The City Clerk Cambridge City Hall 795 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone (617) 349-4260
Margaret Drury City Clerk mdrury@Cambridgema.gov		Donna Lopez Deputy City Clerk dlopez@Cambridgema.gov

Monday: 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Genealogy assistance, amendments/corrections to vital records or recording of home births are processed Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until Noon and from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. and Mondays 2 p.m. until 8 p.m.

The City Clerk is the official record keeper for the City of Cambridge. Records kept by the Office of the City Clerk include:

*** Fee Increases As of June 1st, 2009

1. City Council documents
2. Instructions and downloadable forms for Physicians
3. Instructions and downloadable forms for Electrolysis, Optometrist, Podiatrist/Chiropodist
4. Domestic Partnership Filings
5. Vital statistics
   • Birth certificates,
     Birth Certificate Mail In Request Form
   • Marriage certificates
     Marriage Certificate Mail In Request Form
   • Death certificates
     Death Certificate Mail In Request Form
6. Business certificates
   To Download a Business Certificate Form
7. Business Change of Location Form
8. Cemetery deeds
9. U.C.C. filings (Uniform Commercial Code) prior to July 1, 2001
10. Federal, state, and child support tax liens
11. Original papers for appeals of Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Board cases
12. All notifications of meetings of municipal governmental bodies.
13. Municipal Code Book Fee $50.00 (There is an additional $15.00 charge for shipping & handling)
14. Zoning Ordinance Book Fee $50.00 (There is an additional $15.00 charge for shipping & handling)
15. Filing Zoning Petition Fee $150.00

The City Clerk is the official keeper of the City Seal and City Ordinances. All notifications and documents are available to the public, with some exceptions pertaining to vital records.