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Official Cape May County criminal records must be requested from the office that created or maintains them. Sheriff incident reports, jail files, court cases, county government records, and New Jersey fingerprint histories all use different custodians. The routes below identify the appropriate office for each record type. Cape May County Criminal History is privately operated and cannot accept a government records request, issue an official copy, or act for a public agency.

This Is Not a Government Office. Cape May County Criminal History is a private reference resource. It cannot retrieve an official criminal record, perform an official background check, change a government file, or receive an expungement petition.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office tied to the record's source and purpose:

  • Superior Court files: use the Cape May Criminal Records Room, or review the Cape May County criminal court case routes
  • Personal New Jersey criminal history: follow the New Jersey State Police Personal Record Request and IdentoGO fingerprint process
  • Sheriff incidents and crashes: email Records@cmcsheriff.net with the case number or the incident date and officer's name, plus the requester's name, address, and telephone number
  • Jail and booking information: contact Cape May County Jail Records at the Correctional Center
  • Municipal police reports: request the report from the city or township police department that created it, not from the County Sheriff
  • Other county records: use the Cape May County Open Public Records Act process through the county administration office

The Cape May County Sheriff's Office mailing and administrative location is 4 Moore Road, DN-301, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. The Law Enforcement Division telephone is 609-463-6420, and Sheriff-handled incident or crash requests use Records@cmcsheriff.net.

For confinement information, contact Cape May County Jail Records at the Correctional Center, 125 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, telephone 609-465-1233. That unit maintains information about people confined there, including current charges, bail information, and court transactions. Historical booking details may require a direct request rather than the public current-inmate list.

Filed indictable cases and releasable court documents belong to the Cape May Criminal Records Room, Cape May County Courthouse, 9 North Main Street, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. Call 609-402-0100, extension 47530. Court records follow New Jersey Court Rule 1:38, not the county OPRA form.

The Cape May County OPRA intake is at the Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. This county route applies to records held by county government. It does not replace a municipal police request, a Judiciary records request, or the New Jersey State Police fingerprint process.