Vital Statistics

Registrar of Vital Statistics:  Amy P. Cosnoski
Deputy Registrar: Sunshine Dashiell

Municipal Building
500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd.
Pemberton, New Jersey 08068

Phone:  609.894.3314
Facsimile:  609.894.2703

Hours: 8:30a - 4:00p

All matters involving Vital Statistics will be handled during the above mentioned hours only. It is highly recommended, that you contact the office to schedule an appointment to complete your application. Prior to coming in, you can complete the first page ONLY of the application, we will complete the rest with you when you come into the office in front of your witness! 

The Registrar of Vital Statistics provides a legal record of all births, deaths, or marriages which occur within Pemberton Township.  To apply for a copy of a legal record of such an event, you may either apply at the Municipal Building or download and print the Vital Statistics Request Form and mail the completed form to:  Registrar of Vital Statistics, 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd., Pemberton, NJ 08068. 

FEES
  • Certified record $10.00
  • Additional certified record ordered at the same time $5.00
  • Marriage License/Domestic Partnership/Civil Union $28.00
  • Burial Permit $15.00
Marriage and Civil Union Application Procedures
The Marriage or Civil Union license is issued by the licensing officer in the municipality in which either party resides and is valid in any municipality in the State of New Jersey or, if neither party is a resident of the State, in the municipality in which the proposed Marriage or Civil Union is to be performed in which case the license is valid only in that municipality.

TIME TO APPLY

The Registrar of Vital Statistics strongly recommends that you complete the application for the license approximately two weeks prior to the Marriage/Civil Union ceremony date.  The office is open from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday (excluding holidays).

ITEMS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION

  • Proof of identity by presenting your Driver's License, Passport or other valid State/Federal ID with a photo
  • Proof of residency, current address on Drivers License is sufficient
  • Your social security number
  • A witness, 18 years of age or older with a valid government issued ID
  • The $28 application fee (this is non-refundable)
*Social Security number is required by law for US citizens and will be kept confidential

**Any documents in a foreign language must be accompanied by a certified English translation

REQUIRED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

  •  Parents' names at birth and place of birth
  • If you are widowed, divorced, have had a previous civil union dissolved, domestic partnership terminated or have had a civil union annulled, please provide date and location (i.e. County & State) where the event occurred
INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE APPLICATION

  • The name, address, and telephone number of the person performing the Marriage/Civil Union ceremony
  • The name of the municipality in which the Marriage/Civil Union will take place
  • The date the Marriage/Civil Union will take place

WAITING PERIOD AND FEES

There is a 72 hour waiting period from the time the application is signed until the Marriage/Civil Union License can be issued.

Fee:  $28.00, which is non-refundable

For further information contact the Registrar of Vital Statistics, Amy Cosnoski, at 609.894.3314