[Ord. #66, S 1; New]
A Municipal Court for the Township is established pursuant to
Section 2A:8-1 of the Statutes of New Jersey.
[Ord. #66, S 1; New]
The name of the municipal court shall be "Municipal Court of
the Township of Montgomery."
[New]
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress
of the name of the Municipal Court.
[Ord. #66, S 2; New]
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court. He
shall be appointed by the Township Committee and serve for a term
of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor
is appointed and qualified.
[Ord. #66, S 2; New]
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge thereof shall have,
possess and exercise all of the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by the Laws of the State.
[New]
There shall be Clerk of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed
by the Township Committee and shall serve for a term of three years
from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed
and qualified. The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall receive compensation
as provided by the Township Committee. He shall perform such functions
and duties as shall be prescribed by law, by rules applicable to the
Municipal Court, by the Administrative Director of the Courts and
by the Municipal Judge.
[Ord. #97-924, S 1]
A person applying for representation by the Township Public
Defender shall pay an application fee of $200. The Municipal Court
may waive the 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. The Municipal Court may
permit a person to pay the application fee over a specific period
of time, not to exceed four months.
