New Jersey, Camden County
Where Collingswood's records are kept. The Township of Collingswood has its own borough government and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Collingswood's own offices, along with the Camden County and State of New Jersey offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Court records
The Collingswood Municipal Court: traffic tickets, ordinance violations and minor criminal cases, the court calendar, warrants, parking tickets and court forms, with fines paid online through NJMCDirect.
Open official site Collingswood Municipal CourtCity records
The Borough of Collingswood site: the borough clerk (commission minutes, ordinances and OPRA requests), the police department, the municipal court, construction permits and the tax collector.
Open official site Borough of CollingswoodCounty court
The Superior Court of New Jersey in Camden County: the civil, criminal, family and probate divisions, jury service, court calendars and the courthouse in Camden, with case records through the Judiciary's online case search.
Open official site Camden County Superior Court (Camden vicinage)Property records
The Camden County Clerk in Camden: recorded deeds, mortgages and liens searched online, trade names, notary commissions, passport applications and public records requests under OPRA.
Open official site Camden County ClerkPolice & jail
The Camden County Sheriff's Office in Camden: warrants, civil process, sheriff's sales, records requests, fingerprinting and court security.
Open official site Camden County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
New Jersey birth, death, marriage, civil union and divorce records from the state Office of Vital Statistics and Registry in Trenton: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees and the years held; the local registrar of the municipality where the event happened also issues copies.
Open official site New Jersey vital recordsCounty court
The Civil Division of the Superior Court in Camden County (Camden vicinage): civil, special civil part and landlord tenant cases, the division offices and filing information, with case records searched statewide through the Judiciary's online case search.
Open official site Camden County Superior Court Civil DivisionProperty records
The Camden County Board of Taxation: property assessment records and tax rates for every municipality in the county, the assessment appeal process and forms, and the online property search.
Open official site Camden County Board of TaxationPolice & jail
The Camden County Department of Corrections in Camden: the county jail, inmate information and visitation, bail and release, bookings, inmate programs and records requests.
Open official site Camden County Department of CorrectionsVital records
How marriage and civil union licenses are issued in New Jersey: the application with the local registrar of the municipality where either applicant lives, the waiting period, fees and who may perform the ceremony, with copies of marriage records from the state Office of Vital Statistics and Registry.
Open official site New Jersey marriage licenses (Office of Vital Statistics)Property records
Recording with the Camden County Clerk: deeds, mortgages, liens and other documents, the recording fees, e-recording and copies of recorded documents from the online search.
Open official site Camden County Clerk recording of deeds and mortgagesPolice & jail
The New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry from the State Police: registered offenders listed under Megan's Law by name, county, town or zip code, with photos and offense details.
Open official site New Jersey sex offender registryPolice & jail
The New Jersey Department of Corrections offender search: people in state prisons by name or SBI number, with the facility, sentence and parole eligibility date.
Open official site New Jersey corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Criminal history record checks from the New Jersey State Police: statewide records by fingerprint for employment and licensing, a name based check for your own record, with fees and how to apply.
Open official site New Jersey criminal history record checkState courts
New Jersey court records: the Judiciary public case search for Superior Court civil and family cases, the criminal case search, and how to request records from the clerk, from the New Jersey Courts.
Open official site New Jersey court recordsState records
The New Jersey Division of Revenue business name search: corporations, LLCs and partnerships by name or entity ID, with status, filing date and copies of filed documents.
Open official site New Jersey business entity searchState records
Unclaimed property held by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, deposits and insurance proceeds, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site New Jersey unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Township of Collingswood, a place of 14,000 people, is in Camden County, whose county seat is Camden. Court and property records sit with Camden County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Jersey. Collingswood's own offices are in the cards above, and our Camden County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Inspecting records is free under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act, electronic records are free, and letter-size copies cost 5 cents a page. The New Jersey Courts' public case search is free, and a certified New Jersey birth, death or marriage certificate costs $25 for the first copy and $2 for each additional copy, plus $6 by mail.
Ask the Collingswood Township police department records bureau for incident and crash reports; most New Jersey towns have their own police, and areas without one are covered by the New Jersey State Police, which takes records requests by email.
Cases from Camden County are heard by the New Jersey Superior Court for the county and the municipal court. The New Jersey Courts' public case search on njcourts.gov covers civil, criminal and other case databases free.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded by the Camden County Clerk or Register of Deeds. Property is assessed by the municipal tax assessor, the county board of taxation keeps the tax lists, and the municipal tax collector sends the bill.
Birth, death and marriage certificates come from the local registrar in the municipality where the event happened, or from the state Office of Vital Statistics and Registry in Trenton; a certified copy is $25. Records go only to the person named, family and legal representatives.
New Jersey criminal history records from the State Bureau of Identification are released only for purposes the law allows, not as an open public name search. The New Jersey Courts' public case search shows criminal cases.
New Jersey custodians must respond as soon as possible and no later than seven business days under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5. No response in that time counts as a denial.
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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.