Maxwell G. Gould, Town Clerk

SERVICES AVAILABLE:

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RTM INFORMATION:

MEMBERSHIP LIST

TOWN MEETING ATTENDANCE:
CURRENT YEAR   PRIOR YEAR PRIOR YEAR-1 PRIOR YEAR-2

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Massachusetts Birth Certificates are recorded in the community where the birth occurred and in the community in which the Mother resided at the time of birth.  (Records of births occurring outside of Massachusetts are not available.)

 Certified Copy of Birth Certificates: $10.00
      
To request a copy of a Birth Certificate by mail please click HERE to download a request form.

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We have marriage certificates on file if the bride and groom filed their marriage intentions with the North Attleboro Town Clerk's office.

Marriage certificates are retained in the community in which the Intentions were filed and by the State's Vital Records Office. (617-727-0036)

1. Certified copy of Marriage certificate: $10.00.

2. Some of the agencies and individuals that you may want to notify after a Name Change as a result of your Marriage are listed HERE.

3. To request a copy of a Marriage Certificate by mail please click HERE to download a request form.

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Death Certificates are recorded in the community where the death occurred and in the community in which the decedent resided at the time of death. (Records of deaths occurring outside of Massachusetts are not available.)

1. Certified copy of Death Certificate: $10.00
   •Benefits, Wills

2. To request a copy of a Death Certificate by mail please click HERE to download a request form.

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DOG LICENSES:

Dog Licenses are valid April 1 through March 31.

Fee: $20.00 male/female or $5.00 if spayed/neutered.

Licenses are available starting on the 1st of March.

Dogs licensed on or after May 1st will be subject to $25.00 late fee.

Who must license:
All dogs 6 months of age or older must be licensed.
Any dog brought into Town must be licensed within 60 days.

What you need to license your dog:

a. Proof that your dog has a current rabies vaccination.
b. A spay/neuter certificate (if appropriate).
c. The fee: $20.00 male/female $5.00 spayed/neutered.

To renew dog licenses by mail:

1. Send documents (rabies certificates, spay/neutered cert.), fee (Check made payable to Town of North Attleboro) and a stamped self-addressed envelope to:

   TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
   43 SOUTH WASHINGTON ST.

   NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 02760

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BUSINESS (DBA) CERTIFICATES:

1. Any person conducting business in the commonwealth under any title other than the real name of the person conducting business must apply for a business certificate.

2. A "Guideline To Starting A Business" is available- please click: HERE

3. Business certificates are valid for a period of four (4) years.

4. Business certificate must be signed in the office of the Town Clerk in front of the clerk or Notarized.

5. If the business is terminated or moves out of North Attleboro, a discontinuance certificate must be filed with the Town Clerk's Office.

6. The fee for a business certificate is $40.00. Discontinuance or Change certificate is $20.00.

7.     CERTIFICATES MAY BE PRINTED AND SUBMITTED BY MAIL
  -Print the appropriate form (see sections 8 - 10 below).  
  -Complete the form and have the owner's signature(s) notarized.  
  -Form Must be completed in Black Ink or Typewritten.
  -Enclose a check in the correct amount made payable to the Town of North Attleboro.
  -Enclose a Stamped, Self-Addressed Envelope.
  -Mail to:  Town Clerk,  43 South Washington St., North Attleboro, MA 02760

8. To print/download a certificate to Register a New Business or to Renew a Business Registration please click: Business Certificate
Please note that the Name of a new business may not be a duplicate of an existing business.

9. To print/download a certificate to Discontinue a Business please click: Business Discontinuance  

10. To print/download a certificate to Change the Location of a business please click: Business Change  

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GETTING MARRIED.
FILING MARRIAGE INTENTIONS:

1. Both parties must appear together to file marriage intentions.  Marriage intentions are valid anywhere in the Commonwealth for 60 days.  The fee for filing marriage intentions is $25.00 per couple.

2. There is a three-day waiting period after Marriage Intentions are filed before the Marriage License can be issued. (Not counting the day Intentions are filed)

3. A Marriage License must be obtained and the wedding must take place within 60 days from the date intentions are filed. 

4. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts repealed the requirement for a pre-marital blood test as of January 28, 2005.

5. Marriage certificates will be retained on file in the community where the intentions were filed, NOT where the marriage takes place

6.  Legal Impediments to Marriage within Massachusetts may be viewed by clicking:   HERE.

7.  Legal Impediments to Marriage in other jurisdictions may be viewed by clicking on the link:     ww.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/vital_records/impediment.pdf

8.  A Marriage to be solemnized by an out of state non-resident member of the clergy requires a designation from the Mass. Secretary of State prior to the ceremony.  For information on the process and to download/print an application, please click  HERE.

9. A Marriage to be solemnized by a person who is not usually empowered to perform a marriage ceremony may be authorized if the required designation from the Mass. Secretary of State is obtained prior to the ceremony.  For information on the process and to download/print an application, please click  HERE.

10. Some of the agencies and individuals that you may want to notify after a Name Change as a result of your Marriage are listed HERE.

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RAFFLES/BAZAAR PERMITS:

1. Raffle/Bazaar permits are good for one full year from the day the permit is issued.
   

2. Organizations holding a raffle/bazaar must have been in existence as a non-profit organization for at least 2 years.
   

3. Applications must be signed by the Police Chief. Once signed by Police Chief, the applicant should bring forms back to the Town Clerk's office where the permit may be issued.
   

4. Fee for a Raffle/Bazaar Permit is $10.00.

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TOWN BY-LAWS

By-laws are current through the proceedings of the January 9, 2012 Special Town Meeting.  By-Laws or Appendices may be accessed separately by clicking on the appropriate heading.

Note: Appendices are provided for informational and reference purposes and have not been adopted.

By-Laws

Appendix A: Boards, Departments & Appointments

Appendix B: Licenses & Permits

Appendix C: RTM Act, Preliminary & Recall Elections

Appendix D: Other legislative Acts

Appendix E: By-Law Revisions History

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LOCAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE:

List of Local Justices of the Peace

For a listing by county and community of all Justices of the Peace in Massachusetts please click here to view the list provided by the Secretary of State as of April 1, 2004.

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FEES:

MGL Chpt 262, Sect. 34 (Clause) Description

(1) For filing and indexing assignment for the benefit of creditors. $10.00

(12) For correcting errors in a record of birth.$10.00

(13) For furnishing certificate $10.00

ADD’L COPIES $5.00

(13A) For furnishing an abstract copy of a record of birth.$8.00

(14) For entering delayed record of birth.$10.00

(20) For filing certificate of a person conducting business under any title other than his/her real name. $40.00

(21) For filing by a person conducting business under any title other than his real name, of a statement of change of his/her residence, or of his/her discontinuance, retirement or withdrawal from or change of location of such business.$20.00

(22) For furnishing certified copy of certificate of person conducting business under any title other than his real name, or a statement by such person of his discontinuance, retirement or withdrawal from such business.$5.00

(24) For recording the name and address, the date and number of the certificate issued to a person registered for the practice of podiatry in the Commonwealth.$20.00

(29) For correcting errors in a record of death.$10.00

(30) For furnishing a certificate of death.$10.00

ADD’L COPIES $5.00

(42) For entering notice of intention of marriage and issuing certificates thereof.$25.00

(43) For entering certificate of marriage filed by persons married out of the Commonwealth.$5.00

(44) For issuing certificate of marriage.$10.00

ADD’L COPES $5.00

(45) For correcting errors in a record of marriage.$10.00

(54) For recording power of attorney.$10.00

(57) For recording certificate of registration granted to a person

to engage in the practice of optometry, or issuing a certified

copy, thereof.$20.00

(58) For recording the name of the owner of a certificate of registration as a physician or osteopath in the Commonwealth. $20.00

(62) For recording order granting locations of poles, piers, abutments or conduits, alterations or transfers thereof, and increase in number of wires and cable or attachments under the provisions of Chapter 166, section 22.$40.00

Add’l Streets $10.00

(66) For examining records or papers relating to birth, marriage or deaths upon the application of any person, the actual expense thereof, but not less than.$5.00

(67) For copying any manuscript or record pertaining to a birth, marriage or death. Per page$5.00

(69) For receiving and filing a complete inventory of all items to be included in a "close out sale", etc. First Page$10.00

Add’l Page $2.00

(75) For filing a copy of written instrument or declaration of trust by trustees of any association, Chapter 182, Section 2. $20.00

(79) Recording any other documents. First Page $10.00

Add’l Page $2.00

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HOMESTEAD APPLICATION:

Forms to apply for a Declaration of Homestead for your principle place of residence within Bristol County, Mass. under the provisions MGL C. 1888, Sec 1(Standard Declaration) is available to print or download by clicking - Homestead Application or in the Town Clerk's Office.

For the form to apply for for a Declaration for a Trailer please click: Trailer.

For the form to apply for for a Declaration for a Trailer please click: Elderly.

The Massachusetts Secretary of State provides a web page for Questions and Answers about the Homestead Act. To visit that site please click on www.state.ma.us/sec/rod/rodhom/homidx.htm

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NOTARY PUBLIC

A Notary Public is available in Clerk's Office.  A Photo I.D. is required for person(s) signing.  Fee is $1.00 per notarization.

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NOTE:  The Operating Budget Article within the Annual Town Meeting Proceedings is  provided as a separate link in order to improve readability of the Excel Spreadsheet Format that it was prepared and  presented in.

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