New Jersey apostilles are issued by the Office of the New Jersey State Treasurer in Trenton, NJ.
You will see this seal on all New Jersey apostilles no matter what kind of document is being authenticated (including New Jersey birth, death, marriage, divorce records, court judgments, personal and corporate powers of attorney, consents, criminal records, parents' consents for minor children travel, corporate resolutions, minutes, bylaws, articles of incorporation, goodstanding certificates, etc.)
What does a New Jersey apostille look like?
In the State of New Jersey, as in all states of the United States of America, an apostille is a separate page attached to the document. It has the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey (color image) and is stapled to the document it authenticates. As required by the Hague Apostille convention, each apostille has the title "Apostille", the reference to the Hague Convention, and the following ten items: (1) country where the apostille is being issued ("United States of America"); (2) name of the official (whose signature is being certified by an apostille, in the image above it is "TIFFANY DRENNON"; (3) the position or capasity of this official ("STATE REGISTRAR"); (4) name of of the seal on the attached document ("STATE OF NEW JERSEY", (5) name of the city where the apostille is being issued ("TRENTON, NEW JERSEY"); (6) the date when the apostille is being issued; (7) position of the official person who signed the apostille ("STATE TREASURER"); (8) consecutive number of the apostille (in the image above it is "A846615"; (9) the seal of the apostille issuing agency (Seal of the State of New Jersey); (10) signature (the signature is facsimile).
New Jersey apostilles also have additional language in the bottom left corner. They have a certificate number (in the image above it is 144870019) and the words "Verify this certificate at Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services: Business Records Service (njportal.com). Here you can verify if the NJ apostille you have is authentic.
