The town offices are open, but appointments need to be made ahead of time for land record and genealogical research.

Upcoming Town Clerk office closure dates/times:

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Pawlet Town Clerk Office Hours:

Monday:  9:30-3:30
Tuesday: 9:00-3:00
Wednesday:  9:30-3:30
Thursday:  Closed
Friday:  Closed

Pawlet Town Clerk: Deb Hawkins

Location: 122 School St., Pawlet, VT 05761
Mail: PO Box 128, Pawlet, VT 05761
Phone: 802-325-3309 extension 1
Fax: 802-325-6109
e-mail: pawletclerk@vermontel.net


Assessor’s Office: pawletlister@vermontel.net
Treasurer: pawlettreas@Vermontel.net
(802) 325-3309

E-mail notices: Anyone wishing to receive e-mails from this office regarding elections, office closures, deadlines for dog licenses, voter registration, absentee ballot requests and special notices should e-mail Deb Hawkins at pawletclerk@vermontel.net; please put “add me to e-mail list” in the subject line.

All records in the town office are open for public view during business hours. Appointments are required for extended vault research.

The Town Clerk’s Office is responsible for:

  • Administering all local and state elections
  • Recording of land records & town proceedings
  • Filing and indexing of all births, deaths & marriages (vital records)
  • Filing and indexing liens, surveys and an assortment of other documents
  • Issuing dog licenses and motor vehicle re-registrations
  • Voter registration
  • Notarizing documents
  • Preservation and restoration of land records and vital records
  • Issuing Green Mountain Passports

 

 Service

 

 FEE

Document recording fees

 

$15/page

PTTR (Property transfer tax return)

 

$15/document

Survey plat recording fees

 

$25/sheet

Certified copy of records 

 

$10/page

Examination of records (vault time)

 

$4/hour

* Documents include all items recorded in the land records (deeds, mortgages, assignments, liens, releases, permits)
* Multiple assignments or releases included on one document are charged $15/assignment or release.

Act 46-Vital Records Law Effective 7/1/2019
Act 46 enhances the security of birth and death certificates, provides better protection against misuse of these legal documents, and reduces the risk of identity theft. Certified copies may be obtained at any Vermont Town or City Clerk’s Office or online at: secure.vermont.gov/VSARA/vitalrecords.

  • Only family members, legal guardians, certain court-appointed parties or their legal representatives can apply for a certified copy of a birth or death certificate. For death certificates, a funeral home or crematorium may apply for a certified copy.
  • Applicants must show valid identification when applying for a certified copy of a birth or death certificate.
  • Certified copies of birth and death certificates can be ordered from any town in Vermont.
  • Nothing will change when it comes to ordering copies of marriage, civil union, divorce or dissolution certificates, but there will be minor changes to what you need to do to obtain a marriage license.

2023 Unclaimed Property Report: The Vermont State Treasurer list includes over 1,200 individual instances of unclaimed property just for Pawlet; several cases involve more than $100-$200 in unclaimed property. To view the list and learn how to pursue a claim, visit: https://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/content/unclaimed-property. The list is also posted at the Town Hall bulletin board. 

Town Clerk Tid-Bits, by Deb Hawkins

 
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Deb Hawkins, Pawlet Town Clerk

Four Easy Ways to Get Your Vermont Income Tax Forms from the Vermont Department of Taxes: 

  1. Download fillable PDF forms from the web http://tax.vermont.gov/tax-forms-and-publications; free, unlimited downloads!
  2. Order forms online http://tax.vermont.gov/form-request
  3. Order forms by email tax.formsrequest@vermont.gov
  4. Order forms by phone 802-828-2515 or (toll free) 855-297-5600

When you order, provide the following:  your name, mailing address, daytime phone, form name or form number, and quantity of each form.
Note: There is a fee when ordering more than 5 forms or income tax return booklets.

For a faster refund, e-file your taxes!
For information on free e-filing and tax assistance for qualified taxpayers, visit www.tax.vermont.gov.

Auto registration renewals can be done by the Town Clerk for a fee of $3.00, if it is not more than two months past due. You must have a check made payable to Department of Motor Vehicles for the amount of the registration renewal. Cash cannot be accepted for a registration renewal; however, the fee to the town may be by check or cash. Note that if you are currently a registered voter, it is not necessary to fill out the Voter Registration portion of your Vermont Driver’s License Renewal.

Green Mountain Passports are available to qualified applicants for $2.00 each.  Information is available in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Civil Marriage Licenses are $80.00 and once issued are good for 60 days. Applying for a civil marriage license is not an issued license. A license will be prepared by the Town Clerk once the application is submitted. Residents of Vermont must apply in the town that one or the other applicant resides. Out of state applicants may apply to any town in Vermont. Please note that ALL marriages in the State of Vermont are Civil Marriages.

Dog Licenses: Vermont law requires all dogs over 6 months old to be licensed with the town clerk. Owners must present a current rabies certificate to the town clerk by April 1 each year. If the dog has been spayed or neutered, the certificate for that must also be presented to pay a reduced license fee. Before April 1 the fee for spayed/neutered dogs is $10 and $14 for dogs that have not been spayed/neutered. After April 1 the fees increase to $14 and $20, respectively. VSA Title 20 §3621 states “the legislative body of a municipality may at any time issue a warrant to one or more police officers, or constables, or pound keepers, directing them to proceed forthwith to destroy in a humane way or cause to be destroyed in a humane way all dogs or wolf hybrids within the town or city not licensed …”