Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, with about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Dover offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 town office pages for Dover, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Municipal Clerk, Police records, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Dover records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Dover: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Morris County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Morris County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Dover Municipal Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Municipal Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Dover.
- Website: dover.nj.us/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=7413 (page title: Office of the Municipal Clerk | Town of Dover)
- Phone: 973-366-2200
- Address: 30 PM 37 North Sussex Street Dover, NJ 07801
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Dover police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Dover police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Dover police records.
- Website: doverpolice.org/policereport (page title: POLICE REPORTS | City of Dover Police Department)
- Phone: 302-736-7111
- Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00AM-4:00PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the town police. They are in the Morris County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Dover Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: dover.nj.us/cn/ContactInfo/?tpid=2315 (page title: Contact Information | Town of Dover)
- Phone: 973-366-2200
- Address: 37 N. Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Dover
New Jersey public records law applies to the town government of Dover. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Municipal Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Morris County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Morris County. The Morris County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Dover website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Dover offices listed above, and the town's own website is dover.nj.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Dover?
Request it from the Dover police records unit at doverpolice.org/policereport, phone 302-736-7111. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Dover meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Municipal Clerk at dover.nj.us/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=7413, phone 973-366-2200. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Dover?
Dover cases are heard by the courts that serve Morris County, and people arrested in Dover are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Morris County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Dover?
From the office that holds it: the Municipal Clerk for council and town records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New Jersey public records law applies to town governments.