You can mail your completed "Non-genealogical Vital Record Application" (REG-27) to the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry or to the Local Vital Records Office in the city or town where the vital event took place. The records you requested can only be sent to the address listed on your identification documents.
For a Local Vital Records Office, call the local office for information on processing times and fees. (This service is currently not available in Jersey City for births. Jersey City birth records must be ordered from the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry.)
For the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry:
Send applications via regular mail to: New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registration Customer Service Unit – Non-Genealogical Requests PO Box 370 Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
You may also send your application via express courier to the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry; however, your document will be returned via regular mail unless you include a pre-paid return express courier envelope.
To send applications via express courier, mail to:
New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registration Customer Service Unit – Non-Genealogical Requests H & A Bldg, 5th Floor Warren and Market Streets Trenton, NJ 08625
Remember to include with your completed application form, Acceptable Forms of Identification and the appropriate fees for a copy of a vital record. If you are requesting a certified copy you will need to include proof of relationship as well.
