Step 1: Go to www.NJCourts.gov. Once there, please click on “Self-Represented at the top of the screen.

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Step 2: On the next page, look for the tile labeled “File Court Documents Online (JEDS).” Once you find it, click on it and then head to
the next page.

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Step 3A: On the next page look for the Registration and Login section and click on the link that says “Register Now.”

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Step 3B: You must complete all the registration steps on this page. THESE STEPS INCLUDE: Creating a User ID, creating a password,
providing your contact information including an Email address, the creation of 3 security questions, and your two-factor information.

After completing your registration an “ACTIVATION LINK” will be sent to the email you included in your contact information. You must go to
your email, click that link, to activate your account.

Important Note: The security questions are what you will use to re-set your password. You must remember the answers to your security
questions because they are case-sensitive or you will have great difficulty resetting your password.

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Step 4: After you complete your registration and click the “Activation Link” in your email, redo Steps 1 & 2. Once you are back on the
Registration and Login page click on the link that says “Log in now.”

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Step 5: Once you are on the “Log In page” enter your User ID and Password into the appropriate slots and then click “Login.” Please note, you may have to
do two-factor authentication before you are able to reach the homepage.

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Step 6: After logging in you will be taken to your “New Jersey Courts – Portal Home Page.” You will see tiles towards the bottom of the screen.
Look for the tile that says “Judiciary Electronic Document Submission” and click on it.

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Step 7: Once you are on the JEDS home page, look for the box that says “Create A Filing.” Click that box and you will see two options appear:
one for Municipal Court and the other for Superior Court. Click on the Superior Court option.

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Step 8: Once you click on Superior Court you will be taken to the “Create Filing” page. The first step is to verify yourself. Your name and contact
information will appear in the middle of the page towards the left. Ensure that the information and email address is correct, click the Certify box
underneath to confirm the information is true and accurate, and then click “Next.”

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Step 9: You will then be taken to the “Enter Filing Details” page. This page is very important. To send your records request to the SCCO in
Trenton you must choose the right options in the drop-down menus. To submit a records request to the SCCO you must:

• Select SCCO from the Court drop-down.

• Select Court records from the Docket Type drop-down.
• Venue depends on where the matter originated, so you must choose that on your own.
• Select Record request from the Filing Category drop-down.
• Once you choose those options, you will see the various types of records you can choose, including certified, plain, exemplified, among
others. Bubble in the type of records request you want and then click “Next” on the bottom right corner.

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Step 10A: You must now upload your record request form. First click the box that says “Attach” in the middle of the page towards the right-side.

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Step 10B: After clicking “Attach” an attachment box will appear. Drag or upload your completed records request form into the attachment box
& then click the green “Attach” button.

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Step 10C: After you attached your Records Request form, you will see it appear in the middle of the page in the “Required Documents” section
underneath the word “Attachment.” You can add more documents by clicking “+ Add Optional Documents.”

Before you can move forward, you must certify that you removed all personal identified. READ YOUR RECORDS REQUEST AGAIN BEFORE
CERTIFYING TO ENSURE YOU’VE REMOVED ALL PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS. Once you are ready, click the box in the certify section.

Once you’ve certified that all personal identifiers have been removed and are ready to move forward, click on the green “Next” button.

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Step 11: You will then be taken to the review page where you can see your submission before submitting. Once you are done your review, click
on the submit button.

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Step 12: You will receive a message if your filing requires a fee. READ THE MESSAGE IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS NO REFUNDS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE
EVENT A FILING WITH A COURT FEE IS SUBMITTED IN ERROR. DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED CANNONT BE CANCELLED OR CORRECTED.

After reading the filing message, click the box to certify that you understand.

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Step 13: You will be taken to the payment page if your filing requires a fee.

Here you must select how you wish to pay, then you must enter the payment details, and then you must submit your request so that it can be
processed. Please be advised, the turnaround time for records request is 6-8 weeks. After submitting your request, you will receive an email
with details of your submission and an EF number. The EF number is your reference number for your submission.

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