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By submitting payment you are confirming that you are requesting a record for an event which took place in Middle Township. Failure to provide accurate information will result in a denial of the request and a refund to your payment method. Refunds are processed within 3-5 business days.
Instructions for obtaining a copy of Non-Genealogical Vital Records
  • Non-Genealogical Records are births occurring within the last eighty (80) years or if the individual is still living, marriages occurring within the last fifty (50) years, deaths occurring within the last forty (40) years and all civil union and domestic partnership records.
  • Certified Copies have the raised seal of the office issuing the record and are always issued on State of New Jersey safety paper. Certified copies may be used to establish identity and are legal documents.
  • Certifications are issued on plain paper with no seal and clearly indicate they are not valid for establishing identity or for legal purposes. Certifications are generally useful for genealogy. Certifications of death records do not contain the Social Security Number or the Cause of Death medical terminology.
Applications for a certification or certified copy of Non-Genealogical record requires the applicant to provide a completed application, valid proof of identity**, payment of the fee and, if requesting a certified copy, proof that establishes you are:
  • the subject of the record;
  • the subject's parent, legal guardian or legal representative;
  • the subject's spouse/civil union partner, domestic partner, child, grandchild or sibling, if of legal age;
  • a state or federal agency for official purposes; or
  • requesting pursuant to a court order.
**Acceptable proofs of identity are: Valid photo driver's license or photo non-driver's license with current address OR valid driver's license without photo and an alternative form of ID with current address OR two (2) alternate forms of ID, one of which must show the current address. Alternate forms of ID are:
  • Vehicle Registration
  • Vehicle Insurance Card
  • Voter Registration
  • US/Foreign Passport
  • Permanent Resident Card (green card)
  • Immigrant Visa
  • Federal/State ID
  • County ID
  • School ID
  • Utility Bill (within previous ninety (90) days)
  • Bank Statement (within previous ninety (90) days)
  • Tax Return or W-2 for current or previous year
**All documents MUST BE CURRENT (UNEXPIRED)**

Requests for records to be mailed to an address other than that which appears on the requestor's ID must be accompanied by a notarized letter which includes:
  1. The alternate address, and
  2. A written request to mail records to this alternate address.
People who are homeless can have the coordinator of the homeless shelter where they are temporarily residing submit a request on behalf of the homeless person. The request must be on their agency letterhead and provide the identifying information on the homeless person's vital record. The request must be accompanied by proof of employment by the agency and valid identification. The resulting copy of the vital record will be mailed to the agency.

People who are incarcerated can provide legal imprisonment, conviction papers or release documents that include the name, social security number and all possible aliases used in the past or identification from a prison/probation official.

Please do not send in original ID documents. Only copies are required.

The {[DEP]} charges for EACH Certified Copy. Fees are as follows:

  • Birth Certificates: $25.00 for first copy, additional copys of the same record purchased at the same time are $2.00 each
  • Death Certificates: $25.00
    • additional copys of the same record purchased at the same time are $2.00 each
  • Marriage Certificates: $25.00 each
    • additional copys of the same record purchased at the same time are $2.00 each
  • Civil Union and Domestic Partner Certificates: $25.00 each
    • additional copys of the same record purchased at the same time are $2.00 each
  • Additional Fees for Envelope and Postage:
    • 1-3 copies $0.65
    4-5 copies $1.60
    6-10 copies $1.84

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Appointment Hours: Monday through Friday 9am -3pm
**Appointments required for in-person requests.
Processing time is approximately 15 minutes.
Payment accepted: No checks accepted – money orders, cash and credit card accepted.
Online Requests Processing time is 1-3 Business days and subject to change*
Payment accepted: credit card
  • If you are looking for a certified copy of:
    • Your own birth certificate and you have assumed your spouse's/civil union partner's surname:
    You must provide the certified (government issued) copy of your marriage/civil union certificate to link the name on your current ID to the name on your birth certificate.
    Your child's birth certificate:
    If mom has a different last name than the child, her marriage certificate is required.
    Your spouse's/civil union partner's birth certificate:
    You must provide a certified (goverment issued) copy of your marriage/civil union certificate.
    Your parent's or sibling's vital record:
    Must supply certified (goverment issued) copy of your birth certificate with your parents names listed AND your parents' birth certificate certified (goverment issued) copy with their parents' names listed.
    If you have assumed your spouse's/civil union partner's last name you must also provide a copy of your marriage/civil union certificate to link the name on your current ID to the name on your birth certificate.
    Your grandparent's vital record:
    Must supply your birth certificate with your parents' names listed and your parents' birth certificate with their parents' names listed.
  • If you are not a person qualified to get a certified copy of a record but
    You are helping a person receive a certified copy of a vital record they are ELIGIBLE to receive:
    You must show your valid unexpired government issued photo ID and a notarized, written release authorizing you to get the record on that person's behalf.
    ID Requirements

  • Passport (may not be used by itself, it must be accompanied by one additional form providing current address)

  • Military ID (may not be used by itself, it must be accompanied by one additional form providing current address)

  • Mail from government agency within the last 90 days (DMV, social security)

  • School ID (valid for current year of enrollment only, year must be displayed on ID, may not be used by itself, it must be accompanied by one additional form providing current address)

  • Funeral Director ID

    • *Some instances may require additional documentation*

    For homeless individuals and shelter residents N.J.S.A 26:8-63 f

    1. Letter on agency letterhead, signed by:
    Shelter Coordinator ONLY
    From the shelter where the individual is residing

    2. Completed birth certificate application

    3. Copy of work ID for signor of letter in the #1 above.

    Birth certificate will be mailed to the address located on the agency letterhead or released to the staff member who completed the above in person.

By signing, I hereby certify that I am the applicant named above and that I am authorized to request a certified copy of the record for the above named individual. I understand that penalties are described by law for misrepresentation on this request.
Required Documents
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Current Mailing Address (must match address on ID)
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Please attach the necessary proofs of identity and relationship, as set out at the top.
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  • Death, Fetal Death
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State
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If you are requesting a birth certificate for a homeless individual per N.J.S.A.26:8-63 f, please call 609-465-8721 or email jciccotelli@middletownship.com for the process and required documentation.
Last Name
Middle Name
First Name
How many copies?
Where was the Child Born?
New Name
If the Child's Name was changed please indicate:
City
Middle Name
Spouse B First Name
County
Last Name
Where did the Event take place?
Name of Spouses (name given at birth or on birth certificate / Maiden Name)
Date of Event
Last Name
How many copies?
Middle Name
State
Spouse A First Name
County
Middle Name
State
Middle Name
Parent A First Name
First Name
How many copies?
Where did the Decedent pass away?
Last Name
Name of Decedent's Parents (name given at birth or on birth certificate / Maiden Name)
Last Name
Provide Name of Decedent
Last Name
Middle Name
Date of Death
Parent B First Name
City

    TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLE
    COUNTY OF CAPE MAY
      STATE OF NEW JERSEY 

        ORDINANCE NO. 1555-18

 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLE, CHAPTER 265,

ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED FEES, BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP
RECORDS

 BE IT ORDAINED by the TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, the governing body of the Township of Middle that

Chapter 265, Article 1 of the CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLE shall be deleted and replaced in its entirely as follows:

 Article I: Birth, Death, Marriage and Domestic Partnership Records

  • 265-1 Fees established.

    1.The following fee schedule is hereby established:
  •  Certified copy of birth, marriage, domestic partnership or civil union:
  • $25.00 for initial page of certified copy. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time: $2.00 per copy.
    Long Form (includes certified copies of amended records and copies used for Apostle Seals): $25.00 for the initial page, $2.00 for each additional page of the document. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time: $2.00 per copy, per page.
  • Additional Fees for Envelope and Postage:
    • 1-3 copies $0.62
    4-5 copies $1.54
    6-10 copies $1.78

          2. Certified copy of death:  

  • $25.00 for initial page of certified Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time: $2.00 per copy.


          3. A correction fee be and is hereby is established as follows:   

  • Corrections for all vital records $25.00

-All other ordinances ln conflict or inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency.

-Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or
  invalid for any reason, the remaining portions or this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby and shall remain
  ln full force and effect, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.

 -This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and publication, according to law.