Click here for our Standard Operating Procedure regarding special fees. Click here for the form to file an OPRA request.

Effective April 1, 2019, the New Jersey State Police launched the Firearms Application and Registration System (FARS). The Absecon Police Department will be utilizing this system for all initial firearms identification card applications, replacement of lost or stolen firearms identification cards, and requests for handgun purchase permits. The procedures for FARS will be as follows:

1. Go to the FARS portal at https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/Fars  (Please note that the FARS portal is not administered by the Absecon Police Department)
2. The first section of the online application you will be required to enter the ORI number for the Absecon Police Department, which is NJ0010100. You must enter this number correctly or you cannot proceed.
3. When completing the online application, you will need to submit the email addresses of two (2) reputable references. Please advise your references that the FARS portal will email them the questions to be answered. They may need to check their spam or junk folder. Please advise your references to complete the questions immediately to progress your background investigation. 
4. Fees will be paid online to the State of New Jersey by debit or credit card. No refunds can be issued.
5. If you have never been fingerprinted for a firearms purpose in New Jersey, you will need to schedule an appointment with IdentoGO by clicking here. If you have been fingerprinted before for a firearms purpose in New Jersey, you do not need to be fingerprinted again.

The online application process is APPLICANT DRIVEN. Please ensure that your references respond in a timely manner. All firearms identification cards and purchase permits are now electronic. You will receive an email from the New Jersey State Police where you can download copies of the corresponding documents.

If applying for a private citizen concealed carry permit, please review the training requirements by clicking here.

Motor vehicle accident reports can be retrieved online by clicking here to visit our CRASHDOCS site.

Youth Protection Program:

Please click here for more information if you will be involved in youth sports in the City of Absecon and need to be fingerprinted for that purpose.

Firearms Identification Card/Handgun Purchase Permit:

Please see the Firearms section of this FAQ for information pertaining to firearms permit fingerprinting.

Employment:

If you need to be fingerprinted for employment purposes, other than working for the Absecon Police Department, you will need to make an appointment with the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. While there is no cost for this service, you must provide the fingerprint cards and you must be able to provide proof that you are a resident of Atlantic County. Please click here for more information.

You must obtain a tow release form from the police department before going to the tow yard. A release may be obtained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the lobby of the Absecon Police Department, located at 500 Mill Road, Absecon, NJ 08201.

You will be required to present your valid driver's license, registration, and insurance card at the time of release. A vehicle will only be released to the registered owner or the owner's assignee with a notarized letter.

An administrative fee of $25 is due at the time of release. Cash, personal check, or money order made payable to the Absecon Police Department will be accepted. For information on business hours of the tow yard, please call the number provided on the release form.

Please be advised that you are responsible for all applicable towing and storage charges. Storage fees are accrued on a daily basis.

Abandoning your vehicle is an offense under N.J.S.A. 39:4-56.6. Abandoned vehicle and their contents may be disposed of at public auction. Please keep in contact with this department and the respective tow company regarding your motor vehicle.