Where Long Branch's records are kept. Long Branch has its own city government, police department, municipal court and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Long Branch's own offices, along with State of New Jersey offices; the Monmouth County offices are on our Monmouth County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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City of Long Branch
City of Long Branch website for City Hall at 344 Broadway, with agendas and minutes, tax payments, public notices and advertisements, beach information and a live stream of public meetings.
The City of Long Branch Police Department pledges quality police services and crime reduction through public education, prevention and awareness. Its section has department contacts and online reports for some crimes.
Long Branch Municipal Court at 279 Broadway processes motor vehicle tickets and city ordinance, disorderly persons, SPCA, weights and measures and fish and game complaints, with virtual court and court forms.
The City of Long Branch portal for public records requests under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act. Make a new request online and read the OPRA information and FAQs.
The Long Branch City Clerk is records manager and custodian of record, holding council agendas and minutes, contracts, legal notices, resolutions and ordinances, open to view or copy under OPRA.
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.
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
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.
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey
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.
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.
Long Branch, a place of 31,667 people, is in Monmouth County, whose county seat is Freehold Borough. Court and property records sit with Monmouth County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Jersey. Long Branch's own offices are in the cards above, and our Monmouth County page lists each county office.
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Wage and hour cases in Long Branch, New Jersey
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 25 investigations with a Long Branch address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $559,677 in back wages agreed for 484 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
Every employer whose address on the record is in Long Branch, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The New Jersey wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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How do I register to vote in Long Branch, New Jersey?
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 Long Branch.
How do I look up property records in Long Branch, New Jersey?
Deeds for property in Long Branch are recorded by the Monmouth County office that records deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Monmouth County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Long Branch, New Jersey?
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.
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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.