Massachusetts Marriage & Divorce Vital Records

Massachusetts Vital Records Offices

• Record Type:

  Marriage Certificates
  Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
  150 Mt Vernon St, 1st FL
  Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
  

  Phone:

  617-740-2600

  Fax:

  617-825-7755

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8:45AM-4:45PM

  Note:

  Direct questions to vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us.

  Record Access Requirements:

  A court order is required for originals of amended records.

  Search Note:

  Phone or fax searchers must submit exact place and date of event. Also helpful are parents' names.

• Records Available:

  Divorce Records
  Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
  150 Mt Vernon St, 1st FL
  Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
  

  Phone:

  617-740-2600

  Website:

  Website

  Note:

  Divorce records are found at county of issue. However, this agency maintains an index from 1952 to present. The state will do a search for free by mail only to determine the county.

  Record Access Requirements:

  Direct questions to vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us.

• Records Available:

  Statewide Court Records
  Chief Justice for Administration & Management
  Two Center Plaza, Room 540
  Boston, MA 02108

  Phone:

  617-742-8575

  Fax:

  617-742-0968

  Business Hours:

  8:30AM-5PM

  Record Access Requirements:

  Opinions to the Mass Supreme and Appellate courts can be found at http://massreports.com.

• Records Available:

  Criminal Records
  Criminal History Systems Board
  CORI
  200 Arlington Street, #2200
  Chelsea, MA 02150

  Phone:

  Fax:

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  Note:

  These CORI searches are offered: 1) Personal, 2) Certified Agency, 3) Publicly Accessible (PUBAC). Certified Agency requests are pre-approved via statute or the Board. PUBAC is open to the public; data is limited.

  Record Access Requirements:

  PUBAC requesters are limited to adult records; the crime must include a sentence of 5 years or more OR sentenced and convicted for any term if, at the time of request, the subject is on probation or has been released within 2 years of felony conviction.

  Search Note:

  The Personal request (on one's self) requires a notarized signature. A "certified agency" search is for employers, screening companies, care providers, and others approved by CHSB. Any employer may be approved. CRAs must fill out a Non-Disclosure form.

• Records Available:

  Incarceration Records
  Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
  Department Of Corrections
  50 Maple Street, Suite 3
  Chelsea, MA 02150
  

  Phone:

  508-422-3300

  Fax:

  508-850-5217

  Website:

  Website

  Business Hours:

  8AM-5PM

  Search Note:

  DOC Central Headquarters is 50 Maple Street, Suite 3, Milford, MA 01757, 508-422-3300.

Massachusetts County Marriage & Divorce Vital Records