This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference service cannot retrieve official records, perform state checks, alter a file, or accept an expungement petition. The proper government custodian must handle each task.
Need an Official Record?
Sussex County requests should be sent according to the record type:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
- Personal statewide criminal history: use the fingerprint-based New Jersey State Police State Bureau of Identification process
- Sheriff records: select the separate Sussex County Sheriff OPRA form in the county Form Center
- Superior Court case files: call the Criminal Division Records Room at 973-579-0933 or visit 43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case
The Sussex County Sheriff's Office is at 39 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860; telephone 973-579-0850 and fax 973-579-7884. Its published materials do not establish a walk-in county background-check service. Ask for a specifically identified Sheriff-created record through the Sheriff OPRA channel. Prosecutor records instead go to the Sussex County Prosecutor at 19-21 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860; telephone 973-383-1570 and fax 973-383-4929. Confirm counter availability before traveling because current records-room hours were not established in the official sources reviewed.