There is hereby established in and for the Township a Municipal
Court. The name of the Court established by this chapter shall be
the "Municipal Court of the Township of Pequannock in the County of
Morris." The Court shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction
as is provided by law.
The Administrator of the Municipal Court shall be appointed
by the Township Manager. The Administrator shall serve for a term
of one year.
The Township Council may, by resolution, provide for such other
necessary clerical and other assistants as it may deem necessary.
The Township Council shall provide the necessary accommodations
for the Municipal Court and shall furnish a Court Seal as required
by law, as well as other necessary supplies.
Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the
duties, powers and jurisdiction of the Municipal Court and the Judge
thereof shall be such as shall from time to time be prescribed or
established by law and the rules of the Supreme Court of New Jersey,
and this chapter shall at all times be subject to any provisions of
law and such rules of the Supreme Court of New Jersey affecting the
duties, powers and jurisdiction of the Municipal Court or the Judge
thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
There shall be a Municipal Prosecutor appointed by the Township
Council for a one-year term commencing January 1. He shall be an attorney
at law in the State of New Jersey and be qualified by experience and
training for the position. In the event of his inability to act, the
Township Attorney may substitute for the Municipal Prosecutor. The
Municipal Prosecutor shall receive a salary as established by the
Township Council.