Camden County Court Records

New Jersey court records are crucial for legal proceedings. These documents consist of various legal documents, including details on felony cases, civil disputes, family-related issues, marriage and divorce records, and probate information on estates and wills. Record searchers looking for Camden court records may access them from their custodians unless otherwise stated by relevant state laws. Legal practitioners and scholars use case records to verify previous court rulings, conduct criminal history checks, and support legal research.

Are Court Records Public in Camden County?

New Jersey Court Rule 1.38 grants the public the right to inspect and copy documents and records maintained by the state's courts. However, the right to access these records is not absolute. Specific sections of the Court Rule restrict the public disclosure of certain information and access to court documents in particular circumstances.

Some of the court records exempted or restricted to the public are as follows:

• Records deemed confidential by statute, rule, or previous case law.
• Juvenile delinquency records and
• Expunged and sealed juvenile records.
• Grand jury proceedings
• Records of child victims of sexual assault or abuse
• Search warrants and connected affidavits/testimonies
• Records of victims of domestic violence or sexual offenses
• Sealed records of marijuana/hashish convictions
• Family case records such as financial, custody, and parenting plans, and settlement agreements
• Child placement, adoption, and paternity records
• Pretrial Services Program records

Camden County Court Records Search

Record seekers may perform a general search for Camden County court records using the following options:

• New Jersey Judiciary website: This site is a public access portal that permits users to search for different court records such as criminal, civil, tax, and traffic cases.
• Judgment Record Search: Requesters may search New Jersey court records using the party name, judgment, or docket number.

Camden County Court Records Search by Name

Online Search: To perform a name-based search for court records in Camden County, requesters may follow these steps:

• Visit the official website of the New Jersey Judiciary.
• Find the "Public Access" or "Court Records" section and click on it.
• In the search bar, the user must input the complete name of the person they are searching for.
• Choose the record type they seek (e.g., criminal, civil, or traffic).
• Click the "Search" button, and the portal will display the search results.
• Searchers may have to refine the results obtained with additional search criteria such as case number, date, or county.

Record searchers may also use the Judgment Record Search to find specific judgments by entering the party's name. Interested persons may use the Municipal Court Case Search to find municipal court cases by entering the defendant's name.

In-Person Search: Requesters with scheduled appointments may also perform a name-based search by visiting the Camden County Hall of Justice at the following address:

Camden County Hall of Justice
101 South 5th Street
Camden, New Jersey 08103
(856) 650-9100

To facilitate the name-based search, record searchers must provide the full name of the individual they are searching for, the type of record they want, and any other details.

Camden County Courts

The Camden County trial court system comprises a Superior Court, a Surrogate’s Court, and 34 Municipal Courts. The location addresses of some of these courts are as follows:

Camden County Superior Court
Camden County Hall of Justice
101 South 5th Street,
Camden, NJ 08103
Phone: (856) 379-2200

Camden County Surrogate's Office
600 Market Street,
Camden, NJ 08102
Phone: (856) 225-7282

Audubon Municipal Court
606 West Nicholson Road,
Audubon, NJ 08106
Phone: (856) 547-0712
Fax: (856) 310-0825

Audubon Park Municipal Court
135 Haddon Avenue,
Haddon Township, NJ 08108
Phone: (856) 854-1176

Bellmawr Municipal Court
21 East Browning Road,
Bellmawr, NJ 08031
Phone: (856) 931-1081
Fax: (856) 931-8935

Berlin Borough Municipal Court
59 South White Horse Pike,
Berlin, NJ 08009
Phone: (856) 767-1721
Fax: (856) 767-8955

Berlin Township Municipal Court
135 Route 73 South,
West Berlin, NJ 08091
Phone: (856) 767-2533 ext. 2
Fax: (856) 767-9337

Brooklawn Municipal Court
500 White Horse Pike,
Oaklyn, NJ 08107
Phone: (856) 858-0074
Fax: (856) 858-9552

Camden City Municipal Court
520 Market Street,
P.O. Box 95120,
Camden, NJ 08101
Phone: (856) 757-7000
Fax: (856) 541-5326

Camden County District Court Records

Camden County does not have a designated district court. The Superior Court handles cases that are typically under the district court's jurisdiction, along with other types of cases. The Camden County Superior Court handles civil cases like contract disputes, personal injury, property disputes, and felony and misdemeanor crimes. The Superior Court also hears cases involving divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, minors, and matters concerning wills, estates, and guardianships.

Requesters seeking to access records that are peculiar to the District Court may explore the following resources:

• The New Jersey Judiciary Public Access Website: Searchers may visit the New Jersey Judiciary’s website to browse for case information by party name, case number, or other identifiers.
• Electronic Access Program (EAP): Interested parties may also sign up for the EAP virtual access to specific judicial case systems. Please note that this service attracts a fee of $4 per minute.
• In-Person Requests: Requesters possessing valid IDs may visit the Camden County courthouse, also known as the County Hall of Justice, at 101 South 5th Street, Camden, NJ 081032, to submit record requests for court records under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.

Camden County Criminal Records

Individuals seeking Camden County criminal records may visit the website of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), the state's record keeper of criminal history background records.

Camden County requesters may adopt the step-by-step process below to obtain their criminal history record information (CHRI) through the NJSP portal:

• To get started, applicants should arrange to have their fingerprints taken for CHRI checks with a state-authorized fingerprint-capturing vendor. This process allows the law enforcement agency to link and verify the applicant's identity with the criminal records database.
• Getting fingerprinted with state-sanctioned vendors costs $45.73. Applicants may pay using VISA, Master Card, American Express, Discover, prepaid debit cards, or electronic debit (ACH) from their checking account.
• Applicants may access the Personal Record Request letter on the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) website within 24 to 72 hours of fingerprinting. This letter represents an official request for their CHRI.
• Applicants must choose the correct code for the fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history check from the NJSP's site and obtain their Personal Record Request within 90 days of the fingerprinting exercise. If they exceed this date, they must repeat the process, incurring additional charges.

Applicants who do not get feedback on their application within ten working days may contact the Criminal Information Unit at (609) 882-2000 ext. 2302 or email them at CIU@njsp.gov for assistance.

Camden County Criminal Court Case Lookup

Camden County residents may use the New Jersey Courts portal to look up criminal court cases. To search, users must access the Criminal Judgment Access database. When entering the database, they must use the drop-down arrows to search criminal cases by name or county.

Eligible persons may also obtain information on criminal cases that have resulted in convictions and sentences in the Camden County Superior Court through the PROMIS/Gavel Public Access. However, a defendant may only obtain search results for case(s) where they were convicted and sentenced. No other defendant’s result will be displayed.

Get Camden County Civil Court Records

In Camden County, the Superior Court usually hears civil cases where a plaintiff claims that the defendant's actions have hurt them and asks for financial compensation. Examples of such cases are vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, contract breaches, and landlord/tenant disputes.

Individuals seeking to access civil court records via the New Jersey Court's Civil Case Public Access must register for an account if they are first-time users. Requesters with user login details for eCourts, Evidence Submission, Judiciary Electronic Document Submission (JEDS), or Municipal Case Resolution may use such credentials. Attorneys must use their assigned attorney bar ID credentials.

On the portal, users may search by docket number or party name and fine-tune the search by entering the court division, docket type, date, and year.

Requesters may also download a record request form and submit it to the Superior Court Clerk's Office to obtain Camden County's public civil court records. They may submit record requests in person or via mail.

To submit their record requests, applicants may visit the Civil Division of the Superior Court at the Camden County Hall of Justice, 101 South 5th Street, Camden, NJ 081033, or call (856) 650-9100 ext. 43220.

Camden County civil court case records requesters must produce a government-issued ID card and pay for copies of such records at 5 cents per page for letter-sized pages and 7 cents for legal-sized pages.

Camden County Family Court Records

In Camden County, the Family Division of the Superior Court hears many family-related cases, including divorce, child support and custody, visitation rights, termination of parental rights, adoption, legal guardianship, abuse, and neglect. In addition, the court hears cases involving domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, and family crisis issues.

New Jersey statutes restrict the public disclosure of most family court records. However, individuals seeking publicly available family court records may contact the Family Division of the Superior Court at (856) 650-9100 ext. 43480

Camden County Marriage and Divorce Records

Marriage Records

The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry in Trenton provides certified copies of marriage records from 1941 to present to requesters in Camden County. To get records dating before 1941, record searchers must visit the Department of State, New Jersey State Archives website or contact the office at (609) 292-6260.

Individuals seeking to obtain Camden County marriage or divorce records must provide the full names of the records, the city where the event occurred, and the spouse/partner's name.

Applicants seeking marriage and divorce records in Camden County must produce a valid government-issued ID card and pay the necessary fees to obtain copies of such documents.

Individuals who apply for marriage records through the State Office must pay $25 for the first copy and $2 for each additional copy of the same record ordered simultaneously. Record seekers who order marriage certificates from local registrars in Camden County have to pay $25 for the initial search and a certified copy, certification of the record, or a No Record Statement. Additional copies of the same record ordered simultaneously attract a charge of $2 per copy.

Camden County record seekers may obtain marriage certificates via online request, same-day walk-in service, or regular requests (mail orders only) through the state-authorized vendor or Camden County Registry offices.

Divorce Records

The case is considered closed after a divorce case is final and a divorce judgment is issued. In Camden County, eligible record searchers may obtain divorce records of marriages dissolved in Camden County at the county courthouse, where they are temporarily kept. Divorce records are permanently stored by the Superior Court Clerk's Office in Trenton.

Camden Birth and Death Records

Requesters may obtain Camden County birth and death certificates from the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry in the Trenton Office of Vital Records. The office maintains birth records from 1923 to the present and death records from 1941 to the present day. Record searchers may also visit the State Archives to obtain historical records on births (1921-1923) and deaths (1931-1948) in Camden County.

Regardless of where applicants receive the county’s birth and death certificates, they must provide proof of relationship to the person named on the record, as only eligible persons may obtain certified such records.

Applicants may request birth and death certificates online. As of September 2024, the processing time for online requests stood at 6-8 weeks (business days) from the date the request was approved. Additional fees include a $5 processing fee, a $5 online authentication fee (non-refundable), and a $12 UPS shipping fee.

Individuals who prefer the mail-in option should send a completed application form, a copy of their ID, and the relevant fee to the following address:

New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry,
P.O. Box 370,
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370.

For express mail, applicants should send their applications to the New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, Attn: Customer Service Unit, 55 N. Willow Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08618.

Requesters who wish to visit the Office in person may do so at 140 East Front Street, Trenton, NJ. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays.

At the local level, applicants may also order birth and death records by contacting a Camden County Registrar. The website of the New Jersey Department of Health offers requesters a comprehensive list of registrars in the county.

Birth and death certificates are crucial for establishing identity, applying for passports, enrolling in school, and receiving benefits. In addition, these documents are essential tools for genealogical studies, offering information about family history and lineage. Death records, in particular, are necessary for probating estates and carrying out historical and epidemiological studies.

Camden County Probate Court Records

The Camden County Surrogate’s Court handles probate court affairs, including probate of wills, administration, trusts, guardianship, adoptions, and management of minors’ funds.

Record seekers looking for Camden County probate court records may browse the Camden County Surrogate’s Court Records Database. This portal allows requesters to search probate records by first or last name, estate, and case numbers, or party type.

Camden County Property Records

Property records in Camden County are available on the Camden County Board of Taxation website. The website's search tool informs visitors about the county's property taxes, appraisals, and other property-related records. Users may refine their search by entering parameters such as the owner's name, property address, parcel number, subdivision, sale date, sale price range, and year of construction. The search engine's results contain information on property value, subdivision, tax history, and sales, among other records.

Camden County Court Records Online

Record searchers who wish to perform a general search for court records in Camden County may do so using the judiciary's official public access portal. Alternatively, third-party online databases such as newyorkcourtrecords.us may make accessing Camden County court records easy. Such platforms typically offer an easy-to-use link where interested persons may look up specific cases by entering search criteria such as case numbers, party names, or dates. Third-party sites may also allow visitors to inspect and download court records straight from their website, saving time and effort. However, it’s important to note that third-party sites operate independently of government agencies, so the availability and accuracy of records on these platforms cannot be guaranteed.