[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township of Washington
(now Township of Robbinsville) as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-31-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-37 as
§ 36 of the 2001 Code]
A Municipal Court for the Township of Robbinsville
in the County of Mercer is hereby established as of the effective
date of this article, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1
et seq.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Township of Robbinsville in the County of
Mercer."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the name of the Court.
[Amended 5-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-20]
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal
Court, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council. The Judge shall serve for a term of three years from
the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and
qualified. In the event that any vacancy shall occur, it shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made, but
only for the unexpired portion of the term.
The Municipal Court, and the Municipal Judge
thereof, shall have, possess and exercise all of the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction conferred by law upon the Court and Judge.
[Amended 4-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-14]
A.
There shall be a Court Administrator and a Deputy
Court Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed
by the governing body of the Township of Robbinsville. The Court Administrator
and Deputy Court Administrator shall perform the functions and duties
as shall be prescribed for Court Administrators by law, the rules
applicable to Municipal Courts and by the Municipal Judge.
B.
The Court Administrator shall be appointed for a term
of one year from the date of his/her appointment and until his/her
successor is appointed and qualified.
C.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:8-13.3, tenure shall
be granted to the Court Administrator as follows:
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Tenure for full-time Administrator of Municipal
Court. Any person holding office, position or employment as full-time
administrator of a municipal court who has held such office, position
or employment continuously for five years or more and who has become
certified during that period shall hold and continue to hold said
office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not
be removed therefrom for political or other reasons except for good
cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial
hearing.
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The basic duties and responsibilities of the
Court Administrator shall be to:
A.
Enter in Court records the minutes and proceedings
of the sessions of the Court of the Township of Robbinsville.
B.
Assist the Judge by performing Court clerical work
and related work as required, including:
(1)
Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and
procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
(2)
Interviewing and speaking to prospective complainants,
receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to Court
matters.
(3)
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
(4)
Attending Court, taking minutes of trials and entering
them in the docket; arranging trial calendars, signing Court documents,
and preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
(5)
Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiry as
to their sufficiency and equity, and receiving and accounting for
fines and costs.
(6)
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 in this regard; and
maintaining and classifying records and files.
The governing body may by ordinance or resolution
provide for and appoint any additional clerical help or other assistants
which the Municipal Court may require and provide for the compensation
of the clerical help and other assistants.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 94-5, as amended by
Ord. No. 97-43 (§ 2-65.3 of the 2001 Code)]
[Amended 4-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-17]
A person applying for representation by the
Public Defender of the Township of Robbinsville shall pay an application
fee at the time of application.
The Court may waive the required application
fee, in whole or part, if the Court determines, in its discretion,
that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden upon the
person seeking representation.
