City of cambridge marriage licenses

The application is valid only for ceremonies within Massachusetts, and by a person who is not otherwise authorized to officiate a marriage ceremony. Apply for a one day designation certificate through the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Please provide as much detail below as possible so City staff can respond to your inquiry:. As a governmental entity, the Massachusetts Public Records Law applies to records made or received by the City.

Any information received through use of this site is subject to the same provisions as information provided on paper. Read our complete privacy statement. Enter a service request via Commonwealth Connect for things like missed trash pickups, potholes, etc. No, according to Massachusetts State Law there is no residency requirement for either party. From the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: A one-time designation certificate allows an individual to officiate a marriage ceremony on a specific date.

While Sundays and holidays are included in the three days, the day the application is made is not. For example, if you apply on Friday, your license will be issued on or after Monday. If you and your prospective spouse must marry before the 72 hour waiting period is over, you can seek to have the waiting period waived by filing a request for a Marriage without Delay with the probate court or district court in the city or town, or county where you originally applied for the license.

If you are not married within the 60 days after your license was granted, you must apply for a new license. If either person was previously married, joined in a civil union, a registered domestic partnership, or other legally binding relationship recognized by another state, this relationship must be legally dissolved meaning your divorce must be final before applying for a Massachusetts marriage license.

Different towns do charge different fees. A pre-marital blood test is not required as part of the process of obtaining a license to be married in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Getting a marriage license with your new name on it does not mean your name has automatically changed. If you need to change your last name, you can use an online marriage name change kit. You must be 18 years of age or older.

If either party is under 18, a Marriage of Minors application form must be filed with the probate court or district court where the minor lives. However, if either party is in the military, or is incarcerated, intentions may be filed by either party, provided one is a Massachusetts resident. We foster partnerships with licensees, residents, neighborhood organizations and policymakers to encourage successful endeavors. Many types of businesses need to be licensed by the Cambridge License Commission before they are able to conduct business within the City of Cambridge.

The Board holds meetings, which are open to the public, every month, check the hearing schedule to find out when the next hearing is. Learn more about our hearings below. Violation hearings can be based on a complaint received, a CAD or police incident report, or an inspection conducted by the Cambridge Police or a License Commission Investigator or designee.

Hearings are open to the public, and any person testifying as to the matter must do so under oath. Any person cited for a violation hearing may present evidence through witness testimony, photographs, videos, documents, etc.

The time spent by the License Commission staff to find, segregation, file, archive, and redact will be billed if more than two 2 hours. Therefore, even if you seek to view a file during our "viewing hours," depending on the size of the file, contents therein and whether the proper staff person to remove the non-public information is available, you may have to make an appointment for a later day or time to view the file.

No fees will be charged until an estimate has been provided to the requester. The Cambridge License Commission does not issue all types of licenses.

The following are examples of licenses which are issued by other departments or state agencies. For a more comprehensive list, please see the state Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation website.

At the General Public Hearing we hold hearings for license violations, hearings for businesses who are petitioning for a license, permits for one-day licenses and administrative matters. Search our Public Calendar for License Commission hearings. Agenda will be posted no later than 48 hours prior to a hearing. Scheduled items are tentative prior to posting of an official Agenda or Hearing Notice.

Refer to the posted Agenda for a full list of scheduled items.