New Jersey, Cape May County
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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 InformationFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Ocean City city, New Jersey, with population, veterans, foreign born share, housing and rents, households, commuting, income and poverty, plus basic business and geography data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City of Ocean City home page with City Hall at 861 Asbury Avenue, (609) 399-6111, plus current news, OCNJ TV, community events, city meeting dates and a public notices archive.
Open official site City of Ocean CityCity records
Contact and search Ocean City clerk office official city records.
Open official site Ocean City New Jersey City ClerkPolice & jail
Ocean City Police Department at 835 Central Avenue, 609-399-9111, with records requests, internal affairs complaint forms and reports, body camera information and an unused medication drop box.
Open official site Ocean City Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Ocean City public records are kept by the offices listed above. Start with the office that created the record.
Ocean City voters are served by the Cape May County Clerk's Office, which administers elections across the entire county.
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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 Ocean City.
Deeds for property in Ocean City are recorded by the Cape May County office that records deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Cape May 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.
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