City Clerk Services
| List of City Clerk Filings |
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- Assignment of Wages
- Attachments of Bulky Personal Property
- Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
- Blasting Bond
- City Council Matters
- Claims
- City of Boston Code
- Closing Out Sales
- Declaration of Homestead for a Manufactured Home
- Jitney Licenses
- Mergers of Associations or Trusts into Corporations
- Power of Attorney
- Public Utility, Condense Return
- Public Utility Locations granted by Building Commissioner
- Public Way Certificate
- Racing Licenses
- Ship or Vessel Lien
- Notice of Tax Liens (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
- Trusts, Instruments & Amendments
- Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements (Notice)
- Weigher of Goods
- Veteran's Discharge
| Statement of Domestic Partnership |
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Individuals who submit a Statement of Domestic Partnership must declare under the penalties of perjury that they meet the criteria specified in City of Boston Ordinance, Chapter 12-9A, 1a.
The filing fee is $62.00 ($50.00 filing fee and $12.00 certified copy fee) due at the time of filing at the City Clerk's Office for the following:
- Statement of Domestic Partnership PDF
- Statement of Additional Dependents PDF
- Termination of a Statement of Domestic Partnership PDF
The fee for any additional certified copies is $12.00.
By mail, please provide information as requested on forms, make money order payable to the City of Boston and mail to the following address:
Office of the City ClerkCONTACT: John Kyper at 617-635-2689. Top
Boston City Hall
Room 601
One City Hall Plaza
Boston, MA 02201
| University Accountability Reports |
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All institutions of higher education in the City of Boston are required to file a "University Accountability Report" each semester/quarter to the City Clerk's Office as stipulated by Chapter 11 of the 2004 City Ordinances.
Two reports are due in the City Clerk's Office within forty-five (45) calendar days of the beginning of each semester or quarter from each college and university. The Clerk shall forward one report to the Mayor of the City of Boston.
Each report must contain the total number of students enrolled, students residing in campus housing, students residing off campus, a breakdown of the location of off-campus students by Boston zip code and a complete list of addresses of properties currently owned, leased, rented or operated by the institution in which students are housed.
CONTACT: Alex Geourntas at 617-635-2696. Top
| Notice of State Tax Liens |
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CONTACT: Suzanne Stanton at 617-635-2691. Top
| Trusts, Instruments & Amendments: M.G.L. Ch. 182, sec. 2. |
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- The trustees of an association or trust shall file a copy of the written instrument of a Declaration of Trust with the City Clerk's Office.
- Any changes to the original trust, known as an amendment, are filed with the City Clerk's Office.
- The fee is $100.00 each for a new Declaration of Trust or an amendment to a Trust.
| Claims: M.G.L. Ch. 84, Defects, Ch. 258 Torts |
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CONTACT: Suzanne Stanton at 617-635-2691. Top
| Power of Attorney |
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Instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent or attorney
The fee is $10.00.Top
| City Council Matters: |
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- The City Council meets every Wednesday at 11:30 AM.
- The agendas for City Council Meetings may be obtained on-line or through the Office of the City Clerk after 4:00 PM before the meeting.
- The minutes of the City Council meetings may be obtained on-line or through the Office of the City Clerk after 4:00 PM on the Friday after the meeting.
- Records of Legislation are kept in the Office of the City Clerk.
| Public Utility Locations granted by Building Commissioner |
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Utility companies contact the City Clerk's Office of prospective locations for utility poles. The City Clerk's Office notifies the abutters of that particular location that a public hearing will be held to discuss placing the utility pole at that location.
The fee is $30.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Weigher of Goods |
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Weigher of Goods are engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting the goods or commodities weighed, measured or surveyed.
CONTACT: Patricia Finnigan at 617-635-2690. Top
| Veteran's Discharge |
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Any veteran permanently discharged from military service may file discharge notice with the City Clerk's Office.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements (Notice) |
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As of July 1, 2001, the Office of the City Clerk no longer accepts any UCC filings. All UCC filings already on file with this office will continue to be handled by the City Clerk's Office through July 1, 2008.
All new filings and terminations are now filed with the MA Secretary of State's Office, McCormack State Office Building, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA. Top
| Trusts, Instruments and Amendments |
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The trustees of an association or trust shall file a copy of the written instrument of a Declaration of Trust with the City of Boston. Any changes to the original trust, known as an amendment, are filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
The fee is $100.00 each for a new Declaration of Trust or an Amendment to a Trust.
CONTACT: Richard Caruso at 617-635-2685. Top
| Ship or Vessel Lien |
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The person to whom money is due for construction, launching, repair or storage of a vessel shall have a lien upon vessel. The lien shall continue until satisfied.
The fee is $10.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Racing Licenses |
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A license issued by the State Racing Commission to conduct a horse or dog racing meeting in connection with a state or county fair, or any exhibition for the encouragement or extension of agriculture must be recorded with the City Clerk's Office.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| City of Boston Code Ord 2., 12.1 and 12.3. |
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| Public Way Certificate |
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A certified statement issued by the City Clerk attesting to the validity of a public way.
The fee is $5.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Assignment of Wages |
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Authorization to collect the future wages or salary of a person.
The fee is $5.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Mergers of Associations or Trusts into Corporations |
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A Corporation must file with the City Clerk's Office copies of Articles of Amendments, certified by the Secretary of State.
The fee is $25.00.
CONTACT: Richard Caruso at 617-635-2685. Top
| Public Utility, Condense Return |
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Utility companies must file annually with the City Clerk's Office a condense return showing the business and financial condition of each company.
The fee is $10.00
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Blasting Bond |
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A permit is issued by the Fire Department for the purpose of blasting. The bond is filed with the City Clerk's Office.
The fee is $25.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors |
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Filing of a valid copy of an assignment a debtor has made for the benefit of creditors.
The fee is $10.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Attachment of Bulky Personal Property |
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Filing of a notice of attachment by the Sheriff's Department pursuant to a civil order in the City Clerk's Office.
The fee is $5.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
| Jitney Licenses |
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A Jitney License is required if you or your company transports individuals from and to specific locations within the City of Boston. You must submit an application to the City Clerk's Office for presentation to the Boston City Council. You will be notified by the Clerk's Office once the application has been approved by the City Council.
The initial fee is $250.00 and the yearly renewal fee is $100.00.
CONTACT: Priscilla Tollen at 617-635-2684. Top
| Closing Out Sales |
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Any entity that is going out-of-business or conducting a liquidation sale in the City of Boston must file an Application for Closing Out Sales three (3) days prior to the initiation of the sales and/or liquidation.
The application must include a complete inventory of all present stock and a bond in the amount of $1000.00.
The fee to file this application is $30.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
Note: To view and print in PDF format, you must download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader utility.
| Declaration of Homestead for a Manufactured Home |
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A copy of the Declaration of Homestead signed by the owner of the mobile home must be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
The filing fee is $35.00.
CONTACT: Dassie Bheecham at 617-635-2688. Top
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