Request a Vital Record

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Order a Vital Record

Please note, New Jersey law protects and restricts the release of vital records. Vital records are not public records and cannot be searched online.

To get a copy of a vital record, you must submit:

A completed application

A copy of the proof(s) of your identity

The correct fee

Proof of your relationship to the person listed on the vital record you are requesting (Only required for certified copies)

Marriage Certificate, if name was changed due to marriage

Non-Genealogical Records

Getting Copies of Non-Genealogical Records

REG-27A Application for a Non-Genealogical Certification or Certified Copy of a Vital Record

Birth, Death, Marriage, Civil Union and Domestic Partnership

Non-Genealogical Records (current events) are:

Births occurring within the last 80 years
Marriages occurring within the last 50 years
Deaths occurring within the last 40 years
All domestic partnerships and civil unions.

For all orders, the following must be sent with your application:

all required copies of ID for proof of identity
the correct fees
copies of documents proving your relationship to the person named on the record, if requesting a certified copy

Genealogical Records

Getting Copies of Genealogical Records

REG-28A Application for a Genealogical Certification or Certified Copy of a Vital Record

Genealogical Records (family history research) are:

Birth, death and marriage records for people who are deceased

AND where

the birth occurred more than 80 years ago until 1921

the marriage occurred more than 50 years ago until 1931

the death occurred more than 40 years ago until 1931

Your request cannot be processed as a genealogical request if the person named on the record is still living or the event was more recent than listed above.

The following must be sent with your application:

all required copies of ID for proof of identity

the correct fees

copies of documents proving your relationship to the person named on the record, if you are ordering a certified copy