Registrar

  REGISTRAR INFORMATION:

VITAL RECORD CERTIFIED COPIES (Birth/Death/Marriage) Fee: $15.00 each

         Certified copies have the raised seal of the office issuing the record and are legal documents.

TO GET A COPY OF A VITAL RECORD YOU MUST SUBMIT:

     1. A completed application with all information filled in correctly.

     2. A copy of the proof(s) of your identity.

     3. The corresponding fee. ($15 for each copy)

     4. Proof of your relationship to the person listed on the vital record you are requesting.

     5. Marriage certificate, if there was a name change due to marriage.

     6. Prepare for a 5–10-minute wait while the copies are being processed.

*****PLEASE NOTE: EVENTS THAT OCCURRED AT JERSEY SHORE MEDICAL CENTER OR FITKIN HOSPITAL ARE THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE. YOU WILL NEED TO CALL 732-988-5200 ext. 221

MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS   Fee: $28.00 (cash or check)

            *****PLEASE NOTE: AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE REGISTRAR IS REQUIRED FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE. WE CAN NOT ACCEPT WALK-INS.****

YOU NEED TO CALL 732-776-7224 ext. 45 or ext. 11

THE BOROUGH DOES NOT PERFORM CEREMONIES

TO APPLY FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE, YOU MUST HAVE:

    1. Proof of identity by presenting a valid Drivers License, passport, or state/federal ID. We cannot accept expired ID.

     2. Proof of residency by one applicant. If a New Jersey resident, one person out of the couple MUST be a resident of the Borough of Neptune City. If both applicants are from out of state the couple will need to apply in the town they are getting married in.

     3. Social Security number, which is required by law and kept confidential.

     4. A witness 18 years of age or older.

     5. The $28.00 application fee.

Once the application is submitted there is a 72-hour waiting period. After the 72-hour waiting period you may call the Registrar’s office to set up a time to pick up the application.

*****PLEASE NOTE: THE MARRIAGE LICENSE IS ONLY VALID FOR 30 DAYS ONCE ISSUED. Your wedding must occur within those 30 days. We suggest you secure your place of ceremony  and date prior to the application process.

FINAL STAGES OF FILLING OUT YOUR LICENSE AFTER YOUR CEREMONY:

Refer to file: “Instructions for Managing the Processing of your Marriage License” 

Be very cautious when filling out the required information on the license because the State of New Jersey will not accept any strikeouts, scribbled over, or whited out areas of correction.

Certified Copies can be picked up in the Town you were married in thereafter.

Registrar Contact:

Sylvia Laughlin~Registrar

Jacklyne Martin~Deputy Registrar

Phone: 732-776-7224 ext. 45

Mya Cherbini~Alternate Deputy Registrar 

Phone: 732-776-7224 ext. 11

Borough of Neptune City

106 W. Sylvania Avenue

Neptune City, NJ 07753