Laurie Courter, Borough Clerk, RMC, CMR email
Connie Dean, Deputy Clerk/Registrar email
908-689-3600 ext.119
Hours: 8:30 am to 12:00 Noon
and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Monday - Friday
Informational Flyer for Residents
General Duties: The Borough Clerk acts as secretary to the governing body, assisting in the formulation of all meeting agendas, recording minutes of the meeting, and certifying resolutions and ordinances. The Borough Clerk's office issues business licenses, retail food licenses, bingo and raffle licenses, and marriage licenses. The Borough Clerk is also the Registrar of Vital Statistics responsible for the recording of deaths, births, and marriages.
VITAL STATISTICS: For anyone seeking to obtain a certified copy of birth, marriage or death record, all applications for certified copies of a vital record will be processed on Thursdays only. At this time walk-ins will not be taken. You may mail or drop your application off with Deputy Clerk, Connie Dean An application can either be mailed or emailed to you. The application MUST BE FILLED OUT PRIOR to you coming to the Vital Statistics office. Applications for certified copies can be found below.
Application for a Marriage License: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY with Connie Dean, Deputy Registrar at 908-689-3600 x119. Please be sure to make an appointment at LEAST one month in advance of the ceremony, regardless if you have a date already planned or not.
Click here for Application for License: Marriage, Remarriage, Civil Union, and Reaffirmation of Civil Union. Please download the application and fill out the front portion. Applications are to be completed neatly before coming to appointment. You may also email your completed application to deputyclerk@washingtonboro-nj.org. Witness is to fill out top portion of second page. Signatures on back of application will be done at time of appointment.
Items required at time of appointment for a marriage license:
- A witness
- Both applicants must be present
- $28.00 fee (Check or Money Order Only) made out to: Washington Borough
- Valid Government issued ID
- Proof of residency (Driver’s license) except for, if you are coming from out of state then the venue on where ceremony is to take place MUST be within the Borough of Washington.
The following forms are provided here for your convenience.
For State Committee, County office, Municipal office & County Committee, where the candidate is filing on his/her own, the single signature form can be found here.
For State Committee, County office, Municipal office & County Committee, where the candidate is filing a joint petition with one other candidate, the single signature form can be found here.
County Commissioner and State Committee use “Petition for County Offices”. Municipal Candidates use “Petitions for Municipal Office” and County Committee use “Petitions for County Committee”.