How to Get Certified Copies of a Birth or Death Record

***Please read through this entire page before submitting a request***

What is a non-genealogical record

In addition to marriage, domestic partnerships, and Civil Unions, Non-Genealogical Records (current events) are:

For all orders, the following must be sent with your application:

Your application will be returned if you do not send in all required documentation.

 

Step 1: Identify the non-genealogical record

You must be able to fully identify the record by providing all of the information listed below on the application form. Your request cannot be accepted unless you provide the information below.

Step 2: Provide Acceptable Identification

You must provide acceptable ID in order to get a copy of any vital record. For mailed requests, copies must be mailed to the address listed on your identification. 

The following are acceptable forms of ID:

Alternate forms of ID are:

Please do not send in original ID documents. Only copies are required.  If you want to have your order mailed to a different address than what is listed on your identification, your application must include a notarized letter that authorizes the order to be mailed to a different address. 

 

Step 3: Payment of Fees

The fee for certified copies at the City of Lambertville is $15.00 per copy. All payments may be paid by check or money order made payable to: The City of Lambertville. Please do not send cash through the mail.

Please do not send cash through the mail.

 

Step 4: Proof of Relationship

ONLY required if ordering a certified copy of a vital record.

Proof of relationship is not required if you are asking for a certification, which is an uncertified informational copy of the vital record not valid for establishing identity or legal purposes.  However, you must still provide proof of identity when requesting a certification.

To get a certified copy of a person’s vital record, you must provide proof of your relationship to the person listed on the record and the proof must establish you are one of the following:

 

Step 5: Submitting your completed application and supporting documents

Regardless of the where you place your order you will have to bring with you or send with your application:

Your application will be returned if you do not submit with all required information.
See the bottom of this page for next steps to submit your request and supporting documentation.

 

How to prove relationship for non-genealogical records

If you are requesting a certification (an informational copy of a vital record not valid for legal purposes), you do not need to provide proof of relationship.

If you are looking for a certified copy of

If you are not a person qualified to get a certified copy of a record

If you are an attorney

 

Next Steps

  1. Download a request for a Certified Copy (REG37A) HERE
  2. Bring or send the Application, required documents, and $15 per copy payment to

Flemington Borough Hall
38 Park Avenue
Flemington, NJ, 08822

Contact the Flemington Borough Clerk's Office if you have any questions at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 908-782-8840.