This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Document?
Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in Somerset County, New Jersey:
- Court case files: contact the Somerset County Clerk of Court or the relevant Superior Court division
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see Surrogate's Court
- Criminal and arrest records: see arrest records
- Jail roster: see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Land records, trade names, passports: see County Clerk
- Other county records: see public records
Somerset County Government Offices
The offices below hold the records that people most often need. Call ahead to confirm current hours before making a trip, since hours can change around holidays and court schedules.
Somerset County Superior Court
20 North Bridge Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-332-7700
Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Handles civil, criminal, family, and chancery cases for Somerset County. Part of the Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage.
Somerset County Clerk
20 Grove Street, P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-231-7013
Mon-Fri, 8:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Wed until 6:00 p.m.
Email: CountyClerk@somersetcountyNJ.gov
Handles land records, notary, trade names, passports, veterans filings, and elections.
Somerset County Surrogate
20 Grove Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-231-7003
Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Wed until 6:00 p.m. (by appointment)
Handles probate, wills, estate administration, guardianship, and conservatorship filings.
Somerset County Sheriff / Jail
40 Grove Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-231-7150 (jail)
908-231-7140 (sheriff main)
Handles jail intake, prisoner transport, warrant investigations, civil process, and court security.
OPRA Records Custodian
Somerset County administrative records are available under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. Note that court records held by the Judiciary follow Court Rule 1:38, not OPRA. For county administrative records, contact the official OPRA custodian below.
Somerset County OPRA Custodian
Kelly Mager, Records Custodian
20 Grove Street, P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876-1262
908-231-7030
Email: OPRA@co.somerset.nj.us
Submit requests online through the county JustFOIA portal or by mail, fax, or in person using the OPRA request form.