Clerk/Registrar’s Office
CLERK’S OFFICE FORMS
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Form - please note, you must request specifically what records you are looking for. Any general/vague requests will be DENIED.
LGCCC Biennial Registration Application/Affidavit
LGCCC Raffle License Application
LGCCC Raffle Report of Operations
LGCCC Bingo License Application
LGCCC Bingo Report of Operations
LGCCC Sample Ticket Off Premise Raffle
Vote By Mail (VBM) Application
REGISTRAR SERVICES
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Residents can schedule appointments for Marriage License Certificates by phone or email with the Township Clerk/Registrar of Vital Statistics. Payment for the marriage license ($28) must be paid at the time of applicants’ submission (these fees are in play again and were only waived from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023). A mandatory 72-hour wait time begins once the application for the marriage ceremony is received. Once a license is issued, marriage license is good for 30-days and must be returned to the Registrar where the marriage ceremony is taking place within five days of the marriage ceremony. Marriage licenses are not a legal document used for name changes or proof of marriage. !!!!! PLEASE NOTE !!!!! If both marriage license applicants are from OUT OF STATE, you must apply in the municipality in which you will be married and you BOTH must have out-of-state IDs or adequate proof that you both reside OUTSIDE of New Jersey (i.e., if you both live in Connecticut and are getting married in Hope Township, you need to apply in Hope Township). IF ONE OR BOTH OF YOU are NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS, you MUST apply in the municipality in which either one of you resides (i.e., if one resides in Hope Township and one resides in Knowlton Township, you may choose either municipality to apply in). For more in-depth information regarding requirements to be met for applying for a marriage license in New Jersey, please click here.
CERTIFIED COPIES OF BIRTH, DEATH, AND MARRIAGE LICENSES
Applicants must provide a completed application and remit payment for all copies giving at least 24-hours notice to receive certified copies of all vital records. OUT OF STATE OR MAILED APPLICATIONS MUST be accompanied by proof of identity along with payment ($10 PER COPY with check, cash or money order made payable to HOPE TOWNSHIP). PLEASE NOTE: Certified copies are filed based upon where the event took place (i.e., if you are married in Hope, your license is filed here. If you apply for your license in Hope Township, but are married elsewhere, your license is filed in the municipality where the wedding took place.) REQUESTS FULFILLED FROM THIS OFFICE ARE $10 PER COPY, AND MAY BE MAILED TO PO BOX 284, HOPE, NJ 07844 along with the the necessary proof of identity and payment amount.