New Jersey, Atlantic County
Where Atlantic City's records are kept. Atlantic City has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Atlantic City's own offices, along with the Atlantic County and State of New Jersey offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
Atlantic City city, New Jersey in Census Bureau QuickFacts, estimated at 38,787 residents on July 1, 2025. The table adds housing, income and poverty, education, health insurance, commuting and business statistics.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
The Department of State's New Jersey State Archives in Trenton holds colonial and state records from 1664 on, including vital records, land documents, probate files and military papers; visits are free by appointment.
Open official site New Jersey State ArchivesCounty court
Sitting in Camden, Newark and Trenton, the New Jersey bankruptcy court runs mediation and loss mitigation programs, lists complex Chapter 11 and claim agent cases, and links PACER for case files.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New JerseyCounty court
New Jersey Judiciary hub for the public: search public case databases, request court records, find a municipal court case to pay a traffic or parking ticket, and watch livestreamed hearings.
Open official site New Jersey Courts Public ResourcesVital records
Holds births since 1925 and marriages and deaths since 1951; none are public records. Order through VitalChek or same day at 140 E. Front Street, Trenton; earlier years are at the State Archives.
Open official site New Jersey Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The State Police unit behind every New Jersey Amber Alert also handles Safe Haven infant and Hague Treaty cases and collects data on missing and unidentified persons, with phone lines open around the clock.
Open official site New Jersey State Police Missing Persons UnitPolice & jail
Founded in 1978, with members assigned to the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, the unit posts New Jersey's most wanted, considered armed and dangerous, and a confidential 24 hour tip line.
Open official site New Jersey State Police Fugitive UnitPolice & jail
Megan's Law registry from the New Jersey State Police, listing high risk Tier 3 offenders and, with some exceptions, moderate risk Tier 2 offenders; low risk Tier 1 offenders are left off by law.
Open official site New Jersey Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
New Jersey residents get their own state criminal history by live scan fingerprinting at an IdentoGO site for $45.73; a clean result comes as a downloadable State Police letter within 24 to 72 hours.
Open official site New Jersey State Police Criminal History Record InformationCity records
Atlantic City government at 1301 Bacharach Boulevard, with legal ads and official notices, online forms and payments, tax payment, financial documents, a GIS map and council meetings.
Open official site City of Atlantic CityCity records
Contact and search Atlantic City clerk office official city records 1301 Bacharach Blvd., Suite 704 Atlantic City, NJ 08
Open official site Atlantic City New Jersey City ClerkPolice & jail
Atlantic City Public Safety Building 2715 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 609-347-5440
Open official site Atlantic City Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Atlantic City, a place of 38,497 people, is in Atlantic County, whose county seat is Mays Landing. Court and property records sit with Atlantic County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Jersey. Atlantic City's own offices are in the cards above, and our Atlantic County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in New Jersey is run by the New Jersey Division of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Atlantic City.
Deeds for property in Atlantic City are recorded by the Atlantic County office that records deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Atlantic County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in New Jersey come from the state vital records office, New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Atlantic City register with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Atlantic City requires one, comes from the town or Atlantic County.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.