Records · Sussex County
Sussex County deed and record copies
From the Sussex County Clerk in Newton, plain or certified.
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Send the requestIn Sussex County, the County Clerk records deeds and mortgages. We order the copies you need from the office in Newton 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.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Sussex County?
With the Sussex County Clerk (Hall of Records, Suite 304), 83 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860, 973-579-0900.
Can I search Sussex 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 Newton, 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.
Sussex County record offices
Recording, estate and assessment records in Sussex County
Three Sussex County offices hold the records people most often ask us to pull: the Sussex County Clerk, the Surrogate and the Board of Taxation.
- Recording a deed
- $40 first page (includes required tax abstract fee), $10 each additional page (table marked rev. November 2007), as the county's page states it. Recording fees
- Wills and estates
- Sussex County Surrogate's Office
3 High St., Suite 1, Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0920
Probated wills and administrations for Sussex County estates come from the Surrogate, not the Sussex County Clerk. - Civil court files
- Sussex County Judicial Center, Floor P1
43-47 High St, Newton, NJ 07860
862-397-5700 ext. 75455
Court papers in a Sussex County civil case are copied at the Civil Division. - Assessment records and appeals
- Sussex County Board of Taxation
83 Spring Street, Suite 301, Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 579-0970
Sussex County appeal deadline: April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment.
Sources for the county figures: Sussex County Clerk, recording; Sussex County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Sussex County Civil Division (NJ Courts office page); Sussex 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.