Township of Bordentown, NJ Chapter 41 Court, Municipal

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Bordentown as Ch. 2.76 of the 2003 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 41-1 Establishment of Municipal Court; powers.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township, pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Laws of 1993, Chapter 293, N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., to be known as the "Municipal Court of Bordentown Township, Burlington County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in the Township Hall of the Township or such other place as the Township Committee shall designate from time to time, and shall exercise all of the functions, powers, duties and jurisdictions conferred upon municipal courts by the provisions of New Jersey Laws of 1993, Chapter 293, and any other law. A Township Committee member will be designated as liaison to the Municipal Court at the annual reorganization meeting.

§ 41-2 Municipal Judge.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court, appointed by the Township Committee, who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. The Municipal Judge shall have and possess the qualifications, and shall have, possess and exercise all of the functions, duties, powers and jurisdictions, conferred by the provisions of New Jersey Laws of 1993, Chapter 293, N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., and by general law or ordinance. The Municipal Judge shall sit at such times as shall be designated by the Committee, and at such other times as the business of the Court may require, subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.

§ 41-3 Municipal Court Administrator.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

There shall be a Municipal Court Administrator and at least one Deputy Court Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Committee and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for them by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Municipal Judge. Their duties shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

A. Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the operation of the court;

B. Interviewing 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 informal police court matters to determine if there is a basis for formal action; and, if necessary, issuing summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; maintaining and classifying records and files.

§ 41-4 Violations Clerk.

There shall be a Violations Clerk of the Municipal Court of the Township who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Committee and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for the Violations Clerk by law, applicable to municipal courts, and by the Municipal Judge.

§ 41-5 Docket Clerk.

[Added 6-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-18]

There shall be a Docket Clerk of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for them by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Municipal Judge. Their duties shall include, but not be limited to, performing work involving docketing, arranging, checking, and indexing legal papers as well as supplying information to court officers, attorneys, litigants, and others.

§ 41-6 Senior Docket Clerk.

[Added 6-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-18]

There shall be a Senior Docket Clerk of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for them by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Municipal Judge. Their duties shall include, but not be limited to, the more difficult work involved in docketing, arranging, checking, and indexing legal papers as well as supplying information to the clerical unit.

§ 41-7 Principal Docket Clerk.

[Added 6-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-18]

There shall be a Principal Docket Clerk of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Township Committee and who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for them by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Municipal Judge. Their duties shall include, but not be limited to, performing highly responsible clerical and other work involved in docketing, arranging, checking, and indexing legal papers as well as having charge of small clerical unit engaging in docketing and/or indexing tasks.