There shall be a municipal court in the Township known as the "Municipal Court of the Township of Harding in the County of Morris."
A. 
Appointment; term of office. The Municipal Court shall have a judge known as the "Municipal Judge," who shall be appointed by resolution of the Township Committee to serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
[Amended 3-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90]
B. 
Powers and duties. The Municipal Court shall possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon it by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
[Amended 11-17-2010 by Ord. No. 15-10]
[Amended 3-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90]
The Municipal Judge shall sit on regularly scheduled dates at the Municipal Building in New Vernon and at such times as the business of the Court may require.
[Added 3-11-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96; amended 11-17-2010 by Ord. No. 15-10]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:24-1 et seq., the Township Committee hereby establishes the requirement that a person applying for representation by the Municipal Public Defender shall pay an application fee as provided in Chapter 171, Fees. The Municipal Court may waive any required application fee, in whole or in part, if the Court determines, in its discretion, that the application fee represents an immeasurable burden on the person seeking representation.
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Editor's Note: See also § 7-22.
[Amended 10-14-1969 by Ord. No. 3-69; 12-30-1991 by Ord. No. 5-91]
A. 
Appointment. There shall be a Court Administrator, and there may be a Deputy Court Administrator, each of whom shall be appointed by resolution of the Township Committee to hold office until the first day of January next following their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
[Amended 11-17-2010 by Ord. No. 15-10]
B. 
Duties. The Court Administrator and, in the event of the absence, sickness or other disability of the Court Administrator, the Deputy Court Clerk shall:
(1) 
Carry out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the operation of the court.
(2) 
Interview and speak to prospective complainants; and receive complaints and dispense information relating to court matters.
(3) 
Maintain the financial records of the court.
(4) 
Attend court, take minutes of the trials and enter them in the docket; arrange trial calendars; sign court documents; and prepare and issue warrants and commitments.
(5) 
Take and prepare bail bonds, making inquiry as to their sufficiency and equity; and receive and account for fines and costs.
(6) 
Interview persons on informal police court matters to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issue summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; and maintain and classify records and files.