[1971 Code § 2-13.1]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 264 of the 1948 Laws of New Jersey, as amended
and supplemented, to be known as the Municipal Court of the Township
of Lakewood, Ocean County. The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing
the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in the
Municipal Building of the Township, or such other place as the Township
Committee designates, and shall exercise all the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction conferred upon municipal courts by the provisions
of Chapter 264 of the 1948 Laws of New Jersey, as amended and supplemented,
or any other statutes.
[1971 Code § 2-13.2]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the
Township Committee. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall serve for
a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor
is appointed and qualifies. 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 Chapter
264 of the 1948 Laws of New Jersey, as amended and supplemented, or
be General Law or ordinance.
[1971 Code § 2-13.3]
There shall be a Court Administrator who shall be appointed
by the Township Committee and who shall perform such functions and
duties prescribed by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts,
and by the Municipal Court Judge. His 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 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 citizen complaint 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.