Fees subject to change

• Effective January 1, 2020 Union County Homeless Trust Fund increase from three dollars ($3.00) to five dollars ($5.00) for each document
• The following fee schedule applies to all services in the County Clerk’s Office:
• All documents will be rejected and returned, if they are not tendered or accompanied by the appropriate fees as set forth in the schedule below.
• The Union County Board of Commissioners pursuant to P.L. 2009, Chapter 123 amending N.J.S.A 22A:4-17 and supplementing P.L. 1984, c. 180 (c.52.27D-280 et seq), has by Resolution, established the Union County Homeless Trust Fund.
• This statute authorizes the collection, by participating counties, of a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for each document recorded by the County Clerk’s Office, to be used exclusively for said Trust Fund, in addition to any other document recording fee.

Please Note

• It is the policy of this office that overpayments of $20.00 or less will not be refunded.

Certified Copy

• First Page – $8.00
• Each additional page – $2.00

Church Corporations

• Each – $25.00

Clerk Certificate

• Each Certificate – $5.00

Construction Lien

• Each – $15.00
• Amendment – $15.00*
• Notice of unpaid balance – $15.00
• Discharge of construction lien – $15.00*
• Discharge of unpaid balance – $15.00*
• Discharge by bond – $25.00*
• Notation – $5.00

*Requires notation

Copy of any document

• Each page – $2.00

Deed

• First page including Tax Abstract – $45.00
• Each additional page – $10.00

Federal Tax Lien or Release

• Each – $25.00

UCC – Financing Statement

• Each – $25.00
• Co-Op – $1.00 additional per page

Hospital/Physician Lien

• Each – $15.00

Inheritance Tax Waiver

• Each – $15.00

Lis Pendens (Foreclosure)

• Filing foreclosure including marginal notation – $40.00
• Discharging Lis Pendens including marginal notation – $40.00
• Each Additional marginal notation – $10.00

Lis Pendens Recording (Regular)

• First page – $35.00
• Each additional page (one side) – $10.00
• Each marginal notation – $10.00
• Each Additional Book and Page – $10.00

Map Filing

• Each – $55.00

Mortgage

• First page – $35.00
• Each additional page – $10.00

Mortgage Assignment

• First page including marginal notation – $40.00
• Each additional page (one side) – $10.00
• Each Additional Book and Page – $10.00

Mortgage Cancellation

• Each Book – $25.00

Mortgage Discharge, Postponement, Release Subordination

• First page including marginal notation – $45.00
• Each additional book and page – $10.00

Notary Public

• Registration – $15.00
• Renewal – $15.00
• Out of County Certificate – $15.00
• Notary Certificate – $5.00

Notice of Settlement

• Each – $20.00 (2 parties)
  • Contract of Sale
  • Mortgage Commitment
• Each $40 (3 parties)
  • Contract of Sales with Mortgage Commitment

Book

• Adult – $130.00 (check or money order)
• Child (under 16 years) – $100.00 (check or money order)
• Emergency/Expedited Service – $60.00 (check or money order)
• Express Mail – Current postal rate
• Each application – $35.00 County Fee (check, cash, credit card or money order)

Card

• Adult – $30.00 (check or money order)
• Child (under 16 years) – $15.00 (check or money order)
• Emergency/Expedited Service – $60.00 (check or money order)
• Express Mail – Not available
• Each application – $35.00 County Fee (check, cash, credit card or money order)

Photographs (Passport)

• Each – $10.00

Peddlers’ License for Veteran

• No Charge

Physician License Registration

• Each – $25.00

Tax Sale Certificate

• First page – $35.00
• Each additional page – $10.00

Tax Sale Certificate Assignment

• First page (including marginal notation) – $40.00
• Each additional page – $10.00

Tax Sale Certificate Redemption

• First page (including marginal notation) – $45.00
• Each additional page – $10.00
• Each additional book and page – $10.00

Trade Name Certificate

• Each – $50.00
• True copy stamp – $2.00
• Dissolution of Trade Name and copy – $25.00
• Partnership agreement – $50.00

Vacation or Dedication Of Streets

• Each – $35.00

Veteran’s Discharge

• Recording – No charge
• Certified copy – No charge

This office will accept cash, personal or business checks, money orders in payment of services performed subject to the following requirements:

• All checks in excess of $10,000 must be a certified or bank check.
• All checks must bear a name, address, and bank account number.
• Personal and business checks must have a personal or business phone number on the front of the check.
• No checks will be accepted after sixty (60) days of issue date.
• Checks returned unpaid will be subject to a $40.00 service charge.
• MasterCard and Visa can be used for payment except for Realty Transfer Fees and Passport filing fees.  Charge fee minimum is $10.00.
• It is the policy of this office that overpayments of $20.00 or less will not be refunded.