Responsibilities

The County Clerk in the State of New Jersey is a county-wide elected Constitutional Officer. The County Clerk is responsible for the administration of a broad range of services including the filing and recording of all documents affecting real estate ownership and transfer, the processing of US Passport applications, assisting individuals who wish to become a Notary Public, issuance of County ID Cards, filing of Business Trade Names, and the supervision of elections.

General Information

The Salem County Clerk also maintains the archival and historic documents of Salem County, including newspapers dating back to the 1800’s. In addition, the County Clerk provides a speaker program to organizations and schools. The County Clerk’s Office is a major source of funding for the County of Salem’s budget. In the past five years, the County Clerks’ Office has added nearly three million dollars in revenue to the county and also has given the State of NJ nearly six million for the state budget.

Please note that the County Clerk is not in charge of Court Records. Please contact the appropriate state office for information related to the Courts. Please note these records are not held by County Clerk. Birth records are kept in the Vital Statistics office of the municipality where born. Marriage Certificates are in the municipality where the marriage was held.

Salem County Clerk’s Office
110 Fifth St., Suite 200
Salem, NJ 08079

Main #: 856.935.7510

Founded in 1727, the Salem County NJ Clerk is responsible for Real Estate Recording Services, Passport Services, Election Supervision, Identification Services, Trade Names, Registration, Notary Public, Genealogical Research & more.

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News & Announcements

• Salem Women’s History Pamphlet - Interesting Salem County NJ Women’s History is a project of the Salem County Clerk’s Office to research and document Salem County, New Jersey Women’s history.
• Salem Co. Black History Month Brochure - We've put together a short brochure commemorating local Salem Co. Black history.
• Annual Valentine’s Day Wedding Ceremony - Please join us this Valentines Day for our Annual Wedding Event!
• Sample Ballots for the November 7th Primary Election - Check out the Sample Ballot for your town's district for the Primary Election.
• Gubernatorial Statements - Gubernatorial Statements in multiple languages for candidates.
• 2016 Faces of War - The Salem County Clerk is proud to present the 2016 edition of "Faces of War", honoring Salem County's veterans.
• School Board Candidate Info for Nov General Election - NJSBA has posted its updated 2017 November Election Candidate Kit on the NJSBA website. The deadline for candidates to submit their nominating petition is 4 p.m. on Monday, July 31, 2017.
• Churches of Salem County - We have released the 2015 edition of the "Churches of Salem County New Jersey", with 120 pages in PDF format.
• 2014 Faces of War - The Salem County Clerk is proud to present the 2014 edition of "Faces of War", honoring Salem County's veterans.
• Salem County veterans share memories of their service in the Korean War - Veterans reminisce at the Salem County Clerk's Korean War Veterans Remembrance Day Luncheon.