You may obtain a copy of a birth, marriage, or death certificate at the Town Clerk’s Office. You must bring your valid government-issued photo ID (i.e. Driver’s License or Passport).

These certificates may also be requested by mail. Please download and fill out a birth certificate application, marriage license application, or death certificate application. Please make sure to mail the completed request with the following requirements:  Check or money order made payable to the City of Danbury. Include a photocopy of your valid government issued photo ID (i.e. Driver’s License or Passport). 

Mail application and a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

City of Danbury
Attn: Town Clerks Office
155 Deer Hill Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810

Requirements to obtain a license in Connecticut
A marriage license is required by the Marriage Laws of the State of Connecticut. You must apply in the Town where the ceremony will be performed. No appointment is necessary to apply for a marriage license.

· The marriage license worksheet may be completed in the Town Clerk’s Office or on-line on the City of Danbury website under Town Clerk. However, both parties must appear in person together to complete the marriage license application.
· You must bring a valid government-issued photo ID (i.e. Driver’s License or Passport)
· The license will only be valid for 65 days from the date the license is issued. NO EXCEPTION IS ALLOWED. If the license is not used in this time period, you MUST begin the process over and reapply. You can only apply in the town were the marriage is taking place.

Age Requirements
Applicants 18 years of age or over do not require parental consent to marry in Connecticut.

Under 18 years of age
A 16 or 17-year-old may obtain a marriage license only if the probate court where the minor resides approves a petition filed on the minor's behalf by his or her parent or guardian.

Exact Name
A full Legal name is required, using your legal name at the time of the application. No abbreviations, nicknames or initials. The information for the marriage license should appear as it does on your birth certificate, unless you changed your name legally in a previous marriage then that is your legal name unless your divorce decree reverses it or you had a court ordered name change.

Fees
The fee for a marriage license is $30.00.
After the ceremony is performed, the officiator will return the license to our office. Once we have received the license, you will be able to obtain a certified copy of your marriage certificate. The fee for a certified copy is $20.00 per copy.

Civil Ceremony
For couples choosing to have a Justice of the Peace perform their ceremony, you may contact a Justice of the Peace from the list provided to make arrangements. The Town Clerk does not perform marriage ceremonies.

Connecticut Residents Marrying in Another State
Not all States have the same requirements. Contact the state in which the marriage ceremony is being performed.

Regardless of where you were married, the court district for the area where you residing at the time of your divorce will have those papers.

$60 first page, $5 for each additional page
$2 each property transfer reportable to the state
$10 Maps of two parcels or less
$20 Maps more than two parcels
Payment must be made by cash or check

All documents where MERS is the grantor or grantee are $159.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page, except when MERS is the grantor on an Assignment or Release, the fee is a flat fee of $159.00, (no subsequent $5 additional page fee)

Copies
$1 per page for copies of documents
$3 map copy
$2 per document certified copies
$20 hand-held scanner usage
Payment must be made by cash or check

State Conveyance Tax
Residential dwelling or property and unimproved land that is less than $800,000
Consideration x .0075 = tax amount
Portion of residential dwelling or property and unimproved land that exceed $800,000
Consideration x .0125 = tax amount
Checks made payable to Commissioner of Revenue Services

Local Conveyance Tax
Consideration x .0025 = tax amount
Checks made payable to City of Danbury

OP-236 Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return

The Town Clerk's Office accepts E-Recording for many Land Records documents. E-Recordings must be submitted through any of the below-listed vendors.

CSC 866-652-0111
ePN 888-325-3365
Indecomm Global Services 651-766-2350

You may obtain a copy of a Land Record at the Town Clerk’s Office -- $1 per page, available in office ONLY.

You may obtain a hunting and fishing license in person at the Town Clerk's Office or through the CT DEEP.

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statute 22-338, all dogs six months of age and over are required to be licensed in the month of June. The fee for licensing shall be $8.00 for spayed/neuters dogs and $19.00 for male/female dogs.
If licensing for the first time, it will be necessary to provide: name, address, phone number, name of dog, breed, age, and color. You are also required to provide proof of current rabies vaccination and proof of neutering/spaying from your veterinarian when licensing your dog(s). If a renewal, you will need current documentation of your dog’s rabies vaccination. If no documentation on file that your dog has been spayed or neutered you will be charged the additional fee.
Annual licenses must be obtained during the period of June 1, 2017, through June 30, 2017. After this date, you will be penalized $1.00 per month for each month you fail to license your dog(s).
If renewing by mail, make checks payable to the City of Danbury, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and provide copies of current rabies vaccination.

Mail to:

Town Clerk’s Office
City of Danbury
155 Deer Hill Ave
Danbury, CT 06810

You may obtain or terminate a trade name certificate at the Town Clerk's Office. It is $5 to file. Fill out an application here.
Trade Name Termination