New Jersey

Event: Birth, death, marriage, civil union or domestic partnership (State)

Cost of copy: $25.00 for initial copy. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each.

Address:
PLease visit the New Jersey Vital Statistics website for the most up to date information regarding ordering options and information. The website address is www.state.nj.us/health/vital or call toll-free at 1-866-649-8726.

Remarks: The State Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration maintains records from June 1878 to present.

All requests must include a copy of the requestor's valid identification, proof of relationship to the individual listed on the vital record and payment of the appropriate fee.

A State or local Registrar may issue a certified copy of a vital record only to persons who establish themselves as the subject of the vital record, the subject's parent, legal guardian or legal representative, spouse, child, grandchild or sibling, if of legal age, to a State or Federal agency for official purposes, pursuant to court order or under other emergent circumstances as determined by the Commissioner. All other applicants will be issued a Certification that state the document is not for identification or legal purposes.

Event: Birth. marriage or death

Cost of copy: $10.00

Address:
New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ  08625-0307

Remarks: The New Jersey State Archives searches vital records from May 1, 1848 to May 31, 1878 only.

Personal check or money order should be made payable to New Jersey General Treasury. The general information telephone number is (609) 292-6260.

Event: Divorce

Cost of copy: $10.00

Address:
Clerk of the Superior Court
Superior Court of NJ
Public Information Center
171 Jersey Street
P.O. Box 967
Trenton, NJ 08625-0967

Remarks: The fee is for a certified Blue Seal copy. Make check payable to Clerk of the Superior Court.

This page last reviewed October 18, 2007