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Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq., a single Joint Municipal Court is hereby established for the Borough of Chatham, Township of Chatham, Borough of Madison, and Township of Morris. The jurisdiction of the Joint Municipal Court shall be coextensive with the territories of the Borough of Chatham, Township of Chatham, Borough of Madison, and Township of Morris.
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. IV, The Municipal Court, adopted by Ord. No. 5-7-53 and as amended by Ord. No. 98-005 and Ord. No. 2018-14.
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The name of the Joint Municipal Court shall be "Joint Municipal Court of Madison, the Chathams, and Morris Township."
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The Joint Municipal Court shall possess and exercise all functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon it by the statutes of the State of New Jersey.
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A Joint Court Committee shall be formed consisting of two representatives appointed by the respective governing bodies of the Borough of Chatham, Township of Chatham, Borough of Madison, and Township of Morris. The Joint Court Committee shall operate as set forth in the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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The Judge of the Joint Municipal Court shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor of the State of New Jersey, upon the advice and consent of the Senate of the State of New Jersey in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq., for a term of three years, and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time. The Judge of the Joint Municipal Court shall have and possess the qualifications and shall have, possess and exercise all functions, duties, powers, and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance.
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The position of Municipal Prosecutor of the Joint Municipal Court is hereby established in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:25-1, et seq. and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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The position of Municipal Public Defender of the Joint Municipal Court is hereby established in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:24-1, et seq. and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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The position of Municipal Court Administrator of the Joint Municipal Court is hereby established in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq. and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time. The Municipal Court Administrator shall perform the functions and duties prescribed by law, by rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Judge of the Joint Municipal Court. The Joint Municipal Court Administrator shall be considered an employee of the Borough of Madison.
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The Joint Court Committee may appoint one or more Deputy Municipal Court Administrators of the Joint Municipal Court as necessary to efficiently operate the Joint Municipal Court in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq. and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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The Joint Court Committee shall provide for such other necessary clerical and other personnel as shall be required to efficiently operate the Joint Municipal Court and for their compensation in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq. and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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All fines, costs, fees, penalties and forfeitures, including forfeitures of bail, imposed by the Joint Municipal Court, and any other funds which are distributable to a local municipality, shall be distributed to the municipality in which the complaint, charge, events, acts or violations arose and which produce the particular fine, costs, fees, penalty, forfeiture or other funds in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq. and the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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The Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniformed Share Services and Consolidation Act, with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time, is hereby ratified and approved. The agreement is on filed in the office of the Township of Chatham Clerk, 58 Meyersville Road, Chatham, New Jersey 07928, and is available for public inspection during normal business hours.
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A municipality may withdraw from participation in the Joint Municipal Court by delivering written notice to the Joint Municipal Court and all participating municipalities of its intention to withdraw in accordance with the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.
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Additional municipalities may join the Joint Municipal Court in accordance with the Agreement for the Operation of a Joint Municipal Court Pursuant to the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as may be amended from time to time.