New Jersey Vital Records

Birth | Death | Marriage | Divorce | Adoption

Address:
New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Phone: (609) 292-4087

Remarks: Check or money order should be made payable to New Jersey State Department of Health. Personal checks are accepted. Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees.

Event: Birth

Dates: From May 1848

Cost of copy: $4.00 (from state office); $10.00 (N.J. State Archives)

Comments: The State Vital Records Office has had records since June 1878. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $2.00 each. If the exact date is unknown, the fee is an additional $1.00 per year searched. Include as much as you know of the following with your request: name of child, place of birth, date of birth, name of hospital, father's name, mother's maiden name, your relationship to the individual and the reason for your request.
Application for Birth Record

Births from May 1848 - May 1878 are available through the New Jersey State Archives. The fee is $10.00 for one record searched in up to five years plus $10.00 for each additional five years; the Archives will search for up to 3 records per request.
N.J. State Archives Vital Records Search Request Form

*If you know the place of birth, you can also contact the Registrar for that municipality to inquire about birth records.

Comments: The State Vital Records Office has had records since June 1878. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $2.00 each. If the exact date is unknown, the fee is an additional $1.00 per year searched. Include as much as you know of the following with your request: name of individual, place of death, date of death,  your relationship to the individual and the reason for your request.
Application for Death Record

Dates: From May 1848

Comments: The State Vital Records Office has had records since June 1878. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $2.00 each. If the exact date is unknown, the fee is an additional $1.00 per year searched. Include as much as you know of the following with your request: name of husband, maiden name of wife, place of marriage, date of marriage, your relationship to the individual and the reason for your request.
Application for Marriage Record

Cost of copy: $10.00