[Adopted 12-20-1948 by Ord. No. 442 (Ch.
8, Art. I, of the 1974 Code)]
[Amended 10-26-2010 by Ord. No. 12-2010]
A Municipal Court for the Borough of Totowa
is established as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 293 of the Laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended
and supplemented.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Borough of Totowa."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impress of the name of the court.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal
Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor of the Borough of Totowa,
with the advice and consent of the Borough Council of the Borough
of Totowa, and who shall serve for a term of three years from the
date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
[Amended 11-12-1974 by Ord. No. 1027]
The Municipal Judge shall receive such salary
as shall be established by the annual Salary Ordinance as adopted
by the Mayor and Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The currently effective Salary Ordinances are
on file in the office of the Borough Clerk and are available for examination
during office hours.
[Amended 10-26-2010 by Ord. No. 12-2010]
Said Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge
thereof shall have, possess and exercise all of the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of Chapter 293
of the Laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented,
or by any other law.
[Amended 11-12-1974 by Ord. No. 1027]
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Borough
of Totowa on such days and at such time as shall be determined by
the Municipal Judge.
