10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 13, § 3
Municipalities must submit their Municipal Revenue Reporting and theState Share of Vital Records Fee in a format and schedule as determined by the Department. The report shall provide an accurate count of documents identified hereinafter and the associated State Share of Vital Records Fee for each document. The report must contain an accurate count of the number of (1)[DEGREE]single certified copies of birth, death or marriage records; (2) additional copies of the same records of birth, death and marriage records; (3) marriage licenses issued; and (4) the Disposition of Human Remains Permits issued from the municipal office (or sub-registrar appointment issuance) for the specific year in question.
Any surplus revenues received for State Fiscal Year 2011 will be applied to the total State Share of Vital Records Fee for State Fiscal Year 2012.
Each municipality shall remit the fees to the Department for revenues generated by the above listed items on and after the effective date of this rule. For those municipalities on a monthly payment schedule, remittance of the municipal service fee must be post marked by the 30th of each month to the Department. For municipalities reporting quarterly or semi-annually, the State Share of Vital Records Fee shall be post marked by the 30th of the month following the reporting period.
10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 13, § 3