A Municipal Court is hereby established, effective
upon final passage and publication of this article, pursuant to Chapter
264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended by Chapter 394 of the Laws of
1948 of the State of New Jersey, which Court shall be known as the "Municipal Court of
the Township of Hainesport," and the Judge of said Court shall be
known as the "Judge of the Municipal Court."
The Municipal Court shall have, possess and
exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction of a municipal
court as prescribed by Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended, or as may hereafter be prescribed by law.
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
The costs and fees against defendants, when
collected, shall become municipal funds and shall be turned over to
the custodian of the funds of the municipality. The fines and penalties
imposed in said Municipal Court shall be disposed of as prescribed
by law.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Municipal
Building, and the Judge of the Municipal Court shall sit during such
hours and at such times as the business of the Court may require,
subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
[Amended 12-11-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-19; 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4-3; 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-24-11]
There is hereby created the position of Municipal
Court Administrator. The Administrator shall be appointed by the Township
Committee and shall serve at the pleasure of the Township Committee,
except that an officeholder who qualifies under Title 2B of the New
Jersey statutes for tenure shall enjoy a tenured status. The Administrator
shall be paid compensation as provided by the Township Committee within
the range set forth in the salary ordinance, as it shall be amended
from time to time.
[Added 12-11-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-19; amended 4-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4-3; 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-24-11]
There is hereby created the office of Municipal
Deputy Court Administrator, whose occupant shall perform the duties
assigned by the Judge of the Hainesport Township Municipal Court and
shall, in the absence of the Court Administrator, perform all of the
duties of the Court Administrator. The Deputy Court Administrator
shall be appointed by the Township Committee and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Township Committee. The Deputy Court Administrator
shall be paid compensation as provided by the Township Committee within
the range set forth in the salary ordinance, as it shall be amended
from time to time.