| Certificates,
Licenses & Fees |
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The
Town Clerk will mail upon request official
forms normally provided over the counter. To
email the Clerk, please Include your full
name and address with your request.
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| Births,
Deaths and Marriage Certificates |
Dog
Licenses
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| Business
Certificates
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Fish
and Game Licenses
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| TOWN
CLERK FEES |
| Dog Licenses: Spayed/Neutered* |
$10.00 |
| Dog
Licenses: Male/Female* |
$15.00 |
| Dog
License Late Fee: |
$25.00 |
| Kennel
License (4 or less)* |
$60.00 |
| Kennel
License (5-10)* |
$150.00 |
| Kennel
License (10 +)* |
$200.00 |
| Marriage
Licenses |
$25.00 |
| Vital
Certificates: |
$15.00 |
| Zoning
Maps |
$15.00 |
| Resident
Street Listing Book |
$18.00 |
| Zoning
Bylaw Book |
$25.00 |
| General
Bylaw Book |
$25.00 |
| Dog
List |
$25.00 |
| Resident
Voter/HOH Listing |
$30.00 |
| DBA
Certificates: |
$40.00 |
| Affadavit
and Correction |
$20.00 |
| Attested
Copies |
$5.00 |
| Commissioner
to Qualify |
$5.00 |
| Underground
Storage Permits |
$100.00 |
| Geneology
Searches |
$20.00 |
| Pole
Locations |
$50.00 |
| Optometry/Physician
Registration |
$20.00 |
| *Effective
January 1, 2011 |
Certified
Copies of Births, Deaths and Marriage Certificates
Certified copies of birth, death and marriage records are
available from the Town Clerk and the State Registry of Vital
Records and Statistics. Copies of vital records may be obtained
in person or by mail. To obtain records by mail a written
request, the fee and a return stamped addressed envelope is
required. The fee for certified copies is $15.00.
Death
Certificates
The Town Clerk will have records of any death that occurred
in Hopkinton and records of resident deaths that have occurred
within the State of Massachusetts.
Marriage
Certificates
The Town Clerk will have marriage records of any couple who
filed their marriage intention in Hopkinton.
Obtaining
a Marriage License
Persons wishing to obtain a marriage license must file their
intentions with the Town Clerk in person at least three days
before the ceremony. A waiver may be obtained for the three-day
waiting period after the marriage intention is filed. The
license is valid for sixty days, and may be used for a ceremony
conducted in any Massachusetts city or town. The fee is $25.00.
If you are not
sure where the record you seek is filed, you may contact the
State Registry of Vital Records (617-740-2600). The Registry
maintains a central index and has copies of records for all
births, deaths and marriages which occurred in the state.
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Obtaining
a Dog License
All dog owners in the
Town must obtain a license for their dog(s) six months or older
by April 1. If not licensed by April 1 a late fee of $25.00 is
added. The owner must produce evidence of the pet being neutered
or spayed and a rabies vaccination certificate, which is valid
as of the date of issuance. The fee for licensing female or male
dogs is $15.00 and for spayed or neutered dogs is $10.00. Kennel
licenses are available as well. Licenses may be issued by mail
if all required information is provided.
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Obtaining
Business Certificate
All businesses being conducted in the town under a name
other than your own or the corporation’s must file for a
“doing business as” certificate with the Town Clerk. A list
of “d/b/a” certificates is maintained as a public record and
allows consumers to identify and locate the proprietor. The
certificate must be renewed every four years. Notice of change
of proprietor or discontinuance must be filed as well. The fee
for filing is $40.00 and the fee for change of proprietor or
discontinuance is $10.00. The certificate or change may be filed
in person or by mail witnessed by a notary.
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Fish
and Game Licenses
State
law requires residents and non-residents 15 years and older to
obtain gaming licenses. There are many categories for both
fishing and hunting licenses. This office also has available
Archery Stamps, Mass. Waterfowl Stamps, and Primitive Firearms
Stamps.
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