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Ocean County deed and record copies
From the Ocean County Clerk in Toms River, plain or certified.
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Send the requestIn Ocean County, the County Clerk records deeds and mortgages. We order the copies you need from the office in Toms River and send them back as a scan.
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By statute, county clerks may charge $2 a page for copies their staff make and $5 for a clerk's certificate (N.J.S.A. 22A:2-29). Many counties charge less for self-service or online copies, so the exact fee depends on the county and the copy. We pass it through at cost.
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- Give the names, property address, book and page, or docket number so the record can be found.
- Agency copy and certification fees are billed at cost after the pull.
- Vital records can only go to people the state allows to request them.
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Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Ocean County?
With the Ocean County Clerk, 118 Washington St, Toms River, NJ 08753, 732-929-2018.
Can I search Ocean County land records online?
Yes, the county has an online land records search. Plain copies can often be printed there. Certified copies still come from the office in Toms River, and we can order them for you.
Do you do title searches?
No. We pull specific recorded documents you ask for. A full title search is a job for a title company.
Ocean County record offices
Recording, estate and assessment records in Ocean County
Recorded deeds are one of three places the county keeps property and estate records. Here is what we could confirm about recording with the Ocean County Clerk, and the two other offices people often need.
- Recording a deed
- The county's recording page does not state a deed fee plainly; see the recording page.
- Also on the county's page
- The Clerk posts its recording fee schedule as a PDF (labeled as of January 2026).
- Wills and estates
- Ocean County Surrogate's Office
118 Washington St., P.O. Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754
732-929-2011
Probated wills and administrations for Ocean County estates come from the Surrogate, not the Ocean County Clerk. - Civil court files
- Ocean County Courthouse, Civil intake, Room 121
118 Washington St, Toms River, NJ 08753
732-504-0700 ext. 64360
A filed Ocean County civil case file sits with the Civil Division here. - Assessment records and appeals
- Ocean County Board of Taxation
118 Washington Street, Room 215, PO Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
(732) 929-2008
Ocean County appeal deadline: April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment.
Sources for the county figures: Ocean County Clerk, recording; Ocean County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Ocean County Civil Division (NJ Courts office page); Ocean County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals. Last checked November 2026. Phone ahead, since the county rooms and extensions change.