Effective May 1, 2017 – Cover Sheets are Required for Recording
Per New Jersey P.L. 2011, chapter 217 (N.J.S.A. 46:26A-5), a cover sheet is required with all land documents submitted for recording beginning May 1, 2017.
To be compliant, there are several options:
eRecord your Document on our site, www.njcountyrecording.com:
- The cover sheet is automatically produced
- The cover sheet is not subject to additional per page fees
- Registration is free
- Same interface as 11 other New Jersey Counties
eRecord your Document through a third-party submitter:
- The cover sheet is automatically produced
- The cover sheet is not subject to any additional per page fees
- The submission is subject to fees from third-party submitter
Include Cover Sheet with your Hard Copy Paper Document Submitted via Mail, Courier, or Over-the-Counter
- The cover sheet must contain all information as required by law
- The cover sheet information must be complete and legible
- For your convenience, a fillable PDF Cover Sheet is available here.
- The cover sheet is part of the document and will be charged as an extra page on documents that have a per page fee
Submit your Hard Copy Paper Document Submitted via Mail, Courier, or Over-the-Counter without a Cover Sheet
- The Clerk’s Office will index the document without a coversheet for a fee of $20
- Customers with an escrow account will have their accounts debited the additional fee
- Documents without the required fees will be returned