POLICE RECORD REQUESTS & BACKGROUND CHECKS
Nicole Bencivengo
609-298-4300 x2126 / Fax 609-291-2128
NBencivengo@bordentowntownshippd.org

COURT DISPOSITIONS
609-298-2802
court@bordentownmuncourt.org

MUNICIPAL COURT DISCOVERY REQUESTS- (Usually submitted by an attorney's office for unredacted copies of government records)
Note: There are differences regarding redactions and costs when documents are requested under discovery than when requested under OPRA. 

PROPERTY HISTORY REPORTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES – These do not require an OPRA request.  They can be obtained directly by email from the Construction Department at inspect@bordentowntwp.org

To request a copy of a government record, other than those listed above, please complete a Records Request Form (OPRA). Please be as specific as possible with regard to the record being requested.

It is NOT a request for information. If you need information, contact that specific Township department.

Under the Act, record requests must be answered within seven (7) business days. 

Email form to clerk@bordentowntwp.org
 -or-
Drop off in person to the Clerk's office
-or-
Mail to Clerk's Office at 1 Municipal Drive, Bordentown, NJ 08505

ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF DOCUMENTS

• DEEDS: Burlington County at 609-265-5000 (Burlington County Records Request)

• FIRE Records:

  • Mission Fire Company District #1 at 609-298-5375 or

  • Derby Fire Company District #2 at 609-298-8527

• WATER records: Bordentown Water Utility at 609-298-2121

• SEWER records: Bordentown Sewerage Authority at 609-291-9105

• STATE Records: Reach out specific State department for specific OPRA form

Contact Us

Cindy Dziura, RMC/CMR
Township Clerk
609-298-2800 x 2108

Meghan Opielski
Deputy Township Clerk
609-298-2800 x 2104

Police Record Request
Nicole Bencivengo
609-298-2800 x 2126
Email

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at grc@dca.state.nj.us, or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.