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As town Registrar of Vital Records and Statistics the Town Clerk:
 | Maintains records of all births, deaths and marriages that occur in Lexington |
| Issues certified copies of birth, death, and marriage records |
| Administers adoption and record-change depositions |
Fee for obtaining a certified copy of a vital record is $10.00, in the form of cash or check to:
Town of Lexington
Town Clerk's Office
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420.
To order a certified copy of a vital record in advance of pickup at the Town clerk's Office, email townclerk@ci.lexington.ma.us and provide:
| Date of Occurrence |
| Name(s) on record |
| Number of copies requested |
| Pickup date |
Records of birth on file with the Town Clerk are of those children whose parents were residing in Lexington at the time of the child's birth, and those children who were physically born in Lexington.
All persons wishing to marry in Massachusetts must obtain a marriage license issued from a Massachusetts City or Town Clerk. The two parties to the marriage must jointly apply for the license (file intentions) in person at the Clerk's Office. Marriage licenses are permanently maintained on file at the Clerk's Office where the marriage intention is filed.
There is a 3-day waiting period between when the Intentions are filed and when the marriage license may be issued. A marriage license, once obtained, is valid for 60 days from the date intentions are filed and may be used anywhere in Massachusetts. The marriage license is not valid outside of the Commonwealth.
Marriage Intentions may be filed at the Lexington Town Clerk's Office, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A Massachusetts resident may marry if 18 years of age or older. A birth certificate may be required to show proof or age. If either party is under 18, a court order from a probate or district court where the minor resides must be obtained before the marriage intentions can be filed.
A medical certificate is not required to obtain a marriage license in Massachusetts.
Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Department of Public Health
- 305 South Street, Boston, MA 02130
- (617) 983-6940
U.S. Public Health Service toll free hotline: 1-800-342 AIDS (2437)
Previously MarriedMassachusetts divorce decrees do not become absolute until 90 days after the divorce nisi has been granted, regardless of the grounds for divorce. Neither party is required to present a divorce certificate when filing intentions to marry. However, it is extremely important that divorced individuals be certain the divorce is absolute before filing intentions to marry.
Ceremony, Solemnizer/ClergyMassachusetts statute does not require that witnesses be present at civil ceremonies.
If an out-of-state member of the clergy is to perform the marriage, the clergyperson must obtain a Certificate of Authorization from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth prior to the ceremony. This certificate, must be attached to the original license and returned to the Town Clerk. For further information, contact:
- Division of Public Records
- Secretary of the Commonwealth
- One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
- Boston, MA 02108(617) 727-2836
If a person other than a member of the clergy is designated as "Solemnizer" or Justice of the Peace for the Ceremony, further information can be obtained from:
Justices of the Peace Residing in Lexington
- Secretary of the Commonwealth
- One Ashburton Place
- Boston, MA 02108
- (617) 727-5787
David J. Buczkowski 863-8298
23 Downing Rd., Lexington
exp. August 2009
Bernice H. Fallick 862-7208
4 Diehl Rd., Lexington
exp. November 2014
Marilyn Goodman 781-367-5969
66 Potter Pond, Lexington
exp. October 2012
Donna M. Hooper (h) 861-0096
14 Lois Ln, Lexington (w) 862-0500 x273
exp. February 2011
William Murphy 861-6392
20 Robinson Rd., Lexington
exp. July 2009
Daniel Sheff 861-7258
17 Lexington Ave., Lexington
exp. April 2011
Charles A. Winchester 862-4488
57 Hancock St., Lexington
exp. August 2009
You may contact the Town Clerk’s office at (781) 862-0500 x-270, or:
Department of Public Health
Registry of Vital Records & Statistics
150 Mt. Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA 02125-3100
(617) 740-2600
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Is there a waiting period from the date of application to the date the license is issued? |
Yes, there is a mandatory three-day waiting period.
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May we marry before the three days for good reason? |
Yes, if you can obtain a court waiver after filing intentions. You should file your intentions
first with any city or town clerk. Then, we suggest calling:
Concord District Court, Clerk's Office (978) 369-0500
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What is the cost of a marriage license? |
Individual communities set the fee for a marriage license. The fee in Lexington is $25 which
includes the issuance of one certified copy of the Certificate of Marriage once the marriage has
occurred and the Certificate has been recorded with the Office of the Town Clerk.
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Is a medical certificate required before a license can be issued? |
A medical certificate is not required to be married in Massachusetts.
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What are the responsibilities of the member of the clergy or justice of the peace? |
The member of the clergy or justice of the peace authorized to solemnize marriages in
Massachusetts must complete and sign the original license and return it to the clerk
of the city or town where the license was issued. A marriage is not deemed valid until
the license has been returned and recorded with the Town Clerk where the intention was
filed and that office has filed the marriage with the Massachusetts Department of
Vital Records and Statistics.
The Town Clerk is the custodian of death records of those persons who physically die in Lexington and those who were legal residents of the town at the time of their death. Copies of the Certificate of Death are also maintained by the community in which the death occurred and by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Registry of Vital Records.
