[Ord. 12/14/48]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., to be known as the Municipal
Court of the Borough of Allenhurst, Monmouth County. The Municipal
Court shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court.
The Court shall be held in the Borough Hall of the Borough of Allenhurst,
or such other place as the Board of Commissioners shall designate,
and shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by law upon municipal courts.
[Ord. 12/14/48]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the
Board of Commissioners. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall serve
for a term of three (3) 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 of the office and shall exercise all the functions,
duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance. The
Judge of the Municipal Court need not be a resident of the Borough.
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall be an Attorney at Law of the
State of New Jersey. Whenever the Municipal Judge shall be unable
to sit as such he may designate any other Judge of any Municipal Court
to sit for him 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 Municipal Judge.
[Ord. 12/14/48; N.J.S.A.
2B:12-11]
The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Municipal Court Administrator
who shall perform the functions and duties prescribed by law, the
rules applicable to Municipal Courts, and by the Municipal Judge.
The Municipal Court Administrator shall hold a Municipal Court Administrator
Certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-11. These 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 and such other records
as may be required by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
d.
Attending Court; recording pleas, judgments and dispositions; arranging
trial calendars; signing Court documents; preparing and issuing warrants
and commitments.
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.
Interviewing persons on informal Police Court matters to determine
if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issuing summonses
requiring court appearances; maintaining and classifying records and
files.
g.
Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such records, reports
and files as are required by the Judge of the Municipal Court or the
Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
[Ord. 12/14/48]
There shall be a Deputy Municipal Court Administrator, who shall
be appointed by the Board of Commissioners and who shall perform the
functions assigned by the Judge of the Municipal Court and by the
Municipal Court Administrator. Further, the Deputy Court Administrator
shall perform the functions of the Municipal Court Administrator in
his or her absence.
