[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands 1-25-1949 by Ord. No. 339; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 44.
Police Department — See Ch. 50.
A municipal court for the Borough of Atlantic Highlands is established as of February 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented.
The name of the court shall be the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands".
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
The Municipal Court and the Judge thereof shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
There shall be a Judge of the Court who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of their appointment and until their successor is appointed and qualified.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of their appointment and until their successor is appointed and qualified. The Court Administrator shall perform such functions and duties as are prescribed by law, the rules of the courts and the Judge.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Municipal Building of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands at such times as the business of the Court may require, subject to the rules applicable to Municipal Courts.