Office of the City Clerk

Important COVID-19 Update

Important Covid-19 Update: December 7, 2020

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we highly encourage you to conduct business with the City Clerk’s Office by mail, email, or City Hall drop box locations.

Please be advised that beginning Wednesday, December 9, 2020 the City Clerk’s Office will be accepting appointments for the following transactions:

• Requests for birth, death, or marriage records.
• Marriage License Applications (Revere residents only).
• Picking up your marriage license.
• Marriage Ceremonies (Revere residents only).
• Business Certificates
• Special Permit Filings
• Zoning Board of Appeals Filings

To schedule an appointment please call 781-286-8160 or email any of the City Clerk's Office staff.  You may also book an appointment online for certain transactions here: Book An Appointment Online

Dog license renewals, Chapter 148 License renewals, and claim filings will only be processed by mail or City Hall drop box locations.  Appointments for these transactions will not be accepted.

Mail to:

Office of the City Clerk
Revere City Hall
281 Broadway
Revere, Massachusetts 02151

Birth, Death, and Marriage Records

We maintain custody of all birth, marriage, and death records dating back to the late 1800s while following Massachusetts General Laws regulating these documents. Each year, we register almost 2,000 new entries.

Business Certificates

A business certificate is simply a statement that one or more persons (or a corporation) is conducting a business under a name other than their own.  It does not grant any type of license to operate the business, nor does it permit the legal use of the address provided. 

Any individual conducting business under any title other than the complete real name of the owner, whether individually or as a partnership.  Inc., Corp., Ltd., LLC may only be used by a corporation, however, any corporation doing business in a name other than the corporate officer must file the corporate name.  Upon discontinuing, retiring or withdrawing from such business or partnership, or in the case of a change of residence of such person or of the location where the business is conducted such a change must be filed with the City Clerk.  A business certificate is in force and in effect for four (4) years from the date of issue.  A new filing must be made every four years as long as the business is conducted.  Violations of these provisions shall be subject to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.) for each month during which such violation continues.

• Apply for a business certificate.
  • Business certificate form.
  • Business certificate filing instructions
  • Business certificate filing instructions - Spanish.
• Certain business types are required to apply for Site Plan Review: daycares, livery, trucking, folks trying to bake/cook out of their home. If you are unsure if the business you are conducting is a legal use of your property, please see Site Plan Review.
• For information on corporations please contact the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Corporations Division
• Get information on tax identification numbers
• Get information on starting a new business

Dog Licenses

In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 140, Section 137 the owner of any dog over the age of 6 months shall obtain a license for the dog.  The City Clerk shall not grant a license for a dog unless the owner of the dog provides proof that the dog is currently vaccinated for rabies, or provides proof that the dog is exempt from receiving a rabies vaccination in accordance with MGL, Chapter 140, Section 145B.

Your dog must be licensed in order to use the West Revere Dog Park.

Weddings

The City Clerk’s Office will be taking appointment requests marriage license applications and wedding ceremonies at City Hall for Revere Residents via email at amelnik@revere.org or by calling 781-286-8160.  Please have the following information available when booking your appointment:  name of both parties, phone number, and planned date of marriage.

Forms and Links

City Council Public Notices and Open Meeting Law Information

In accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, all council meeting agendas and minutes are available. You can also view videos of Council Meetings.

Public Record Requests

In accordance with the Massachusetts Public Records Law, Mass. Gen. Laws, ch. 66, § 6A(c), the following Records Access Officers shall be contacted to assist with public records requests. For more information visit our Public Records page.

Recent Ordinances (2020)

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