There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., to be known as the Municipal
Court of the Township of Mendham, Morris County. The Municipal Court
shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The
Court shall be held in the Township Hall of the Township of Mendham,
or such other place as the Township Committee shall designate, and
shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by law upon municipal courts.
A.
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed in the same
manner as appointive officers of the Township. The Judge of the Municipal
Court shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment
and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.
B.
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall have and possess the qualifications
and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers
and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance. He/she need not be
a resident of the Township. He/she shall be an attorney at law of
the State of New Jersey. Whenever the Judge shall be unable to sit
as such, he/she may designate any other Judge of any Municipal Court
or an attorney at law to sit for him/her temporarily and hold the
Municipal Court. Any such designation shall be made in writing and
shall be filed in the Court and any person so designated, while sitting
temporarily, shall possess all the powers of the Judge of the Municipal
Court.
There shall be a Court Administrator who shall be appointed
by the Township Committee and who shall perform the functions and
duties prescribed for him/her by law, the rules applicable to Municipal
Courts, and by the Judge of the Municipal Court. His/her duties shall
include, but not be limited to:
A.
Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating
to the operation of the Court.
B.
Interviewing and speaking to persons wishing to file criminal complaints
or wishing information in this regard; receiving complaints and dispensing
information relating to Court matters.
C.
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
D.
Attending Court; recording pleas, judgments and dispositions; arranging
trial calendars; signing Court documents; preparing and issuing warrants
and commitments; and maintaining and classifying records and files.
E.
Taking and preparing bail bonds, recognizances, and security in lieu
thereof; making inquiry concerning their sufficiency and equity; receiving
and accounting for fines and costs.
F.
Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such records, reports
and files as are required by the Director of Motor Vehicles.
There may be a Deputy Court Administrator, who shall be appointed
by the Township Committee and who shall perform the functions assigned
to him/her by the Judge and the Court Administrator.
