[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Branch as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch. 5.
[Adopted 1-26-1971 by Ord. No. 590 as Sec. 2-15 of the 1971 Code]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the city pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., to be known as the "Municipal Court of the City of Long Branch, Monmouth County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in the City Hall or such other place as the Council shall designate from time to time and shall exercise all the functions, powers and duties and jurisdiction conferred by law upon municipal courts.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The Municipal Judge shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
B. 
The Municipal Judge shall have and possess the qualifications and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance. He need not be a resident of the city. He shall be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey. Whenever the Municipal Judge is unable to sit as such, he may designate any other judge of any municipal court (except a nonattorney judge) or an attorney at law to sit for him temporarily and hold the Municipal Court. Any such designation shall be made in writing and shall be filed in the Court, and any person so designated, while sitting temporarily, shall possess all the powers of the Municipal Judge.
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by the appointing authority and who shall perform the functions and duties prescribed for him by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts and by the Municipal Judge. His duties shall include, but not be limited to:
A. 
Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
B. 
Interviewing and speaking to persons wishing to file criminal complaints or wishing information in this regard; receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to court matters.
C. 
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
D. 
Attending court; recording pleas, judgments and dispositions; arranging trial calendars; signing court documents; preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
E. 
Taking and preparing bail bonds, recognizances and security in lieu thereof; making inquiry concerning their sufficiency and equity; receiving and accounting for fines and costs.
F. 
Interviewing persons on informal police court matters to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issuing summonses requiring court appearances; maintaining and classifying records and files.
G. 
Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such records, reports and files as are required by the Director of Motor Vehicles.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
There shall be a Deputy Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by the Council and who shall perform the functions assigned to him by the Municipal Judge and by the Municipal Court Administrator.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Adopted 1-26-1971 by Ord. No. 590 as Sec. 2-37 of the 1971 Code]
[Amended 3-8-1994 by Ord. No. 13-94; 2-10-1998 by Ord. No. 3-98]
Any person applying for representation in the Long Branch Municipal Court by the Municipal Public Defender shall be required to pay an application fee of $200 for such representation. The Municipal Court Judge may waive the required application fee, in whole or in part, if the Judge determines, in his/her discretion, that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation by the Municipal Public Defender.