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.
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, with about 22,000 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 Harrison 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 Harrison, 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 Harrison records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Harrison: 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.
Harrison 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 Harrison.
- Website: townofharrison.com/181/Town-Clerk (page title: Town Clerk | Harrison, NJ)
- Phone: 973-268-2425
- Address: 318 Harrison Avenue Harrison, NJ 07029
- Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Harrison 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: townofharrison.com/142/Contact (page title: Contact | Harrison, NJ)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Harrison
New Jersey public records law applies to the town government of Harrison. 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: townofharrison.com/268/Record-Bureau (page title: Record Bureau | Harrison, NJ)
- Phone: 973-483-4103
- Address: 318 Harrison Avenue Harrison, NJ 07029
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 A.M.- 4:30 P.M.
- 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 Harrison website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Harrison offices listed above, and the town's own website is townofharrison.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Harrison meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at townofharrison.com/181/Town-Clerk, phone 973-268-2425. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Harrison?
Harrison cases are heard by the courts that serve Hudson County, and people arrested in Harrison 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 Harrison?
Through the town's records request page at townofharrison.com/268/Record-Bureau, phone 973-483-4103. 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.