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Finding the Right Clifton Record
These are the direct routes for the most common Clifton record questions:
- Who owns or lives along a street: see the Clifton street directory
- Old directory volumes and past residents: see the Clifton city directory collections
- Finding or verifying one person: see the Clifton resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the rolls: see Clifton resident records offices
- Records not available online: make a specific request under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA) with the custodian named for that record
City records and OPRA requests: Clifton City Clerk, 900 Clifton Avenue, first floor, Clifton, NJ 07013; 973-470-5824; normal hours shown by the City are 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Use the Clifton NextRequest portal for existing municipal records, or contact the City Clerk when a city form is needed.
Court records: Clifton Municipal Court, 900 Clifton Avenue, second-floor violations window, Clifton, NJ 07013; 973-470-5860; Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Court copies use the Judiciary request route and are not OPRA records.