Vital Records

Ordering A Vital Record

The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry registers vital events & maintains the following records:

Birth records from the past 80 years
Marriage records from the past 40 years
Death records from the past 40 years
Domestic partnership records back to 2004
Civil union records back to 2007

Divorce decrees are available through the Superior Court Records Center at 609-421-6100

Genealogical Requests

Requests for genealogical searches must be completed by mail.

Amendment Requests

Sex Designation Change Amendments can be completed online here. Other Amendment requests cannot be completed online. See the Vital Statistics website for more information.

Order Status

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What You Will Need

Credit Card
Valid driver’s license or 2 forms of alternate ID
Proof of relationship, change of name and/or address, if applicable

Verify which documents you need to upload with the Document Selector.