[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Raritan 9-20-1948 (Ch. 49 of the 1966 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established in the Borough of Raritan a Municipal
Court to be known and designated as the "Municipal Court of the Borough
of Raritan, New Jersey."
The Municipal Court so established shall be presided over by
a Municipal Court Judge appointed by the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Raritan, in pursuance with the statutes of the State of
New Jersey. Said Municipal Court Judge shall exercise jurisdiction
over such offenses occurring in the Borough of Raritan as may be recognizable
before said Court under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
The Municipal Court Judge of said Court shall receive an annual
salary payable in monthly installments.
[Added 1-27-1976]
A.
There is hereby created the office of Municipal Prosecutor for the
Municipal Court of the Borough of Raritan, New Jersey. The Municipal
Prosecutor shall be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey,
and he or she shall, on appointment, take and subscribe to an oath
of office in the usual form.
B.
The Municipal Prosecutor shall be appointed by motion or resolution
of the Borough Council, and the term of office of the Municipal Prosecutor
shall be one year.
[Added 10-22-1996]
A.
Any person applying for representation by the Municipal Public Defender
shall pay an application fee of $200. The Municipal Court may defer
payment of said fee until fines and Court costs are imposed and collected
if the Municipal Court determines, in its discretion, that the applicant
does not have the ability to pay the fee at the time the application
is made.
[Amended 5-12-1998]
B.
The Municipal Court may waive the application fee, in whole or in
part, if the Court determines, in its discretion, that the application
fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation.
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator appointed pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-10, as amended and supplemented. The Municipal Court
Administrator shall perform such functions and duties as are prescribed
by law, the rules of the courts and the Judge.
