The Municipal Court of the Township, heretofore
established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented,
shall be known as the "Municipal Court of the Township of West Milford."
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 Town Hall
building of the Township, or such other place as the Township Council
shall designate from time to time, and shall exercise all the functions,
powers, duties and jurisdictions conferred upon municipal courts by
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., as amended or supplemented,
or any other law.
[Amended 12-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-030]
There may be a Deputy Administrator of the Municipal
Court of the Township, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the
advice and consent of the Council, and who shall assist the Municipal
Court Administrator, pursuant to law.
[Amended 12-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-030; 4-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-016]
A. An attorney at law of the State of New Jersey shall
be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of Council for a
one-year term to act as Prosecutor, under the supervision of the Attorney
General or County Prosecutor, who may represent the state, county
or Township in any matter within the jurisdiction of the Township
of West Milford Municipal Court pursuant to P.L. 1999, c. 349, § 11.
B. An attorney at law of the State of New Jersey shall
be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of Council for a
one-year term to act as Assistant Prosecutor, under the supervision
of the Attorney General or County Prosecutor, who may represent the
state, county or Township in any matter within the jurisdiction of
the Township of West Milford Municipal Court pursuant to P.L. 1999,
c. 349, § 11, and who shall assist the Municipal Prosecutor
in the performance of his/her duties.
[Amended 12-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-030]
An attorney at law of the State of New Jersey
shall be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of Council
for a term of one year pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:24-4 to act as a public
defender in the Municipal Court, to represent any indigent defendant,
as defined in N.J.S.A. 2A:158A-2 or legal representation of any person
charged with a disorderly persons offense or with violation of any
law, ordinance or regulation when there is the likelihood the person
so charged, if convicted, will be subject to imprisonment or in the
opinion of the court any other consequence of magnitude and in such
other cases as may be referred to him.
A. Any person applying for representation by a Municipal Public Defender shall pay an application fee in an amount no greater than the amount set forth in Chapter
135, Fees and Costs, in order to offset the costs of Municipal Public Defender service.
B. The required application fee may be waived by the
court, in whole or in part, if the court determines upon a showing
of clear and convincing evidence that the fee represents an unreasonable
burden on the applicant.
C. The Municipal Court may permit the applicant to pay
the required application fee over a specific period of time not to
exceed four months.