New Jersey, Union County
Where Summit's records are kept. Summit 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 Summit's own offices, along with State of New Jersey offices; the Union County offices are on our Union County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
Census Bureau statistics for Summit city, New Jersey: an estimated 23,314 people in July 2025 and a poverty rate of 5.5%, plus age, race, veterans, housing costs and commute times.
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
Summit City Hall at 512 Springfield Avenue offers birth, marriage and death certificates, police reports, parking permit renewal, permit tracking, trash and recycling, voting information and budget documents.
Open official site City of SummitCity records
Contact and search Summit clerk office official city records 512 Springfield Avenue Summit, NJ 07901 908-273-6400
Open official site Summit New Jersey City ClerkPolice & jail
Summit Police Department in City Hall at 512 Springfield Avenue posts an activity blotter, news releases, police reports, alarm registration, firearms forms and Nixle alerts; nonemergency line 908-273-0051.
Open official site Summit Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more Summit sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Summit, a place of 22,719 people, is in Union County, whose county seat is Elizabeth. Court and property records sit with Union County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New Jersey. Summit's own offices are in the cards above, and our Union County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
New Jersey abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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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 Summit.
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 Summit register with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Summit requires one, comes from the town or Union County.
Same county
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.