[1966 Code § 45-1]
There is hereby established the Municipal Court of the Borough
of Bloomingdale, hereinafter called "Municipal Court," pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq.
[1966 Code § 45-2]
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress
of the name of the Court and be in such form and design as shall be
determined by the Borough Council of the Borough of Bloomingdale.
[1966 Code § 45-3; New]
The Municipal Court shall have a Judge who shall be known as
the "Judge of the Municipal Court," having the qualifications hereinafter
set forth, for a term of three years and until his successor is appointed
and qualifies. The Judge shall be a resident of this State and shall
be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey in good standing.
The Judge shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take
and subscribe an oath in substantially the same manner as provided
in N.J.S.A. 41:2A-6. The Judge shall be paid an annual salary payable
in monthly installments or as the Borough Council as established by
the Salary Ordinance determines, and the salary shall be in lieu of
any and all other fees.
[1966 Code § 45-4]
The Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction of the following
offenses occurring within its territorial jurisdiction:
a. Violations of the motor vehicle and traffic laws.
b. Violations of the fish and game laws.
c. Violations of ordinances of the Borough of Bloomingdale.
d. Violations of disorderly persons offenses and petty disorderly persons
offenses in Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes or any other disorderly
persons or petty disorderly persons offenses as defined by the laws
of this State.
e. Violation of Chapters One and Four of Title 44 (Poor) of the New
Jersey Statutes.
f. Violations of Chapters Six and Seventeen of Title 9 (Children) of
the New Jersey Statutes.
g. Offenses as to which no indictment by a grand jury is required.
[N.J.S.A. 2A:8-22]
The Municipal Court, and the Judge thereof, shall also have
jurisdiction of the following crimes or offenses occurring within
the territorial jurisdiction of the Court, where the person charged
shall in writing waive indictment and trial by jury and the County
Prosecutor consents in writing.
a. All crimes enumerated in Chapters
17,
18,
20 and
21 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, where the price or value of the article, property or thing alleged to have been taken or stolen or the damage alleged to have been in inflicted, or the sum, or price or value of the thing alleged to have been embezzled, converted or misappropriated, is under $500 and all violations of Municipal Ordinance.
b. Other criminal offenses where the penalty that may be imposed therefor
does not exceed a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
one year; provided, that where the Judge is not an attorney at law
the Municipal Court shall not have such jurisdiction to try and determine
an indictable offense even though the person charged offers to waive
in writing indictment and trial by jury. In such case, and in any
case in which the Municipal Judge is not required by this section
to try the same, the Municipal Judge may commit, or if the offense
charged is bailable, in law, admit the person charged to bail with
sufficient surety to appear before such court as shall have jurisdiction
in such case to hear and determine the crime of offense charged, but
in any case in which any person so waiving indictment and trial by
jury is charged with a violation of any offense above described, if
the Municipal Judge is an attorney at law, and the County Prosecutor
consents, such person shall be tried therefor in the Municipal Court.
[New]
The costs and fees charged against defendants shall be collected
by the Municipal Court Administrator and distributed in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 2C:46-4. The amount of such fees and costs shall be
as provided in N.J.S.A. 2C:43-3; N.J.S.A. 22A:3-4, N.J.S.A. Title
39 or the particular ordinance.
[1966 Code § 45-10]
Whenever the Judge of the Municipal Court shall be unable to
sit, he may designate any other Judge of any Municipal Court or an
attorney at law to sit for him temporarily and hold the Municipal
Court, provided that any such designation shall be made in writing
and shall be filed in the Court, and any such person so designated,
while sitting temporarily, shall have all of the powers of the Judge
of the Court.