Livingston Township Phone Directory

The Livingston Township phone directory gives you access to contact details for township offices and local residents. Livingston Township is in Essex County, New Jersey, with a population of about 30,000 people. You can search the phone directory for Livingston Township to find numbers for the municipal clerk, tax office, police department, and other services. The township clerk handles records requests and keeps a master list of all department contacts. Use the search tools on this page to look up phone numbers in Livingston Township.

Livingston Township Directory Contacts

The Livingston Township Municipal Clerk is the official custodian of records. The clerk fields phone calls, processes OPRA requests, and keeps the township directory up to date. If you need a phone number for any department, the clerk's office is the right place to start.

Livingston Township sits in Essex County, one of the most populated counties in New Jersey with about 863,000 residents. The Essex County Register of Deeds is at 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Hall of Records, Room 130, Newark, NJ 07102. The register, Hon. Juan M. Rivera Jr., oversees property records for all 22 municipalities in Essex County. The office has deeds and mortgages going back to 1637. If you need a county-level phone number or a property-related contact in Livingston Township, the register's office can help.

Note: The Essex County Register's Office has computerized records since 1988 and images available online since 2001.

Search Livingston Phone Listings

Online tools make phone directory searches fast and simple. The Livingston Township Municipal Clerk portal shown below provides access to township contacts and public records requests.

From this page, you can find phone numbers for individual departments and submit OPRA requests to get staff directories or contact lists.

The NJ OPRA Portal is another option for searching the Livingston Township phone directory. The portal covers over 1,250 state agencies. It formats your records request and sends it to the right custodian. The system tracks the seven-day response deadline under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5, so you know when to expect an answer.

You can also search for people by name. Public records databases pull information from voter rolls, property filings, and court records across Essex County. Results may show a phone number, current address, and other people living at the same home. This makes the Livingston Township phone directory useful for both government and personal lookups.

Livingston Phone Directory Access Laws

New Jersey law guarantees your right to public records in Livingston Township. Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, government records must be open for inspection and copying. Phone directory listings, staff rosters, and department contact sheets all count as government records. The law says any limits on access must be read in favor of the public.

The Essex County Register's Office uses the PRESS system to give online access to property documents. Since 1988, documents have been scanned, indexed, and archived digitally. You can search by name or instrument number. The RECORD ALERT system also lets property owners in Livingston Township sign up for free notices if any documents are filed against their property. This helps catch fraud early.

If an agency in Livingston Township denies your records request, file a complaint with the Government Records Council. The GRC hotline is 1-866-850-0511. Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-11, agencies face fines for violations. A first offense costs $1,000. A second violation within ten years costs $2,500. A third costs $5,000. You can also recover attorney fees if you prevail in court.

Essex County Phone Directory for Livingston

Essex County was one of the original counties in the Province of East Jersey, formed on March 7, 1683. The county seat is Newark. Parts of old Essex County became Passaic County in 1837 and Union County in 1857. The Essex County Register maintains property records for Livingston Township and the other 21 municipalities in the county.

Recording fees in Essex County are set by schedule. Deeds cost $45.00 for the first page. Mortgages cost $35.00 for the first page. Certified copies are $8.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each page after that. The office accepts cash, checks, and credit cards. There is an ATM on site. Frequent users can open a charge account for monthly billing.

The New Jersey State Archives holds historical Essex County records including manumission records from 1804, Civil War volunteer records from 1861 to 1865, and veterans grave records spanning over 200 years. These collections are available for research at the State Archives in Trenton. For the Livingston Township phone directory, these archives may help with genealogical searches or historical property lookups.

Note: Essex County holds some of the oldest land records in New Jersey, with deeds dating back to 1637.

Find People in Livingston Township

The phone directory search tool at the top of this page lets you look up anyone in Livingston Township by name. Results are drawn from multiple public data sources and may include phone numbers, current and past addresses, and related persons.

Data sources for the Livingston Township phone directory include:

• Essex County voter registration records
• Property deeds and mortgage filings
• Court records from the NJ judiciary
• Business name certificates from the county clerk
• State motor vehicle records

All of these records are public under New Jersey law. The combined search helps you find contact details for people in Livingston Township faster than checking each source on its own. Whether you need to reach an old friend or verify a phone number, the Livingston Township phone directory is a useful starting point.

Essex County Phone Directory

Livingston Township is part of Essex County. The county register handles property records, and the county clerk manages elections and public archives. For more county-level phone numbers and public records, visit the Essex County phone directory page.

View Essex County Phone Directory