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| County | County Clerk/Register Status | County Clerk/Register Access | County Clerk/Register Impact | Surrogate's Status | Surrogate's Access | Surrogate's Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | OPEN | OPEN | Delays | OPEN WITH DELAYS | SEARCHERS REQUESTS INFO AND CAN PICK UP THE NEXT DAY (NOT AVAILABLE RIGHT AWAY) | Delays |
| Bergen | OPEN | OPEN | Residual delays (due to backlog) | OPEN WITH DELAYS | COPIES CAN TAKE 5-7 DAYS DEPENDING ON HOW BUSY THEY ARE | Delays |
| Burlington | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays | LIMITED, BUT WE HAVE DATABASE/ONLINE ACCESS | LIMITED ACCESS - BY APPOINTMENT (SEARCHERS MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEARCH FROM THE COUNTY FOR CERTAIN SURROGATES FROM 2012 FORWARD) | None |
| Camden | OPEN | OPEN | None | LIMITED ACCESS, BUT WE HAVE LIMITED DATABASE/ONLINE ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT; NOTE: NEW OFFICE IS 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE COUNTY CLERK | None |
| Cape May | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays | LIMITED | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays |
| Cumberland | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays | LIMITED | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays |
| Essex | OPEN | OPEN TO SEARCHERS ONLY; THE PUBLIC NEEDS APPOINTMENTS (WHICH ARE HARD TO GET) | Residual delays (due to backlog) | LIMITED | ONLY INDEX IS AVAILABLE - COPIES ARE UNAVAILABLE | Residual delays (due to backlog) |
| Gloucester | OPEN | OPEN | None | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | None |
| Hudson | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | None | CLOSED | CLOSED - ONLY OPEN TO PUBLIC FOR PROBATE ONLY | Delays |
| Hunterdon | OPEN | OPEN | None | OPEN | TITLE SEARCHERS ONLY | None |
| Mercer | OPEN | RESTRICTIONS DUE TO HOW MANY SEARCHERS ARE ALLOWED IN AT A TIME | None | CLOSED/NOT AVAILABLE | CLOSED | Delays |
| Middlesex | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | None | CLOSED, BUT WE HAVE LIMTED DATABASE/ONLINE ACCESS | SURROGATES OFFICE IS CLOSED BUT WE HAVE THE WEBSITE; DTS FROM 1/2/1998/INDEX ONLY; | None |
| Monmouth | OPEN | OPEN | None | CLOSED, BUT WE HAVE LIMTED DATABASE/ONLINE ACCESS | SURROGATES OFFICE IS CLOSED BUT WE CAN GET RECENT SURROGATE COPIES IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE IF WE HAVE THE DOCKET #; DTS FROM 1/1/1984/INDEX ONLY; | None |
| Morris | OPEN | OPEN | None | LIMITED, BUT WE HAVE LIMTED DATABASE/ONLINE ACCESS | SURROGATES IS BY APPT ONLY; DTS FROM 1/1/1986/INDEX ONLY; | None |
| Ocean | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | None | OPEN | 0 | None |
| Passaic | OPEN | OPEN | None | OPEN | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL | None |
| Salem | LIMITED ACCESS | PARTIALLY OPEN; LIMITED HOURS | Delays | LIMITED | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays |
| Somerset | OPEN | OPEN | None | OPEN | 0 | None |
| Sussex | OPEN | OPEN | Delays | OPEN | 0 | Delays |
| Union | OPEN | OPEN | None | OPEN | OPEN TO SEARCHERS ONLY; | None |
| Warren | LIMITED ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays | LIMITED, BUT WE HAVE LIMTED DATABASE/ONLINE ACCESS | BY APPOINTMENT | Delays |