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.
Guttenberg is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, with about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps 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 Guttenberg 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 Guttenberg, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Guttenberg records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Guttenberg: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Hudson 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 Hudson County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Guttenberg Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town 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 Guttenberg.
- Website: guttenbergnj.org/Departments/clerks-office (page title: The Official Website of The Town of Guttenberg, NJ | Clerk's Office)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Guttenberg 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: guttenbergnj.org/directory (page title: The Official Website of The Town of Guttenberg, NJ | Directory)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Guttenberg
New Jersey public records law applies to the town government of Guttenberg. The town runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: guttenbergnj.org/_Content/pdf/forms/OPRA-Request.pdf (page title: Town of Guttenberg OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST FORM)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Hudson County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Hudson County. The Hudson County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Guttenberg website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Guttenberg offices listed above, and the town's own website is guttenbergnj.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Guttenberg meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at guttenbergnj.org/Departments/clerks-office. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Guttenberg?
Guttenberg cases are heard by the courts that serve Hudson County, and people arrested in Guttenberg are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Hudson County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Guttenberg?
Through the town's records request page at guttenbergnj.org. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.