There shall be a Municipal Court, to be known as the "Municipal
Court of the Township of Clark," which shall have and exercise the
limited civil and criminal jurisdiction prescribed by law and the
applicable rules of the Supreme Court.
The Municipal Court shall have a Seal which shall bear the impress
of the name of the Court.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Municipal Building
of the Township. The Judge shall designate the days when sessions
of the Court will be held and the hour thereof, in accordance with
the New Jersey court rules applicable to municipal courts.
A Court Administrator of the Municipal Court shall be appointed
by the Council for such term as is fixed by the Council and until
his/her successor is appointed and qualified. The Court Administrator
shall receive an annual salary fixed by ordinance to be paid in the
same manner as the salaries of other municipal officers. Such salary
shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
The Court Administrator shall perform such functions and duties as
shall be prescribed for him/her by law, by the rules applicable to
municipal courts and by the Judge of the Municipal Court.
[Added 5-15-2006 by Ord. No. 06-11]
The Clark Township Municipal Court is authorized to charge a
fee of $25 to those individuals appearing before the Court whose checks
for fines and costs are dishonored or otherwise returned for nonsufficient
funds.