New Jersey Application to Amend a Marriage Record (REG-15)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm REG-15Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Mail-in request to change or correct a New Jersey marriage, remarriage, civil union, reaffirmation of civil union or domestic partnership record. Part 2 orders a certified copy of the amended record. It is mailed to the Vital Record Modifications Unit in Trenton.
Who can use this form
- The person named on the record, with documentary proof
- The form covers changes to personal facts, such as minor spelling changes in a name, the date or place of birth, or the residence
What to send with it
- The completed REG-15 (Part 1, and Part 2 if you want a certified copy)
- A copy of documentary proof that shows the full name and date of birth, such as a birth record, court order or certificate of naturalization
- For Part 2: valid ID and proof of your relationship to the person on the record
- A check or money order payable to "Treasurer, State of NJ". Do not mail cash
Where to send it
- Mail to
- New Jersey Department of Health Vital Statistics and Registry Attention: Vital Record Modifications Unit P.O. Box 370 Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
- State fee
- The form prints a $2 processing fee for a legal name change or an adoption. A certified copy of the amended record is $25 for the first copy and $2 for each additional copy. No fee is printed for other corrections. Payable to "Treasurer, State of NJ".
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- FEB 19
- Source
- Official government page