Union County Clerk, New Jersey Fax Number — Copies, Recording, and Records Requests
Most non-recording business with Union County goes to the county clerk's office, and this page shows how to confirm whether it takes a request by fax. Union County Clerk, New Jersey keeps the public land records for Union County, from its offices in Elizabeth, as the county's office of record for deeds, mortgages, and liens. Here is what the office handles, what genuinely goes by fax, and how to get its current number.
Union County Clerk, New Jersey Fax Number
Check the Union County recording-office contact page for the working fax, then verify it accepts your request that way
Hours: The county clerk's office runs weekday hours and pauses on county holidays and closures.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Union County Clerk, New Jersey
- A document to the title company or closing attorney in your transaction
- A certified- or plain-copy request for a recorded deed or mortgage
- A document to your lender or escrow agent during closing
- A supporting document the office asks you to send by fax
- A records-search or chain-of-title inquiry to the office
Where copy requests for Union County go
The county clerk's office maintains Union County's recorded instruments and answers the copy and search requests that come with them. Indexes by grantor and grantee let staff locate an instrument once you give the names and the approximate date. Confirm the county clerk's office's current fax before you send, since the number and the accepted channel both change.
Recorded instruments in Union County
A property's history in Union County is built from recorded deeds, mortgages, assignments, releases, and judgment liens indexed by the county clerk's office. Once a lien is paid, the release or satisfaction is recorded so the record shows clear title. Fax comes in around those documents — a copy request, a search inquiry, or a document to a party — where the county clerk's office or that recipient accepts it.
A secure way to fax in a Union County transaction
Sending a document in a Union County records matter is faster online than finding a fax machine or driving to an office. You upload the PDF, enter the confirmed fax number, and the pages go out encrypted in transit. Getting a document out takes a couple of minutes on the 7-day free trial; plans then start at $12.99/month.
Faxing to Union County Clerk, New Jersey — FAQ
As a rule, no. The county clerk's office records an original document, so a fax is not how something is recorded in Union County. E-recording, in-person, and mail are the real channels; the office returns a stamped copy once recorded. Fax still helps for a copy request, a records question, or a document to a party — where the county clerk's office or that recipient accepts it.
The county clerk's office maintains Union County's recorded documents and answers the copy and search requests that come with them. The office can tell you the fee and the accepted channel for your particular request. Get the current fax from the county's official website or by calling the county clerk's office directly.
Recorded Union County instruments are public, and a copy request is one of the things the office handles. An online records search often returns the document number before you even contact the office. Confirm whether the county clerk's office takes a copy request by fax, or requires a written, in-person, or online request, and what the fee is.
The legal description or the recorded document number tells staff exactly which instrument you mean. Name the receiving office — the county clerk's office or the specific party — at the top, and add your callback number. Send multi-page requests as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order.
Recording is handled by e-recording through a submitter, at the clerk's counter, or by mail. Check the county's own page first, since a recording belongs on the original instrument. Doing it that way avoids the most common cause of a delay.
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