There shall be a Municipal Court in the township pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq., or any amendments or supplements thereto, to be
known as the "Municipal Court of the Township of Lumberton." The Municipal
Court shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the court. The
Court shall be held in the township hall or such other place as the Township
Committee shall designate from time to time and shall exercise all the functions,
powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon municipal courts by law.
[Amended 6-3-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-8]
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be
appointed by the Township Committee for a term of three years, to run concurrently
with that of the Municipal Judge. The Administrator shall perform the functions
and duties prescribed for him/her by law, rules and regulations promulgated
by the Administrative Director of the Courts and by the Municipal Judge. He/she
shall be an officer of this township, as that term is defined and used in
P.L. 1991, c. 29, known as the "Local Government Ethics Law," and his/her duties shall include but not be limited to the following:
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 that regard, receiving complaints
and dispensing information relative 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; and 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; and
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 State Director of Motor
Vehicles.
H. Such other duties as may be required by general law or
specifically assigned by the Township Committee.
[Amended 3-15-1976 by Ord. No. 1976-1; 6-3-1991
by Ord. No. 1991-8]
There shall be a Municipal Court Assistant who shall be appointed by
the Township Committee for a term of three years, to run concurrently with
that of the Municipal Judge. The Municipal Court Assistant shall perform all
of the duties and have all of the powers of the Court Administrator during
the absence or disability of the latter, except as may be limited
or unauthorized by general law. At all other times, he/she shall assist the
Court Administrator in the performance of his/her duties and the exercise
of such powers as prescribed for him/her by law, rules and regulations and
as otherwise designated by the Township Committee.
A. Compensation. As full compensation for the discharge
of his/her duties, the Municipal Court Assistant shall receive such compensation
as the Township Committee may fix from time to time in any salary ordinance
of the township.
B. Appointment optional. Appointment of a Municipal Court
Assistant shall be completely discretionary with the Township Committee, which
shall decide whether or not to appoint someone to this office or to fill any
vacancy existing in such position.
C. Municipal officer. The Municipal Court Assistant shall
be deemed a municipal officer as that term is defined in P.L. 1991, c. 29,
the Local Government Ethics Law.