New Jersey State Agency Databases

Identifies New Jersey local place names with their municipality and county.

Lists "municipalities by county with associated municipality, federal and legislative codes." Searchable by county, municipality or legislative district.

"Includes electronic New Jersey State government publications along with digital books, photographs and postcards about New Jersey but not published by state government (Jerseyana). This database is designed to address the long-term preservation and access requirements of electronic government publications and other digital material."

"Indexes and displays nearly 4,000 images produced or collected by the Writer’s Project/Program for use as illustrations in their publications. They include original photography depicting New Jersey sites, people and activities in the 1930s-40s as well as copy work. Subjects include historic buildings, local industry (e.g., factory workers in Paterson; shipbuilding in Camden), recreation, famous New Jerseyans, etc. Some localities are more extensively documented than others depending upon the stories and articles published."

Indexes more than 7,000 photographs, and displays more than 2,000, showing all aspects of farming, including events and celebrations, organizations, people, corporations, and more. These Department of Agriculture public information photographs range in date from the 1930s to the 1970s with a few items from as early as the 1880s.

Searchable directory of community farmers markets, roadside markets, and places to pick your own fruits or vegetables.

Select a product (e.g., freshwater fish or marine fish) and then select a specific fish or seafood.

Search for suppliers, exporters, importers and brokers.

"New Jersey law requires a new public business entity to have a name which is not the same (or similar) as another active entity." Search here for registered business names and business name availability.

"Search for information on all types of businesses operating in New Jersey, including business entities like corporations and LLCs, as well as trade names and trade/service marks used by New Jersey businesses."

Search by name, discipline, or business type to retrieve a list of prequalified consultants.

Searchable by name, specialty, or Approved Trade Code, the database lists contractors classified for a specific trade or specialty by the Division of Property Management and Construction.

Provides a variety of databases for finding answers to business questions and information related to business entities, the Uniform Commercial Code, Notaries Public, tax/employer services, and procurement-related services.

A searchable list of funding opportunities for NJ businesses. Can be filtered by industry or funding source.

Includes browseable lists of open bids and blankets along with an advanced search option. From the NJ Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property.

"Helps businesses and entrepreneurs identify and collaborate with our top universities and experts. This free database will help you discover thousands of experts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)." Sponsored by the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.

Offers certified and non-certified searching of data for individuals and organizations. Also includes a bulk data search,

Search by category, area, or ZIP code for disabled and senior services including day care centers, senior centers, support groups, places to apply for state and federal assistance programs, hospice programs, housing assistance, tax preparation assistance, transportation, and more.

Allows users to search for providers by name or services, and filter results further by services, provider location, location type, etc.

Records include contact information and a breakdown of expenses and income. Also gives date of latest report.

"A FREE, online searchable registry of affordable and accessible housing units throughout the State of New Jersey, including: Affordable Rental Housing, Affordable For-sale Housing, and Housing with Accessibility Features."

"Provides information on eligible programs and incentives for a specific location, such as Smart Growth and Urban Target Area designation." Includes locator tools with interactive maps for smart growth (to provide eligibility information for State loan and subsidy programs), municipalities, planning areas (to determine Planning Area Designation such as Metropolitan Planning Area or Pinelands), and census data location (to identify census tract and block group for an address. From the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.

"Provides information on eligible programs and incentives for a specific location, such as Smart Growth and Urban Target Area designation." Includes locator tools with interactive maps for smart growth (to provide eligibility information for State loan and subsidy programs), municipalities, planning areas (to determine Planning Area Designation such as Metropolitan Planning Area or Pinelands), and census data location (to identify census tract and block group for an address. From the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency.

The board oversees "the regulated utilities, which in turn provide critical services such as natural gas, electricity, water, telecommunications and cable television." Offers a search tool for recent documents in addition to a legacy system that "offers all publicly-available documents filed with the Board via a single search field."

Searchable by site, category, or static documents. Categories covered include such topics as air and water quality, water supply, certifications and licenses, hazardous waste and site remediation, and more.

Searchable by name, solid waste number, city or zip code. The entire database can also be downloaded in a zipped Excel format file.

Includes dashboards for active investigations, closed investigations, and comparison data. Data can be filtered by county, municipality, date, and more.

Includes both published and unpublished court opinions. Each collection may be searched or browsed.

"An automated criminal case tracking system. It captures information concerning defendants who have been charged with criminal offenses. It tracks the processing of those defendants from initial arrest through appellate review. The system provides the function of docketing, noticing, calendaring, statistical reporting and case management." "Selected information from Promis/Gavel is available to the public."

"The majority of the name changes indexed in this database belong to the record series, Department of State / Division of Commercial Recording / Name-Change Judgments, 1876-1947. The index also references earlier name changes done by legislative act, as well as a number of name-change judgments found among the Secretary of State’s Miscellaneous Fillings (Series II)." Select the relevant database to begin.

"This is a full-text archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts, including the Supreme Court, from March, 1994 to date, the Superior Court Appellate Division and the Tax Court from September, 1995 to date. Please note that in 2005, the New Jersey Administrative Office of Courts changed its publication policy and began to release all Appellate Division decisions for inclusion in this database. Before that date, decisions marked "Unpublished" were not released, and are available only from the court directly." Hosted by the Rutgers Law Library - Newark.

"A full-text archive of the Opinions of the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and the Committee on Attorney Advertising." Hosted by the Rutgers Law Library - Newark.

Searchable by county, name, area of expertise, and hourly fee.

Indexes the details of more than the 54,500 NJ Supreme Court case files held at the New Jersey State Archives. Select the relevant database to begin.

Searchable database of missing persons reported in the State of New Jersey.

This inmate locator offers extensive search options, including hair color, eye color, race, and date of birth or age. Database records include photos, which may be disabled for faster search access.

Database of information on sex offenders required to register as a result of Megan's law.

Provides data and mapping on current air quality as well as data on air quality trends.

"Provides details on potential brownfield sites, including acreage, cleanup status, and property owner contact information. This mapping tool also helps people identify what government programs exist to assist with remediation. Businesses can use this information to help remediate and improve site uses."

Searchable by site, category, or static documents. Categories covered include such topics as air and water quality, water supply, certifications and licenses, hazardous waste and site remediation, and more.

"This interactive mapping tool allows users to view overburdened communities, the criteria each block group meets, and the municipality for which the overburdened community is designated in accordance with the New Jersey Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157, as well as query addresses to determine if they are within an overburdened community."

"This tool provides basic information regarding a property’s current and future flood risk. Users may search for their property by mailing address to find flood risk information necessary to complete certain sections of the Flood Risk Notice and/or property condition disclosure statement required by P.L.2023, c.93, including whether the property is in the FEMA Special or Moderate Risk Flood Hazard Area."

NJEDL is an online library of literature and multimedia on the environment of New Jersey, including material on related topics such as wildlife and wildlife habitats. The collection includes documents and reports, scientific studies, photographs, videos, maps, and more. The project is a collaboration between the Rutgers University Libraries and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.

"An interactive mapping website to visualize exposure from coastal flooding hazards."

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection's interactive web mapping application. Mapping options include historical maps as well as aerial photos dating as far back as the 1930s.

Search for Publications, Environmental Education Materials and Digital Geodata in the Survey Web pages by Author (Last Name) or Keyword (Quadrangle or County name)

"...a publicly available mapping tool to show potential sources of lead exposure." Searchable by address or place.

Provides you with the ability to search for boring location plans and boring logs using an interactive map interface.

Searchable by name, solid waste number, city or zip code. The entire database can also be downloaded in a zipped Excel format file.

Maps "every facility with an air permit registered with the Division of Air Quality at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection." Searchable by address or place.

Provides monthly data on temperature, precipitation, and snowfall from 1893 to the present based on climate station (e.g., New Brunswick).

" Included are maps of mean, mean maximum, mean minimum, extreme maximum, and extreme minimum temperatures, precipitation, and snow." Coverage is from 1997 to the present.

Provides data on temperature and precipitation from 1895 to the present for the state and the north, south, and coastal divisions.

"The New Jersey Forest Service (NJFS) has been overseeing the Big Tree Conservation Program and keeping a record of the largest trees in the state since the 1930s. As part of the program, the Forest Service maintains the Big Tree List, a compilation of the largest native and naturalized tree species in the state." The list is presented in the form of a clickable map also searchable by address or place.

The H&H Database "is the culmination of several decades of data collection effort by NJ Soil Conservation Districts and the NJ Department of Agriculture (NJDA)." Uses hydrologic and hydraulic data submitted to soil conservation districts for permit review by consulting engineers.

Select a county to find contact information and related websites for emergency management coordinators across the state.

The board oversees "the regulated utilities, which in turn provide critical services such as natural gas, electricity, water, telecommunications and cable television." Offers a search tool for recent documents in addition to a legacy system that "offers all publicly-available documents filed with the Board via a single search field."

Search for Publications, Environmental Education Materials and Digital Geodata in the Survey Web pages by Author (Last Name) or Keyword (Quadrangle or County name)

NJEDL is an online library of literature and multimedia on the environment of New Jersey, including material on related topics such as wildlife and wildlife habitats. The collection includes documents and reports, scientific studies, photographs, videos, maps, and more. The project is a collaboration between the Rutgers University Libraries and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.

Data from 1997-1998 to 2015-2016 downloadable in spreadsheet format.

Data from 1998-1999 forward downloadable in spreadsheet format.

"Contains information about the approved degree and certificate programs at licensed New Jersey Institutions of Higher Education."

Includes options for finding a public school or a non-public school as well as links to other directories of education resources.

Provides data on such areas as academic achievement, college and career readiness, and student growth along with demographic and enrollment data. Searchable by school name and county/district.

Allows users to search for providers by name or services, and filter results further by services, provider location, location type, etc.

"Helps businesses and entrepreneurs identify and collaborate with our top universities and experts. This free database will help you discover thousands of experts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)." Sponsored by the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.

Allows comparison of dollars spent on students for which public schools must provide services. Searching varies based on the year selected; recent years are searchable by indicator, district, or group.

Searchable by department, organization name, or phone number.

Searchable directory of state employees including department affiliations.

Keyword searchable directory of boards, commissions, and authorities including such information as legal authority, purpose, special requirements, and membership.

Locate a State Senator or Assemblyman by municipality, legislative district, or using the alphabetical listing. Also includes links to the legislative rosters for the Senate and General Assembly, with information on committees, committee membership, and legislative leadership.

Searchable by county, municipality, or name of mayor. Provides basic contact information as well as start and end dates for each mayoral term.

A searchable directory of Post Office box numbers replacing physical street addresses for all state agencies.

Annual financial disclosure statements for local public officials. Covers 2014 to the present.

"Includes reports used by municipal officials in preparing and managing their budgets and meeting statutory reporting requirements ." Covers 2005 to the present.

Includes browseable lists of open bids and blankets along with an advanced search option. From the NJ Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property.

Record of labor contracts for state, municipalities and school districts in New Jersey. According to the website, "All contracts are searchable by Employer Name, Organization Name, Contract Term, Employer Category and Unit Description. The text of a contract submitted since January 2005 is also searchable if the Public Employer provided an electronic copy." A browseable version is also available.

Provides clickable maps and menus to retrieve data on Hurricane Sandy reconstruction funding by municipality or state agency.

Provides data on revenue, expenditures, the public payroll, pensions, property tax, debt, and other budget resources.

Allows comparison of dollars spent on students for which public schools must provide services. Searching varies based on the year selected; recent years are searchable by indicator, district, or group.

"The Unclaimed Property Administration (UPA) recovers and records abandoned or lost intangible and tangible property. The UPA’s goal is to return this property to the rightful owner and/or heirs."

Includes links to services and information, data on the incidence of COVID-19 in New Jersey, and additional resources.

Searchable directory covering Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Inpatient Services, Outpatient Services, and Withdrawal Management.

Use a clickable map, or search by county or municipality, to find local health departments recognized by the New Jersey Department of Health as the provider of public health services for those municipalities within their jursidiction.

A searchable database providing profiles of medical doctors, podiatrists, and optometrists. Includes information about credentials and education, disciplinary actions, hospital restrictions, malpractice payments, etc.

Search by hospital, county, or medical condition to see how well hospitals in New Jersey perform.

"Provides access to public health datasets and information on the health status of New Jerseyans."

Searchable by county, level of service, gender, primary drug, and more.

A searchable registry of the 150 most frequently prescribed medications with comparison pricing for area pharmacies.

Allows users to search for providers by name or services, and filter results further by services, provider location, location type, etc.

Searchable by county, city, name of facility, or level designation.

Search by county & type, city & type, or name of facility.

Search by county, city, or name of the center.

Search by location or facility name to find the "names, addresses, licensure expiration dates, and other information for the facilities which are licensed by the Department of Health or Federally Certified one room ambulatory surgical centers."

Search by county and program type, city and program type, or name of facility to find Long-Term Care Facilities in New Jersey. The database may also be browsed by Licensed Owner or Officer/Principal.

Indexed by first and last name and location. Select the relevant database to begin.

"Indexes and displays nearly 4,000 images produced or collected by the Writer’s Project/Program for use as illustrations in their publications. They include original photography depicting New Jersey sites, people and activities in the 1930s-40s as well as copy work. Subjects include historic buildings, local industry (e.g., factory workers in Paterson; shipbuilding in Camden), recreation, famous New Jerseyans, etc. Some localities are more extensively documented than others depending upon the stories and articles published."

This official tourism website allows you to search for options by category, city, interest, and season.

"References many of New Jersey's earliest extant deeds and surveys found in over 120 record books. Both proprietary filings and transactions recorded by the Provincial Secretaries of the colony and the Secretary of State are indexed. Dates range from 1650 through 1996, but the vast majority of records date between 1675 and 1900."

Indexes record series, including print records and reels of microfilm held by the State Archives.

"Includes electronic New Jersey State government publications along with digital books, photographs and postcards about New Jersey but not published by state government (Jerseyana). This database is designed to address the long-term preservation and access requirements of electronic government publications and other digital material."

Search historic newspapers from New Jersey, made available through a collaboration between the Rutgers University Libraries, the New Jersey State Archives, and the New Jersey State Library. Search them alongside other American historic newspapers or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about newspapers published from 1690 to the present.

"An index of all known digitized newspapers published in New Jersey."

Index of marriage bonds searchable by first and last name (bride and/or groom), their respective places of residence, and/or the year of marriage. Select the relevant database to begin.

According to the site: "Indexes death records recorded by the New Jersey Department of Health. Records include death certificates, as well as some burial, reburial, transit, and disinterment permits." Select the relevant database to begin.

"The majority of the name changes indexed in this database belong to the record series, Department of State / Division of Commercial Recording / Name-Change Judgments, 1876-1947. The index also references earlier name changes done by legislative act, as well as a number of name-change judgments found among the Secretary of State’s Miscellaneous Fillings (Series II)." Select the relevant database to begin.

Index of marriages searchable by groom and/or bride, county of registration, and/or year of marriage. Select the relevant database to begin.

Includes a database of NJ jobs from thousands of NJ employers as well as other features for both job seekers and employers.

Includes job specifications for executive, legislative, and judicial branch positions.

The Training Explorer is a comprehensive listing of all schools and organizations offering education and job training that may be eligible to receive funding assistance. Searchable by occupation, certification, provider, or Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.

The home page of the NJ Legislature includes this search interface for NJ State Legislative Session Bills from 1996 to the present. Search options include Bill Number(s), Legislative Session, Subject, Sponsor, Keyword, Last Date Of Action, and Governor's Action.

The board oversees "the regulated utilities, which in turn provide critical services such as natural gas, electricity, water, telecommunications and cable television." Offers a search tool for recent documents in addition to a legacy system that "offers all publicly-available documents filed with the Board via a single search field."

Locate a State Senator or Assemblyman by municipality, legislative district, or using the alphabetical listing. Also includes links to the legislative rosters for the Senate and General Assembly, with information on committees, committee membership, and legislative leadership.

Searchable GRC decisions related to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Intended to provided "guidance to requestors and records custodians in understanding how OPRA records requests must be submitted by requestors and fulfilled or denied by records custodians."

A codification of all rules and regulations made by the executive branch agencies of New Jersey. The Code can be searched or browsed. It's updated after the semimonthly supplement to the print edition has been distributed to subscribers. The Code may be updated by the Register, which is also searchable.

This version of the complete unannotated New Jersey Statutes may be searched or browsed. Select the Statutes link from the "Laws and Constitutions" section of the menu at the left side of the page to begin.

The State Library compiles histories on all New Jersey laws which are general and permanent. Appropriations, temporary and executed, and repealer acts are excluded. Searchable by year, bill number, and chapter.

Newly proposed rules and regulations are published in the Register. This site includes a searchable version that covers the current issue back through the July 3, 1995 issue. Earlier issues, back to 1969, are available from the New Jersey State Library. Once passed, rules and regulations are added to the New Jersey Administrative Code. Select New Jersey Register from the menu to begin.

"Permits the user to search for attorneys who have been admitted to practice in New Jersey, and to obtain information about attorneys, such as date of admission, status to practice law in New Jersey, and county and municipality of the business office of practicing attorneys."

Searchable directory of firms and individuals who have been debarred, suspended, or disqualified. Categories include medical, professional, construction, and vendor.

Searchable by site, category, or static documents. Categories covered include such topics as air and water quality, water supply, certifications and licenses, hazardous waste and site remediation, and more.

Provides a variety of databases for finding answers to business questions and information related to business entities, the Uniform Commercial Code, Notaries Public, tax/employer services, and procurement-related services.

Searchable database of licensed child care centers and their inspection reports.

"This search can be used to obtain name, mailing address, license reference number, type and status on persons and organizations licensed with the NJ Department of Banking & Insurance."

Search by last name, city, or zip code or view the full list.

Searchable by profession, license type (Accountant, dentist, master plumber and many more), first name, last name, license number, or city. Records include name, partial address, license number, license status and license expiration date.

"Includes 15,770 payment receipts for military expenditures and wartime purchases made by the State of New Jersey from 1861 through 1866. It includes soldiers' discharge certificates for final pay, affidavits of family members for pay due to deceased soldiers, and quarterly returns of the counties and cities listing the names of soldiers’ families and dependant mothers who received subsistence pay during their service." Select the relevant database to begin.

"Provides access to 82,467 name entries in an electronic version of Adjutant General William S. Stryker's two-volume Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865."

Searchable database of more than 1,000 photographs collected by the New Jersey National Guard and ranging in date from the mid-19th century through the 1980s, with the majority taken before 1945.

"The index may be searched by any combination of first and/or last name, and limited by county and/or claims made for damage committed by the British or by the Americans."

Searchable database of "New Jersey men were killed in action or otherwise died while in United States service during World War I, 1917-1918."

From the site, "the ROSI lists all Green Acres-funded properties ("funded parkland") as well as all other lands held for conservation and/or recreation purposes at the time the Local Unit last received funding from Green Acres ("unfunded parkland")."

This official tourism website allows you to search for options by category, city, interest, and season.

Features the NJGIN Explorer for retrieval of thematic maps and data.

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection's interactive web mapping application. Mapping options include historical maps as well as aerial photos dating as far back as the 1930s.

"Has a catalog view that lists all datasets, documents, and views. This catalog can be searched and filtered across multiple categories, such as type of dataset, transparency category, key word or agency name."

Includes both Turnpike and Parkway toll calculators with related information. From the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

Clickable map for locating vehicle inspection stations located within New Jersey.

Covers materials that may be used for construction or maintenance of New Jersey's transportation infrastructure according to Section 106 of NJDOT Standard Specifications. Links to specialized databases for electrical materials, intelligent transportation systems, and new technologies are also provided.

Provides you with the ability to search for boring location plans and boring logs using an interactive map interface.

Searchable database of complaints and related decisions. A Complaint is a formal charge by the Election Law Enforcement Commission that a violation of the Campaign Reporting Act, Lobbying Act, or other statute within the Commission's jurisdiction appears to have occurred, and commences legal proceedings which result in a final decision.

Search for contributions to candidates, committees, political parties or PACs.

Enter your name and date of birth to search for your voter registration record.

Enter your address to find your polling place.