[1967 Code § 2-13.1]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented,
to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Borough of Bound Brook,
Somerset County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing the
impress of the name of the Court. The Municipal Court shall be held
in the Borough Hall of the Borough of Bound Brook, or such other place
as the Borough Council shall designate from time to time, and shall
exercise all of the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred
upon municipal courts by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.,
as amended and supplemented, or any other law.
[1967 Code § 2-13.2]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. 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. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall have and possess
the qualifications, and shall have, possess and exercise all of the
functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by N.J.S.A. 3:12-1
et seq., as amended or supplemented, or by general law or ordinance.
[1967 Code § 2-13.3]
There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator who shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council
and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed
for him by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts, and by the
Judge of the Municipal Court. His duties include, but not be limited
to:
a. Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating
to the operations of the court.
b. Interviewing and speaking to prospective complainants; receiving
complaints and dispensing information relating to court matters.
c. Maintaining the financial records of the court.
d. Attending court, taking minutes of the trials and entering them in
the docket; arranging trial calendars; signing court documents; preparing
and issuing warrants and commitments.
e. Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiry as to their sufficiency
and equity; receiving and accounting for fines and costs.
f. Interviewing persons on informal police court matters to determine
if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issue summonses
requiring court appearances in this regard; maintaining and classifying
records and files.