New Jersey, Essex County
Where Caldwell's records are kept. Court and property records for Caldwell sit with Essex County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Jersey.
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As a small town, Caldwell relies on Essex County and the State of New Jersey for its public records. The cards below are the New Jersey state offices, and the Essex County offices are on our Essex County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Criminal background checks of applicants for positions in New Jersey's public schools, private schools for students with disabilities, charter schools, and nonpublic schools, as well as for authorized vendors and authorized school bus contractors.
Open official site New Jersey Criminal History ReviewPolice & jail
State Police offer criminal history record checks. Individual criminal background checks available for personal record request for purposes of immigration, naturalization, visa, foreign business, international adoption and record expungement.
Open official site New Jersey State PolicePolice & jail
The FBI Newark Field Office covers New Jersey, investigating federal crimes and taking tips from the public. It lists wanted persons; personal Identity History Summary checks are ordered from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.
Open official site Federal Bureau of Investigation Newark OfficePolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the NJ Dept. of Corrections.
Open official site New Jersey Inmate and Offender SearchPolice & jail
Current posting of fugitives and absconders from the NJ Dept. of Law and Public Safety.
Open official site New Jersey Most WantedPolice & jail
The New Jersey State Police sex offender internet registry lists the offenders required to register under Megan's Law and can be searched by name, town or county.
Open official site New Jersey Sex OffendersState records
Buy New Jersey hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, stamps and permits, read fish and wildlife regulations, and find wildlife management areas and hunter education courses.
Open official site New Jersey Fish and WildlifeState records
The New Jersey Attorney General heads the Department of Law and Public Safety, which oversees state law enforcement and takes consumer and hidden fee complaints. Court records come from the New Jersey Courts.
Open official site New Jersey Attorney GeneralPolice & jail
Compiled offender data and statistical reports.
Open official site New Jersey Inmate and Offender DataCity records
Find general info and check name availability with the New Jersey Dept. of the Treasury.
Open official site New Jersey Fictitious Business Names FilingsCounty court
Search for attorneys who have been admitted to practice in New Jersey, date of admission, status to practice law in the state, and county and municipality of the business office of practicing attorneys.
Open official site New Jersey Attorney License SearchProperty records
Lookup deeds, mortgages, property taxes, documents and additional information and records provided by state of New Jersey Division of Tax Assessors. Results will reveal parcel number, owner information and address, property assessment and value.
Open official site New Jersey Property RecordsEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Caldwell, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Caldwell is an incorporated place in Essex County, a place of 9,027 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Newark, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Essex County office is listed on our Essex County page.
Same county
Other places in Essex County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Essex County records are on the county page.