 262, Section 34, the Town has increased the fees for certain services of the Town Clerk beyond the default statutory amounts for said services. These increased fees are listed in the schedule of fees that is found in § 196-5. To the extent that a particular service of the Town Clerk is enumerated in said Section 34 but is not listed in this schedule of fees, then the default statutory fee for that service as provided in said Section 34 shall continue to apply.
Item
Fee
Filing Amendment to Birth Record
$25
Filing Correction to Birth Record
$25
Issuance of Birth Certificate
$10
Filing Delayed Birth Record
$25
Filing Correction to Death Record
$25
Issuance of Death Certificate
$10
Filing Out-of-State Marriage Certificate
$25
Filing Correction to Marriage Record
$25
Issuance of Marriage Certificate
$10
Filing Business Certificate
$40
Filing Amendment to Business Certificate to reflect any of: change of residence, discontinuance of business, retirement or withdrawal from business, and change of location of business
$10
Issuance of Certified Copy of Business Certificate
$3
Issuance of Certified Copy of Amendment to Business Certificate
$3
Recording of the following information related to a Massachusetts-registered podiatrist: name, address, and date and number of podiatry certificate
$15
Recording of Certificate of Registration for Optometry
$15
Issuance of Certified Copy of Certificate of Registration for Optometry
$10
Recording of name of Massachusetts-registered physician or osteopath
$15
Filing of Inventory of Items for "end of business sale", however called or described
$3 per page
Recording of Order relating to transmission lines issued pursuant to M.G.L. c. 166, § 22
$30
Recording of Power of Attorney
$10
Filing a copy of Declaration of Trust or other written instrument creating a trust
$15
Filing a copy of an Amendment to a Declaration of Trust or other written instrument creating a trust
$10
Genealogy Research (birth, death and marriage records)
$23 per hour after the first half hour of research
The schedule of fees that is found in § 196-5 is not a comprehensive listing of possible services that are performed by the Town Clerk for which a fee can and will be charged. Nothing in this schedule of fees should be construed as limiting the ability of the Town in general, or the Town Clerk in particular, to set fees for other services pursuant to any other legal authority, including statute, regulation, by-law or Town Charter.