[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Branch
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch. 5.
[Adopted 1-26-1971 by Ord. No. 590
as Sec. 2-15 of the 1971 Code]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the city pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., to be known as the "Municipal Court of the City
of Long Branch, Monmouth County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing
the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in the City
Hall or such other place as the Council shall designate from time to time
and shall exercise all the functions, powers and duties and jurisdiction conferred
by law upon municipal courts.
A.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The Municipal
Judge shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and
until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
B.
The Municipal Judge shall have and possess the qualifications
and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers and
jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance. He need not be a resident of the
city. He shall be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey. Whenever
the Municipal Judge is unable to sit as such, he may designate any other judge
of any municipal court (except a nonattorney judge) or an attorney at law
to sit for him temporarily and hold the Municipal Court. Any such designation
shall be made in writing and shall be filed in the Court, and any person so
designated, while sitting temporarily, shall possess all the powers of the
Municipal Judge.
There shall be an Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall be
appointed by the appointing authority and who shall perform the functions
and duties prescribed for him by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts
and by the Municipal 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 persons wishing to file
criminal complaints or wishing information in this regard; receiving complaints
and dispensing information relating to court matters.
C.
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
D.
Attending court; recording pleas, judgments and dispositions;
arranging trial calendars; signing court documents; preparing and issuing
warrants and commitments.
E.
Taking and preparing bail bonds, recognizances and security
in lieu thereof; making inquiry concerning 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; maintaining and classifying records
and files.
G.
Maintaining, forwarding, receiving and reporting such
records, reports and files as are required by the Director of Motor Vehicles.
There shall be a Deputy Administrator of the Municipal Court who shall
be appointed by the Council and who shall perform the functions assigned to
him by the Municipal Judge and by the Municipal Court Administrator.
[Adopted 1-26-1971 by Ord. No. 590
as Sec. 2-37 of the 1971 Code]
[Amended 3-8-1994 by Ord. No. 13-94; 2-10-1998
by Ord. No. 3-98]
Any person applying for representation in the Long Branch Municipal
Court by the Municipal Public Defender shall be required to pay an application
fee of $200 for such representation. The Municipal Court Judge may waive the
required application fee, in whole or in part, if the Judge determines, in
his/her discretion, that the application fee represents an unreasonable burden
on the person seeking representation by the Municipal Public Defender.
